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.

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 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.