Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc: Proposed fundraise of approximately US$13 million (approximately £10.5 million)

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Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

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ST HELIER, Jersey, March 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL) (“Caledonia” or the “Company”) today announces that it proposes to raise approximately £8.1 million (approximately US$10 million) (before expenses), pursuant to a placing (the “Placing”) of new common shares of no par value (the “Placing Shares”) at a price per Placing Share of £11.15 (approximately US$13.74) (the “Placing Price”). The Placing Price is equivalent to a discount of 13.2% to the closing price of the Company’s Common Shares on AIM, the market operated by London Stock Exchange plc (“LSE”) on 23 March 2023, being the latest practicable date prior to this announcement, and a discount of 3.0% to the volume weighted average price on AIM for the 30 trading days to 23 March 2023.