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TharisaAnnouncement

04/04/2024 07:15

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RNS Number : 3008J  Tharisa PLC  04 April 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')

 

THARISA PLC TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

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.

 Date of purchases                                                2 April 2024

 Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased                    427

 London Stock Exchange ('LSE') purchases
 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased on LSE                       -
 Lowest price paid per share (pence per share):                   -
 Highest price paid per share (pence per share):                  -
 Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence per share):  -

 Johannesburg Stock Exchange ('JSE') purchases
 Number of Ordinary Shares purchased on JSE                       427
 Lowest price paid per share (ZAR per share):                     ZAR12.82
 Highest price paid per share (ZAR per share):                    ZAR13.78
 Volume weighted average price paid per share (ZAR per share):    ZAR13.7733

 

The aggregate number of shares purchased in terms of the Repurchase Programme
is 427 shares, at an average price of ZAR13.7733 per share.

Following the purchase, the Company will have 302 596 743 Ordinary Shares of
USD0.001 each in issue, of which 2 567 019 Ordinary Shares are held in
treasury.

The total number of voting rights in Tharisa is therefore 300 029 724. This
figure may be used 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.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No.
596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)
Act 2018, the tables below contain detailed information of the individual
trades made by Peel Hunt as part of the Repurchase Programme.

Individual transactions on LSE:

 Time of transaction  Number of shares purchased  Transaction price (pence per share)
 -                    -                           -
 -                    -                           -
 -                    -                           -

 

Individual transactions on JSE:

 Time of transaction  Number of shares purchased  Transaction price (cents per share)
 10:09:40             114                         1378
 12:50:42             1                           1378
 14:09:07             2                           1378
 14:14:51             307                         1378
 16:15:36             1                           1282
 16:15:36             1                           1283
 16:15:36             1                           1284

 

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.

During any of Tharisa's closed periods, Peel Hunt will make trading decisions
in relation to the Company's securities independently of the Company. Any
share purchases during these periods will be undertaken within certain pre-set
parameters and in accordance with the Company's general authority to
repurchase shares.

Paphos, Cyprus

4 April 2024

JSE Sponsor

Investec Bank Limited

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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)

Broker Contacts:

Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker)

Ross Allister / Georgia Langoulant

+44 207 418 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

 

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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