Change to significant shareholder

RNS Number : 7768D
Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC
07 March 2022
 

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

Notification of relevant change to significant shareholder

(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)

 

St Helier, March 7, 2022:   Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or the "Company") announces that it received notification on March 4, 2022 from Van Eck Associates Corporation, which is a "significant shareholder" of the Company as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies, that it has changed its interest in the Company and on March 3, 2022 crossed a particular threshold for notification of its holdings in the Company. 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

WH Ireland

Adrian Hadden/ Andrew De Andrade

 

Tel: +44 20 7220 1751

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

 

 

Note: The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.



 

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 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 obligation iv

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 vi :

03/03/2022

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

04/03/2022

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 issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.008%


4.008%

514,346

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

508,200


3.9838%


 

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

(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

514,346


4.008%












SUBTOTAL 8. A

514,346

4.008%

 

 

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
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 Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights






















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) 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
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)


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

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

3.64%


3.64%

VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF

0.368%


0.368%














10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

Glass Lewis

The number and % of voting rights held

514,346 shares and 4.008% voting right

The date until which the voting rights will be held

Open


11. Additional information xvi


 

Place of completion

Tampa, FL

Date of completion

4 March 2022



 

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