ASX Code: "THR"

Date: 14 October 2016

Company Announcements Office,ASX Securities Limited,

20, Bridge Street,

Sydney, N.S.W. 2000

Appendix 3Ys - Issue of Shares and Options to Directors

The Directors of Thor Mining PLC ("Thor" or the "Company") (AIM, ASX THR) advise that a total of 376,796,000 CDIs or Ordinary Shares, together with 926,796,000 Unlisted Options (termed Warrants in the UK) have been issued to Directors on the 7 October 2016 and 11 October 2016, following shareholder approval on 6 October 2016. The table below summarises the securities issued and the resultant balance of securities held by Directors following the issue, including the resultant percentage of issued capital.

Director

Shares/CDIs issued

Resultant Shares/CDIs held

Options issued

Resultant Options held

Number

Number

%

Number

Number

Michael Billing

219,126,000

523,437,378

7.0%

319,126,000

319,126,000

David Thomas

57,670,000

133,330,470

1.8%

157,670,000

157,670,000

Gervaise Heddle

100,000,000

100,000,000

1.3%

200,000,000

200,000,000

Paul Johnson

-

112,066,237

1.5%

250,000,000

330,000,000

Total

376,796,000

868,834,085

11.6%

926,796,000

1,006,796,000

The applicable Appendix 3Y's are attached.

For further information, please contact:

THOR MINING PLC

Ray Ridge

Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Tel: +61 8 7324 1935

Fax: +61 8 8351 5169

Email: admin@thormining.com

THOR MINING PLC

Registered Numbers: United Kingdom 05 276 414

Australia 121 117 673

Registered Office: 58 Galway Avenue,

MARLESTON SA, 5033

Australia

Postal Address: PO BOX 458

MARLESTON SA, 5033

Australia

Ph: +61 8 7324 1935

Fax: +61 8 8351 5169

Email:corporate@thormining.com

Website:www.thormining.com

Enquiries: Mick Billing

Executive Chairman

Thor Mining PLC

+61 8 7324 1935

Nominated Advisor Colin Aaronson Grant Thornton

+44 (0) 20 7383 5100

ASX Listings: Shares: THR

AIM Listings: Shares: THR

Directors: Michael Billing David Thomas Gervaise Heddle Paul Johnson

Projects:

  • Tungsten

    Molyhil NT

    Pilot Mountain USA

  • Gold

Dundas WA

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Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity: Thor Mining PLC

ARBN: 121 117 673

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director

Michael Robert Billing

Date of last notice

24 May 2015

Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Direct or indirect interest

Direct & Indirect

Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder)

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

Michael Billing is:

  • a trustee and beneficiary of the Lapun Kamap Super Fund and

  • a director and shareholder of MBB Trading Pty Ltd.

Date of change

11 October 2016

No. of securities held before change - Direct

58,639,762 CDIs

  • 2,500,000 AIM listed Shares

No. of securities held before change - Indirect

Held by Mr M Billing and Mrs B Billing as trustees and beneficiaries of the Lapun Kamap Super Fund.

120,216,268 CDIs

Held by MBB Trading Pty Ltd

122,955,348 CDI

Class

  • CDIs (ASX listed)

  • Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

  • Unlisted Options (expiry 26 July 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

Number acquired - Direct

N/A

Number acquired - Indirect

Mr M Billing and Mrs B Billing as trustees and beneficiaries of the Lapun Kamap Super Fund:

139,126,000 CDIs

  • 139,126,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

  • 100,000,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 26 July 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

  • 80,000,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

MBB Trading Pty Ltd:

80,000,000 CDIs

Number disposed

N/A

Value/Consideration

(a) Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

  • Conversion of A$95,000 owed to Mr Billing, into a total of 219,126,000 CDI's at 0.025p per share and 219,126,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2016). The price per share and the attaching Options is consistent with the most recent placements to investors (refer ASX announcement 2 September 2016). The amount owed comprised outstanding salaries (A$55,000) and repayment of loans advanced to the Company (A$40,000).

  • Nil consideration for the 100,000,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 26 July 2016). These Unlisted Options were granted in addition to any Director remuneration and is intended to act as an incentive, to align Directors with the Company's strategic plan and focus on optimising performance.

No. of securities held after change - Direct

58,639,762 CDIs

  • 2,500,000 AIM listed Shares

No. of securities held after change - Indirect

Held by Mr M Billing and Mrs B Billing as trustees and beneficiaries of the Lapun Kamap Super Fund.

259,342,268 CDIs

  • 139,126,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

  • 100,000,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 26 July 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

  • 80,000,000 Unlisted Options (expiry 11 April 2019, exercise price £0.0005)

Held by MBB Trading Pty Ltd

202,955,348 CDI

Nature of change

(b) Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

All securities were issued following shareholder approval on 6 October 2016.

Refer to the above section entitled "Value/ Consideration".

Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts

Detail of contract

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

Date of change

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change

Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed

Interest acquired

Interest disposed

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

Interest after change

Part 3 - +Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required?

No.

If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?

N/A

If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?

N/A

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