Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights

Tharisa PLC

05 August 2024

 

Tharisa plc

(Incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus with limited liability)

(Registration number HE223412)

JSE share code: THA

LSE share code: THS

A2X share code: THA

ISIN: CY0103562118

LEI: 213800WW4YWMVVZIJM90

('Tharisa' or the 'Company')

Transactions in own shares and voting rights

Tharisa, the mining, metals, and innovation company dual-listed on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges, announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share repurchase programme announced on 26 March 2024 (the 'Repurchase Programme'), it purchased the following number of ordinary shares of USD0.001 each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through Peel Hunt LLP ('Peel Hunt'). The Ordinary Shares purchased will be held in treasury for a period not exceeding two calendar years from the repurchase date and, unless reissued, will be cancelled.

Purchases during the period 29 July 2024 to 2 August 2024

JSE purchases
Date of purchase	29 July 2024 to 2 August 2024
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased on JSE	9 783
Lowest price paid per share	ZAR19.3000
Highest price paid per share	ZAR19.8000
Volume weighted average price paid per share	ZAR19.5132
The aggregate number of shares purchased on the JSE in terms of the Repurchase Programme since 2 April 2024 is 174 123 at an average price of ZAR18.9794 per share and a total cost (including dealing and associated costs) of ZAR3 304 745.21.
London Stock Exchange ('LSE') purchases
Date of purchase	29 July 2024 to 2 August 2024
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased on LSE	351 667
Lowest price paid per share	83.2500 pence
Highest price paid per share	83.9000 pence
Volume weighted average price paid per share	83.5869 pence
The aggregate number of shares purchased on the LSE in terms of the Repurchase Programme since 4 April 2024 is 3 655 212 shares at an average price of 79.8723 pence per share and a total cost (including dealing and associated costs) of GBP2 919 501.19.

Following the purchases during this period the Company has 302 596 743 Ordinary Shares in issue, of which 6 384 769 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in Tharisa is therefore 296 211 974. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The information contained in this update is the responsibility of the board of directors and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Group's external auditors.

Paphos, Cyprus

5 August 2024

JSE Sponsor

Investec Bank Limited

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Investor Relations Contacts:

Ilja Graulich (Head of Investor Relations and Communications)

[phone]

[phone]

[e-mail]

Broker Contacts:

Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker)

Ross Allister / Georgia Langoulant

[phone]

BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker)

Thomas Rider / Nick Macann

[phone]

Berenberg (UK Joint Broker)

Matthew Armitt / Jennifer Lee / Detlir Elezi

[phone]

About Tharisa

Tharisa is an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and decarbonisation of economies. It incorporates exploration, mining, processing and the beneficiation, marketing, sales, and logistics of PGMs and chrome concentrates, using innovation and technology as enablers. Its principal operating asset is the Tharisa Mine, located in the south-western limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The mine has a 13-year open pit life and is strategically advancing the vast mechanised underground resource which extends for over 60 years. Tharisa is developing the Karo Platinum Project, a low-cost, open-pit PGM asset located on the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. The Company is committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and the development of a roadmap to become net carbon neutral by 2050. As part of this energy transition, the 40 MW solar project adjacent to the Tharisa Mine is well advanced. Redox One is accelerating the development of a proprietary iron chromium redox flow long duration battery utilising the commodities we mine. Tharisa plc is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: THA) and the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: THS).

 

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