Director's Dealings

RNS Number : 6940T

Centamin Egypt Limited

01 October 2010

Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company")

(LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

Centamin Egypt Limited

2. State whether the notification relates to
(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R; or
(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006

Notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

Herbert Stuart Bottomley - Non Executive Director

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 3 and identify the connected person

Notification does not relate to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities

5. Description of shares (including class)

Fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited

6. Name of registered shareholder

H S Bottomley Pension Fund

7. State the nature of the transaction

Sale of 500,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited

8. Price per share

200,000 @ GBP 1.78265087

200,000 @ GBP 1.7977696

100,000 @ GBP 1.779096

9. Date of sale and place of transaction

400,000 - 29 September 2010 - London

100,000 - 30 September 2010 - London

10. Date issuer informed of transaction

400,000 - 30 September 2010

100,000 - 01 October 2010

Following this transaction, Mr Bottomley's holdings and those of his connected persons in the share capital of the Company are as follows:-

Registered holder	Number of ordinary shares
H S Bottomley	500,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
Mrs Hanna Bottomley	150,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
H S Bottomley Pension Fund	1,500,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

The total fully paid ordinary shares in which Mr Stuart Bottomley has a beneficial interest is 2,150,000 representing 0.21% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For Centamin Egypt Limited

Heidi Brown

Company Secretary

01 October 2010

For more information, please contact:

Centamin Egypt Limited

+ 61 (8) 9316 2640

Josef El-Raghy / Heidi Brown

www.centamin.com

Buchanan Communications Limited

+ 44 (0) 207 466 5000

Bobby Morse