APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL LISTING

Immediate Release 12 November 2009 Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company") (TSX:CEE, ASX:CNT, LSE:CEY) APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL LISTING Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 14,362,405 ordinary shares in the capital of Centamin Egypt Limited to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange?s main market for listed securities. These shares will be issued from time to time in connection with the exercise of the unquoted options and broker warrants on issue and will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of Centamin Egypt Limited. Details of these unquoted options and broker warrants can be found within the Prospectus. As previously announced, copies of the Prospectus are available from the office of Baker & McKenzie LLP at 100 New Bridge Street, London, or the United Kingdom Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London during normal business hours, and on the Company's website www.centamin.com. This admission is expected to become effective and dealings to commence in these shares on 16 November 2009. For Centamin Egypt Limited Heidi Brown Company Secretary 11 November 2009 For more information please contact: Centamin Egypt Limited + 61 (8) 9316 2640 Josef El-Raghy www.centamin.com Buchanan Communications Limited + 44 (0) 207 7466 5000 Bobby Morse Ben Willey Ambrian Partners Limited + 44 (0) 207 7634 4700 Richard Brown Richard Greenfield Investec Investment Banking + 44 (0)207 597 4000 Stephen Cooper CENTAMIN EGYPT LIMITED
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