AUB GROUP LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Oct 23, 2012

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

AUSTBROKERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

ABN

60 000 000 715

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 Ordinary shares issued 2 Number of[+] securities issued or to be 920,425 issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 3 Principal terms of the[+] securities (eg, The terms of the shares will be the same as the if options, exercise price and expiry existing ordinary shares date; if partly paid[+] securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if[+] convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)

+See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 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  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 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 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)	Yes	Yes
	$7.5008
	Shares issued pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan
	24thOctober 2012
	Number	+Class
	56,983,927	Ordinary Shares

+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
	311,450 500,200 19,278 20,159 78,817 67,771 56,591	Options over ordinary shares expiring 25 September 2013 exercise price $3.47 Options over ordinary shares expiring 14 September 2014 exercise price $4.20 Options over ordinary shares expiring 29 September 2015 exercise price nil Options are ordinary shares expiring 29 September 2015 exercise price $4.22 Options over ordinary shares expiring 3 November 2016 exercise price nil Options over ordinary shares expiring 15 October 2017 exercise price nil Options over ordinary shares expiring 31 October 2018 exercise price nil
	N/A

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the+securities will be offered	N/A
	N/A
	N/A

+See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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14 +Class of+securities to which the offer relates 15 +Record date to determine 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 Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations 20 Names of any underwriters 21 Amount of any underwriting fee or commission 22 Names of any brokers to the issue 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	N/A
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+See chapter 19 for defined terms. Appendix 3B

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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	N/A
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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 )

(a) Securities described in Part 1 X

• (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

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

+See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 ]

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  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 41 Reason for request for quotation now Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of restriction period (if issued upon conversion of another security, clearly identify that other security)	N/A
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+See chapter 19 for defined terms. Appendix 3B

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42 Number and[+] class of all[+] securities quoted on ASX ( including the securities in clause 38)

Number	+Class
N/A

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 to 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, we will give it to ASX before +quotation of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relaying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

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Date: 24[th] October 2012

Sign here:

Company Secretary

Print name: S.S. ROUVRAY

+See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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