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TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED - Management and mining services agreement and renewal of cautionary announcement

Release Date: 21/05/2019 17:46
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Management and mining services agreement and 
renewal of cautionary announcement

TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1963/007579/06)
Share code: TSX
ISIN: ZAE000018552
(“Trans Hex” or the “Company”)

MANAGEMENT AND MINING SERVICES AGREEMENT AND
RENEWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT

Shareholders of Trans Hex (“Shareholders”) are referred to the cautionary announcement
released on SENS on Friday, 10 May 2019 wherein Shareholders were advised of a potential
transaction in respect of the Company’s West Coast Resources operations.

Shareholders are advised that Trans Hex Operations Proprietary Limited (“THO”), West Coast
Resources Proprietary Limited (“WCR”), Trans Hex Diamante Beperk (“THD”) (all of which
are subsidiaries of Trans Hex) and Kernel Resources Proprietary Limited (owned by Mr
Christopher Kimber and Mrs Nathiera Kimber) (“Kernel Resources”), (collectively, the
“Parties”) are in the process of negotiating the terms and conditions of the potential disposal
of the shares held by THD in the issued share capital of WCR (“WCR Shares”), comprising
67.2% of the WCR Shares, to Kernel Resources (“Proposed Transaction”).

In anticipation thereof and to ensure undisturbed continuity of WCR’s Namaqualand
operations (“Namaqualand Operations”), the Parties have entered into a management and
mining services agreement (“Agreement”), whereby WCR has, subject to the fulfilment of
suspensive conditions customary for an agreement of this nature, appointed Kernel
Resources as an independent contractor to perform management and mining services (as
further detailed below) in connection with the Namaqualand Operations (“Appointment”).

The Appointment is effective from 1 June 2019 (or if the date of fulfilment of the suspensive
conditions (“Fulfilment Date”) occurs more than 10 business days after 1 June 2019, then
the first day of the calendar month following the Fulfilment Date) and will terminate upon
termination of the Agreement (“Contract Term”), which includes the instance of
implementation of the Proposed Transaction.

In terms of the Agreement, Kernel Resources shall (at its own cost and risk and for its own
account and benefit) conduct and be responsible for the conduct, and overall management, of
all mining operations (as defined in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act,
No. 28 of 2002) in relation to the areas comprising the mining and prospecting rights for
diamonds granted, issued to and held by WCR in connection with the Namaqualand
Operations (“Mining Area”) and rehabilitation of the Mining Area (collectively, the
“Services”).

As consideration for the Services, Kernel Resources shall for the duration of the Contract
Term be entitled to, subject to it having complied strictly and timeously with the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, net sales proceeds of at least 90% derived from the sale of all
diamonds mined or otherwise produced pursuant to the exploration for, mining, recovery,
treatment, marketing and sale of diamonds or any other mineral discovered in, on and under
the Mining Area.
Furthermore, for the duration of the Contract Term:

    -   THO will continue to provide the administrative and related support services to WCR
        in respect of the Namaqualand Operations (“Head Office Services”), unless Kernel
        Resources elects not to retain such services. As consideration for the Head Office
        Services, Kernel Resources shall, on behalf of and in the place and stead of WCR,
        pay THO a fixed monthly amount of R2 million (exclusive of VAT).
    -   The employees of THO seconded to WCR, in connection with the Namaqualand
        Operations, will continue to be engaged by WCR and render their services to WCR,
        unless Kernel Resources elects not to retain such employees. Kernel Resources
        shall, on behalf of and in the place and stead of WCR, pay to THO the total amount of
        the monthly interest accruing on the outstanding amount, from time to time, on all
        monies lent and advanced by THO to WCR on loan account (together with all interest
        accrued or accruing thereon), calculated at the prime overdraft rate.

Additionally, in terms of the Agreement and subject to the Proposed Transaction being
implemented, THO has agreed that, in the event and to the extent that THO elects to dispose
of its Block 6A, 7A and 8A marine concessions, Kernel Resources shall have the first right to
acquire such marine concessions, subject to the terms and conditions thereof being agreed
between THO and Kernel Resources.

Shareholders are advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in the Company’s
securities until a detailed announcement regarding the Proposed Transaction is published.

Cape Town
21 May 2019

Sponsor
One Capital

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