BRIGHTSTAR RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2004

Oct 19, 2004

20 October 2004

The Manager, Company Announcements Australian Stock Exchange Sydney, NSW

Dear Sir / Madam,

APPLICATION FOR QUOTATION OF SECURITIES PREVIOUSLY RESTRICTED

Attached for immediate release is an Appendix 3B, where application is made for the quotation of 75,000 ordinary fully paid shares that had been subject to restriction agreements.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Pitts Company Secretary On behalf of A1 Minerals Limited

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

AI MINERALS LTD

ABN

44 100 727 491

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).

• $\mathbbm{I}$ ⁺Class of ⁺securities issued or to be issued
• $\overline{2}$ 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 date; if partly paid expiry *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.

$\overline{4}$ 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

Issue price or consideration 5

• Purpose of the issue 6 (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)
• $\overline{\tau}$ Dates of entering *securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates
• Number and ⁺class of al $\bf 8$ "securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

Number	+ Class

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

$\mathbf{Q}$ Number and ⁺class of all *securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

Number	*Class

$10^°$ Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

$\mathbf{1}$	holder security approval Is 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	*Record determine date to 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 οf acceptances or renunciations

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

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
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?

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

32 How do *security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)?

33 *Despatch date

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

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

• 34 Type of securities $(iick one)$
• $(a)$

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

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

the *securities are *equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional ecurities 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.

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	Number of securities for which *quotation is sought	75,000
39.	Class of $*$ securities for which quotation is sought	Ordinary
40	Do the "securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing + class of quoted *securities?	The securities rank equally in all respects to the on issue.	existing class of ordinary securities which are
	If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: the date from which they do which they the extent to ٠ participate for the next dividend, trust. (in- the case оf $a -$ 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	These securities had been subject to escrow and the restriction period is now over
	other security)
		Number	+ Class
42	Number and "class of all "securities. quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)	26,727,917	Ordinary shares

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Quotation agreement

• $\mathbf{I}$ *Ouotation of our additional *securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may quote the *securities on any conditions it decides.
• $\overline{2}$ 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 $\bullet$ 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.

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

• $\overline{3}$ 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.
• $\overline{4}$ 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.

$ln\zeta$

(Director/Company secretary)

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Sign here:

20 October 2004

Mark Pitts

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⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.