Block Listing Six Monthly Return

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Information provided on this form must be typed or printed
electronically.

To:  Listing Applications, Irish Stock Exchange
   The FSA

Date: 26th April 2006


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| Name of applicant:                | Kenmare Resources plc         |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Name of scheme:                   | The 2005 Blocklisting Scheme  |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Period of return:     | From:     | 26th October  | To: | 26th    |
|                       |           | 2005          |     | April   |
|                       |           |               |     | 2006    |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Balance under scheme from         | N/A                           |
| previous return:                  |                               |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| The amount by which the block     | N/A                           |
| scheme has been increased, if the |                               |
| scheme has been increased since   |                               |
| the date of the last return:      |                               |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Number of securities              | 7,855,506 Ordinary Shares of  |
| issued/allotted under scheme      | ¤0.06 each                    |
| during period:                    |                               |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Balance under scheme not yet      | 7,144,494 Ordinary Shares of  |
| issued/allotted at end of period  | ¤0.06 each                    |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Number and class of securities    | 15,000,000 Ordinary shares of |
| originally listed and the date of | ¤0.06c each                   |
| admission                         | Admission Date: 26th October  |
|                                   | 2005                          |
|-----------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| Total number of securities in     | 676,874,337 Ordinary shares   |
| issue at the end of the period    | of ¤0.06c each                |
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| Name of contact:    | Catherine Berry                             |
|---------------------+---------------------------------------------|
| Address of contact: | Kenmare Resources plc, Chatham House,       |
|                     | Chatham Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.          |
|---------------------+---------------------------------------------|
| Telephone number of | [phone]                              |
| contact:            |                                             |
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SIGNED BY :  Deirdre Corcoran
Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly
authorised officer, for and on behalf of :

Kenmare Resources plc
Name of applicant

If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information
you may be liable to prosecution.




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