COMET RIDGE LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2012

Dec 6, 2012

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Comet Ridge Limited ABN 47 106 092 577 GPO Box 798 Brisbane Qld 4001 Phone : +61 7 3221 3661 Fax:- +61 7 3221 3668 Info@cometridge.com.au

Our Ref: Stephen Rodgers Your Ref:

7 December 2012

Companies Announcement Officer Australian Securities and Exchange Limited Exchange Centre Level 4, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

By Electronic Lodgement

Dear Sir / Madam.

RE: GRANT OF MANAGING DIRECTORS PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

Pursuant to the Comet Ridge Limited, Employee Performance Rights Plans and subsequent to the approval by shareholders at the Company’s 2012 Annual General Meeting, the Company advises that 1,800,000 Employee Performance Rights have been granted to the Managing Director.

The vesting criteria for the Performance Rights vary while the Performance Period is from 31 July 2012 until 30 June 2016.

Please find attached the Appendix 3 B reflecting the issue of the same.

Yours Faithfully Comet Ridge Limited

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STEPHEN RODGERS Company Secretary

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

Comet Ridge Limited

ABN

47 106 092 577

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 Unlisted Performance Rights

• 2 Number of[+] securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum 1,800,000 number which may be issued

• 3 Principal terms of the[+] securities (eg, Performance Rights are granted to the if options, exercise price and expiry Managing Director pursuant to the Comet date; if partly paid[+] securities, the Ridge Employee Performance Rights Plan amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held 11 November 2010.

• securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion) Each Performance Right carries a right to one ordinary share in Comet Ridge Limited. The Performance Period is from 31 July 2012 until 30 June 2016.

• 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 ordinary shares to be allotted on the exercise of Performance Rights will rank equally with all existing ordinary shares from the date of allotment.

• 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)

Performance Rights are granted in accordance with the Employee Performance Rights Plan to provide an incentive for participants to remain with Comet Ridge Limited in the long term as an employee, as well as aligning the objectives of the employees with that of shareholders by benchmarking the grant of certain performance rights with the Comet Ridge Limited share price.

• 7 Dates of entering[+] securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

• Number +Class

• 8 Number and[+] class of all[+] securities 402,148,746 Ordinary fully paid quoted on ASX ( including the Shares securities in clause 2 if applicable)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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)	Number	+Class
	Unlisted options 500,000 500,000 500,000 1,000,000 Performance Rights 1,475,000 800,000 500,000 500,000 4,000,000 605,000 500,000	Options exercisable at 50 cents expiry 30/11/2013 Options exercisable at 65 cents expiry 31/01/2014 Options exercisable at 50 cents expiry 28/02/2014 Options exercisable at 65 cents expiry 31/03/2014 Performance Rights (vesting 1 July 2013) Performance Rights (vesting 7 July 2013) Performance Rights (vesting 31 Dec 2012) Performance Rights (vesting 31 Dec 2013) Performance Rights (Expiry 30 June 2016) Performance Rights (vesting 1 July 2014) Performance Rights (vesting 1 July 2015)
	Performance Rights do not carry a right to a dividend.

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval required?

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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?
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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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

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)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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

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.

Sign here: Date: 7 December 2012 ( ~~Directo~~ r/Company secretary) Print name: Stephen Rodgers

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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