LONDON, ENGLAND / ACCESS Newswire / May 9, 2025 / Argo Blockchain plc (LSE:ARB)(NASDAQ: ARBK), is pleased to announce its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2024. All figures have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS") and are stated in U.S. dollars. The directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the annual financial statements; more detail can be found in the accounting policies. However, the directors note that the debt service requirements, lower operating margins, and the volatile economic and industry environment, indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt regarding the applicability of the going concern assumption, and the auditors have made reference to this in their audit report and additional information is included in Note 3 to the fianncial statements.

Highlights

• Total number of Bitcoin mined during 2024 was 755, or 2.1 Bitcoin per day (2023: 1,760, or 4.8 Bitcoin per day).

• Revenues of $47.1 million (2023: $50.6 million), a decrease of 7% from 2023, driven primarily by the reduced hashprice resulting from the Bitcoin halving.

• Mining margin of 33%, down from 43% in 2023. Similar to revenue, this decrease was largely attributable to the reduced hashprice resulting from the Bitcoin halving in April 2024.

• Reduced non-mining operating costs by 34% in 2024 compared to the prior year.

• Adjusted EBITDA of $5.7 million, compared to $7.7 million in 2023.

• Net loss of $55.1 million, compared to a net loss of $34.6 million in 2023. The net loss was primarily the result of a $31.5 million asset impairment, $15.0 million of amortization and $6.8 million of interest expense.

• Reduced interest expense by 41%, as a result of fully repaying the Galaxy debt during 2024.

• Net debt (cash less debt obligations) was reduced by $24.1 million from $55.1 million at 31 December 2023 to $31.0 million at 31 December 2024.

As at 31 December 2024, the Company had $8.6 million of cash, compared to $7.4 million at 31 December 2023. As at 31 March 2025, the Company had a cash balance of $2.4 million. The decrease from December reflects the costs required for refurbishing machines, Helios power payment for December 2024, significantly reduced mining margins, and hosting deposits.

Post-period highlights

The Group signed hosting agreements with Merkle Standard LLC to host 9,315 miners at Merkle's Memphis, Tennessee location and up to 4,000 machines at its Washington State location. Approximately 1,232 units were sent to the Group's Baie Comeau facility. A further approximately 8,000 units (6,000 were sold after 31 March 2025) were sold for cash proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. Our go forward hashrate, reflective of the machine sales, is expected to be 1.7 exahash.

During the month of April we continued the deployment of our Helios miners to our hosting sites and mined 13 Bitcoin. The deployment of these units will be completed by the end of May 2025.

Commenting on the results, Justin Nolan, Argo Blockchain CEO, said, "The repayment of the Galaxy debt during 2024 was a major achievement for the team, as was the successful refurbishment and rehosting of the Helios fleet. We continue to work on strengthening the balance sheet and pursuing strategic options."

The tables below reconcile Bitcoin and Bitcoin Equivalent Mining Margin to gross margin, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, and Adjusted EBITDA to net income/(loss), the most directly comparable IFRS measure:

The following table shows a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income/(loss), the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023.

Restoration of Listing

The Company would like to advise that, further to this announcement, it has now requested that the suspension of the Company's listing be lifted by the Financial Conduct Authority as soon as possible to enable trading of the Company's shares to resume.

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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, visitwww.argoblockchain.com.

Forward looking statements

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SOURCE: Argo Blockchain PLC