Appointment of a non-executive director: Ms Julia Zhengzhi Hu 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') Appointment of a non-executive director: Ms Julia Zhengzhi Hu In compliance with Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Tharisa Board of Directors (the Board) is pleased to announce that Ms Julia Zhengzhi Hu will be appointed to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 January 2020. Ms Hu, a Chinese national, represents NWS Holdings Limited (“NWS”), a company whose shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and a subsidiary of which holds 15.21% of Tharisa’s issued share capital with voting rights as at 31 December 2019. Ms Hu holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics, Mathematics) degree from University of Pennsylvania, USA. She has more than 15 years’ experience in business development and investment, ranging from project financing to high growth early stage ventures investing. She is the Senior Manager (Environment) of NWS Infrastructure Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NWS. Before joining the NWS group, she worked as an investment professional in the USA and Hong Kong. Ms Hu will be serving on the Risk Committee of Tharisa. The Board welcomes Ms Hu and looks forward to her contribution. Paphos, Cyprus 16 January 2020 JSE Sponsor Investec Bank Limited Investor relations contacts: Ilja Graulich (Head of Investor Relations and Communications) +27 11 996 3500 +27 83 604 0820 igraulich@tharisa.com Financial PR contacts: Bobby Morse / James Husband +44 020 7466 5000 tharisa@buchanan.uk.com Broker contacts: Peel Hunt LLP (UK Joint Broker) Ross Allister / David McKeown +44 207 7418 8900 BMO Capital Markets Limited (UK Joint Broker) Thomas Rider / Neil Elliot / Michael Rechsteiner +44 020 7236 1010 Berenberg (UK Joint Broker) Matthew Armitt / Detlir Elezi +44 20 3207 7800 Nedbank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) (RSA Broker) Shabbir Norath +27 11 295 6575 Date: 16-01-2020 02:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.