Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Files 8-K on Officer/Director Changes

TL;DR

GBTC leadership shuffle incoming, check the 8-K for deets.

AI Summary

On May 20, 2024, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) filed an 8-K report. The filing primarily concerns the departure of directors or certain officers, the election of directors, and the appointment of certain officers. It also includes information on compensatory arrangements for certain officers and financial statements and exhibits.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates potential changes in the leadership or governance structure of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which could impact its strategic direction and operations.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a routine corporate disclosure regarding personnel and financial statements, not indicating immediate financial distress or significant operational shifts.

Key Players & Entities

• Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (company) — Registrant
• May 20, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported

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Filing Documents

• dp211407_8k-gbtc.htm (8-K) — 27KB
• dp211407_ex9901.htm (EX-99.1) — 9KB
• 0000950103-24-006873.txt ( ) — 209KB
• gbtc-20240520.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• gbtc-20240520_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
• gbtc-20240520_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
• dp211407_8k-gbtc_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

02. Departure of Directors or Certain

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 20, 2024, Grayscale Investments, LLC (" Grayscale "), the sponsor of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (the " Company "), announced that it has approved the appointment of Peter Mintzberg to serve as Grayscale's new Chief Executive Officer and the principal executive officer of the Company, and a member of the Board of Directors of Grayscale, effective August 15, 2024. Mr. Mintzberg will succeed Michael Sonnenshein, the current Chief Executive Officer of Grayscale and the principal executive officer of the Company, who has decided to step down from his position, effective immediately. Mr. Edward McGee, the Chief Financial Officer of Grayscale and principal financial officer of the Company, will serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis until Mr. Mintzberg's commencement date. Mr. Mintzberg joins Grayscale from Goldman Sachs where he currently holds the position of Global Head of Strategy for Asset and Wealth Management. Prior to that, he held a number of global leadership roles in Strategy, M&A and Investor Relations at BlackRock, OppenheimerFunds, and Invesco. Mintzberg has over two decades of experience and has deep knowledge across a broad-base of client types and asset classes, developing and executing strategy and innovating to drive growth.Mintzberg started his career working at McKinsey & Co. in New York, San Francisco and So Paulo, focused on the financial services and technology sectors. In 2018, Mintzberg was recognized as a Latino leader in Finance by The Alumni Society. Mintzberg was also selected as a David Rockefeller Fellow in the 2016-2017 Class by the Partnership for New York City.He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Harvard University. A copy of Grayscale's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to t

01. Financial Statements

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release, dated May 20, 2024, of Grayscale Investments, LLC 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Grayscale Investments, LLC as Sponsor of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Date: May 20, 2024 By: /s/ Edward McGee Edward McGee Chief Financial Officer* * The Registrant is a trust and the identified person signing this report is signing in their capacity as an authorized officer of Grayscale Investments, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

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