ARCHER MATERIALS LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2011

Jul 5, 2011

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.

Name of entity

Archer Exploration Limited

ABN

64 123 993 233

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 beissued2Number of+securities issued or tobe issued (if known) or maximumnumber which may be issued3Principal terms of the+securities (eg,if options, exercise price and expirydate; if partly paid+securities, theamount outstanding and due datesforpayment;if+convertiblesecurities, the conversion price anddates for conversion)	Ordinary fully paid shares
	2,714,286
	Ordinary fully paid shares

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4Do the+securities rank	4Do the+securities rank
	4Do the+securities rank	euall in all resects	Yes
		qy p
	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 thenext dividend, (in the case of a trust,distribution) or interest payment• the extent to which they do not rankequally, other than in relation to the nextdividend, distribution or interest payment5Issue price or consideration6Purpose of the issue(If issued as consideration for the acquisitionof assets, clearly identify those assets)7Datesofentering+securitiesintouncertificated holdings or despatch ofcertificates8Number and+class of all+securities quotedon ASX (_including_the securities in clause 2if applicable)9Number and+class of all+securities notquoted on ASX (_including_the securities inclause 2 if applicable)10Dividend policy (in the case of a trust,distribution policy) on the increased capital(interests)
			$0.175
			Shareplacementtosophisticatedinvestors to provide additional workingcapital for continuing exploration
			6 July 2011
			Number		+Class
			67,142,763		Fully paid ordinaryshares
			Number		+Class
			250,000270,0001,000,0005,000,000		25 cent unlisted optionsexpiring 14/07/20119 cent unlisted optionsexpiring 29/06/201220 cent unlisted optionsexpiring 31/12/201220 cent unlisted optionsexpiring30/11/2013
			N/A

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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11	Issecurityholderapproval
	required?
12	Is the issue renounceable or non-
	renounceable?
13	Ratio in which the+securities will
	be offered
14	+Class of+securities to which the
	offer relates
15	+Recorddatetodetermine
	entitlements
16	Will holdings on different registers
	(or subregisters) be aggregated for
	calculating entitlements?
17	Policy for deciding entitlements in
	relation to fractions
18	Names of countries in which the
	entity has+security holders who will
	not be sent new issue documents
	Note: Security holders must be told how their
	entitlements are to be dealt with.
	Cross reference: rule 7.7.
19	Closingdateforreceiptof
	acceptances or renunciations
20	Names of any underwriters
21	Amount of any underwriting fee or
	commission
22	Names of any brokers to the issue

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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23	Fee or commission payable to the
	broker to the issue
24	Amount of any handling fee payable
	to brokers who lodge acceptances
	or renunciations on behalf of
	+security holders
25	If the issue is contingent on
	+security holders’ approval, the date
	of the meeting
26	Date entitlement and acceptance
	form and prospectus or Product
	Disclosure Statement will be sent to
	persons entitled
27	If the entity has issued options, and
	the terms entitle option holders to
	participate on exercise, the date on
	which notices will be sent to option
	holders
28	Date rights trading will begin (if
	applicable)
29	Date rights trading will end (if
	applicable)
30	How do+security holders sell their
	entitlements_in full_through a
	broker?
31	How do+security holders sell_part_
	of their entitlements through a
	broker and accept for the balance?
32	How do +security holders dispose
	of their entitlements (except by sale
	through a broker)?
33	+Despatch date

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 )

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(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 N/A

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

• 35 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional[+] securities, and the number and percentage of additional[+] securities held by those holders

• 36 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional +securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 and over

• 37 A copy of any trust deed for the additional[+] securities

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	Number of securities for which
	+quotation is sought
39	Class of+securities for which
	quotation is sought
40	Do the+securities rank equally in all
	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
	• theextenttowhichthey
	participate for the next dividend,
	(inthecaseofatrust,
	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
41	Reason for request for quotation
	now
	Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of
	restriction period
	(ifissueduponconversionof
	another security, clearly identify that
	other security)
		Number	+Class
42	Number and+class of all+securities
	quoted on ASX (_including_the
	securities in clause 38)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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.

• We warrant that if confirmation is required under section 1017F of the Corporations Act in relation to the[+] securities to be quoted, it has been provided 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:

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Date: 6 July 2011 (Company Secretary/)

Print name: Craig Gooden

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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