News & Media

Shareholders are informed that the High Court of Zambia ruled against Vedanta on 7 August 2019. On 13 August 2019 Vedanta appealed to the Court of Appeal of Zambia against the decision of the High Court of Zambia which denied them their application to stay the liquidation proceedings and refer the matter to arbitration. The Court of Appeal on 20 November 2020 ruled in favour of Vedanta and stayed the liquidation proceedings and referred the matter to arbitration.

Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcements released on the Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) of the Lusaka Securities Exchange (“LUSE”) on the 9th of March 2021 and the announcements by ZCCM-IH released on SENS on 21st December 2020, 8th January 2021 and 20th January 2021 regarding the acquisition of the 90% stake not currently held by ZCCM-IH in Mopani Copper Mines Plc (“Mopani”) (“the Transaction”).

Relating to, among other things:

▪ The proposed acquisition of 90% of the issued shares in Mopani Copper Mines Plc (“Mopani”) (“the Transaction”) by ZCCM- IH, which acquisition constitutes a Category 1 transaction in terms of the LuSE Listings Requirements; and incorporating:

▪ A notice convening a general meeting of ZCCM-IH shareholders; and

▪ A form of proxy.

Notice is hereby given that the Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc will be held virtually on https://eagm.creg.co.zw/eagm/login.aspx on Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 10:00 hours.

The shareholder of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (“ZCCM-IH” or “the Company”), as well as other market participants, are referred to the cautionary announcement issued on 20 January 2020 in which the Board of Directors of ZCCM-IH (“the Board”) informed them that the Company has reached an agreement with Glencore, representing Carlisa Investments Corp. (“Carlisa”), for the acquisition of the 90% stake not currently held by ZCCM-IH in Mopani Copper Mines Plc (“Mopani”) (“the Transaction”).

Further to the cautionary announcement dated 25 November 2020, the Board of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (“ZCCM-IH” or “the Company” or “the Board”) hereby wishes to inform shareholders and the market that arbitration proceedings against ZCCM-IH and Kansanshi Mining Plc (“KMP”) by Kansanshi Holdings Limited (“KHL”) have progressed.

Further to the cautionary announcement dated 21st December 2020 and the recent press announcements, ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (“ZCCM-IH” or “the Company”) hereby provides a further update to shareholders and the market that the Company’s discussions with Glencore Finance (Bermuda) Ltd (“Glencore”) regarding the future of Mopani Copper Mines Plc (“Mopani”) have progressed.

Shareholders of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (“ZCCM-IH”) are referred to the announcement dated 23 May 2019, concerning the filing by ZCCM-IH of a petition in the High Court of Zambia for the winding up of Konkola Copper Mines PLC (“KCM”) on 21 May 2019 (the “Petition”), the appointment by the Court of Mr Milingo Lungu as provisional liquidator of KCM (the “Provisional Liquidator”) and the legal proceedings commenced in the High Court of South Africa and applications made to the Zambian High Court by Vedanta Resources Limited and Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited (together “Vedanta”).