(Incorporated in Bermuda Registration No. 44512)

SHARE DEALING CODE

CODE FOR DEALINGS BY PDMRS AND PCAS

(Adopted by Board Resolution passed 14 February 2022)

1 DEFINITIONS

In this Share Dealing Code, the following definitions apply (unless the context otherwise requires):

"AIM"

"AIM Rules for Companies"

AIM, the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange;

the 'AIM Rules for Companies' published by the London Stock Exchange setting out rules and guidance for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on AIM, as amended from time to time;

"Assistant

Company the person appointed as assistant company secretary of the

Secretary"

Company from time to time;

"Board"

the board of Directors for the time being of the Company (or

a duly authorised committee thereof);

"Closed Period"

the period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding

the announcement of:

(a)

an interim financial report;

(b)

a quarterly report; or

(c)

a year-end report (or, if earlier, the preliminary

results, where the preliminary results announcement

contains all Inside Information expected to be

included in the Company's year-end report),

which the Company is obliged to make public according to the AIM Rules for Companies and/or national law;

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"Company"

Sylvania Platinum Limited, an issuer of securities admitted to

trading on AIM;

"Company Secretary"

the person appointed as company secretary of the Company

from time to time;

"Company Securities"

any publicly traded or quoted shares or any securities that

are convertible into such shares or debt instruments of the

Company (or of any of the Company's subsidiaries or

subsidiary undertakings) or derivatives or other financial

instruments linked to any of them, including phantom

options;

"Dealings"

transactions conducted by PDMRs or their PCAs on their

own account or for the account of a third party, directly or

indirectly, relating to shares or debt instruments of the

Company or to derivatives or other Financial Instruments

linked to them (Schedule 1 contains non-exhaustive

guidance on transactions to be regarded as "Dealings" and

a list of transactions that are not "Dealings");

"Designated Director"

the Chairman of the Board (or in his or her absence or where

he or she is not independent in relation to any proposed

Dealing, the CEO);

"Director"

a person who acts as a director, whether or not officially

appointed to such position;

"DMP"

disclosing market participant;

"Financial Instrument"

a financial instrument as defined in point (15) of Article 4(1)

of the UK version of Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in

financial instruments, which is part of UK law by virtue of the

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended (and

which includes transferable securities, money market

instruments, units in collective investment undertakings and

options, futures, swaps forward rate agreements and any

other derivative contracts relating to securities);

"Inside Information"

information which:

(a)

has not been made public;

(b)

is of a precise nature;

(c)

relates, directly or indirectly, to the Company or

another issuer of Financial Instruments; and

(d)

if it were made public, would be likely to have a

significant effect on the price of the Company's

shares or the price of related derivative financial

instruments.

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Schedule 2 contains non-exhaustive guidance on the type of information which is usually regarded as Inside Information;

"Investment Programme"

a share acquisition scheme relating only to the Company's

shares under which:

(e)

shares are purchased by a Restricted Person

pursuant to a regular standing order or direct debit or

by regular deduction from the person's salary or

Director's fees; or

(f)

shares are acquired by a Restricted Person by way

of a standing election to re-invest dividends or other

distributions received; or

(g)

shares are acquired as part payment of a Restricted

Person's remuneration or Director's fees;

"London Stock Exchange"

the London Stock Exchange plc;

"PCA"

a person closely associated with a PDMR, namely:

(a)

a spouse or civil partner;

(b)

a child (or step-child) under the age of 18 years and

who is unmarried and does not have a civil partner;

(c)

a relative who has shared the same household for at

least one year on the date of the transaction

concerned; or

(d)

a legal person, trust or partnership, the managerial

responsibilities of which are discharged by a PDMR

or by a person referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), or

which is directly or indirectly controlled by such a

person, which is set up for the benefit of such a

person, or the economic interests of which are

substantially equivalent to those of such a person;

"PDMR"

a person within the Company who is:

(a)

a member of the administrative, management or

supervisory body (being the Directors of the

Company); or

(b)

a senior executive who has regular access to Inside

Information relating directly or indirectly to the

Company and power to take managerial decisions

affecting the future developments and business

prospects of the Company (and who is not a

Director);

"Restricted Person"

(a)

a PDMR; or

(b)

any other person who has been told by or on behalf of

the Company or a PDMR that the clearance

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procedures of this Share Dealing Code apply to him or

her;

"Trading Plan"

a written plan entered into by a Restricted Person and an

independent third party that sets out a strategy for the

acquisition and/or disposal of Company Securities by the

Restricted Person, and:

(a)

specifies the amount of Company Securities to be

dealt in and the price at which and the date on which

the Company Securities are to be dealt in; or

(b)

gives discretion to that independent third party to

make trading decisions about the amount of Company

Securities to be dealt in and the price at which and the

date on which the Company Securities are to be dealt

in; or

(c)

includes a method for determining the amount of

Company Securities to be dealt in and the price at

which and the date on which the Company Securities

are to be dealt in; and

"UK MAR"

the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the

European Parliament and of the Council on 16 April 2014 on

market abuse, which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

2 INSIDE INFORMATION AND INSIDER LISTS Insider lists

  1. Under Article 18 UK MAR, issuers (or any person acting on their behalf or on their account) must draw up, and maintain, a list of those persons working for them, either under a contract of employment or otherwise, that have access to Inside Information and such insider list is required to contain certain detailed information on each such individual, with the insider list being in a prescribed format.
  2. However, Article 18(6) UK MAR provides an exemption (although not from keeping insider lists altogether) for issuers whose financial instruments are admitted to trading on an 'SME growth market' provided that certain conditions are met. As AIM has been approved as an 'SME growth market' an AIM company is, therefore, exempt from the requirement to draw up an insider list, provided that it:
    1. takes all reasonable steps to ensure that any person with access to Inside Information acknowledges the legal and regulatory duties entailed and is aware of the sanctions applicable to insider dealing and unlawful disclosure of Inside Information; and
    2. is able to provide the FCA, upon request, with an insider list. The insider list, for these purposes, has a reduced content requirement; a copy of the prescribed form template is set out in Schedule 6. Personal

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address and personal telephone numbers should only be included in the insider list if the information is available to the Company at the time of the request of the insider list by the FCA.

Disclosure of Inside Information

2.3 Under Article 17 UK MAR, an issuer is obliged to inform the public as soon as possible of Inside Information which directly concerns the issuer. However, Article 17(4) UK MAR and the Guidance Notes to AIM Rule 11 both permit delay in disclosure. UK MAR permits delay on the issuer's obligation to disclose Inside Information where:

  1. immediate disclosure is likely to prejudice the legitimate interests of the issuer;
  2. delay of disclosure is not likely to mislead the public; and
  3. the issuer is able to ensure the confidentiality of that information.

Market soundings

2.4 Inside Information may be disclosed in the course of a market sounding as this is deemed to be a disclosure made within the normal course of business. However, prior approval should be sought from the Board before making or agreeing to make a market sounding. In any event, any such disclosure must comply with the following conditions:

  1. the DMP must assess whether the market sounding will involve the disclosure of Inside Information and whether disclosure is necessary;
  2. the DMP must then maintain a written record of its conclusion and the reasons for reaching it as well as keep a written record of to whom information was disclosed and when it was disclosed; a record must be kept for each individual piece of Inside Information being disclosed;
  3. the recipient of the Inside Information must provide their consent to receive the Inside Information, and must assess for themselves whether they are in possession of Inside Information as a result of the market sounding. The recipient must also be informed that the Inside Information is confidential and that they are prohibited from using that information for directly or indirectly acquiring or disposing of Financial Instruments relating to that information or for cancelling or amending an order which has already been placed concerning a Financial Instrument to which the information relates; and
  4. where information that has been disclosed in the course of a market sounding ceases to be Inside Information according to the assessment of the DMP, the DMP must inform the recipient of this as soon as possible.

3 INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Persons who produce investment recommendations (which could include PDMRs) must take care when providing recommendations. Information should be presented objectively and the person producing the investment recommendation must disclose their interests in and indicate conflicts of interest concerning the Financial Instrument. Providing purely factual information on a Financial Instrument does not constitute an

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