EMPIRE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2009

Jul 30, 2009

Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001.

	Name of entity		Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 JUNE 2009	Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 JUNE 2009
	EMPIRE RESOURCES LIMITED
	ABN 32 092 471 513 Consolidated statement of cash flows
			30 JUNE 2009
Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration and evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other – Rent refund Net Operating Cash Flows		Current quarter $A’000		Year to date (..12...months) $A’000
		- (135) - - (134) - 6 - - -		- (958) - - (493) - 64 - - 75
		(263)		(1,312)
Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of: (a)prospects (b)equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a)prospects (b)equity investments (c)other fixed assets 1.10 Loans to other entities 1.11 Loans repaid by other entities 1.12 Other (provide details if material) Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward)		- - - - - - - - -		(90) - - - - - - - -
		-		(90)
		(263)		(1,402)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	(263)	(263)	(1,402)
Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. 1.15 Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares 1.16 Proceeds from borrowings 1.17 Repayment of borrowings 1.18 Dividends paid 1.19 Other (provide details if material) Net financing cash flows			- - - - - -		850 - - - - (1)
			-		849
Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter			(263) 1,071 -		(553) 1,361 -
			808		808
Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities
1.23 1.24		Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10			Current quarter $A'000
					81
					-
		Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
		Directors fees, consultancy charges and remuneration
			have had a material effect o
	Details of outlays made by other entities to establish o entityhas an interest
3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements			Amount available $A’000		Amount used $A’000
				-	-
				-	-
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development					$A’000
					150
					-
Total					150

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows.	Current quarter $A’000	Previous quarter $A’000
5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other (provide details)	15	27
	793	1,044
	-	-
	-	-
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22)	808	1,071

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased	Tenement reference	Nature of interest (note (2))	Interest at beginning of quarter	Interest at end of quarter
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

	Total number	Number quoted	Issue price per security (see note 3) (cents)	Amount paid up per security (see note 3) (cents)
7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy-backs, redemptions	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
7.3 +Ordinary securities - ERL 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy-backs (c)Escrow release	71,918,192	69,468,192
7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured,converted	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
7.7 Options ERLAU 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter ERLO	3,000,000		Exercise price 25c	Expiry date 31/12/2010
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	27,709,075	27,709,075	25c	30/06/2009
7.11 Debentures (totals only)	-	-
7.12 Unsecured notes (totals only)	-	-

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Compliance statement

• 1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).

• 2 This statement does ~~/does not*~~ (delete one) give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 31 JULY 2009
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Print name: SIMON STORM

Notes

• 1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.

• 2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.

• 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .

• 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

• 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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