Kenmare Resources : Annual Information Update

Kenmare Resources plc ("Kenmare" or "the Company")

18 May 2012

Annual Information Document

Annual Information Document for the period from 27 April 2011, which is 12 months prior to the date of annual financial statements, up to and including 27 April 2012. Kenmare Resources plc (the "Company") published its annual financial statements in respect of the year ended 31 December 2011 on 27 April 2012.

This Annual Information Document has been prepared by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Part 11 of the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No 324 of 2005) and has been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange for filing with the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (the Financial Regulator) in accordance with the provisions of the Prospectus Rules issued by the Financial Regulator.  

The publication obligations in respect of this Annual Information Document are being fulfilled by its issue today via RIS and by its publication on the website of the Company (www.kenmareresources.com) from today. The Company does not intend to rely solely on the Financial Regulator to publish the Annual Information Document. 

The information referred to in this document was up to date at the time it was published but some information may now be out of date. To avoid an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this document rather than included in full. 

(1) Regulatory announcements and filings made to the Irish Stock Exchange and UK Listing Authority via a Regulatory Information Service  

All of the announcements listed below were published via RNS or Hugin, both Regulatory Information Services and are available for viewing on the Irish Stock Exchange website (www.ise.ie) and (www.londonstockexchange.com) respectively.

27-Apr-12	Annual Financial Report
19-Apr-12	Re: Holding in Company
02-Apr-12	Director/PDMR Shareholding
28-Mar-12	Preliminary Results and Interim Management Statement
26-Mar-12	Holding(s) in Company
23-Mar-12	Total Voting Rights
08-Mar-12	Exercise of Options
05-Mar-12	Moma Production Update
02-Mar-12	Holding(s) in Company
24-Feb-12	Holding(s) in Company
21-Feb-12	Holding(s) in Company
06-Feb-12	Holding(s) in Company
30-Jan-12	Exercise of Options
25-Jan-12	Moma Mine Update
24-Jan-12	Holding(s) in Company
16-Jan-12	Director/PDMR Shareholding
09-Jan-12	Justin Loasby Appointed Chairman of Kenmare Resources plc
22-Dec-11	Moma Titanium Minerals Mine-Expansion Update
20-Dec-11	Director/PDMR Shareholding
09-Dec-11	Director/PDMR Shareholding
04-Nov-11	Holding(s) in Company
01-Nov-11	Exercise of Options
27-Oct-11	Interim Management Statement
14-Oct-11	Holding(s) in Company
05-Oct-11	Holding(s) in Company
03-Oct-11	Director/PDMR Shareholding
08-Sep-11	Ian Egan appointed Director of Galane Gold Limited
06-Sep-11	Technical Completion Achieved
31-Aug-11	Holding(s) in Company
30-Aug-11	Further re Director Appointment
25-Aug-11	2011 Half Yearly Results
25-Aug-11	Kenmare Director Appointment
09-Aug-11	Holding(s) in Company
13-Jul-11	Re: Holding(s) in the Company
08-Jul-11	RE: Exercise of Options
29-Jun-11	Director/PDMR Shareholding
23-Jun-11	Announcement Regarding the Exercise of Options
22-Jun-11	Director/PDMR Shareholding
13-Jun-11	Statement re Award of Share Options
01-Jun-11	Results of Annual General Meeting
18-May-11	Annual Information Document

 (2)             Companies Registration Office Filings  

All of the documents listed below were filed with the Register of Companies in Ireland on or around the dates indicated. Copies of documents filed with the Registrar of Companies are available from the Companies Registration Office (www.cro.ie). 

27-Jun-2011      B1 Annual Return

27-Jun-2011      Account details

22-Aug-2011      G2E - Ordinary Resolution

22-Aug-2011      G1P - Special Resolution

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

11-Oct-2011      B5 Return of Allotments

27-Oct-2011      B10 Change in Dirs/Sec

27-Oct-2011      B10 Change in Dirs/Sec

14-Feb-2012      B10 Change in Dirs/Sec

(3)            Annual and Interim Report 2011 

The Company's Annual Report for the period ended 31 December 2011 which was published on 27 April 2012 and which was filed with the Irish Stock Exchange, can be found on the Company's website, as can the Interim Report 2011 for the period ending 30 June 2011 published on 25 August 2011. A copy of the Annual Information Document and copies of the documents referred to in it can be obtained from the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office: Chatham House, Chatham Street, Dublin 2.

18 May 2012

Contact:
Deirdre Corcoran
Company Secretary
Kenmare Resource plc
Tel: [phone]

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