Tharisa Plc · JSE:THA

Tharisa — Investor Presentation (January 2016)

32 slides from Tharisa's investor presentation, January 2016

  1. Slide 1: Profitable Low Cost Co-Producer – PGMs and Chrome

    PROFITABLE LOW COST CO-PRODUCER – PGMS AND CHROME January 2016

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER This document has been compiled by Tharisa plc (“Tharisa”). While the information contained herein is believed to be accurate, no representation or warranty, express or implied is or will be given by Tharisa or its respective directors, employees or advisors or any other person as to the

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    AGENDA ① What will you hear today ② What makes us different ③ What we do ④ What you will see today ⑤ Why invest ⑥ Our future 3

  4. Slide 4: What you will hear today

    WHAT YOU WILL HEAR TODAY Tharisa is different… Innovative …  We don’t only produce platinum … we are a co-producer of PGM and chrome concentrates  We don’t mine just one mineral reef … we mine all 6 MG chromitite reef layers  We don’t have underground mines … we run a large scale open pit operati

  5. Slide 5: We are different

    WE ARE DIFFERENT

  6. Slide 6: Tharisa snapshot

    THARISA SNAPSHOT Direct access to the only JSE Large scale Open pit operations with One of the world’s listed PGM and chrome (828 Mt resource) 20 year LOM and largest single chrome concentrate open pit co- mid-tier PGM and chrome 40 year LOM resource mines producer with an integrated concentrate co-

  7. Slide 7: Who we are… meet the team

    WHO WE ARE …MEET THE TEAM CORPORATE STRUCTURE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Black Economic Tharisa plc Empowerment Cyprus (BEE) shareholders (2) (JSE:THA) Loucas Pouroulis Phoevos Pouroulis Michael Jones Michelle Taylor Executive Chairman CEO CFO COO 100% 100% 100% 74% Arxo Tharisa 26% Dinami Arxo Logistics

  8. Slide 8: What we do

    WHAT WE DO THE FULL VALUE CHAIN IS CAPTURED THROUGH THE CO-EXTRACTION OF PGM AND CHROME AND IN-HOUSE MARKETING, SALES AND LOGISTICS Mining and processing Beneficiation Marketing and sales Logistics Our customers (Tharisa Minerals) (Arxo Metals) (Arxo Resources) (Arxo Logistics) and agreements 74% 10

  9. Slide 9: Welcome to our mine and operations

    WELCOME TO OUR MINE AND OPERATIONS

  10. Slide 10: Operational overview

    OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW SPIRALS © =) DISPATCH FLOTATION <—_—_—__—. < 4 a eas J _ \ me ospares TAILINGS _ DISPATCH <— SECONDARY MILLING tharisa

  11. Slide 11: Location

    LOCATION  Mining rights over 5 516 ha  Neighbouring mining companies: – Anglo Platinum – Lonmin – Impala Platinum – Aquarius – Samancor  Close proximity to national freeway and railway siding  Neighbouring towns are Brits (45 km), Rustenburg (30 km), Mooinooi (10 km) and Marikana (5 km) 11

  12. Slide 12: Mining all six MG chromitite layers

    MINING ALL SIX MG CHROMITITE LAYERS GENERALISED CROSS SECTION SHOWING THE MG CHROMITITE LAYERS AND PLANNED PIT DEPTH Bench = 20m Steady state production of 4.8 MG4A Mtpa ROM average stripping ration of 8.5 (bcm:bcm) over MG4 LOM Reef dip east: 9-12° 200m MG4(0) Reef dip west: 14-18° 53 ° Strike leng

  13. Slide 13: Geology

    GEOLOGY GEOLOGY MG REEF STRATIGRAPHY  The MG reef package is classified into six chromitite layers – MG0, MG1, MG2, MG3, MG4, MG4A  Partings are generally anorthosite, pyroxenite or norite  Reef package varies from 50 m in the west to 74 m in the east (incl. partings)  PGMs are concentrated in t

  14. Slide 14: Processing

    PROCESSING KEY FACTS INDEPENDENT PROCESSING PLANTS GENESIS PLANT  Process plants are owned and operated by Tharisa  Capacity: 100 ktpm ROM  Each plant operates independently, providing  Processes reef layers with lower flexibility and limiting potential process disruptions PGM and higher chromit

  15. Slide 15: Detailed process flow diagram

    DETAILED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM 15

  16. Slide 16: A secure value investment

    A SECURE VALUE INVESTMENT

  17. Slide 17: Operational highlights

    PGM PRODUCTION CHROME CONCENTRATE (6E) PRODUCTION OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 118.0 koz ↑50.9% 1.122 Mt ↑3.4% (2014: 78.2 koz) (2014: 1.085 koz) KEY OPERATIONAL METRICS OPERATIONALLY CASH GENERATIVE for FY2015 Q1 FY2016 FY2015 FY2014 OPERATING CASH FLOW (US$m) ROM mined Mt 1.12 4.18 3.91 60 40 PGM roughe

  18. Slide 18: Income statement

    REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT NET PROFIT AFTER TAX INCOME STATEMENT US$246.8m ↑2.5% US$18.4m ↑211.9% US$6.0m (2014: US$240.7m) (2014: US$5.9m) (2014: loss US$54.9m) INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS INCREASED PROFITABILITY US$m % change FY2015 FY2014  Revenue increased marginally partly as a result of signifi

  19. Slide 19: Balance sheet

    BALANCE SHEET CAPITAL AND FUNDING MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME COMPLETE US$m FY2015 FY2014  Debt to total equity ratio adjusted for fully funded DSRA 36.3% Total capital spend* 403.0 378.4 – Optimisation projects to be funded from operational cash flows and debt may increase ratio in the shor

  20. Slide 20: Segmental analysis

    SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS PGM AND CHROME REVENUE AND COSTS OPERATING COST ANALYSIS – EX-WORKS FY2015* FY2014 US$m PGMs Chrome Total PGMs Chrome Total Overheads 13% Revenue 83.1 163.7 246.8 70.4 170.3 240.7 Cost of sales Diesel 63.7 80.8 144.5 53.4 91.9 145.3 (excluding selling expenses) 15% Selling expense

  21. Slide 21: Commodity prices

    COMMODITY PRICES PLATINUM PRICE IN ZAR vs ZAR/US$ EXCHANGE RATE CHROME PRICE IN ZAR vs US$ Source: Johnson Matthey Source: FerroAlloyNet 21

  22. Slide 22: Why we stand out from other investments

    WHY WE STAND OUT FROM OTHER INVESTMENTS UNIQUE MINING APPROACH Mining all 6 MG chromitite layers – access to both PGMs and chrome resources LOWEST QUARTILE COST CURVE One of the PGM and chrome industry’s lowest cost producers – with more room to cut costs INNOVATIVE PROCESSING Allows us to process b

  23. Slide 23: Outlook

    OUTLOOK  FY2015 PGM production of 118.0 koz and 1.1 Mt of chrome concentrates  PGM recoveries exceeded plan, annualised steady state production of 144 kozpa targeted for FY2016  Chrome concentrate annualised steady state production of 1.5 Mtpa targeted for FY2016  Impact of commodity prices – Ch

  24. Slide 24: Strategy

    STRATEGY LEADING NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY  PGM, chrome and steel raw materials LEADING NATURAL  Large scale, low cost projects that are in or close to production RESOURCES COMPANY PGM, CHROME AND INNOVATION OPTIMISATION INITIATIVES  Growth through innovative research  Maximise value extraction

  25. Slide 25: Annexures

    t a a rl SQ ANNEXuRES

  26. Slide 26: Resource and reserve statement

    RESOURCE AND RESERVE STATEMENT DECLARATION AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 MINERAL RESOURCE Tonnes 6E + Au grade 4E grade Cr2O3 grade Contained 4E Contained 6E Contained Cr2O3 Mt g/t g/t % Moz Moz Mt Measured 48.59 1.53 1.14 21.39 1.78 2.39 10.39 Indicated 129.53 1.68 1.24 22.24 5.16 7.00 28.81 Inferred 650

  27. Slide 27: Operating cost analysis – ex-works

    OPERATING COST ANALYSIS – EX-WORKS PGM CASH COST OF SALES CHROME CASH COST OF SALES Overheads 9% Overheads 16% Diesel 16% Diesel 15% Mining * Labour 49% 5% Mining * 55% Steelballs Labour 2% 9% Reagents Steelballs 7% 5% Utilities Utilities 6% 6% * Including contractor labour * Including contractor la

  28. Slide 28: PGMs products and end uses

    PGMS PRODUCTS AND END USES PGM MARKETS PRIMARY USES OF PGMS GLOBALLY Ir Ru 4.4% 13.7% Pt Platinum Automotive catalytic Jewellery  Largest deposits of PGMs are found Au converters in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Russia 0.2%  Bushveld Complex is the largest Rh 9.3% Pd Palladium Automotive catalytic conve

  29. Slide 29: Chrome products and end uses

    CHROME PRODUCTS AND END USES CHROME ORE/CONCENTRATE MARKETS USE OF CHROME ORE/CONCENTRATE GLOBALLY  Chromite is the mineral Foundry Chemical extracted from the ore grade grade 0.4% 9.6%  Chrome ore is mined from primary chromite deposits Metallurgical •Cr2O3 – >46% •Cr2O3 – 45% to  Chrome concent

  30. Slide 30: Sustainability

    SUSTAINABILITY INTERNAL EXTERNAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS  Zero tolerance policy on unsafe conditions  Engagement with regional and local government  LTIFR at 31 December 2015 of 0.17 (per 200 000 man hours worked)  Relations and ongoing engagement with local community represe

  31. Slide 31: Shareholder analysis

    SHAREHOLDER ANALYSIS MARKET STATISTICS TOP 10 SHAREHOLDERS** 25 January 2016 Shareholder % Share price ZAR 4.00 Medway Developments Ltd 46.5% Number of shares m 255.9 LCC Pershing 15.8% Market capitalisation ZAR m 1 023.6 Fujian Wuhang Stainless Steel 11.0% HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) Sa 4.3% Phillip

  32. Slide 32: Contact details

    CONTACT DETAILS Investor Relations contact: Sherilee Lakmidas D: +27 11 996 3547 M: +27 76 276 2529 slakmidas@tharisa.com www.tharisa.com

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