AGM Statement

Kenmare Resources plc ("Kenmare" or "the Company")
                                   
9 May 2008
 
Director Appointment and Resolutions passed at Kenmare's Annual
General Meeting
 
Kenmare's Chairman, Charles  Carvill, was today  pleased to  announce
that Sofia  Bianchi has  agreed to  join the  Board of  Kenmare as  a
Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.
 
Sofia Bianchi has  extensive experience in  banking, fund  management
and mergers & acquisitions (M&A). She is currently Portfolio  Manager
with BlueCrest Capital  Management. She held  the position of  Deputy
Managing Director  of the  Emerging Africa  Infrastructure Fund  with
Standard Bank London  from 2002 to  2007. She has  previously held  a
senior position with European Bank for Reconstruction & Development.
 
From 1987 to  1992 she was  a member  of a global  M&A advisory  team
where  she  initiated,  structured  and  executed  cross-border   M&A
transactions.
 
She holds  a  BA  in Economics  from  George  Washington  University,
Washington,  DC  and  an  MBA   from  Wharton  School  of   Business,
Philadelphia.
 
Charles Carvill, Chairman, said that he welcomed Sofia Bianchi to the
Kenmare Board and was looking forward to working with her.
 
"I am delighted that Sofia has  agreed to join the Board of  Kenmare.
She brings  to  the Board  a  wealth  of experience  in  banking  and
financing which  will  be  extremely  useful  as  the  Moma  Titanium
Minerals Mine continues to grow."
 
In addition, the Directors of the  Company announce that each of  the
resolutions proposed at  the Annual  General Meeting  of the  Company
held today,  Friday  9  May  were  passed.  The  full  text  of  each
resolution was set out in the  Notice of Annual General Meeting  that
Kenmare circulated to the Shareholders in April, 2008.
 
For more information:
 
Kenmare Resources plc
Michael Carvill, Managing Director
Tel: + 353 1 671 0411
Mob: + 353 87 674 0110
 
Murray Consultants
James Dunny
Tel: [phone]
Mob: + 353 86 388 3903
 
Conduit PR Ltd
Leesa Peters/Jane Stacey
Tel: [phone]
Mob: [phone]
 
www.kenmareresources.com

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