AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC COAL LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 18, 2012

Appendix 3Y Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

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 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

Name of entity AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC COAL LIMITED

ABN 49 086 206 986

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	PAUL JAMES BYRNE
Date of last notice	2 October 2012

Part 1 - Change of director’s relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Direct or indirect interest	Direct and Indirect Interest
Nature of indirect interest	See attached schedule
(including registered holder)
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant
interest.
Date of change	See attached schedule
No. of securities held prior to change	See attached schedule
	61,576,882 OrdinaryShares (AQC)
Class	Ordinary Shares
Number acquired	14/12/2012 550,000
	17/12/2012 357,500
Number disposed	Nil
Value/Consideration	14/12/2012 9,350.00
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimatedvaluation	17/12/2012 6,077.50
No. of securities held after change	See attached schedule
	62,484,382 Ordinary Shares (AQC)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Nature of change On-market trade Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

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----- Start of picture text ----- Detail of contractNature of interestName of registered holder(if issued securities)Date of changeNo. and class of securities to whichinterest related prior to changeNote: Details are only required for a contract inrelation to which the interest has changedInterest acquiredInterest disposedValue/ConsiderationNote: If consideration is non-cash, provide detailsand an estimated valuationInterest after change----- End of picture text -----

Part 3 –[+] Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailedabove traded during a+closed period where prior written**clearance was required? **	No
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the tradeto proceed during this period?	N/A
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was thisprovided?	N/A

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 3Y Change of Director’s Interest Notice

PAUL JAMES BYRNE

DIRECT & INDIRECT RELEVANT INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC COAL LIMITED

DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST			Direct	Indirect
HOLDER			Paul James Byrne	Moray Holdings (Qld)Pty Ltd
RELATIONSHIP			Self	Sole Director &Shareholder
ORDINARY SHARES(AQC)
Details of Change:	Date	Value($)	Number of Shares	Number of Shares
No. of securities held before change			45,968,549	15,608,333
Nature of change:
On-Market Trade	12/12/2012	9,350.00	550,000
On-Market Trade	17/12/2012	6,077.50	357,500
No. of securities held after change			46,876,049	15,608,333

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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