The London-listed miner, which operates one mine in Egypt, said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to $326 million in the year ending Dec. 31.

Gold production slipped 1 percent to 544,658 ounces but was above a target of 540,000 ounces, Centamin said in a statement.

The company declared a full year dividend of 10 U.S. cents per share, bringing 2017's total dividend to 12.5 cents per share.

(Reporting by Zandi Shabalala; editing by Jason Neely)