REG - Tharisa PLC - H1 FY2023 Results and dividend timetable

TharisaAnnouncement

19/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 9454Z  Tharisa PLC  19 May 2023

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')

 

REVIEWED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 AND DIVIDEND
TIMETABLE AND CONVERSION RATES

 

Tharisa, an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and
decarbonisation of economies, with its principal operating asset being the
Tharisa Mine located in the south western limb of the Bushveld Complex, South
Africa and also owning Karo Mining Holdings a development stage PGM asset,
located on the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe, has released its interim results for
the six months ended 31 March 2023.

 REEF MINED                          PGM PRODUCTION (6E)              CHROME CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION

 2.1 Mt                              77.0 koz                         787.9 kt

 down 25.6%                          down 16.1%                       up 1.4%

 stripping ratio of 11.5 m(3):m(3)   recovery of 67.0%                recovery of 66.2%

 (HY2022: 2.8 Mt)                    (HY2022: 91.8 koz)               (HY2022: 776.7 kt)

 REVENUE                             OPERATING PROFIT                 EBITDA

 US$335.3 m                          US$63.5 m                        US$81.2 m

 up 0.4%                             down 29.0%                       down 27.0%

 (HY2022: US$334.0 m)                (HY2022: US$89.4 m)              (HY2022: US$111.3 m)

 PROFIT BEFORE TAX                   NET CASH - OPERATING ACTIVITIES  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 US$72.4 m                           US$97.1 m                        US$205.7 m

 down 41.8%                          up 97.8%                         up 102.7%

 (HY2022: US$124.3 m)                (HY2022: US$49.1 m)              (HY2022: US$101.5 m)

 EARNINGS PER SHARE                  HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE      INTERIM DIVIDEND

 US 17.4 cents                       US 17.6 cents                    US 3 cents

 down 46.8%                          up 13.5%                         (HY2022: US 3 cents)

 (HY2022: US 32.7 cents)             (HY2022: US 15.5 cents)          16.4% of NPAT

 

This short form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is
only a summary of the information in the full announcement.  The full
announcement was released on SENS and RNS on 19 May 2023, and can be found on
the Company's website at www.tharisa.com (http://www.tharisa.com) and can also
be viewed here,
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/THA/H1results.pdf
(https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/THA/H1results.pdf) . Copies
of the announcement may also be requested at the Company's registered office,
at no charge, during office hours.

Any investment decision should be based on the full announcement published on
SENS and RNS.

Ernst & Young Cyprus Limited has expressed an unmodified review opinion on
the reviewed interim condensed consolidated financial statements.  That
report is available on the Company's website: www.tharisa.com
(http://www.tharisa.com) .

Dividend currency conversion rates and timetable

An interim dividend of US 3.0 cents per ordinary share has been declared.
The interim dividend will be paid on Wednesday, 21 June 2023 and will be paid
from income reserves.

Shareholders on the principal Cyprus register will be paid in United States
Dollar (US$), shareholders whose shares are held through Central Securities
Depositary Participants (CSDPs) and brokers and are traded on the JSE will be
paid in South African Rand (ZAR) and holders of Depositary Interests traded on
the LSE will be paid in Sterling (GBP).  The currency equivalents of the
dividend, based on the weighted average of the South African Reserve Bank's
daily rate at approximately 10:30 (UTC+2) on

18 May 2023, being the currency conversion date, are as follows:

                       Exchange rate      Dividend per share in payment currency
 South Africa - JSE    ZAR19.45320 / US$  58.35960 South African cents per share
 United Kingdom - LSE  GBP0.80463 / US$   2.41390 pence per share

 

The timetable for the dividend declaration is as follows:

 Currency conversion date                                  Thursday, 18 May 2023
 Declaration date and currency conversion rates announced  Friday, 19 May 2023
 Last day to trade cum-dividend rights on the JSE          Tuesday, 6 June 2023
 Last day to trade cum-dividend rights on the LSE          Wednesday, 7 June 2023
 Shares will trade ex-dividend rights on the JSE           Wednesday, 7 June 2023
 Shares will trade ex-dividend rights on the LSE           Thursday, 8 June 2023
 Record date for payment on both JSE and LSE               Friday, 9 June 2023
 Dividend payment date                                     Wednesday, 21 June 2023

 

No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares within Strate will be
permitted between Tuesday, 6 June 2023 and Friday, 9 June 2023, both days
inclusive.  No transfers between registers will be permitted between
Thursday, 18 May 2023 and Friday, 9 June 2023, both days inclusive.

Tax implications of the dividend

Shareholders and Depositary Interest holders should note that information
provided should not be regarded as tax advice.

Shareholders are advised that the dividend declared will be paid out of income
reserves and may therefore be subject to dividend withholding tax depending on
the tax residency of the shareholder.

South African tax residents

South African shareholders are advised that the dividend constitutes a foreign
dividend.  For individual South African tax resident shareholders, dividend
withholding tax of 20% will be applied to the gross dividend of 58.35960 South
African cents per share.  Therefore, the net dividend of 46.68768 South
African cents per share will be paid after 11.67192 South African cents in
terms of dividend withholding tax has been applied.  Shareholders who are
South African tax resident companies are exempt from dividend tax and will
receive the dividend of 58.35960 South African cents per share.  This does
not constitute legal or tax advice and is based on taxation law and practice
in South Africa.  Shareholders should consult their brokers, financial and/or
tax advisors with regard to how they will be impacted by the payment of the
dividend.

UK tax residents

UK tax residents are advised that the dividend constitutes a foreign dividend
and that they should consult their brokers, financial and/or tax advisors with
regard to how they will be impacted by the payment of the dividend.

Cyprus tax residents

Individual Cyprus tax residents are advised that the dividend constitutes a
local dividend and that they should consult their brokers, financial and/or
tax advisors with regard to how they will be impacted by the payment of the
dividend.

Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements

Tharisa has a total of 302 596 743 ordinary shares in issue on Friday, 19 May
2023, of which

299 746 365 carry voting rights and are eligible to receive dividends.

 

By order of the Board

Paphos, Cyprus

19 May 2023

 

DIRECTORS

Loucas Pouroulis (Executive Chairman)

Phoevos Pouroulis (Chief Executive Officer)

Michael Jones (Chief Finance Officer)

Carol Bell (Lead independent non-executive director)

David Salter (Independent non-executive director)

Antonios Djakouris (Independent non-executive director)

Omar Kamal (Independent non-executive director)

Roger Davey (Independent non-executive director)

Shelley Lo (Non-executive director)

Zhong Liang Hong (Non-executive director)

REGISTERED ADDRESS

Office 108 - 110, S. Pittokopitis Business Centre

17 Neophytou Nicolaides and Kilkis Streets

8011 Paphos, Cyprus

www.tharisa.com (http://www.tharisa.com)

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

Sanet Findlay

The Crossing, 372 Main Road

Bryanston, Johannesburg 2022

South Africa

Email: secretarial@tharisa.com (mailto:secretarial@tharisa.com)

ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Lysandros Lysandrides

26 Vyronos Avenue

1096 Nicosia

Cyprus

TRANSFER SECRETARIES

Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited, Cymain Registrars Limited

JSE SPONSOR

Investec Bank Limited

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business.

Investor relations contacts

Ilja Graulich (Head of Investor Relations and Communications)

+27 11 996 3500

+27 83 604 0820

igraulich@tharisa.com (mailto:igraulich@tharisa.com)

Financial PR contacts:

Bobby Morse / Oonagh Reidy

+44 207 466 5000

tharisa@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:tharisa@buchanan.uk.com)

Broker contacts:

Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker)

Ross Allister / Georgia Langoulant

+44 207 7418 8900

BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker)

Thomas Rider /  Nick Macann

+44 207 236 1010

Berenberg (UK Joint Broker)

Matthew Armitt / Jennifer Lee / Detlir Elezi

+44 203 207 7800

Nedbank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division)
(RSA Broker)

Carlyle Whittaker

+27 11 294 0061

 

About Tharisa

Tharisa is an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and
decarbonisation of economies.  It incorporates mining, processing,
exploration, 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 mechanised mine has an 18
year open pit life and the ability to extend operations underground by at
least an additional 40 years.  Tharisa also owns Karo Mining Holdings a
development stage, 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 is continuing to be net carbon
neutral by 2050.  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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