BEACH ENERGY LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2011

May 12, 2011

Appendix 3Y Change of Director’s Interest Notice

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 30/9/2001.

Name of entity	BEACH ENERGY LIMITED
ABN	20 007 617 969

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	JOHN CHARLES BUTLER
Date of last notice	4 April 2011
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
Direct or indirect interest	Shares held Direct by John Charles Butler and indirectly
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.	Shares held by trustee of a superannuation fund of which J C Butler is a beneficiary
Date of change	10 May 2011
No. of securities held prior to change	148,793 fully paid ordinary shares
Class	Fully paid ordinary shares
Number acquired	140,943 fully paid ordinary shares (by Trust Company Superannuation Services Limited ATF The BT Super Wrap Personal Super Plan(member – J C Butler)
Number disposed	140,943 fully paid ordinary shares in own name
Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation	$136,714.71
No. of securities held after change	7,850 fully paid ordinary shares held in own name 140,943 fully paid ordinary shares held by Trust Company Superannuation Services Limited ATF The BT Super Wrap Personal Super Plan (member – J C Butler)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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	Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back	Off market transfer of fully paid shares in own name to Trust Company Superannuation Services Limited ATF The BT Super Wrap Personal Super Plan (member – J C Butler)

Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts

Detail of contract	N/A
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	N/A
Date of change	N/A
No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed	N/A
Interest acquired	N/A
Interest disposed	N/A
Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation	N/A
Interest after change	N/A

Part 3 -[+] Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a+closed period **where prior written clearance was required? **	No
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?	NA
If prior written clearance was provided, on what **date was this provided? **	NA

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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