Re: Exercise of Warrants

Kenmare Resources PLC
17 August 2005





Kenmare Resources plc ('Kenmare' or 'the Company') Announcement



10th August 2005



                            RE: Exercise of Warrants



Warrants to subscribe for 63,974 Ordinary Shares of €0.06c in the capital of
Kenmare have been exercised. Application has been made to the Irish Stock
Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted
to, respectively, the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the Official
List of the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for the new
shares to be admitted to trading. The new Ordinary Shares rank pari passu in all
respect with the existing Ordinary Shares.





Deirdre Corcoran

Company Secretary



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.






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