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28 Grosvenor Street London W1K 4QR United Kingdom www.fresnilloplc.com 06 May 2011 Conversion Rate for Final Dividend Further to the announcement of the arrangements of the final dividend for 2010 released on 27 April 2011, the directors of Fresnillo plc ("the Company") have determined that the exchange rate to be applied to the 2010 final dividend is US$1: GB£0.60916. The sterling equivalent of the final dividend of 35.6 cents per ordinary share will be 21.68610 pence per ordinary share. The final dividend will be paid on 20 May 2011 to shareholders on the register on 03 May 2011, subject to shareholder approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2011. - End- For further information, please visit our website:  www.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 55 52 79 3203 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. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Fresnillo Plc via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1513270]