UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November, 2021
Commission File Number: 333-258926
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Argo Blockchain plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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9th Floor
16 Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5DG
England
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. 1 | Description Exercise of Share Options dated 10 November 2021 |
10 November 2021
Argo Blockchain PLC
('Argo' or 'The Company')
Exercise of Share Options
Argo announces that it has received notice of the exercise of options of 1,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the share capital of the Company at an exercise price of £0.07 each. The aggregate gross proceeds of this exercise are £70,000.
Enlarged Share Capital
Following admission of the above shares (which is expected to be on or around 12 November 2021), the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 468,082,335 and the total number of voting rights will therefore be 468,082,335. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
This announcement contains inside information.
For further information please contact:
Argo Blockchain | |
Peter Wall Chief Executive | via Tancredi +44 203 434 2334 |
finnCap Ltd | |
Corporate Finance Jonny Franklin-Adams Tim Harper
Joint Corporate Broker Sunila de Silva
| +44 207 220 0500 |
Tennyson Securities | |
Joint Corporate Broker Peter Krens | +44 207 186 9030 |
Tancredi Intelligent Communication UK & Europe Media Relations | |
Emma Valgimigli Emma Hodges Salamander Davoudi argoblock@tancredigroup.com | +44 7727 180 873 +44 7861 995 628 +44 7957 549 906 |
About Argo:
Argo Blockchain plc is a global leader in cryptocurrency mining with one of the largest and most efficient operations powered by clean energy. The Company is headquartered in London, UK and its shares are listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker: ARB and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States under the ticker: ARBK.
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.
| Date: 10 November, 2021 | ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC By: Name: Peter Wall Title: Chief Executive Officer Name: Davis Zaffe Title: General Counsel |
