Tharisa : Notification of major holdings (512 Kb)

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')

Notification of major holdings

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer andto the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of ex-

isting shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Tharisa plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer	X

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name	FIL Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Pembroke, Bermuda
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:	14 February 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	17 February 2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights at-

% of voting rights

through financial instru-

Total of both in % (8.A

Total number of vot-

tached to shares (total

ments

+ 8.B)

ing rights of issuervii

of 8. A)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Resulting situation on

the date on which

10.11%

0.00%

10.11%

266 610 322

threshold was crossed

or reached

Position of previous

notification (if

5.12%

0.00%

5.21%

applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

shares

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ISIN code (if possible)

(Art 9 of Directive

(Art 10 of Directive

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)

(Art 10 of Directive

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

(DTR5.1)

2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

CY0103562118

26 980 178

10.11%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

26 980 178

10.11%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Number of voting rights that

Type of financial instru-

Expiration

Exercise/

may be acquired if the in-

% of voting rights

ment

datex

Conversion Periodxi

strument is

exercised/converted.

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC

(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial

Expiration

Exercise/

Physical or cash

Number of vot-

Conversion Period

% of voting rights

instrument

datex

settlementxii

ing rights

xi

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please X add additional rows as necessary)

	% of voting rights if it	% of voting rights through	Total of both if it equals or
	financial instruments if it
Namexv	equals or is higher than	is higher than the notifia-
equals or is higher than
	the notifiable threshold	ble threshold
	the notifiable threshold
FIL Limited
FIL Holdings (UK) Limited
FIL Investments Interna-	9.97%	0.00%	9.97%
tional
FIL Limited
FIL Limited

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder	N/A
The number and % of voting rights held	N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held	N/A

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Dublin, Ireland
Date of completion	17 February 2020

Paphos, Cyprus

19 February 2020

JSE Sponsor

Investec Bank Limited

Investor relations contacts:

Ilja Graulich (Head of Investor Relations and Communications) [phone] [phone]

[e-mail]

Financial PR contacts:

Bobby Morse / James Husband [phone] [e-mail]

Broker contacts:

Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker) Ross Allister / David McKeown [phone]

BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker) Thomas Rider / Neil Elliot / Michael Rechsteiner [phone]

Berenberg (UK Joint Broker) Matthew Armitt / Detlir Elezi [phone]

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

[phone]