Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Notification of relevant change to significant shareholder
ST HELIER, Jersey, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or the "Company") (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announces that it received notification on January 22, 2024 from BlackRock, Inc. that on January 19, 2024 it had crossed a threshold for notification of a relevant change (as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies).A copy of the notification is below.
*Enquiries:*
*Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc*
Mark Learmonth Tel: +44 1534 679 800
Camilla Horsfall Tel: +44 7817 841 793
*Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)*
Adrian Hadden Tel: +44 207 397 1965
Pearl Kellie Tel: +44 131 220 9775
*Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker)*
Scott Mathieson/Kane Collings Tel: +44 20 3100 2000
*Camarco, Financial PR (UK)*
Gordon Poole Tel: +44 20 3757 4980
Julia Tilley
Elfie Kent
*3PPB (Financial PR, North America)*
Patrick Chidley Tel: +1 917 991 7701
Paul Durham Tel: +1 203 940 2538
*Curate Public Relations (Zimbabwe)*
Debra Tatenda Tel: +263 77802131
*IH Securities (Private) Limited (VFEX Sponsor - Zimbabwe)*
Lloyd Mlotshwa Tel: +263 (242) 745 119/33/39
*TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings**NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS *(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) ^i
*1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached *^ii*:* CALEDONIA MINING CORPORATION PLC
*1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer *(please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer X
*2. Reason for the notification *(please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) ^iii:
*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation *^iv
Name BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Wilmington, DE, USA
*4. Full name of shareholder(s)* (if different from 3.) ^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
*5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached *^vi*:* 19/01/2024
*6. **Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):* 22/01/2024
*7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation* % of voting rights
attached to shares
(total of 8. A) % of voting rights
through financial
instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of
voting rights held
in issuer (8.A +
8.B) ^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 3.96% 0.88% 4.84% 930,722
Position of previous notification (if
applicable) 4.27% 0.70% 4.97%
*8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached *^viii
*A: Voting rights attached to shares*
*Class/type of*
*shares*
*Number of voting rights *^ix *% of voting rights*
ISIN code (if possible) *Direct*
(DTR5.1) *Indirect*
(DTR5.2.1) *Direct*
(DTR5.1) *Indirect*
(DTR5.2.1)
JE00BF0XVB15 760,728 3.96%
*SUBTOTAL 8. A* 760,728 3.96%
*B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)*
*Type of financial
instrument* *Expiration*
*date *^x *Exercise/ *
*Conversion
Period *^xi *Number of voting rights
that may be acquired if
the instrument is *
*exercised/converted.* *% of voting rights*
Securities Lending N/A N/A 77,965 0.40% *SUBTOTAL 8. B 1* 77,965 0.40%
*B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)*
*Type of financial
instrument* *Expiration*
*date *^x *Exercise/ *
*Conversion
Period *^x^i *Physical or
cash *
*Settlement *^xii *Number of
voting rights * *% of voting rights*
CFD N/A N/A Cash 92,029 0.47% *SUBTOTAL
8.B.2* 92,029 0.47%
*9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation *(please mark the
applicable box with an “X”)
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
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) ^xiv X
*Name *^xv *% of voting rights if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold* *% of voting rights
through financial
instruments if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold* *Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold*
BlackRock, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
*10. **In case of proxy voting, please identify:*
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
*11. Additional information *^xviBlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
Jana Blumenstein
020 7743 3650
*Place of completion* 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
*Date of completion* 22 January 2024