BRIGHTSTAR RESOURCES LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2006

Apr 3, 2006

4 April 2006

The Manager, Company Announcements Australian Stock Exchange Sydney, NSW

Dear Sir / Madam,

Please find attached for immediate release an Appendix 3Y noting a change in the nature of the holder of shares held indirectly by Mr Peter Thomas, a Director of the Company, however no change in the number of shares held.

Yours faithfully,

In Etello

Mark Pitts Company Secretary On behalf of A1 Minerals Limited

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 30/9/2001.

Name of entity	A1 MINERALS LIMITED
ABN	44 100 727 491

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	Mr Peter Robert Thomas
Date of last notice	23 December 2005

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
Nature of indirect interest	College Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for The
(including registered holder)	Thomas Family Trust and The Thomas
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.	Superannuation Fund.
Date of change	27 March 2006
No. of securities held prior to change	1,064,334 Fully paid ordinary shares
	250,000 Options expiring 30/11/07
Class
	Ordinary shares
Number acquired	175,000
Number disposed	175,000
Value/Consideration	\$36,750
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated
valuation
No. of securities held after change	1,064,334 Fully paid ordinary shares
	250,000 Options expiring 30/11/07
	(None of the options held are quoted)

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Nature of change	Transfer of shares held in own name to
Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of Superannuation Fund securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buv-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.

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

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.