| Centamin PLC:        Application for Listing of Ordinary Shares 
 PERTH,        AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - Apr 30, 2014) - Centamin PLC (LSE: CEY) (TSX:        CEE)
 
 Centamin plc ("Centamin" or "the Company")
 
 (LSE:        CEY; TSX: CEE)
 
 APPLICATION FOR LISTING OF ORDINARY SHARES
 
 Centamin        has applied for a further tranche of 2,980,494 ordinary shares to be        admitted to trading.
 
 The Company has made the application to the        Financial Conduct Authority for admission to the Official List and to        the London Stock Exchange plc for admission to trading of this tranche        on 2 May 2014.
 
 This relates to the final tranche of shares to be        issued to the remaining Ampella Mining Limited shareholders, whose        shares will be compulsorily acquired, following the Company's successful        takeover bid.
 
 In compliance with DTR5.6, as of today's date the        issued share capital of the Company, with voting rights, is        1,149,127,490 (excluding the shares to be issued under the application        noted above). The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.
 
 For        more information please contact:
 
 Centamin plc Josef El-Raghy,        Chairman Andy Davidson, Buchanan Head of Business Development and        Investor Relations Bobby Morse (andy.davidson@centamin.je) +44 (0) 1534        828708 Gordon Poole Gabriella Clinkard + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
 
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