APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL LISTING

 Immediate Release 18th May 2010

Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company")

(LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE)

APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL LISTING

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for the listing of 658,855 ordinary shares in the capital of Centamin Egypt Limited to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. These shares were issued as a result of the exercise of unquoted broker warrants on 14 May 2010 and will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of Centamin Egypt Limited. Details of these unquoted broker warrants can be found within the Prospectus.

This admission is expected to become effective and dealings to commence in these shares on 21 May 2010.

For Centamin Egypt Limited

Heidi Brown

Company Secretary

18 May 2010

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