CENTRAL PETROLEUM LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2008

Apr 23, 2008

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED to the ASX DATE: 240408

TO: Manager, Company Announcements ASX Limited

CONTACT: John Heugh +61 8 9474 1444

24 April 2008 - CONVERSION OF BONDS

Central Petroleum Limited is pleased to announce the conversion of 70 bonds totalling $700,000 into ordinary fully paid shares of Central Petroleum Limited.

As subscriber to the Bond Subscription Agreement approved by shareholders on 21 December 2007, D.B. Zwirn Mauritius Trading No.3 Limited (“DBZ”) shall receive 4,666,666 ordinary shares in Central Petroleum Limited, in satisfaction of the conversion of the above bonds.

To date, the Company has issued 200 bonds to DBZ in return for $2,000,000. Of the total bonds issued, 170 have now been converted into 11,333,332 fully paid ordinary shares of the Company, representing 5.9% of total issued capital.

As the shares the subject of these conversions are being actively traded by DBZ, the Company does not anticipate receiving a substantial Shareholding notice from DBZ.

Yours faithfully Central Petroleum Limited

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John Heugh Managing Director

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

CENTRAL PETROLEUM LIMITED

ABN

72 083 254 308

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 issued 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 expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)	Ordinary fully paid shares
	4,666,666
	N/A

• 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) 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)	Yes.	Yes.
	$0.15 cents per share
	Issue of shares pursuant to Bond Subscription Agreement approved by members on 21 December 2007. Funds will be applied toward working capital.
	24 April 2008
	Number	+Class
	191,698,011 95,961,760	Ordinary shares Options $0.25 30/6/10
	Number	+Class
	300,000 21,250,000 8,000,000 3,000,000 11,000,000 3,650,000	Options $0.25 31/1/10 Options $0.20 30/6/10 Options $0.20 20/2/11 Options $0.30 30/11/10 Options (various) 3/1/12 Options $0.30 31/03/11
	N/A

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1/1/2003

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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
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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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.

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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 ( tick 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

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

• 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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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)

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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1/1/2003

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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 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.

• 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, 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.

Signature: Date: 24 April 2008 (Company Secretary)

Print name: Mark Di Silvio

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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