Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Notification of Relevant Change to Significant Shareholder
BlackRock's lower reported total includes both voting rights attached to shares and exposure through financial instruments.
Rhea-AI Summary
Caledonia Mining (CMCL) received notice that BlackRock's reported voting-rights position crossed a disclosure threshold at 6.96% on September 23, 2026.
BlackRock notified Caledonia on September 24. Its previous notification showed a total position of 7.04%; the resulting position was 6.96%, with 1,346,528 recorded in the notification's total voting-rights column. Voting rights attached to shares accounted for 5.03%, compared with 5.09% previously. Financial instruments accounted for 1.92%, compared with 1.95% previously.
The share component comprised 973,740 indirect voting rights. Financial instruments comprised securities lending covering 160,658 voting rights, or 0.83%, and cash-settled CFDs covering 212,130, or 1.09%. The notification marked acquisitions or disposals of both voting rights and financial instruments as reasons for filing, without specifying the direction of either change.
Key Figures
- Total voting-rights position
- 6.96%
- BlackRock's resulting position
- Total voting rights
- 1,346,528
- Held by BlackRock on the threshold-crossing date
- Voting rights attached to shares
- 5.03%
- Resulting position
- Voting rights through financial instruments
- 1.92%
- Resulting position
- Securities lending
- 0.83%
- Voting rights through financial instruments
- CFD
- 1.09%
- Voting rights through financial instruments; cash-settled
- Previous total voting-rights position
- 7.04%
- Position in the previous notification
Key Terms
securities lending financial
cfd financial
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SAINT HELIER, JE / ACCESS Newswire / September 28, 2026 / Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the Company") announces that it received notification on September 24, 2026 from BlackRock, Inc. that on September 23, 2026 it had crossed a threshold for notification of a relevant change (as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies).
A copy of the notification is below.
Enquiries:
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc | Tel: +44 1534 679 800 Tel: +44 7817 841 793 |
| Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Broker) Adrian Hadden George Lawson | Tel: +44 207 397 1965 Tel: +44 131 220 9775 |
| Camarco, Financial PR (UK) Elfie Kent | Tel: +44 20 3757 4980 |
| Curate Public Relations (Zimbabwe) Debra Tatenda | Tel: +263 77802131 |
| IH Securities (Private) Limited (VFEX Sponsor - Zimbabwe) 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 attached ii: | CALEDONIA MINING 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 | X | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||
| Other (please specify) iii: | ||||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 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 reached vi: | 23/09/2026 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 24/09/2026 | |||||
| 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii | |||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 1,346,528 | |||||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | ||||||
| 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 ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |||||||
Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
| JE00BF0XVB15 | 973,740 | ||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 973,740 | ||||||||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (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 | |||||
| Securities Lending | N/A | N/A | 160,658 | ||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 160,658 | ||||||||
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (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 | ||||
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 212,130 | |||||
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 212,130 | ||||||||
| 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 (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv | 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 | |
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| Trident Merger, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Cayman 1 LP | ||||
| BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited | ||||
| BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited | ||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | ||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, 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. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, 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 Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | ||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | ||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| BlackRock Saturn Subco, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Finance, Inc. | ||||
| Trident Merger, LLC | ||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | ||||
| Amethyst Intermediate, LLC | ||||
| Aperio Holdings, LLC | ||||
| Aperio Group, LLC | ||||
| 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 | ||||
Jana Blumenstein 020 7743 3650 | ||||
| Place of completion | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
| Date of completion | 24 September 2026 |
SOURCE: Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc
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FAQ
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What was BlackRock's notified voting-rights position in Caledonia Mining?
BlackRock's resulting total position was 6.96%, compared with 7.04% in its previous notification. The resulting position comprised 5.03% in voting rights attached to shares and 1.92% through financial instruments.
Which BlackRock unit had a separately quantified position in Caledonia Mining?
BlackRock Fund Advisors was listed with a 3.350% total position in the chain of controlled undertakings. Its entry showed 3.330% in voting rights and 0.020% through financial instruments.