ACROW LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2011

Jan 19, 2011

20 JANUARY 2011

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NOBLE COMPLETES FINAL TRANCHE OF PLACEMENT

Noble Mineral Resources Limited (ASX NMG) is pleased to announce that it has completed the final tranche of its $30m capital raising announced on 10 November 2010. The remaining tranche raised $2m through the issue of 5,130,000 fully paid ordinary shares ( Shares ) to sophisticated investors.

The $30m placement was undertaken by BGF Equities Pty Ltd and Patersons Securities Limited as Joint Lead Managers.

The funds raised from the placement will be used to underpin an aggressive exploration campaign at the Bibiani Gold Project, and to ensure prudent working capital levels are maintained. Shareholder approval for the placement was obtained at the Company’s General Meeting held 21 December 2010.

An Appendix 3B seeking quotation of this final tranche of Shares follows this announcement.

The Corporations Act 2001 (the Act ) restricts the on-sale of securities issued without disclosure, unless the sale is exempt under section 708 or 708A of the Act. By giving this notice, a sale of the Shares noted above will fall within the exemption in section 708A(5) of the Act.

The Company hereby notifies ASX under paragraph 708A(5)(e) of the Act that:

• (a) the Company issued the Shares without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Act;

• (b) as at the date of this Notice, the Company has complied with the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to the Company, and section 674 of the Act; and

• (c) as at the date of this Notice, there is no information:

• (i) that has been excluded from a continuous disclosure notice in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules; and

• (ii) that investors and their professional advisers would reasonably require for the purpose of making an informed assessment of:

  • a. the assets and liabilities, financial position and performance, profits and losses and prospects of the Company; or

  • b. the rights and liabilities attaching to the relevant Shares.

Authorised by:

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Wayne Norris Managing Director

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.

Name of entity

NOBLE MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED

ABN

36 124 893 465

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1 +Class of +securities issued or to be issued 2 Number of +securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 3 Principal terms of the +securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)	Shares.
	5,130,000
	Fully paid ordinary shares.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all Yes. respects from the date of allotment with an existing +class of quoted +securities? If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state:  the date from which they do  the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment  the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment

5 Issue price or consideration $0.39 per Share. 6 Purpose of the issue The funds raised from the issue will be used to (If issued as consideration for the underpin an aggressive exploration campaign at acquisition of assets, clearly identify the Bibiani Gold Project, and to ensure prudent those assets) working capital levels are maintained. Shareholder approval for the placement was obtained at the Company’s General Meeting held 21 December 2010.

7 Dates of entering +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates 8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (_including_the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	20 January 2011.	20 January 2011.
	Number	+Class
	380,553,988 74,411,406 74,420,569	Fully paid ordinary shares. Options exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 21 July 2011 (NMGO). Options exercisable at $0.35 each on or before 21 July 2013 (NMGOA).
	.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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9 Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (_including_the securities in clause 2 if applicable) 10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	Number	+Class
	6,000,000 6,250,000	Options exercisable at $0.20 each on or before 8 July 2014. Options exercisable at $0.40 each on or before 19 August 2014.
	Not Applicable

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

Questions 11 to 33 Not Applicable

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

• 34 Type of securities ( tick one )

• (a) Securities described in Part 1

• (b) All other securities

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities

Questions 35 to 37 - Not Applicable

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

Questions 38 to 42 - Not Applicable

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 3B New issue announcement

Quotation agreement

• 1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the[+] securities on any conditions it decides.

• 2 We warrant the following to ASX.

• The issue of the[+] securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.

• There is no reason why those[+] securities should not be granted[+] quotation.

• An offer of the[+] securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

  • Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

• Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any[+] securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any[+] securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

• If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

• 3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

• 4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document not available now, will give it to ASX before[+] quotation of the[+] securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here: .......................................................... (Managing Director)

Date: 20 January 2011

Print name:

Wayne Norris

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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