Exhibit
No.
1
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Description
TR-1
Standard Notification of Major Holdings dated 08 July
2025
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the
relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format
if possible)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached ii
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ARGO
BLOCKCHAIN PLC
ISIN GB00BZ15CS02
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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X
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An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other
(please specify) iii:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation iv
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Name
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J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.) v
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Name
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City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached vi:
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03-Jul-2025
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6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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07-Jul-2025
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of
voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
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% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
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Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A +
8.B) vii
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Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
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0.395084
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7.871704
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8.266788
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47712252
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Position
of previous notification (if applicable)
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0.395084
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7.432308
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7.827392
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached viii
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares
ISIN
code (if possible)
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Number of voting rights ix
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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GB00BZ15CS02
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2280252
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0.395084
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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2280252
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0.395084%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1)
(a)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate x
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Exercise/Conversion Period xi
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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% of voting rights
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American
Depository Receipts
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45432000
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7.871704
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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45432000
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7.871704%
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
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Type of financial instrument
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Expirationdate x
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Exercise/Conversion Period xi
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Physical or cash
Settlement xii
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by
any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer xiii
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which
the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively
held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity (please add additional rows as
necessary) xiv
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X
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Name xv
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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J.P.
Morgan Securities PLC
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J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC
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7.871704
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7.871704%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please
identify:
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Name of
the proxy holder
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The
number and % of voting rights held
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The
date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information xvi
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Place of completion
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07-Jul-2025
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Date of completion
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London,
United Kingdom
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Date:
08 July, 2025
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ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
By:
/s/ Justin
Nolan
Name:
Justin Nolan
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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