Exercise of Broker Warrants

RNS Number : 2792P

Centamin Egypt Limited

23 March 2009

Immediate Release

23 March 2009

Centamin Egypt Limited

('Centamin' or 'the Company')

Issue of Equity

Centamin Egypt Limited (TSX:CEE, ASX:CNT, AIM:CEY) announces that, following the exercise of unquoted broker warrants, 1,000,000 ordinary shares were issued and allotted on 20 March 2009 at an exercise price of C$0.86 per share.

Application has been made for the new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in the Company and trading of these shares on AIM is expected to commence on 27 March 2009.

The total number of Ordinary Shares on issue following this issue is 986,673,363.

For more information please contact:

Centamin Egypt Limited

+ 61 (8) 9316 2640

Josef El-Raghy

www.centamin.com

Buchanan Communications

+ 44 (0) 207 466 5000

Bobby Morse

Mobile: + 44 (0) 7802 875 227

Ambrian Partners Limited

+ 44 (0)207 776 6400