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  <ReportDetails>
    <CompanyName>Centamin PLC</CompanyName>
    <CompanyNumber>00109180</CompanyNumber>
    <ReportName>Payments to Governments</ReportName>
    <ReportEndDate>2019-12-31</ReportEndDate>
    <Currency>USD</Currency>
  </ReportDetails>
  <GovernmentPayments>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Dividends</PaymentType>
      <Amount>87075000</Amount>
      <Notes>Dividends refer to profit share payments to the government.</Notes>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Tax</PaymentType>
      <Amount>2467802</Amount>
      <Notes>In accordance with the Regulations, this figure excludes taxes levied on consumption such as VAT, payroll or sales taxes.</Notes>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Royalties</PaymentType>
      <Amount>18389686</Amount>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>179512</Amount>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>24015</Amount>
      <Notes>Community projects in Egypt including financial assistance to local fire department, contributions towards Ramadan celebrations and a Ramadan football tournament in Marsa Alam, computers for a local police station and sponsorship of Marsa Alam Youth Football Team.</Notes>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Burkina Faso</Government>
      <CountryCode>BFA</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>1073997</Amount>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Burkina Faso</Government>
      <CountryCode>BFA</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>70090</Amount>
      <Notes>Community projects in Burkina Faso including drilling of boreholes for villages, installation of toilets and solar panels at a local high school, funding initiatives of local woman's development and support groups</Notes>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Côte d’Ivoire</Government>
      <CountryCode>CIV</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>89262</Amount>
    </Payment>
    <Payment>
      <Government>Côte d’Ivoire</Government>
      <CountryCode>CIV</CountryCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>493456</Amount>
      <Notes>Community projects in Cote d'Ivoire including drilling of boreholes for villages and providing seeds and fertilisers for farmers.</Notes>
    </Payment>
  </GovernmentPayments>
  <GovernmentPaymentTotals>
    <PaymentTotal>
      <Government>Egypt</Government>
      <CountryCode>EGY</CountryCode>
      <Amount>108136014</Amount>
    </PaymentTotal>
    <PaymentTotal>
      <Government>Burkina Faso</Government>
      <CountryCode>BFA</CountryCode>
      <Amount>1144086</Amount>
    </PaymentTotal>
    <PaymentTotal>
      <Government>Côte d’Ivoire</Government>
      <CountryCode>CIV</CountryCode>
      <Amount>582718</Amount>
    </PaymentTotal>
  </GovernmentPaymentTotals>
  <ProjectPayments>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Royalties</PaymentType>
      <Amount>18389686</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>EGY</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Exploration projects</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Exploration projects</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>493456</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>CIV</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Dividends</PaymentType>
      <Amount>87075000</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>EGY</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Tax</PaymentType>
      <Amount>2467802</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>EGY</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>179512</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>EGY</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>24015</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>EGY</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Konkera Project</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Konkera Project</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>824617</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>BFA</CountryCodeList>
      <Notes>Other types of payments that are required to be disclosed in accordance with the Regulations include production entitlements; signature, discovery and production bonuses; and dividends. The Company and its subsidiaries did not make any such payments to governments during the year.</Notes>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Exploration projects</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Exploration projects</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>249380</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>BFA</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Exploration projects</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Exploration projects</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Infrastructure</PaymentType>
      <Amount>70090</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>BFA</CountryCodeList>
    </ProjectPayment>
    <ProjectPayment>
      <ProjectName>Exploration projects</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Exploration projects</ProjectCode>
      <PaymentType>Fees</PaymentType>
      <Amount>89262</Amount>
      <CountryCodeList>CIV</CountryCodeList>
      <Notes>Other types of payments that are required to be disclosed in accordance with the Regulations include production entitlements; signature, discovery and production bonuses; and dividends. The Company and its subsidiaries did not make any such payments to governments during the year.</Notes>
    </ProjectPayment>
  </ProjectPayments>
  <ProjectTotals>
    <ProjectTotal>
      <ProjectName>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Sukari Gold Mine</ProjectCode>
      <Amount>108136014</Amount>
    </ProjectTotal>
    <ProjectTotal>
      <ProjectName>Konkera Project</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Konkera Project</ProjectCode>
      <Amount>824617</Amount>
    </ProjectTotal>
    <ProjectTotal>
      <ProjectName>Exploration projects</ProjectName>
      <ProjectCode>Exploration projects</ProjectCode>
      <Amount>902187</Amount>
      <Notes>In accordance with the definition of ‘project’ in the Regulations, the Company treats its exploration licence holding areas in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso as single projects each for the purposes of the Regulations. This is because the licence areas are operationally and geographically linked.</Notes>
    </ProjectTotal>
  </ProjectTotals>
</ExtractivesReport>
