UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2022

 

Commission File Number: 001-41072

 

Iris Energy Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Level 12, 44 Market Street

Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia

+61 2 7906 8301

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

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Iris Energy Announces CFO Appointment

 

On May 16, 2022, Iris Energy Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K, announcing the appointment of Belinda Nucifora as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

This Report on Form 6-K and Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-261320) of Iris Energy Limited and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Iris Energy Announces CFO Appointment

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (“Iris Energy” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable Bitcoin miner which is building an institutional-grade infrastructure platform with 15 EH/s of operating and contracted miners (10 EH/s expected to be operational by early 2023), today announced that Ms Belinda Nucifora has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) commencing today.

 

Ms Nucifora is a Chartered Accountant and is an experienced CFO, having worked in both ASX-listed and private companies. She has deep experience in financial and strategic business leadership, including financial leadership of successful growth companies both organically and through M&A activity.

 

Ms Nucifora holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

Iris Energy’s President, Lindsay Ward, said: “On behalf of myself, the Board, and the senior leadership team, we are delighted to have Belinda commence in the role of Chief Financial Officer, and we believe her experience, skills and leadership will be of great value to the Company and will assist Iris Energy to deliver our hashrate growth targets.”

 

Ms Anne Hayes, who joined Iris Energy in an interim capacity as Vice President - Finance, will leave the Company after a period of transition. The Board thanks Ms Hayes for her considerable contribution over the past few months while a thorough executive search was undertaken for Iris Energy’s inaugural CFO as a listed company.

About Iris Energy

 

Iris Energy is a sustainable Bitcoin mining company that supports local communities, as well as the decarbonization of energy markets and the global Bitcoin network.

 

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Iris Energy’s future financial or operating performance. For example, forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the expected increase in the Company’s power capacity, the Company’s business plan, and the expected schedule for commencing and/or expanding operations at the Company’s sites. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “may,” “can,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “strive,”, “budget,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “target”, “will,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “scheduled” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking.

 

 

These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any forward-looking statement that Iris Energy makes in this press release speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, Iris Energy disclaims any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

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