Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Notification of relevant change to significant shareholder
ST HELIER, Jersey, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the Company") (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announces that it received notification on April 11, 2024 from BlackRock, Inc. that on April 10, 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
Camilla Horsfall
Tel: +44 1534 679 800
Tel: +44 7817 841 793
*Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)*
Adrian Hadden
Pearl Kellie
Tel: +44 207 397 1965
Tel: +44 131 220 9775
*Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker)*
Scott Mathieson/Matt Hogg
Tel: +44 20 3100 2000
*Camarco, Financial PR (UK)*
Gordon Poole
Julia Tilley
Elfie Kent
Tel: +44 20 3757 4980
*3PPB (Financial PR, North America)*
Patrick Chidley
Paul Durham
Tel: +1 917 991 7701
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*
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*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*:* 10/04/2024
*6. **Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):* 11/04/2024
*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% 0.79% 4.76% 913,694
Position of previous notification (if
applicable) 4.00% 0.79% 4.79%
*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*
ISIN code (if possible)
*Number of voting rights *^ix *% of voting rights*
*Direct*
(DTR5.1) *Indirect*
(DTR5.2.1) *Direct*
(DTR5.1) *Indirect*
(DTR5.2.1)
JE00BF0XVB15 761,958 3.96%
*SUBTOTAL 8. A* 761,958 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 59,635 0.31% *SUBTOTAL 8. B 1* 59,635 0.31%
*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 92,101 0.47% *SUBTOTAL 8.B.2* 92,101 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**
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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 *^xvi
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
Jana Blumenstein
020 7743 3650
*Place of completion* 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
*Date of completion* 11 April 2024