Notification of Director Transactions

RNS Number : 7400N

Centamin Egypt Limited

06 September 2011

 



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

(LSE:CEY, TSX:CEE)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

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 LR 9.8.6R(1); or
(iii)          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 

Josef El-Raghy - Director and Chairman

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

Notification relates to El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty, a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities

5.             Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

                Notification is in respect to Josef El-Raghy

6.             Description of shares (including class)

Fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited

7.             Name of registered shareholder

El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty

8.             State the nature of the transaction

Purchase of 500,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Centamin Egypt Limited, executed in 2 trades

9.             Percentage of issued class acquired

                0.046%

10.          Price per share

104.192p and

106.400p

11.          Date and place of transaction

5 September 2011 - London

6 September 2011- London

12.          Date issuer informed of transaction

6 September 2011

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

Registered holder	Number of ordinary shares
Josef El-Raghy	1,000,000
Nordana Pty Ltd <Super Fund A/C>	17,595,714
El-Raghy Kriewaldt Pty Ltd	50,799,372
S & M El-Raghy<The El-Raghy Family Account>	350,000
Montana Realty Pty Ltd <Super Fund A/C>	950,000

The total fully paid ordinary shares in which Josef El-Raghy and his connected persons have a beneficial interest is 70,695,086 representing 6.46% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

For Centamin Egypt Limited

Chris Aujard

Company Secretary

6 September 2011

For more information, please contact:

Centamin Egypt Limited  + 61 (8) 9316 2640  Heidi Brown  www.centamin.com

Buchanan Communications Limited + 44 (0) 207 7466 5000 Bobby Morse

 

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