Exhibit
No.
1
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Description
PDMR
Dealings & Option Grants dated 25 May 2022
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PDMR / Person closely associated
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Purchased
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Weighted average price per Ordinary Share/ADR
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Maria Perrella
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6,000 ADRs
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US$6.54 per ADR
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Sarah Gow
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20,000 Ordinary Shares
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£0.4920 per Ordinary Share
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Alex Appleton
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39,415 Ordinary Shares
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£0.4974 per Ordinary Share
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1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Maria Perrella
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2.
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Reason for the Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Argo Blockchain PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800WPCCYSDYY26J54
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
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a)
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of
instrument
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American Depositary Receipts in respect of Ordinary shares
("ADRs")
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Identification Code
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US0401261047
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of ADRs
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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US$6.54
per ADR
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6,000
ADRs
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d)
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Aggregated information:
·
Aggregated
volume
·
Price
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6,000 ADRs
US$6.54 per ADR
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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19 May 2022
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f)
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Place of the Transaction
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NASDAQ
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1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Sarah Gow
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2.
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Reason for the Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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||
a)
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Name
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Argo Blockchain PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800WPCCYSDYY26J54
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
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||
a)
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of
instrument
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Ordinary Shares
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Identification Code
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GB00BZ15CS02
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.492
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20,000
Ordinary Shares
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d)
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Aggregated information:
·
Aggregated volume
·
Price
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20,000 Ordinary Shares
£0.492 per Ordinary Share
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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19 May 2022
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f)
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Place of the Transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Alex Appleton
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2.
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Reason for the Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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||
a)
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Name
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Argo Blockchain PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800WPCCYSDYY26J54
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
|
||
a)
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of
instrument
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Ordinary Shares
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|
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Identification Code
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GB00BZ15CS02
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.4974
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39,415
Ordinary Shares
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d)
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Aggregated information:
·
Aggregated volume
·
Price
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39,415 Ordinary Shares
£0.4974 per Ordinary Share
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 May 2022
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f)
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Place of the Transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Peter Wall
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2.
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Reason for the Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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||
a)
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Name
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Argo Blockchain PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800WPCCYSDYY26J54
|
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4.
|
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
|
||
a)
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of
instrument
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Ordinary shares
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Identification Code
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GB00BZ15CS02
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of Options
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.070
per Ordinary Share
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430,000
Ordinary Shares
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d)
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Aggregated information:
·
Aggregated volume
·
Price
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430,000 Ordinary Shares
£0.070 per Ordinary Share
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 May 2022
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f)
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Place of the Transaction
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Not on a trading venue
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1.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Raghav Chopra
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2.
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Reason for the Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
||
a)
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Name
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Argo Blockchain PLC
|
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b)
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LEI
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213800WPCCYSDYY26J54
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4.
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted
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a)
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of
instrument
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Options over ordinary shares
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Identification Code
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GB00BZ15CS02
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of options over Ordinary Shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£0.490 per
Ordinary Share
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500,000
Ordinary Shares
|
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d)
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Aggregated information:
·
Aggregated volume
·
Price
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Options over 500,000 Ordinary Shares
£0.490 per
Ordinary Share
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 May 2022
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f)
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Place of the Transaction
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Not on a trading venue
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Argo Blockchain
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Peter Wall
Chief
Executive
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via Tancredi +44 203 434 2334
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finnCap Ltd
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Corporate
Finance
Jonny Franklin-Adams
Tim Harper
Joint
Corporate Broker
Sunila de Silva
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+44 207 220 0500
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Tennyson Securities
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Joint
Corporate Broker
Peter Krens
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+44 207 186 9030
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OTC Markets
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Jonathan Dickson
jonathan@otcmarkets.com
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+44 204 526 4581
+44 7731 815 896
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Tancredi Intelligent Communication
UK
& Europe Media Relations
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Emma Valgimigli
Emma Hodges
Fabio Galloni-Roversi Monaco
Nasser Al-Sayed
argoblock@tancredigroup.com
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+44 7727 180 873
+44 7861 995 628
+44 7888 672 701
+44 7915 033 739
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Date:
25 May, 2022
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ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
By:
Name:
Peter Wall
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Name:
David Zapffe
Title:
General Counsel
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