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 Maaden Invest Limited City and country of registered office (if applicable) Cayman Islands 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: 07 March 2019 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 11 March 2019 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation % of voting rights % of voting rights Total number of through financial Total of both in % attached to shares voting rights of instruments (8.A + 8.B) (total of 8. A) issuervii (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Resulting situation on the date on which 4.99% 0.00% 4.99% 263,796,383 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 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN code (if possible) (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1) CY0103562118 13,187,917 N/A 4.99% N/A SUBTOTAL 8. A 13,187,917 4.99% B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) Number of voting rights Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if % of voting rights instrument datex Conversion Periodxi the instrument is exercised/converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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)) Exercise/ Type of financial Expiration Physical or cash Number of x Conversion xii % of voting rights instrument date settlement voting rights Period xi N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 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 enti- X tyxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) % of voting rights if it % of voting rights through Total of both if it equals or equals or is higher than financial instruments if it Namexv is higher than the notifia- the notifiable thresh- equals or is higher than ble threshold old the notifiable threshold Al Salam Holding Limited Maaden Invest Limited 4.99% 0.00% 4.99% 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 N/A Place of completion Bahrain Date of completion 11 March 2019 Paphos, Cyprus 12 March 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 Date: 12/03/2019 02:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 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