Notification of Transactions of Directors

RNS Number : 4211H

Centamin PLC

11 July 2012

 



For immediate release                                                                                                                                 11 July 2012

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 PLC

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 

Josef El-Raghy - Chairman and CEO

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

Notification relates to El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty Ltd, a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities

5.            Description of shares (including class)

Fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin PLC

6.            Name of registered shareholder

El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty Ltd

7.            State the nature of the transaction

Purchase of 500,000 fully paid ordinary shares of Centamin PLC

8.            Price per share

69.62p

9.            Date and place of transaction

11 July 2012 - London

10.          Date issuer informed of transaction

11 July 2012

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

Registered holder	Number of ordinary shares
Josef El-Raghy (shares issued under the Executive Director LFSP)	1,000,000
Nordana Pty Ltd <Super Fund A/C>	17,595,714
El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty Ltd	52,049,372
S & M El-Raghy<The El-Raghy Family Account>	350,000
Montana Realty Pty Ltd <Super Fund A/C>	950,000

The total number of fully paid ordinary shares in which Josef El-Raghy and his connected persons have a beneficial interest is 71,945,086 representing 6.53 % of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For more information please contact:

Chris Aujard

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Centamin PLC

[phone]

Bobby Morse

Gabriella Clinkard

Buchanan

[phone]

 

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