HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd 6-K, filed Jan 28, 2026

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (HIVE)

6-K 2026-01-28 For: 2026-03-05

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99.1	Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
99.2	Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Information Circular
99.3	Form of Proxy
99.4	Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials
99.5	Information Request Form

	HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

	By:	/s/ Darcy Daubaras
		Name: Darcy Daubaras
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

	Registered Shareholders	Beneficial Shareholders
	Common Shares held in own name and represented by a physical certificate or DRS.	Common Shares held with a broker, bank or other intermediary.
Internet	www.investorvote.com	www.proxyvote.com
Telephone	1-866-732-8683	Call the applicable number listed on the voting instruction form.
Mail	Return the form of proxy in the enclosed envelope.	Return the voting instruction form in the enclosed envelope.

Name, Province or State and Country of Residence, and Position with the Corporation⁽¹⁾	Principal Occupation During the Last Five Years⁽¹⁾	Director Since	Common Shares Owned or Controlled⁽¹⁾
Frank Holmes Texas, USA Executive Chairman	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc.	August 23, 2017	425,000
Susan B. McGee^(2)(3)(4) Texas, USA Director	Independent Director	December 21, 2021	50,000
Marcus New^(2)(3)(4)(5) British Columbia, Canada Director	CEO of InvestX Capital Ltd. & Managing Partner of InvestX Master GP1 Inc.	March 25, 2018	226,000⁶⁾
Dave Perrill^(2)(3)(4) Minnesota, USA Director	Founder and CEO of Perrill Companies LLC (January 2009 to present). Founder and CEO of Backbone Digital LLC (December 2022 to present). Founder and CEO of Compute North LLC (August 2017 to September 2022).	October 21, 2019	50,000

	Board and Committee Meeting
Name of Director	Board (7)	Audit (4)	Compensation (1)	Corporate Governance (1)
Frank Holmes⁽¹⁾	7	N/A	N/A	N/A
Susan B. McGee⁽²⁾	7	4	1	1
Marcus New⁽³⁾	7	4	1	1
Dave Perrill⁽⁴⁾	7	4	1	1

	Peer Group
Bitfarms Ltd.	CleanSpark, Inc.	Hut 8 Mining Corp.
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.		Riot Platforms, Inc.

Name and Principal Position	Financial Year ended March 31	Salary ($)	Share-based awards ($)	Option- based awards ($)	Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($)		Pension value ($)	All other compensation ($)	Total compensation ($)
Name and Principal Position	Financial Year ended March 31	Salary ($)	Share-based awards ($)	Option- based awards ($)	Annual incentive plans	Long- term incentive plans	Pension value ($)	All other compensation ($)	Total compensation ($)
Frank ⁽¹⁾ Holmes	2025	Nil	5,983,163^(22)(23)(24)	Nil	18,000	Nil	Nil	220,327^(1)(20)	6,221,490
	2024	Nil	Nil	119,453⁽¹⁰⁾	Nil	Nil	Nil	217,000^(1)(20)	336,453
	2023	Nil	6,876,000⁽⁷⁾⁽⁹⁾	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	225,921^(1)(20)	7,101,921⁽⁷⁾

	Option-based Awards				Share-based Awards⁽³⁾
Name	Number of securities underlying unexercised Options (#)	Option exercise price ($)	Option expiration date	Value of unexercised in-the-money Options ($)⁽¹⁾	Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#)	Market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested ($)⁽²⁾	Market or payout value of vested share-based awards not paid out or distributed
Frank Holmes	500,000	1.50	Sep 14, 2027	300,000	1,205,625	2,531,813	1,575,000
	100,000	1.45	Feb 10, 2030	65,000
	20,000	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil
Darcy Daubaras	100,000	1.35	Dec 21, 2028	75,000	415,625	872,813	315,000
	100,000	1.45	Feb 10, 2030	65,000
	75,000	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil
Aydin Kilic	2,000⁽⁴⁾	15.70	Feb 11, 2031	Nil	805,625	1,691,813	Nil
	180,000⁽⁵⁾	18.50	Oct 7, 2031	Nil
	72,000⁽⁵⁾	5.66	Aug 26, 2027	Nil
	75,000⁽⁵⁾	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil
Gabriel Ibghy	20,000	18.35	Apr 29, 2031	Nil	385,625	809,813	136,420
	50,400	5.66	Aug 26, 2027	Nil
	50,000	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil
Johanna Thörnblad	20,000	25.15	Apr 6, 2031	Nil	385,625	809,813	44,344
	10,000	21.00	Dec 8, 2031	Nil
	50,400	5.66	Aug 26, 2027	Nil
	50,000	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil
William Gray	20,000	18.35	Apr 29, 2031	Nil	385,625	809,813	Nil
	20,000	25.35	Nov 10, 2031	Nil
	50,400	5.66	Aug 26, 2027	Nil
	50,000	6.86	Jul 6, 2028	Nil

NEO Name	Option-based awards - Value vested during the year ($)	Share-based awards - Value vested during the year ($)	Non-equity incentive compensation - value earned during the year ($)
Frank Holmes	Nil	930,370	18,000
Darcy Daubaras	Nil	Nil	187,200
Aydin Kilic	Nil	786,277	137,400
Gabriel Ibghy	Nil	117,519	50,000
Johanna Thornblad	Nil	149,306	42,780
William Gray	Nil	186,796	45,000

Name	Fees Earned ($)	Share-based Awards ($)	Option- based Awards ($)	Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Pension value ($)	All other compensation ($)	Total compensation ($)
Marcus New⁽¹⁾	118,000	1,231,000	Nil	18,000	Nil	Nil	1,367,000
Dave Perrill⁽²⁾	118,000	1,231,000	Nil	18,000	Nil	Nil	1,367,000
Susan B. McGee⁽³⁾	118,000	1,231,000	Nil	18,000	Nil	Nil	1,367,000

Plan Category	A Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding Options, warrants and rights	B Weighted average exercise price of outstanding Options, warrants and rights	C Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column A)
Equity compensation plans	Options: 3,311,300	$5.28
approved by	Options: 3,311,300	$5.28	Combined: 6,147,806
approved by	RSUs: 7,102,412	N/A⁽²⁾	Combined: 6,147,806
securityholders⁽¹⁾	RSUs: 7,102,412	N/A⁽²⁾
Equity compensation plans
not approved by	Nil	N/A	Nil
securityholders
TOTALS:	10,413,712	$5.28	6,147,806

Name	Name of Reporting Issuer
Frank Holmes	Goldspot Discoveries Inc.
Marcus New	Mapath Capital Inc.
Dave Perrill	None
Susan B. McGee	Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Goldman Sachs Silver Cap Holdings LLC Goldman Sachs Private Middle Market Credit II LLC Goldman Sachs Private Credit Corp GS Phillip Street Middle Market Lending LLC

	Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025	Fiscal year ended March 31, 2024
Audit fees	C$675,000	C$742,500
Audit-related fees⁽¹⁾	C$141,075	C$128,250
Tax Fees	Nil	Nil
All other fees⁽²⁾	C$200,500	C$140,000
TOTAL FEES	C$1,016,575	C$1,010,750

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION		3

1.1	Defined Terms	3
1.2	Interpretation	7

ARTICLE 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN		7

2.1	Purpose	7
2.2	Shares Reserved	7
2.3	Non-Exclusivity	8
2.4	Effective Date and Term of the Plan	8

ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN		9

3.1	Administration	9
3.2	Amendment, Suspension and Termination	9
3.3	Compliance with Laws	10
3.4	Tax Withholdings	10

ARTICLE 4 OPTION GRANTS		11

4.1	Eligibility and Multiple Grants	11
4.2	Option Agreement	11
4.3	Limitation on Grants and Exercises	11

ARTICLE 5 OPTION TERMS		12

5.1	Exercise Price	12
5.2	Expiry Date	12
5.3	Vesting	12
5.4	Accelerated Vesting Event	13
5.5	Non-Assignability	13
5.6	Ceasing to be Eligible Person	13
5.7	Blackout Periods	14

ARTICLE 6 EXERCISE PROCEDURE		15

6.1	Exercise Procedure	15
6.2	Hold Periods	15

ARTICLE 7 AMENDMENT OF OPTIONS		15

7.1	Consent to Amend	15
7.2	Amendment Subject to Approval	16

ARTICLE 8 MISCELLANEOUS		16

8.1	Amendment of Option or Plan	16
8.2	No Rights as Shareholder	16
8.3	No Right to Employment	17
8.4	Governing Law	17

Number of RSUs	Date of Vesting	Performance Condition to be Satisfied
●	●
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1.	INTERPRETATION		1
	1.1	Definitions	1
	1.2	Business Corporations Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable	1
	1.3	Conflicts Between Articles and the Business Corporations Act	1
2.	SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES		1
	2.1	Authorized Share Structure	1
	2.2	Form of Share Certificate	3
	2.3	Shareholder Entitled to Share Certificate or Acknowledgement	3
	2.4	Delivery by Mail	3
	2.5	Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Share Certificate or Acknowledgement	3
	2.6	Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Share Certificate or Acknowledgement	4
	2.7	Splitting Share Certificates	4
	2.8	Share Certificate Fee	4
	2.9	Recognition of Trusts	4
3.	ISSUE OF SHARES		4
	3.1	Directors Authorized	4
	3.2	Commissions and Discounts	4
	3.3	Brokerage	5
	3.4	Conditions of Issue	5
	3.5	Share Purchase Warrants and Rights	5
4.	SECURITIES REGISTERS		5
	4.1	Central Securities Register	5
	4.2	Closing Register	5
5.	SHARE TRANSFERS		5
	5.1	Registering Transfers	5
	5.2	Transferor Remains Shareholder	6
	5.3	Signing of Instrument of Transfer	6
	5.4	Enquiry as to Title Not Required	6
	5.5	Transfer Fee	6
6.	TRANSMISSION OF SHARES		6
	6.1	Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death	6
	6.2	Rights of Legal Personal Representative	6
7.	PURCHASE OR REDEMPTION OF SHARES		7
	7.1	Company Authorized to Purchase or Redeem Shares	7
	7.2	Purchase or Redemption When Insolvent	7
	7.3	Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares	7
8.	BORROWING POWERS		7
9.	ALTERATIONS		7
	9.1	Alteration of Authorized Share Structure	7
	9.2	Change of Name	8
	9.3	Other Alterations	8
10.	MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS		8
	10.1	Annual General Meetings	8
	10.2	Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting	8
	10.3	Calling of Meetings of Shareholders	8
	10.4	Location of Meeting	9

	10.5	Notice for Meetings of Shareholders	9
	10.6	Record Date for Notice	9
	10.7	Record Date for Voting	9
	10.8	Class Meetings and Series Meetings of Shareholders	9
	10.9	Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice	9
11.	PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS		10
	11.1	Special Business	10
	11.2	Special Majority	10
	11.3	Quorum	10
	11.4	One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum	10
	11.5	Other Persons May Attend	10
	11.6	Requirement of Quorum	11
	11.7	Lack of Quorum	11
	11.8	Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting	11
	11.9	Chair	11
	11.10	Selection of Alternate Chair	11
	11.11	Adjournments	11
	11.12	Notice of Adjourned Meeting	12
	11.13	Decisions by Show of Hands or Poll	12
	11.14	Declaration of Result	12
	11.15	Motion Need Not be Seconded	12
	11.16	Casting Vote	12
	11.17	Manner of Taking Poll	12
	11.18	Demand for Poll on Adjournment	12
	11.19	Chair Must Resolve Dispute	13
	11.20	Casting of Votes	13
	11.21	Demand for Poll	13
	11.22	Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting	13
	11.23	Retention of Ballots and Proxies	13
12.	VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS		13
	12.1	Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares	13
	12.2	Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity	13
	12.3	Votes by Joint Holders	13
	12.4	Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders	14
	12.5	Representative of a Corporate Shareholder	14
	12.6	Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to All Companies	14
	12.7	Appointment of Proxy Holders	14
	12.8	Alternate Proxy Holders	14
	12.9	Form of Proxy	15
	12.10	Deposit of Proxy	15
	12.11	Revocation of Proxy	15
	12.12	Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed	15
	12.13	Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote	16
13.	DIRECTORS		16
	13.1	First Directors; Number of Directors	16
	13.2	Change in Number of Directors	16
	13.3	Directors' Acts Valid Despite Vacancy	16
	13.4	Qualifications of Directors	17
	13.5	Remuneration of Directors	17
	13.6	Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors	17
	13.7	Special Remuneration for Directors	17
	13.8	Gratuity, Pension or Allowance on Retirement of Director	17
14.	ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS		17
	14.1	Election at Annual General Meeting	17
	14.2	Consent to be a Director	17
	14.3	Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors	18

	14.4	Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled	18
	14.5	Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies,	18
	14.6	Remaining Directors Power to Act	18
	14.7	Shareholders May Fill Vacancies	18
	14.8	Additional Directors	18
	14.9	Ceasing to be a Director	19
	14.10	Removal of Director by Shareholders	19
	14.11	Removal of Director by Directors	19
15.	POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS		19
	15.1	Powers of Management	19
	15.2	Appointment of Attorney of Company	19
16.	DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS		20
	16.1	Obligation to Account for Profits	20
	16.2	Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest	20
	16.3	Interested Director Counted in Quorum	20
	16.4	Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property	20
	16.5	Director Holding Other Office in the Company	20
	16.6	No Disqualification	20
	16.7	Professional Services by Director or Officer	20
	16.8	Director or Officer in Other Corporations	21
17.	PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS		21
	17.1	Meetings of Directors	21
	17.2	Voting at Meetings	21
	17.3	Chair of Meetings	21
	17.4	Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium	21
	17.5	Calling of Meetings	21
	17.6	Notice of Meetings	22
	17.7	When Notice Not Required	22
	17.8	Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice	22
	17.9	Waiver of Notice of Meetings	22
	17.10	Quorum	22
	17.11	Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective	22
	17.12	Consent Resolutions in Writing	22
18.	EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES		23
	18.1	Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee	23
	18.2	Appointment and Powers of Other Committees	23
	18.3	Obligations of Committees	23
	18.4	Powers of Board	23
	18.5	Committee Meetings	24
19.	OFFICERS		24
	19.1	Directors May Appoint Officers	24
	19.2	Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers	24
	19.3	Qualifications	24
	19.4	Remuneration and Terms of Appointment	24
20.	INDEMNIFICATION		25
	20.1	Definitions	25
	20.2	Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors	25
	20.3	Indemnification of Other Persons	25
	20.4	Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act	25
	20.5	Company May Purchase Insurance	25
21.	DIVIDENDS		26
	21.1	Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights	26
	21.2	Declaration of Dividends	26
	21.3	No Notice Required	26
	21.4	Record Date	26
	21.5	Manner of Paying Dividend	26

	21.6	Settlement of Difficulties	26
	21.7	When Dividend Payable	26
	21.8	Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares	26
	21.9	Receipt by Joint Shareholders	27
	21.10	Dividend Bears No Interest	27
	21.11	Fractional Dividends	27
	21.12	Payment of Dividends	27
	21.13	Capitalization of Surplus	27
22.	DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS		27
	22.1	Recording of Financial Affairs	27
	22.2	Inspection of Accounting Records	27
23.	NOTICES		27
	23.1	Method of Giving Notice	27
	23.2	Deemed Receipt of Mailing	28
	23.3	Certificate of Sending	28
	23.4	Notice to Joint Shareholders	28
	23.5	Notice to Trustees	28
24.	SEAL		29
	24.1	Who May Attest Seal	29
	24.2	Sealing Copies	29
	24.3	Mechanical Reproduction of Seal	29
25.	PROHIBITIONS		29
	25.1	Definitions	29
	25.2	Application	30
	25.3	Consent Required for Transfer of Shares or Designated Securities	30
26.	ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS		30
	26.1	Nomination of Directors	30
	26.2	Application	32