                        28 Grosvenor Street
London W1K 4QR
United Kingdom
www.fresnilloplc.com
27 April 2011
Fresnillo plc
Final Dividend 2010 Exchange Rate Announcement
The Board of Directors of Fresnillo plc confirms that the deadline for the
receipt of currency elections in respect of the 2010 final dividend will be
Wednesday 4 May 2011 at 1700 hours. The exchange rate to convert the 2010 final
dividend into UK sterling will be calculated at close of business on Thursday 5
May 2011 and announced shortly thereafter. The 2010 final dividend will be paid
on Friday 20 May 2011 to shareholders on the register on 3 May 2011.
For further information please visitwww.fresnilloplc.com or contact:
Fresnillo plc
London Office
Arturo Espinola, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7399 2470
Mexico City Office
Gabriela Mayor
Tel: +52 555 279 3203
Brunswick
Carole Cable
David Litterick
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
About Fresnillo plc
Fresnillo Plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second
largest gold producer, listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol
FRES.
Fresnillo has five producing mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Ciénega,
Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos and Saucito; one development project - Noche Buena;
and six advanced exploration prospects - San Ramon, San Julian, Orisyvo,
Centauro Deep, Las Casas and Juanicipio, as well as a number of other long term
exploration prospects and in total, has mining concessions covering
approximately 1.91 million hectares in Mexico.
Fresnillo has a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of
mine development, reserve replacement and production costs in the lowest
quartile of the cost curve for both silver and gold.
Fresnillo's goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest
primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and over 400,000
ounces of gold by 2018.
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