Centamin PLC: Director Disposal of Shares

PERTH, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Jun 13, 2016) - Centamin PLC (LSE: CEY) (TSX: CEE)

For immediate release

13 June 2016

Centamin plc ("Centamin" or the "Company")
(LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE)

Director Disposal of Shares

Centamin announces the following disposal of ordinary shares in the Company pursuant to DTR 3.1.2R:

Mr Josef El-Raghy, Chairman of the Company, disposed of 5,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company between 8 June 2016 and 10 June 2016 at an average price of £1.11 per share. The notification relates to Nordana Pty Ltd, a fund connected to Mr Josef El-Raghy. The transactions occurred on the London Stock Exchange.

Following these transactions, Mr Josef El-Raghy's holdings and those of his connected persons in the share capital of the Company are as follows:

Registered Holder		Number of ordinary shares
Nordana Pty Ltd < Super Fund A/C >		0
El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty Ltd		52,549,372
S & M El-Raghy < The El-Raghy Family Account >		350,000
Montana Realty Pty Ltd < Super Fund A/C >		950,000

The total number of fully paid ordinary shares in which Josef El-Raghy and his connected persons have a beneficial interest is 53,849,372 representing 4.67% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. This announcement contains the information required under DTR 5.1.2.

For more information please contact:

Centamin plc		Buchanan
Josef El-Raghy, Chairman		Bobby Morse
Andy Davidson, Head of Investor Relations		+ 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
(andy.davidson@centamin.je)
+44 (0) 1534 828708