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Thungela Resources Limited Trading Statement for the year ended 31 December 2024
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')
Thungela Resources Limited Trading Statement for the year ended 31 December 2024
Shareholders are advised that Thungela and its directors have a reasonable degree of certainty related to
the expected financial results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2024 in line with paragraph
3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Expected earnings per share and headline earnings per share
Shareholders are advised that earnings per share ('EPS') for the year ended 31 December 2024 (the
'current period') is expected to be between R25.00 and R27.50, a decrease of between R10.16 and R12.66
per share compared to EPS of R37.66 for the year ended 31 December 2023 (the 'prior period'). Earnings
attributable to the shareholders of the Group for the current period is expected to be between R3.4 billion
and R3.7 billion.
Headline earnings per share1 ('HEPS') for the current period is expected to be between R24.00 and R26.50,
a decrease of between R8.47 and R10.97 per share compared to HEPS of R34.97 for the prior period.
Headline earnings attributable to the shareholders of the Group for the current period is expected to be
between R3.2 billion and R3.5 billion.
These EPS and HEPS figures are calculated using a weighted average number of shares of 134,238,447 for
the current period and 137,056,628 for the prior period.
The expected EPS and HEPS ranges for the current period are summarised in the table below:
Expected EPS/HEPS range Expected decrease from prior Expected decrease from prior
(Rand per share) period period
(Rand per share) (%)
EPS 25.00 - 27.50 10.16 - 12.66 27 - 34
HEPS 24.00 - 26.50 8.47 - 10.97 24 - 31
Key areas of judgement which may impact the expected EPS and HEPS figures above are in the process of
being finalised, and any changes to these ranges, if necessary, will be communicated to shareholders.
Thungela expects to release its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2024 on 17 March 2025.
The financial results will be released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE and the Regulatory
News Service of the London Stock Exchange, and will be accompanied by an investor webinar and
conference call on the same date.
The live webinar and conference call will start at 12:00 SAST (10:00 GMT). Details to register for the
webinar and conference call are available below:
Webinar: https://78449.themediaframe.com/links/thungela250317_1200.html
Conference call:
https://services.choruscall.za.com/DiamondPassRegistration/register?confirmationNumber=4371045&li
nkSecurityString=120f2faaf5
Deon Smith
Chief financial officer
Footnote
1. HEPS is determined in reference to Circular 1/2023 – Headline earnings ('Circular 1/2023') as
issued by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. In order to calculate headline
earnings, earnings attributable to the equity shareholders of the Group is adjusted for separately
identifiable remeasurements, as defined in Circular 1/2023, net of related tax and non-controlling
interests.
Johannesburg
28 February 2025
Review of Trading Statement
The information contained in this Trading Statement is the responsibility of the directors of Thungela and
has not been reviewed or reported on by the Group's independent external auditor.
Disclaimer
This document includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical
facts included in this document, including, without limitation, those regarding Thungela's financial
position, business, acquisition and divestment strategy, dividend policy, plans and objectives of
management for future operations (including development plans and objectives relating to Thungela's
products, production forecasts and reserve and resource positions), are forward-looking statements. By
their nature, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Thungela, or industry results,
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. The Group assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking
statements in this announcement except as required by law.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the market abuse regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 as amended by the market
abuse (amendment) (UK mar) regulations 2019. Upon the publication of this announcement via the
regulatory information service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
Investor Relations
Hugo Nunes
Email: hugo.nunes@thungela.com
Shreshini Singh
Email: shreshini.singh@thungela.com
Media
Hulisani Rasivhaga
Email: hulisani.rasivhaga@thungela.com
UK Financial adviser and corporate broker
Panmure Liberum Limited
Sponsor
Rand Merchant Bank
(A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 28-02-2025 10:00:00
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