ST HELIER, Jersey, July 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or the "Company") (NYSE:CMCL, AIM: CMCL, VFEX: CMCL))) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 14 United States cents (US$0.14) on each of the Company's shares.
Commenting on the announcement, Mark Learmonth, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"Over the last 10 years Caledonia has built a strong reputation for delivering on its word and rewarding shareholders through growth and dividends.
"The last 18 months have seen much change in the shape of the business: we have acquired three new gold projects in Zimbabwe and we commissioned the 12MWac solar plant which provides about a quarter of Blanket's average daily electricity requirements.
"I am very excited with the opportunity that we have to evolve the business; as we pursue our strategy to become a multi-asset, Zimbabwe-focused gold producer."
The relevant dates relating to the dividend are as follows:
• Ex-dividend date VFEX: July 12, 2023
• Ex-dividend date AIM and NYSE: July 13, 2023
• Record date: July 14, 2023
• Payment date: July 28, 2023
Shareholders with a registered address in the UK will be paid in Sterling.
Enquiries:
| Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc | |
| Mark Learmonth Camilla Horsfall | Tel: +44 1534 679 800 Tel: +44 7817 841 793 |
| Cenkos Securities plc (Nomad and Joint Broker) | |
| Adrian Hadden Neil McDonald Pearl Kellie | Tel: +44 207 397 1965 Tel: +44 131 220 9771 Tel: +44 131 220 9775 |
| Liberum Capital Limited (Joint Broker) | |
| Scott Mathieson/Kane Collings | Tel: +44 20 3100 2000 |
| BlytheRay Financial PR (UK) | |
| Tim Blythe/Megan Ray | Tel: +44 207 138 3204 |
| 3PPB (Financial PR, North America) | |
| Patrick Chidley Paul Durham | Tel: +1 917 991 7701 Tel: +1 203 940 2538 |
| 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 |
Note: 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 the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Information and statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation that involve risks and uncertainties relating, but not limited, to Caledonia's current expectations, intentions, plans, and beliefs. Forward-looking information can often be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "goal", "plan", "target", "intend", "estimate", "could", "should", "may" and "will" or the negative of these terms or similar words suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Examples of forward-looking information in this news release include our plans to be a multi-asset gold producer. This forward-looking information is based, in part, on assumptions and factors that may change or prove to be incorrect, thus causing actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking information. Such factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to: failure to establish estimated resources and reserves, the grade and recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates, success of future exploration and drilling programs, reliability of drilling, sampling and assay data, assumptions regarding the representativeness of mineralization being inaccurate, success of planned metallurgical test-work, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects and other factors.
Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: risks relating to estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources proving to be inaccurate, fluctuations in gold price, risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, risks relating to the credit worthiness or financial condition of suppliers, refiners and other parties with whom the Company does business; inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks and hazards, employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities and indigenous populations; political risk; risks related to natural disasters, terrorism, civil unrest, public health concerns (including health epidemics or outbreaks of communicable diseases such as the coronavirus (COVID-19)); availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining or maintaining necessary licenses and permits, diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as mining occurs; global financial condition, the actual results of current exploration activities, changes to conclusions of economic evaluations, and changes in project parameters to deal with unanticipated economic or other factors, risks of increased capital and operating costs, environmental, safety or regulatory risks, expropriation, the Company's title to properties including ownership thereof, increased competition in the mining industry for properties, equipment, qualified personnel and their costs, risks relating to the uncertainty of timing of events including targeted production rate increase and currency fluctuations. Security holders, potential security holders and other prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various future events will not occur. Caledonia undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
This news release is not an offer of the shares of Caledonia for sale in the United States or elsewhere. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of Caledonia, in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such province, state or jurisdiction.
