Successful Stg 10.3 million (US$16.7 million) K...

Kenmare Resources plc ("Kenmare" or "the Company") Successful Stg£10.3 million (US$16.7 million) Kenmare Share Placing 30 June 2009 Kenmare Resources plc, the owner and operator of the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in Mozambique, announces that it has entered into arrangements with its brokers Canaccord Adams, Davy and Mirabaud Securities, to place 54 million new Ordinary Shares of ¤0.06 each in the Company at Stg 19p per share (the "Placing Shares") to raise approximately Stg£10.3 million (US$16.7 million) before expenses (the "Placing"). The purpose of the Placing is to ensure that the Company continues to retain sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations and provide further financial resources to accelerate production expansion plans. The Placing Shares represent 6.6% of Kenmare's issued ordinary share capital as at 30 June 2009 and, when issued, will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares in the Company. Settlement of the Placing Shares will take place on or before 5 August 2009. Application will be made to the Irish Stock Exchange and to the UK Listing Authority for the Placing Shares to be admitted to, respectively, the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and application will be made to the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on their respective main markets for listed securities on 4 September 2009, with admission to become effective as soon as possible thereafter. In addition, the Board of Kenmare has decided to extend the exercise period on outstanding warrants which would otherwise expire on 23 July 2009 until 31 December 2009. There are a total of approximately 28.5 million warrants outstanding with an exercise price of Stg19p. For further information: Kenmare Resources plc Michael Carvill, Managing Director Tel: + 353 1 671 0411 Mob: + 353 87 674 0110 Kenmare Resources plc Deirdre Corcoran, Company Secretary Tel. +353 1 671 0411 Mob. +353 87 638 3742 Murray Consultants Elizabeth Headon Tel: +353 1 498 0300 Mob: +353 87 989 7234 Conduit PR Ltd Charlie Geller / Leesa Peters Tel: +44 (0)207 429 6606 Mob: +44 (0)7528 233383 www.kenmareresources.com NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities or investment advice in any jurisdiction. Without limitation to the foregoing, this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire any securities in the capital of Kenmare in the United States, Canada, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or Japan or any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful and should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to acquire any securities in the capital of the Company. The Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the 'Securities Act') or under the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless they are registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration is available. No public offering of the Placing Shares will be made in the United States or elsewhere. ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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