LIHR Lihir Gold, Limited (MM)

Lihir Gold Limited (LGL) (TSX: LGG)(NASDAQ: LIHR)(ASX: LGL) declared a final dividend of US$0.015 (1.5 US cents) per ordinary share on 18 February 2010.

The record date for this dividend was 2 March 2010 (Record Date).

Shareholders with a registered address in Australia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), New Zealand, the United Kingdom or Canada will receive their dividend in the currency of the country where they are registered. The following exchange rates, set as at the Record Date, will apply to the dividend when paid in a currency other than US$:

                         US$ Exchange rate          Dividend per share
Australia                           1.1126                  A$  0.0167
Papua New Guinea                    2.7548                  PGK 0.0413
New Zealand                         1.4294                  NZ$ 0.0214
United Kingdom                      0.6699                  GBP 0.0100
Canada                              1.0365                  C$  0.0155

Shareholders with addresses outside these countries will receive the dividend in US currency.

Please note that as LGL is a PNG registered company, the dividend will be subject to PNG withholding tax at the rate of 10% and will be unfranked.

The dividend will be paid on 31 March 2010 for holders of ordinary shares.

ABN 33 116 067 611

Contacts: Lihir Gold Limited Joel Forwood Manager Investor Relations +61 7 3318 3331 Lihir Gold Limited Cheryl A. Martin North American Investor Relations 303-386-4586 cmartin@martincorpcom.net www.LGLGold.com