AIM CANCELLATION AND ADMISSION TO OFFICIAL LIST

Immediate Release 7 October 2009

Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company") 
(TSX:CEE, ASX:CNT, AIM:CEY)

AIM CANCELLATION AND ADMISSION TO OFFICIAL LIST

On 04 August 2009 the Company announced its intention to apply for admission of its ordinary share capital to the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the "Official List") and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main
Market for listed securities (the "Main Market"). Centamin hereby gives notice, pursuant to Rule 41 of the AIM Rules
for Companies, of the intended cancellation of admission to trading of the Company's issued share capital on AIM. It
is expected that the Company's ordinary shares of no par value each will be simultaneously admitted to the Official
List and to trading on the Main Market and simultaneously cancelled from trading on AIM on or around 05 November 2009,
subject to the receipt of the necessary approvals from the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange.

Investors should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax implications of the move to the Official List and the
Main Market.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

For Centamin Egypt Limited

Josef El-Raghy
Managing Director/CEO
07 October 2009

For more information please contact:

Centamin Egypt Limited  Buchanan                Ambrian Partners Limited  Investec Investment Banking
+ 61 (8) 9316 2640      Communications Limited  + 44 (0) 207 7634 4700    + 44 (0) 207 597 4000
Josef El-Raghy          + 44 (0) 207 7466 5000  Richard Brown             Gerard Kisbey-Green
www.centamin.com        Bobby Morse             Richard Greenfield
                        Ben Willey

CENTAMIN EGYPT LIMITED