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Argo Blockchain restructuring plan details ADS ratio and Nasdaq focus

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Argo Blockchain plc outlines key steps in its proposed restructuring plan under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act. If the plan is sanctioned by the High Court in London, the company will be de‑listed from the London Stock Exchange, with off‑market trading of ordinary shares facilitated for six months through a matched bargain facility with JP Jenkins.

Shareholders may convert ordinary shares into American Depositary Shares (ADSs), which can trade on Nasdaq if listing criteria are met. Before the plan takes effect, one ADS represents ten ordinary shares; after implementation, Argo plans to change the ratio so that one ADS represents 2,160 ordinary shares to help regain Nasdaq compliance. Holders with fractional ADS interests after the ratio change will have their fractions aggregated and sold, with net proceeds distributed, and very small holders can claim US$1 in total.

The timetable includes shareholder, noteholder and secured lender meetings on 2 December 2025, followed by a court sanction hearing on 8 December 2025. Voting forms generally must be submitted by 28 November 2025, and proxy and online voting details are provided for shareholders, noteholders and the secured lender.

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Argo pairs a UK court-led restructuring with an exchange shift and ADS ratio change.

Argo Blockchain is pursuing a restructuring plan under Part 26A, combining a London Stock Exchange de‑listing with continued access to U.S. markets through American Depositary Shares. If the court sanctions the plan, ordinary shares will move to off‑market trading via a matched bargain facility for six months, while ADSs remain the main exchange-traded instrument on Nasdaq, subject to listing criteria.

The company plans to change its ADS ratio so that one ADS represents 2,160 ordinary shares, replacing the current 10:1 structure. This acts like a consolidation at the ADS level and is described as necessary to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements. Fractional ADS entitlements created by the ratio change will be aggregated and sold, with net proceeds distributed pro rata, and holders who end up with neither a whole ADS nor sale proceeds may claim US$1 in aggregate.

The timeline is tight, with shareholder and creditor meetings scheduled on 2 December 2025 and a court sanction hearing on 8 December 2025. Outcomes of these meetings and the court decision will determine whether the restructuring, de‑listing, ADS ratio adjustment and ongoing Nasdaq listing can proceed as described.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________
 
FORM 6-K
 
_____________________
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the month of November, 2025
 
Commission File Number: 001-40816
 
_____________________
 
Argo Blockchain plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
_____________________
 
Eastcastle House
27/28 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8DH
England
(Address of principal executive office)
_____________________
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F  Form 40-F
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
1
 
Description
 
Conversion to ADS / Timetable / Town Hall Video dated 21 November 2025
 
 
 
 
Press Release
 
21 November 2025
 
 
Argo Blockchain plc
 
("Argo" or "the Company")
 
Conversion to American Depositary Shares
Timetable
Town hall meeting video
 
Argo Blockchain plc provides the following updates regarding its proposed restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Restructuring Plan").
 
Conversion to American Depositary Shares
 
If the Restructuring Plan is sanctioned by the High Court of Justice in London (the "Court"), the Company will be de-listed from the London Stock Exchange.  The Company will establish a matched bargain facility with JP Jenkins to permit trading of its ordinary shares "off-market" post de-listing for a period of six months.  Shareholders also have the option to convert their holding of ordinary shares into American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), which, subject to the Company regaining and maintaining compliance with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's ("Nasdaq's") applicable listing criteria, can be freely traded on Nasdaq. 
 
Shareholders wishing to convert ordinary shares into ADSs should contact their broker or investment advisor with instructions to transfer ordinary shares to JPMorgan Chase Bank, London, as custodian (see https://adr.com/drprofile/040126104). 
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary for the ADSs (the "Depositary"), will charge a fee of US$5.00 (five US dollars) for each 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) issued upon conversion of ordinary shares for conversions occurring both before and, if sanctioned, after the implementation of the Restructuring Plan; the Shareholder's stockbroker may also charge fees.
 
To convert ordinary shares into ADSs before implementation of the Restructuring Plan, Shareholders will need to convert a minimum of ten ordinary shares because one ADS currently represents ten ordinary shares.
 
To convert ordinary shares into ADSs after implementation of the Restructuring Plan, Shareholders will need to convert a minimum of 2,160 ordinary shares, because Argo will adjust the ADS ratio so that one ADS will represent 2,160 ordinary shares.  The ratio change is necessary for the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.
 
The effect of the ratio change will be that persons with an interest (through the holding of ADSs) in fewer than 2,160 ordinary shares will be left with an entitlement to a fractional interest in an ADS. Where this happens, the Depositary will arrange for all fractional entitlements to be aggregated and sold and will distribute the sale proceeds (net of transaction fees) on a pro rata basis to ADS holders that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional ADS according to the extent of their fractional interests. If the result of the ratio change is that an ADS holder does not receive a whole ADS or any distribution from the liquidation of all aggregated fractional entitlements, they will be entitled, upon request to the Company, to claim US$1 in aggregate for their interests in ADSs in accordance with the Restructuring Plan.
 
Neither the Company, nor the Depositary, makes any recommendation as to whether or when or not to convert to ADSs.  Shareholders are strongly recommended to consult their stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other appropriate independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), if they are resident in the United Kingdom, or if not, from an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.
 
Timetable and voting
 
The key times and dates of the Restructuring Plan are as follows:
 
Event
Time (GMT) and date
Shareholder plan meeting
2.00 p.m. on 2 December 2025
General meeting of Shareholders to consider Rule 9 waiver
2.30 p.m. on 2 December 2025
Noteholder plan meeting
3.00 p.m. on 2 December 2025
Secured Lender plan meeting
4.00 p.m. on 2 December 2025
Court sanction hearing
Time to be confirmed on 8 December 2025
 
Voting forms for the Shareholder, Noteholder and Secured Lender plan meetings should be completed and returned by 9:00 a.m. New York (EST) / 2:00 p.m. London (GMT) time on 28 November 2025.   Persons with an interest in the Company's ordinary shares or ADSs or notes held via a nominee or intermediary (such as a stockbroker or custodian or depositary) should note that such nominees or intermediaries will set earlier deadlines for receipt of voting instructions from beneficial owners to allow the collation of votes by such entities and the submission of voting forms by the deadline above.
 
Shareholders have been sent hard copy proxy forms for the Shareholder plan meeting and for the general meeting of shareholders to consider the Rule 9 waiver.  Shareholders should return both proxies to Computershare Investor Services PLC in accordance with the instructions on the proxy forms.  The form for the plan meeting must be returned by 2.00 p.m. (GMT) on 28 November 2025 and the form for the general meeting must be returned by 2.30 p.m. (GMT) on the same date.
 
Noteholders and the Secured Lender should complete a voting form online through the Plan Website (https://deals.is.kroll.com/argo). For assistance in completing the form, Noteholders and the Secured Lender should contact Kroll Issuer Services Limited, telephone +44 20 7089 0909 or email argo@is.kroll.com
 
Town hall meeting video
 
The Company's town hall meeting, at which Shareholders, Noteholders and other persons interested in the Restructuring Plan, had an opportunity to ask questions about the plan, was held on 19 November 2025.  For those plan participants that were not able to attend the meeting, a video of it has been uploaded to both the  Plan Website (https://deals.is.kroll.com/argo) and the Company's website (https://www.argoblockchain.com/investors/financial-information/uk-restructuring-plan).
 
General
 
Documents relating to the Restructuring Plan, including details of how to vote at the plan meetings being held on 2 December 2025, are available at https://deals.is.kroll.com/argo.
 
The Restructuring Plan has been structured to enable the Company to rely on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and certain other available exemptions under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws, in each case with respect to securities expected to be issued under the plan.
 
For further information of a general nature regarding the Restructuring Plan (including on the voting procedure), please contact Fladgate LLP, the Company's legal advisers, and for further information on the voting procedure, Noteholders and the Secured Lender should please contact the Information Agent and Shareholders should please contact Computershare:
 
 
FLADGATE LLP
 
Email:
 
Argo@fladgate.com
 
Address:
 
16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG
 
Attention:
 
Jeremy Whiteson
 
THE INFORMATION AGENT
 
Email:
 
argo@is.kroll.com
 
Attention:
 
Argo team
 
COMPUTERSHARE
 
Email:
 
ir@argoblockchain.com
 
Attention:
 
Computershare
 
THE RETAIL ADVOCATE
 
Email:
 
jy@abadvocate.co.uk
 
Attention:
 
Jon Yorke
 
 
 About Argo:
 
Argo Blockchain plc is a dual-listed (LSE: ARB; NASDAQ: ARBK) blockchain technology company focused on large-scale cryptocurrency mining. With a mining facility in Quebec and offices in the US, Canada, and the UK, Argo's global, sustainable operations are predominantly powered by renewable energy. In 2021, Argo became the first climate positive cryptocurrency mining company, and a signatory to the Crypto Climate Accord. For more information, visit www.argoblockchain.com.
 
 
Forward looking statements
 
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements," which can be identified by words like "may," "will," "likely," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "future," "plan," "believe," "intend," "goal," "seek," "estimate," "project," "continue" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control. The information in this announcement about the proposed Restructuring Plan and its expected effects; Shareholders' ability to convert their ordinary shares to ADSs and the Company's anticipated ratio change are forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include market conditions; the Company's ability to implement the proposed Restructuring Plan on the expected timeline or at all; the ability to retain the Company's listing on Nasdaq; operational, financial, regulatory, tax and legal risks; assumptions underlying revenue, EBITDA and valuation estimates; and the principal risks and uncertainties described in the risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements and Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2024.
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: 21 November, 2025
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
 
By: /s/ Justin Nolan
Name: Justin Nolan
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 

FAQ

What restructuring steps is Argo Blockchain (ARBK) proposing in this Form 6-K?

Argo Blockchain outlines a restructuring plan under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act. If sanctioned by the High Court, the company will be de‑listed from the London Stock Exchange, use a JP Jenkins matched bargain facility for six months of off‑market trading in ordinary shares, and continue to offer exposure through American Depositary Shares (ADSs) listed on Nasdaq, subject to applicable listing criteria.

How will Argo Blockchain27s ADS ratio change under the restructuring plan?

Before implementation of the plan, one ADS represents ten ordinary shares. After implementation, Argo plans to change the ADS ratio so that one ADS will represent 2,160 ordinary shares. The company states that this ratio change is necessary for it to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.

What happens to fractional Argo Blockchain ADS holdings after the 2,160:1 ratio change?

The company states that holders with an interest in fewer than 2,160 ordinary shares through ADSs will have a fractional ADS entitlement. The depositary will aggregate and sell all fractional entitlements and distribute net sale proceeds pro rata. If an ADS holder receives neither a whole ADS nor any proceeds from this sale, they may request US$1 in aggregate for their ADS interests under the restructuring plan.

What are the key dates for Argo Blockchain27s restructuring plan meetings and court hearing?

The timetable lists a shareholder plan meeting, a general meeting to consider a Rule 9 waiver, a noteholder plan meeting and a secured lender plan meeting all on 2 December 2025. A court sanction hearing is scheduled for 8 December 2025, with the time to be confirmed. Voting forms generally need to be submitted by 28 November 2025, with specific cut-off times given for different constituencies.

How can Argo Blockchain shareholders convert ordinary shares into ADSs?

Shareholders who wish to convert ordinary shares into ADSs are instructed to contact their broker or investment adviser to transfer ordinary shares to JPMorgan Chase Bank, London, as custodian. The ADS depositary will charge a fee of US$5.00 for each 100 ADSs (or portion) issued upon conversion, and brokers may also charge fees. The filing provides a link to the ADR profile page for further practical details.

What voting and information resources are available to Argo Blockchain stakeholders?

Shareholders receive hard copy proxy forms and are asked to return them to Computershare Investor Services PLC by the specified times on 28 November 2025. Noteholders and the secured lender can vote online via the Plan Website. Additional information and assistance are available from Fladgate LLP, Kroll Issuer Services as information agent, Computershare, and a retail advocate, with email contacts listed.

Where can investors watch Argo Blockchain27s town hall on the restructuring plan?

Argo Blockchain held a town hall meeting on 19 November 2025 for shareholders, noteholders and other interested parties to ask questions about the restructuring plan. A video of this meeting has been uploaded to both the Plan Website and the company27s investor relations webpage dedicated to the UK restructuring plan.

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