Notification of major holdings
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')
Notification of major holdings
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if
possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
Tharisa plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
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: 21 January 2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 23/01/2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial instru- Total of both in % (8.A
attached to shares voting rights of
ments + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on
the date on which
5.12% 0.00% 5.12% 263 791 817
threshold was crossed
or reached
Position of previous
notification (if N/A N/A N/A
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
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(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 13 510 823 5.12%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 13 510 823 5.12
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 in- Expiration Exercise/ may be acquired if the
% of voting rights
strument datex Conversion Periodxi instrument 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
Conversion Period % of voting rights
instrument datex xi
settlementxii voting rights
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) issuer xiii
Full chain 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 through
% of voting rights if it Total of both if it equals or
financial instruments if it
Name xv 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 Fund Management
(Ireland)
FIL Limited
FIL Holdings (UK) Limited
FIL Investments Interna-
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 23 January 2019
Paphos, Cyprus
25 January 2019
JSE Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
Financial PR contacts:
Bobby Morse / Augustine Chipungu
+44(0) 20 7466 5000
tharisa@buchanan.uk.com
Broker contacts:
Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker)
Ross Allister / James Bavister / David McKeown
+44 207 7418 8900
BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker)
Jeffrey Couch / Thomas Rider
+44 020 7236 1010
Berenberg (UK Joint Broker)
Matthew Armitt / Sara MacGrath
+44 20 3207 7800
Nedbank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) (RSA Broker)
Shabbir Norath / Reginald Demana
+27 11 295 6575
Investor relations contacts:
Daniel Thole/Ilja Graulich
+27 61 400 2939/+27 83 604 0820
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