Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Cancellation of the block admission in respect of ATM Sales Agreement
Caledonia Mining (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announced the cancellation of its block admission related to the 'At the Market' (ATM) sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. This agreement, announced on May 18, 2023, allowed the company to issue shares but expired on May 18, 2024. No shares were issued under this agreement, leaving 2,000,000 depositary interests unallotted. The cancellation became effective on June 12, 2024. The announcement aligns with the expiration of the company's Form F-3 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
- No shares were issued under the ATM sales agreement, avoiding potential shareholder dilution.
- The company is transparent in its reporting, following AIM Rules for Companies.
- The expiration of the Form F-3 Registration Statement and the cancellation of the ATM sales agreement may limit future capital-raising opportunities.
- Potential missed opportunity to raise funds through the issuance of the 2,000,000 depositary interests.
ST HELIER, Jersey, June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (“Caledonia” or “the Company”) (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announces that it has cancelled its block admission, and that no shares have, or will be, allotted pursuant to its "At the Market" or "ATM" sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co (the “ATM Sales Agreement”), which was announced on May 18, 2023.
The Company’s Form F-3 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 dated April 26, 2021 and as amended on May 14, 2021, which enabled the Company to issue shares under the ATM Sales Agreement, expired on May 18, 2024. As a result, the block admission has been cancelled with an effective date of June 12, 2024.
Caledonia gives the following information required by Schedule Six of the AIM Rules for Companies in connection with the ATM Sales Agreement:
| Name of company: | Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc | ||
| Name of scheme: | ATM Sales Agreement | ||
| Period of return: | From May 17, 2024 to June 11, 2024 | ||
| Number and class of securities not issued under the scheme: | 2,000,000 depositary interests representing the same number of common shares | ||
| Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period: | Nil | ||
| Balance under scheme of securities not yet issued/allotted at end of period: | 2,000,000 depositary interests representing the same number of common shares | ||
| Number and class of securities originally admitted pursuant to the scheme and the date of admission: | 2,000,000 depositary interests representing the same number of common shares on May 19, 2023 | ||
| Contact name and telephone number: | As 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 |
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