THARISA PLC - Trading statement Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2022

Trading statement – Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2022

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')


Trading statement – Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2022

In terms of section 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to provide guidance
to the market when they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results
for the current reporting period will differ by at least 20% from the results of the previous corresponding
reporting period.

Tharisa is preparing its financial statements for the interim results of the FY2022 financial year, with the
Reviewed Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements expected to be released on or about
26 May 2022.

Tharisa’s basic earnings per share ('EPS') for the six months ended 31 March 2022 are expected to be
between US$ 32.0 cents per share and US$ 33.0 cents per share with a tolerance of 10%. This is an
increase of 49.5% to 54.2% relative to the EPS of US$ 21.4 cents for the six months ended 31 March 2021
and is after accounting for the acquisition of a controlling interest in Karo Mining Holdings Limited as a
“business combination”.

Tharisa’s headline earnings per share ('HEPS') for the six months ended 31 March 2022 are expected to
be between US$ 15.0 cents per share and US$ 16.0 cents per share with a tolerance of 10%. This is a
decrease of 31.5% to 26.9% relative to the HEPS of US$ 21.9 cents per share for the six months ended
31 March 2021.

The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported
on by the Company’s auditors.


Paphos, Cyprus
20 May 2022


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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

Financial PR contacts:
Bobby Morse / Ariadna Peretz / James Husband
+44 207 466 5000
tharisa@buchanan.uk.com

Broker contacts:
Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker)
Ross Allister / David McKeown / Alexander Allen
+44 207 7418 8900

BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker)
Thomas Rider / Pascal Lussier Duquette / 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 a 20-year open-pit life and the ability to extend operations underground by at least
an additional 40 years. Tharisa also owns Karo Mining Holdings and Salene Chrome, development stage,
low-cost, open-pit PGM and chrome assets respectively, 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).

Date: 20-05-2022 11:00:00
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