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29 April 2025 23:05:44
- Source: Sharecast

THUNGELA RESOURCES LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2021/303811/06)
JSE Share code: TGA
LSE Share code: TGA
ISIN: ZAE000296554
Tax number: 9111917259
("Thungela" or the "Company" and, together with its affiliates, the "Group")
GENERAL REPURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
The Thungela board of directors ("Board") hereby, in line with paragraph 11.27 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("JSE"), advises shareholders that the Company, in accordance with the general authority granted by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting held on 4 June 2024 ("General Authority"), has cumulatively repurchased from shareholders 4,320,127 ordinary shares ("Shares"), in aggregate, representing 3.1% of the Company's issued share capital at the time of the General Authority (excluding treasury shares) ("Repurchase").
The Repurchase was effected through the order book operated by the JSE and in a series of unrelated transactions, without any prior understanding or arrangement between the Company and these shareholders. Accordingly, the Company has complied with paragraph 5.72 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements.
The Company reached the 3% repurchase threshold, provided for in the JSE Listings Requirements, on 24 April 2025, requiring the publication of this announcement.
2. DETAILS OF THE REPURCHASE
Details of the Repurchase are as follows:
Dates of Repurchase |
7 November 2024 to 24 April 2025 |
Total number of Shares repurchased |
4,320,127 |
Total value of Shares repurchased |
R475,595,813 |
Highest price paid per Share repurchased |
R140.00 |
Lowest price paid per Share repurchased |
R91.04 |
The number of Shares which may still be repurchased by the Company in terms of the General Authority |
9,729,131 |
The percentage of Shares which may still be repurchased by the Company in terms of the General Authority |
6.9% |
Shares in issue at the date the General Authority was granted |
140,492,585 |
Shares in issue currently |
140,492,585 |
Number of Shares held in treasury after the Repurchase |
10,037,876 |
As all the Shares have been repurchased by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, such Shares will not be cancelled and will remain listed, as they will be held in treasury.
3. STATEMENT BY THE BOARD
The Board has considered the impact of the Repurchase and is of the opinion that, for a period of twelve months following the date of this announcement:
3.1 the Company and its subsidiaries ("the Group") will be able, in the ordinary course of business, to pay their debts;
3.2 the assets of the Company and the Group will be in excess of the liabilities of the Company and the Group, measured in accordance with the accounting policies used in the latest audited Group annual financial statements;
3.3 the share capital and reserves of the Company and the Group will be adequate for ordinary business purposes; and
3.4 the working capital of the Company and the Group will be adequate for ordinary business purposes.
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
The Repurchase was funded from available cash resources.
5. IMPACT ON FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Repurchase and related transaction costs have had no material impact on Thungela's financial information and resulted in a decrease in the Group's cash balances by R475,595,813.
29 April 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sponsor
Rand Merchant Bank
(A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
UK Financial adviser and corporate broker
Panmure Liberum Limited
Investor Relations
Hugo Nunes
Email: hugo.nunes@thungela.com
Shreshini Singh
Email: shreshini.singh@thungela.com
Media
Hulisani Rasivhaga
Email: hulisani.rasivhaga@thungela.com
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