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| Date | 6 Sept 2021 |
| Time | 15:08:02 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 8790K |
Press release
06 September 2021
Argo Blockchain PLC
("Argo" or "the Company")
Result of General Meeting
Argo Blockchain, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining (LSE: ARB), announces that resolutions 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 proposed at the General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed. Resolution 2 failed to carry.
The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the General Meeting was as follows:
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# |
Resolution |
Votes FOR |
% |
Votes AGAINST |
% |
Votes WITHELD |
|
1 |
Remuneration policy |
40,366,452 |
76.76% |
12,222,148 |
23.24% |
1,705,619 |
|
2 |
Equity incentive plan |
17,509,303 |
33.30% |
35,065,490 |
66.70% |
1,717,426 |
|
3 |
Equity awards for non-executives |
43,029,175 |
81.85% |
9,541,957 |
18.15% |
1,724,087 |
|
4 |
Authority to allot shares |
41,188,721 |
78.38% |
11,359,115 |
21.62% |
1,744,383 |
|
5 |
Waiver of pre-emption rights |
39,653,919 |
75.55% |
12,832,413 |
24.45% |
1,805,887 |
|
6 |
Adoption of new articles of association |
47,634,322 |
90.74% |
4,863,183 |
9.26% |
1,794,714 |
Notes:
· A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes cast "For" or "Against" the resolution.
· Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution at the General Meeting, excluding any "Withheld" votes.
For further information please contact:
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Argo Blockchain |
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Peter Wall Chief Executive |
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 |
+44 207 220 0500
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Tennyson Securities |
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Joint Corporate Broker Peter Krens |
+44 207 186 9030 |
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OTC Markets |
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Jonathan Dickson |
+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 Salamander Davoudi
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+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 OTCQX Best Market in the United States under the ticker: ARBKF.