<pre> Joint Announcement RECOMMENDED TAKEOVER OFFER FOR AMPELLA...

<pre> Joint Announcement
RECOMMENDED TAKEOVER OFFER FOR AMPELLA MINING BY CENTAMIN

Ampella Mining Limited (<exchange name="ASX">ASX</exchange>: <ticker nolink="" name="AMX">AMX) ("Ampella") and Centamin Plc (LSE /
TSX: CEY) ("Centamin") jointly announce that Ampella has entered into a
binding Takeover Bid Implementation Deed ("TBID") with Centamin,
pursuant to which Centamin (or a wholly owned subsidiary) has agreed to
make an off-market takeover for all of the issued, and to be issued,
shares of Ampella (the "Offer"). Under the Offer, Ampella shareholders
will receive one (1) new Centamin share for every five (5) Ampella
shares held.

Based on Centamin's closing share price of 44.31 pence on the LSE on 09
December 2013 and an exchange rate of GBP1 = AUD1.81, the offer values
Ampella at A$40.9 million or A$0.160 per share; representing a 113%
premium to Ampella's last closing price of A$0.075 and a 77% premium to
the 20 day volume weighted average price on the ASX, both as at 06
December 2013, being the last trading day prior to Ampella's trading
halt on the ASX on Monday 09 December 2013.</ticker>

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/centamin-plc-recommended-takeover-offer-for-ampella-mining-tsx-cee-1860620.htm

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