EX-99.165 28 ea142433ex99-165_bitfarms.htm FORM OF PROXY FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON JUNE 25, 2021

Exhibit 99.165

| Bitfarms Ltd. (the “Corporation”)

FORM OF PROXY (“PROXY”)

Annual General and Special Meeting

June 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. (Toronto Time)

Virtual meeting platform at URL: https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1118

(the “Meeting”)

RECORD DATE: | April 28, 2021
CONTROL NUMBER: |
SEQUENCE #: |
FILING DEADLINE FOR PROXY: | June 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. (Toronto Time)

VOTING METHOD
INTERNET | Go to www.voteproxyonline.com and enter the 12 digit control number above
FACSIMILE | 416-595-9593
MAIL | TSX Trust Company 301 - 100 Adelaide Street West Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1

The undersigned hereby appoints Emiliano Joel Grodzki, whom failing Nicolas Bonta (the “Management Nominees”), or instead of any of them, the following Appointee

Please print appointee name

as proxyholder on behalf of the undersigned with the power of substitution to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned in respect of all matters that may properly come before the Meeting and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to the same extent and with the same power as if the undersigned were personally present at the said Meeting or such adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof in accordance with voting instructions, if any, provided below.

| - SEE VOTING GUIDELINES ON REVERSE - |
RESOLUTIONS – MANAGEMENT VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXT ABOVE THE BOXES

1. | Election of Directors |  | FOR |  | WITHHOLD
| a) | Emiliano Joel Grodzki |  | ☐ |  | ☐
| b) | Nicolas Bonta |  | ☐ |  | ☐
| c) | Brian Howlett |  | ☐ |  | ☐
| d) | Pierre Seccareccia |  | ☐ |  | ☐
| e) | Andres Finkielsztain |  | ☐ |  | ☐
2. | Appointment of Auditor |  | FOR |  | WITHHOLD
| Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration. |  | ☐ |  | ☐
3. | Approval of By-Law No. 3 |  | FOR |  | AGAINST
| At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution to ratify, confirm and approve the by-law no. 3, in respect of the advance notice requirements for nominations of directors by Shareholders in certain circumstances. |  | ☐ |  | ☐
4. | Approval of By-Law No. 4 |  | FOR |  | AGAINST
| At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution to ratify, confirm and approve the by-law no. 4, in respect of the forum for complaints asserting a cause of action under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. |  | ☐ |  | ☐
5. | Approval of Long Term Incentive Plan |  | FOR |  | AGAINST
| At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution to approve the Corporation’s 10% rolling long term incentive plan for the ensuing year. |  | ☐ |  | ☐
6. | Continuance under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) |  | FOR |  | AGAINST
| At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if thought advisable, pass, with or without variation, a special resolution authorizing the Corporation to make an application for the continuance of the Corporation under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). |  | ☐ |  | ☐

This proxy revokes and supersedes all earlier dated proxies and MUST BE SIGNED

PLEASE PRINT NAME |  | Signature of registered owner(s) Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

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Proxy Voting – Guidelines and Conditions

1. | THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION.
2. | THIS PROXY SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEETING MATERIALS PRIOR TO VOTING.
3. | If you appoint the Management Nominees to vote your securities, they will vote in accordance with your instructions or, if no instructions are given, in accordance with the Management Voting Recommendations highlighted for each Resolution on the reverse. If you appoint someone else to vote your securities, they will also vote in accordance with your instructions or, if no instructions are given, as they in their discretion choose.
4. | This proxy confers discretionary authority on the person named to vote in his or her discretion with respect to amendments or variations to the matters identified in the Notice of the Meeting accompanying the proxy or such other matters which may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
5. | Each security holder has the right to appoint a person other than the Management Nominees specified herein to represent them at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Such right may be exercised by inserting in the space labeled “Please print appointee name”, the name of the person to be appointed, who need not be a security holder of the Corporation.
6. | To be valid, this proxy must be signed. Please date the proxy. If the proxy is not dated, it is deemed to bear the date of its mailing to the security holders of the Corporation.
7. | To be valid, this proxy must be filed using one of the Voting Methods and must be received by TSX Trust Company before the Filing Deadline for Proxies, noted on the reverse or in the case of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting not less than 48 hours (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted) before the time of the adjourned or postponed meeting. Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the Meeting in his discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy.
8. | If the security holder is a corporation, the proxy must be executed by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized, and the security holder may be required to provide documentation evidencing the signatory’s power to sign the proxy.
9. | Guidelines for proper execution of the proxy are available at www.stac.ca. Please refer to the Proxy Protocol.

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Request for Financial Statements

In accordance with securities regulations, security holders may elect to receive Annual Financial Statements and MD&A.

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I am currently a security holder of the Corporation and as such request the following:

☐ | Annual Financial Statements with MD&A (Mark this box to NOT receive Annual Financial Statements and related MD&A)

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Bitfarms Ltd.
2021

www.tsxtrust.com

VANCOUVER CALGARY TORONTO MONTRÉAL

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