Company: ARBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001104659-25-049311
Chunk: 141

Company: Argo Blockchain Plc
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 10
Chunk 141
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 within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (ii) that has elected under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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●   U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers concerning the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of owning and disposing of ordinary shares or ADSs in their particular circumstances.
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Generally, we believe a U.S. Holder of ADSs should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as the owner of the underlying ordinary shares represented by those ADSs, and following discussion assumes such treatment is respected. Accordingly, no gain or loss will generally be recognized if a U.S. Holder exchanges ADSs for the underlying ordinary shares represented by those ADSs.
Taxation of Distributions
Subject to the PFIC rules described below, a U.S. Holder will be subject to the following tax consequences upon receipt of distributions in respect of the ordinary shares or ADSs:

●   Distributions paid on ordinary shares or ADSs, other than certain pro rata distributions of ordinary shares or ADSs, will be treated as dividends to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). Because we do not maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles, we expect that distributions will be reported to U.S. Holders as dividends. The amount of a dividend will include amounts withheld (if any) in respect of taxes imposed under United Kingdom laws.
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●   If we are eligible for the benefits of the United States-United Kingdom Income Tax Convention (as currently in force) or our ordinary shares or ADSs are treated as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, dividends paid to certain non-corporate U.S. Holders will be eligible for taxation as “qualified dividend income” and therefore, subject to applicable limitations, will be taxable at rates not in excess of the long-term capital gain rate applicable to such U.S. Holder, provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met, including that we are not treated as a PFIC during the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or in the preceding taxable year. We expect to be eligible for the United States-United Kingdom Income