Company: ARBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001654954-25-005344
Chunk: 19

Company: Argo Blockchain Plc
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 6-K
Chunk 19
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170,554 | -     |            152,317 |              - |    322,871 |       135,644 |          187,227 |
| R Chopra                |         135,105 | -     |             87,805 |              - |    222,910 |       125,934 |           96,976 |
| M Perrella              |         129,752 | -     |            304,633 |              - |    434,385 |       124,340 |          310,045 |
| S Gow                   |          10,601 | -     |             27,925 |              - |     38,526 |        10,601 |           27,925 |
| Total                   |         591,195 | -     |            916,432 |        764,447 |  2,272,074 |       541,702 |        1,730,372 |

* Stock based compensation is in relation to the fair value accounting charge during the year. Thomas Chippas received a grant of 2,850,000 PSUs with a total fair value of $3,277,500 during the period vesting over a maximum of 3 years, of which the fair value charge during the year was $273,125.

Total pension entitlements (audited)

The Company currently does not have any pension plans for any of the directors and does not pay pension amounts in relation to their remuneration.

The Company has not paid out any excess retirement benefits to any directors or past directors.

Payments to past directors (audited)

The Company has not paid any compensation to past Directors.

Statement of directors’ shareholding and share interests (audited)

The Directors who held office at 31 December 2024 and who had beneficial interests in the Ordinary Shares of the Company are summarised as follows:

| Director       | Position               |
| Maria Perrella | Non-Executive Director |
| Matthew Shaw   | Non-Executive Director |

Details of these beneficial interests can be found in the Directors' Report.

Service Agreements and Letters of Appointment

On 27 November 2023, the Company entered into an employment contract with Thomas Chippas, pursuant to which Mr. Chippas served as our Chief Executive Officer (the “Chippas Employment Agreement”). Under the terms of the Chippas Employment Agreement, Mr. Chippas was entitled to receive a base salary annually,