Additional Listing

Centamin Egypt Limited
17 July 2002



                     Centamin Egypt Limited (the 'Company')


                           Additional Issue of Shares



Application will be made for 546,047 new ordinary shares of no par value to be
admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock
Exchange. These shares are being issued following the exercise of listed share
options at AU$0.20 each.


These shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares and dealings are
expected to commence in the new ordinary shares at 8.00am on 23 July 2002.



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