Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Notification of relevant change to significant shareholder

ST HELIER, Jersey, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (“Caledonia” or “the Company”) (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announces that it received notification on November 22, 2024 from BlackRock, Inc. that on November 21, 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
   
Panmure Liberum (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: S
tandard 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
:
21/11/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 22/11/2024
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 4.74%   0.25%   5.00%   961,026
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
4.72%   0.25%   4.98%    

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   911,836   4.74%
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. A 911,836 4.74%

 
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
         
         
         
    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1    

 
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

xi
Physical or cash

Settlement
xii
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 49,190 0.25%
           
           
      SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 49,190 0.25%

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.      
BlackRock Finance, Inc.      
Trident Merger, LLC      
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Finance, 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 Finance, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC      
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC      
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.      
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3.150%   0.000%   3.150%  
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Finance, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Finance, 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 22 November 2024