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

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Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL) announced a notification received from significant shareholder Van Eck Associates on January 19, 2023. Following the completion of the transaction for Bilboes Gold Limited, the company issued 4,425,797 new shares, representing 25.64% of its fully diluted share capital. Consequently, Van Eck's percentage in the fully diluted share capital has decreased. The resulting situation shows Van Eck holding 3.08% of the voting rights, down from 4.12% previously reported.

Positive

• Completion of the acquisition of Bilboes Gold Limited, potentially enhancing Caledonia's asset base.
• Emergence of three significant shareholders, indicating increased institutional interest.

Negative

• Van Eck's shareholding decreased from 4.12% to 3.08%, suggesting dilution of influence.

ST HELIER, Jersey, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or the "Company") (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) announces that it received notification on January 19, 2023 from Van Eck Associates Corporation (“Van Eck”), a "significant shareholder" of the Company as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies.

Upon the recent completion of the transaction to acquire Bilboes Gold Limited (see announcement by the Company on January 6, 2023), the Company issued 4,425,797 new shares representing 25.64 per cent of Caledonia’s fully diluted share capital. The Company now has three new significant shareholders, as set out in the announcement, and, as a consequence, Van Eck’s percentage interest in the fully diluted share capital has decreased and the Company has been notified by Van Eck accordingly.

A copy of the notification is below.

Enquiries:

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Mark Learmonth Camilla Horsfall	Tel: +44 1534 679 802 Tel: +44 7817 841793
Cenkos Securities plc (Nomad and Joint Broker) Adrian Hadden Neil McDonald Pearl Kellie	Tel: +44 207 397 1965 Tel: +44 131 220 9771 Tel: +44 131 220 9775
Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Scott Mathieson/Kane Collings	Tel: +44 20 3100 2000
BlytheRay Financial PR Tim Blythe/Megan Ray	Tel: +44 207 138 3204
3PPB 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) Dzika Dhana 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 attachedii:			Caledonia Mining Corp 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 obligationiv
Name			Van Eck Associates Corporation
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			New York, NY USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (DD/MM/YYYY)vi:			18/01/2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			19/01/2023
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 of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.08%			3.08%	17,258,923
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	529,779			4.128%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)			Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
JE00BF0XVB15		532,077					3.08%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		532,077					3.08			%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			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 Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% 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
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF	2.78%		2.78%
VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF	0.30%		0.30%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		Glass Lewis
The number and % of voting rights held		532,077 shares and 3.08% voting right
The date until which the voting rights will be held		Open
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Tampa, FL
Date of completion	19 January 2023

FAQ

What significant shareholder changes occurred for CMCL in January 2023?

Van Eck Associates reported a decrease in their shareholding from 4.12% to 3.08% following a transaction involving new shares.

What is the impact of the Bilboes Gold acquisition on CMCL?

The acquisition led to an issuance of 4,425,797 shares, impacting the ownership structure and reducing Van Eck's percentage.

When did Van Eck notify CMCL about the change in shareholding?

Van Eck notified CMCL of the change on January 19, 2023.

How many new shares did Caledonia issue for Bilboes Gold?

Caledonia issued 4,425,797 new shares, representing 25.64% of its fully diluted share capital.