Centamin Egypt Limited: Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons

2010-03-17 16:04:03 -

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/17/10 -- Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company") (TSX: CEE)(LSE: CEY) -


1.  Name of the issuer

    Centamin Egypt Limited

2.  State whether the notification relates to
    (i)  a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R; or
    (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies
         Act 2006

    Notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with
    DTR 3.1.2R

3.  Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

    Herbert Stuart Bottomley - Director

4.  State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
    discharging managerial responsibilities named in 3 and identify the
    connected person

    Notification does not relate to a person connected with a person
    discharging managerial responsibilities

5.  Description of shares (including class)

    Fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited

6.  Name of registered shareholder

    H S Bottomley Pension Fund

7.  State the nature of the transaction

    Sale of 150,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited

8.  Price per share

    GBP 1.249396

9.  Date of sale and place of transaction

    16  March 2010 - London

10. Date issuer informed of transaction

    17 March 2010

Following this transaction, Mr Bottomley's holdings and those of his
connected persons in the share capital of the Company are as follows:-

     Registered holder              Number of ordinary shares

     H S Bottomley                  500,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
     Mrs Hanna Bottomley            150,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
     H S Bottomley Pension Fund     2,000,000 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

The total fully paid ordinary shares in which Mr Stuart Bottomley has a
beneficial interest is 2,650,000 representing 0.26% of the issued ordinary
share capital of the Company.

For Centamin Egypt Limited

Heidi Brown
Company Secretary
17 March 2010

ABN 86 007 700 352

Contacts:
Centamin Egypt Limited
Josef El-Raghy / Heidi Brown
+ 61 (8) 9316 2640
www.centamin.com :

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Bobby Morse
Katharine Sutton
+ 44 (0) 207 7466 5000