Caledonia Announces Proposed $100 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2033
Rhea-AI Summary
Caledonia Mining (NYSE AMERICAN/AIM/VFEX: CMCL) announced a proposed private placement of $100 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2033, with an initial purchaser option for an additional $20 million. The notes will be general senior unsecured obligations, pay interest semi-annually and be convertible into cash, common shares or a combination, with final interest rate and conversion terms set at pricing. Net proceeds are expected to fund capped call transactions and provide flexibility for developing the Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe and for general corporate and working capital needs. The offering is to qualified institutional buyers and is subject to market and other conditions.
Positive
- $100 million proposed convertible notes offering
- Up to $120 million potential aggregate proceeds with option
- Proceeds earmarked for Bilboes gold project development
- Proceeds to support working capital and corporate flexibility
Negative
- Notes are general senior unsecured obligations
- Potential dilution from conversion into common shares
- Hedging and capped-call activity could move share price
- Offering completion is not assured and subject to market conditions
News Market Reaction – CMCL
On the day this news was published, CMCL declined 1.34%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -17.5% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 28 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $8M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $626M at that time. Trading volume was exceptionally heavy at 7.8x the daily average, suggesting significant selling pressure.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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CMCL showed a modest gain of 0.67% while key gold peers were flat to down, with names like GROY at -0.42%, ODV at -3.46%, DC at -1.89%, and IAUX at -3.75%, pointing to a stock-specific dynamic ahead of the offering.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 06 | Budget enactment update | Positive | +5.8% | Zimbabwe’s 2026 National Budget confirmed favorable royalty and tax outcomes. |
| Dec 23 | Director-related buying | Positive | +2.3% | Executive-linked entity increased holdings to 12.66% of issued share capital. |
| Dec 19 | Tax/royalty revisions | Positive | +12.2% | Zimbabwe revised royalty and tax proposals seen as supportive for miners. |
| Dec 16 | ATM utilisation update | Positive | +1.6% | ATM report confirmed no securities issued, preserving existing shareholder base. |
| Dec 10 | Significant holder change | Neutral | -1.0% | BlackRock crossing AIM threshold with 5.37% voting rights disclosure. |
Recent news over the last month, mainly regulatory and shareholder-related, has often coincided with positive next-day price reactions, suggesting market receptiveness to company updates.
Over the past weeks, CMCL has issued several updates tied to Zimbabwe’s fiscal regime and shareholder disclosures. On Dec 10, 2025 and Dec 23, 2025, notifications of significant shareholdings and director-related buying highlighted growing institutional and insider-linked interest. Regulatory changes around Zimbabwe’s 2026 National Budget, including royalty thresholds at US$5,000/oz and withdrawal of adverse tax proposals, supported the outlook and preceded price gains up to 12.19%. The latest convertible note offering sits against this backdrop of constructive policy and shareholder news.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement outlines a proposed $100 million Convertible Senior Notes offering, plus an option for an additional $20 million, aimed at funding capped call transactions and enhancing financial flexibility, including for the Bilboes project. Investors may track the final interest rate, conversion terms, and maturity in 2033, along with any impact from hedge-related trading. Recent regulatory and shareholder disclosures, which preceded several positive price reactions, provide relevant context for assessing this financing step.
Key Terms
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market abuse regulation (eu) no. 596/2014 regulatory
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(NYSE AMERICAN, AIM and VFEX: CMCL)
SAINT HELIER, JE / ACCESS Newswire / January 14, 2026 / Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia"), a gold production, exploration and development company, today announced its intention to offer
The Convertible Notes Offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the Convertible Notes Offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the Convertible Notes Offering.
The Notes will be general senior unsecured obligations of Caledonia and will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears. The Notes will be convertible at the option of holders under certain conditions into cash, common shares of Caledonia ("Common Shares") or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at Caledonia's election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the Convertible Notes Offering.
Caledonia expects to use the net proceeds from the Convertible Notes Offering, if consummated, (i) to pay the cost of the capped call transactions (as described below) and (ii) to provide Caledonia with additional financial flexibility and enhanced options with respect to any or all of the following:
developing the Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe (the "Bilboes Project"); and
general corporate needs, ongoing operational needs and working capital requirements.
If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, Caledonia expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the Option Counterparties (as defined below) and use the remaining net proceeds for the purposes described above.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, Caledonia expects to enter into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers of the Notes or affiliates thereof and/or other financial institutions (the "Option Counterparties"). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of Common Shares initially underlying the Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to compensate (through the payment of cash to Caledonia or, if certain conditions are met, delivery of Common Shares to Caledonia) for potential economic dilution upon any conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments Caledonia is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such compensation and/or offset subject to a cap.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, Caledonia expects the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Common Shares and/or purchase Common Shares concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, including with, or from, certain investors in the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Common Shares or the trading price of the Notes at that time.
In addition, the Option Counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Common Shares and/or purchasing or selling Common Shares or other securities of Caledonia in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during the 60 trading day period beginning on the 61st scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date of the Notes and, to the extent Caledonia exercises the relevant election under the capped call transactions, following any earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Common Shares or the Notes, which could affect a noteholder's ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, it could affect the number of shares, if any, and the value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon conversion of its Notes.
The Notes and any Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities being offered in the offering, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance with 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 Caledonia's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "Forward Looking Information" and "Forward Looking Statements" within the meaning of applicable United States securities legislation, including statements concerning the proposed terms of the Notes, the capped call transactions, the completion, timing and size of the proposed Convertible Notes Offering and capped call transactions, the potential impact of the foregoing or related transactions on dilution to the common shares and the market price of the common shares or the trading price of the Notes, the grant to the initial purchasers in the Convertible Notes Offering of the option to purchase additional Notes, and the anticipated use of proceeds from the offering. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "seek," "plan," "project," "target," "looking ahead," "look to," "move into," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent Caledonia's current beliefs, estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release, and information contained in this press release should not be relied upon as representing Caledonia's estimates as of any subsequent date. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Risks include, but are not limited to market risks, trends and conditions. These risks are not exhaustive. Further information on these and other risks that could affect Caledonia's results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024, its report on Form 6-K for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and the future reports that it may file from time to time with the SEC. Caledonia assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
About Caledonia
Caledonia is a gold production, exploration and development company with its operations focused in Zimbabwe. Caledonia's primary asset is the Blanket Gold Mine - an underground gold mine in the Matabeleland South province, in which the Company currently holds a
SOURCE: Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc
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