TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

Centamin PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Van Eck Associates Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

VanEck Vectors Africa ETF

VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

16 June 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 June 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

JE00B5TT1872

62,405,448

62,405,448

117,137,160

117,137,160

10.17%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

117,137,160

10.17%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Van Eck Associates Corporation serves as investment adviser to the following funds:

VanEck Vectors Africa ETF - 0.13%

VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF - 0.11%

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 4.87%%

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 4.91%

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF - 0.06%

VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF - 0.08%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Glass Lewis & Co.

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Van Eck Associates Corporation 13F File Number: 028-02783

14. Contact name:

Andrew Tilzer

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 (813) 964-3645