Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc received notification from BlackRock, Inc. on March 22, 2024, indicating that on March 21, 2024, BlackRock crossed a threshold for notification of a relevant change. The notification pertains to an acquisition or disposal of voting rights, with BlackRock's total voting rights attached to shares amounting to 4.00% and 0.78% through financial instruments, totaling 4.79%. This change affected a total of 919,741 voting rights held in the issuer.
The details of BlackRock's holdings include 768,273 voting rights attached to shares, representing 4.00% of voting rights, and 59,367 voting rights through financial instruments, accounting for 0.30%. Additionally, BlackRock holds 92,101 voting rights through financial instruments with similar economic effect, constituting 0.47% of voting rights.
The notification also outlines the chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or financial instruments are effectively held, starting with BlackRock, Inc., Trident Merger, LLC, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc., and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association.
For further information, the company provided contact details for inquiries, including Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, Cavendish Capital Markets Limited, Liberum Capital Limited, and various financial PR firms in the UK, North America, and Zimbabwe.
This notification of a relevant change to a significant shareholder provides insight into the shifting ownership landscape within Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, offering transparency to investors and stakeholders.