BlackRock World Mining Trust plc proposed a final dividend payment of 23.50 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2022. This, together with the quarterly interim dividends, makes a total of 40.00 pence per share (2021: 42.50 pence per share) representing a small decrease of 5.9% on payments made in the previous financial year. As in past years, all dividends are fully covered by income.

In accordance with the Board's stated policy, the total dividends represent substantially all of the year's available income. Subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting, the final dividend will be paid on 26 April 2023 to shareholders on the Company's register on 10 March 2023, the ex-dividend date being 9 March 2023. It remains the Board's intention to seek to distribute substantially all of the Company's available income along similar lines in the future.