Tharisa PLC Transfer of treasury shares / total voting rights (6064M)

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RNS Number : 6064M

Tharisa PLC

01 August 2017

Tharisa plc

(Incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus with limited liability)

(Registration number HE223412)

JSE share code THA

LSE share code THS

ISIN CY0103562118

(Tharisa)

Transfer of treasury shares and total voting rights

In compliance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, Tharisa announces that following the admission of 4 018 429 ordinary shares to the official list and to trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange on 13 July 2017, Tharisa has 261 000 000 issued ordinary shares of US$0.001 each admitted to trading.

Tharisa has subsequently transferred 2 957 ordinary shares from its treasury shares account to satisfy the exercise of Appreciation Rights by the participants of the Tharisa Share Award Plan. Following these transactions, 259 969 381 of the issued shares have voting rights and 1 030 619 are held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in Tharisa is therefore 259 969 381. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in Tharisa under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Paphos, Cyprus

1 August 2017

JSE Sponsor

Investec Bank Limited

Investor Relations contact:

Tharisa plc

Sherilee Lakmidas

[phone]

[phone]

[e-mail]

Broker contacts:

Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)

Matthew Armitt / Ross Allister

[phone]

BMO Capital Markets Limited (Joint Broker)

Jeffrey Couch/Neil Haycock/Thomas Rider

[phone]

Financial PR contacts:

Bobby Morse/Anna Michniewicz

[phone]

[e-mail]

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