Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Notification of relevant change to significant shareholder

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    ST HELIER, Jersey, Oct. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL) (“Caledonia” or the “Company”) announces that it received notification on September 30, 2020, from BlackRock, Inc., which is a “significant shareholder” of the Company as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies, that it has slightly decreased its interest in the Company and on September 29, 2020 crossed a particular threshold for notification of its holdings in the Company. A copy of the notification is below.


    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

    1


    a


    . Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer


    of existing shares to which voting rights are


    a


    t


    tache


    d


    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


    obligatio


    n


    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


    reache


    d


    vi

    :
         		29/09/2020

    6.


    Date on which issuer notified


    (DD/MM/YYYY)


    :
         		30/09/2020

    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 4.99% 0.39% 5.38% 12,118,823
    Position of previous notification (if applicable) 5.07% 0.31% 5.39%


    8


    . Notified details


    of the


    r


    esulting situation


    on


    the date on which the threshold was crossed or


    reache


    d


    viii

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

    Class/type of


    shares


    ISIN code (if possible)
    Number of voting


    right


    s


    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 604,843 4.99%

    SUBTOTAL


    8.


    A
         		604,843 4.99%

    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



    dat


    e


    x
    Exercise/



    Conversion


    Period


    xi
    Number of voting


    rights that may be


    acquired if

    the


    instrument is


    exer


    cised/


    converted.
    % of voting


    rights
    Securities Lending 15,107 0.12%

    SUBTOTAL


    8.


    B


    1
         		15,107 0.12%

    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



    dat


    e


    x
    Exercise/



    Conversion Period


    x

    i
    Physical or cash



    settlemen


    t


    xii
    Number of voting


    rights
    % of voting


    rights
    CFD Cash 32,901 0.27%

    SUBTOTAL


    8.B.


    2
         		32,901 0.27%


    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)     		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
    See Attachment

    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
         		30 September, 2020


    Section 9 Attachment


    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 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 Holdco 4, LLC
    BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
    BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
    BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
    BlackRock, Inc.
    Trident Merger, LLC
    BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
    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
    BlackRock, Inc.
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
    BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
    BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
    BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.
    BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
    BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
    BlackRock, Inc.
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
    BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
    BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
    BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
    BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

    For further information please contact:


    Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc
    Mark Learmonth Tel: +44 1534 679 802
    Camilla Horsfall Tel: +44 7817 841 793

    WH Ireland
    Adrian Hadden/James Sinclair-Ford Tel: +44 20 7220 1751

    Blytheweigh
    Tim Blythe/Megan Ray Tel: +44 207 138 3204


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