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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-23-015580
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Argo Blockchain Plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001841675
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40816
		FILM NUMBER:		231488740

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
		STREET 2:		9TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			SW1Y 6LX
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(604) 657-0554

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
		STREET 2:		9TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			SW1Y 6LX
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15 December 2023</font></div>
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Argo Blockchain plc, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining (LSE:
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ordinary shares of &#xA3;0.001 each in the capital of the Company
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The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing
Ordinary Shares in issue and application has been made for the new
Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange PLC ("Admission").
Admission is expected to occur, and dealings in the new Ordinary
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Following Admission, the Company will have a total
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Shares are held in treasury. The above figure may be used by the
Company's shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by
which they can determine whether they are required to notify their
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mining. With mining facilities in Quebec, mining operations in
Texas, and offices in the US, Canada, and the UK, Argo's global,
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