Form 8.1 (a) and (b)(I)

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APPENDIX 3 DISCLOSURE FORMS

FORM8.1(a)&(b)(i)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

1. KEYINFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Michael Carvill
Company dealt in	Kenmare Resources plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Share options over ordinary shares of €0.06 each
Dateofdealing	2 April 2015

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
    
3. Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	11,494,667 options (23%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	11,494,667 options (23%)

1. Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	4,902,030 ordinary shares (0.18%) 3,285,963 performance share awards (47.8%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	8,187,993 (0.3%)

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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
    
4. Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g.CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Productname, e.g.calloption	Writing,selling,purchasing,varying etc.	Numberofsecuritiestowhichtheoptionrelates (Note 7)	Exerciseprice	Type,e.g.American,European etc.	Expirydate	Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Exercising

Product name, e.g.calloption	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Natureoftransaction (Note 8)	Details	Priceperunit (if applicable) (Note 5)
Forfeiture of 1,333,333 share options	The 2014 tranche (1,333,333 Share Options) of the award of share options in 2012 (total award 4,000,000) have been forfeit by agreement between Michael Carvill and the Remuneration Committee on 2 April 2015.

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4.       OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweenthepersondisclosing andanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoption referredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfutureacquisitionordisposalofanyrelevantsecuritiestowhichanyderivativereferredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,this shouldbestated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            YES/NO

Date of disclosure	2 April 2015
Contactname	Deirdre Corcoran
Telephonenumber	[phone]
Nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichactinginconcert	Kenmare Resources plc
Specify category and nature of acting in concert status	Director

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APPENDIX 3 DISCLOSURE FORMS

FORM8.1(a)&(b)(i)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

5. KEYINFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Terry Fitzpatrick
Company dealt in	Kenmare Resources plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Share options over ordinary shares of €0.06 each
Dateofdealing	2 April 2015

6. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
    
7. Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,500,000 options (7%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,500,000 options (7%)

1. Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	108,807 ordinary shares (0.004%) 1,421,044 performance share awards (20.7%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,529,851 (0.05%)

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7. DEALINGS (Note 4)
    
8. Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g.CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Productname, e.g.calloption	Writing,selling,purchasing,varying etc.	Numberofsecuritiestowhichtheoptionrelates (Note 7)	Exerciseprice	Type,e.g.American,European etc.	Expirydate	Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Exercising

Product name, e.g.calloption	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Natureoftransaction (Note 8)	Details	Priceperunit (if applicable) (Note 5)
Forfeiture of 500,000 share options	The 2014 tranche (500,000 Share Options) of the award of share options in 2012 (total award 1,500,000) have been forfeit by agreement between Terry Fitzpatrick and the Remuneration Committee on 2 April 2015.

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8.       OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweenthepersondisclosing andanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoption referredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfutureacquisitionordisposalofanyrelevantsecuritiestowhichanyderivativereferredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,this shouldbestated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            YES/NO

Date of disclosure	2 April 2015
Contactname	Deirdre Corcoran
Telephonenumber	[phone]
Nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichactinginconcert	Kenmare Resources plc
Specify category and nature of acting in concert status	Director

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APPENDIX 3 DISCLOSURE FORMS

FORM8.1(a)&(b)(i)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

9. KEYINFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Tony McCluskey
Company dealt in	Kenmare Resources plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Share options over ordinary shares of €0.06 each
Dateofdealing	2 April 2015

1. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
    
2. Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	7,953,334 options (16%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	7,953,334 options (16%)

1. Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	681,250 ordinary shares (0.02%) 2,168,615 performance share awards (31.5%)
(2)Derivatives(otherthanoptions)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,849,865 (0.1%)

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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)
    
2. Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g.CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Productname, e.g.calloption	Writing,selling,purchasing,varying etc.	Numberofsecuritiestowhichtheoptionrelates (Note 7)	Exerciseprice	Type,e.g.American,European etc.	Expirydate	Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Exercising

Product name, e.g.calloption	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A

1. Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Natureoftransaction (Note 8)	Details	Priceperunit (if applicable) (Note 5)
Forfeiture of 1,083,333 share options	The 2014 tranche (1,083,333 Share Options) of the award of share options in 2012 (total award 3,250,000) have been forfeit by agreement between Tony McCluskey and the Remuneration Committee on 2 April 2015.

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12.     OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweenthepersondisclosing andanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoption referredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfutureacquisitionordisposalofanyrelevantsecuritiestowhichanyderivativereferredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,this shouldbestated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            YES/NO

Date of disclosure	2 April 2015
Contactname	Deirdre Corcoran
Telephonenumber	[phone]
Nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichactinginconcert	Kenmare Resources plc
Specify category and nature of acting in concert status	Director

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