Centamin Egypt: Publication of Prospectus and Cancellation to Trading on AIM

Centamin Egypt Limited ("Centamin" or "the Company")(TSX:CEE)(ASX:CNT)(AIM:CEY)
announces that it has today published its prospectus ("Prospectus") in
connection with the admission of its entire issued ordinary share capital to the
Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to London Stock Exchange
plc's main market for listed securities ("Admission").


It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings in
Centamin's ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market will
commence at 08.00 am on Friday, 06 November 2009. Trading in the Company's
ordinary shares on AIM will be cancelled simultaneously. However, trading of the
Company's ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto
Stock Exchange will continue under current arrangements. The Company is not
raising any funds or issuing any new ordinary shares in connection with
Admission. The Company's TIDM code on the London Stock Exchange will continue to
be CEY and, on Admission, there will be 1,019,466,078 ordinary shares in issue.


Copies of the Prospectus are available from the office of Baker & McKenzie LLP,
English legal advisors to the Company, at 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V
6JA, United Kingdom during normal business hours and on the Company's website
www.centamin.com.


The Prospectus has also been submitted to the United Kingdom Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the United Kingdom Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at: Financial Services Authority,
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.


For Centamin Egypt Limited

Josef El-Raghy

Managing Director/CEO

30 October 2009

Important Notice

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation or
solicitation of any offer or invitation to sell or subscribe for or purchase any
securities in the Company or any other entity. This announcement has been issued
by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company.


Investec Bank plc which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company as its
sponsor and joint financial advisor and no-one else in connection with the
Admission and will not regard any other person as its client or be responsible
to any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to
its clients or for advising any other person on the contents of this document.


Ambrian Partners Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for the
Company as its joint financial advisor and no-one else in connection with the
Admission and will not regard any other person as its client or be responsible
to any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to
its clients or for advising any other person on the contents of this document.