EMPIRE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Jul 25, 2012

Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10

Name of entity

EMPIRE RESOURCES LTD

	ABN 32 092 471 513 Consolidated statement of cash flows		Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 June 2012	Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 June 2012
			30 June 2012
Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & 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/R&D tax offset payment 1.7 Other - Net Operating Cash Flows		Current quarter $A’000		Year to date (...12...months) $A’000
		- (355) - - (199) 17 - - -		- (2,144) - - (838) 98 - 204 -
		(537)		(2,680)
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 investment (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)		- - - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - - -
		-		-
		(537)		(2,680)

• 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)	(537)	(2,680)
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 - Share issue costs Net financing cash flows		- - - - - (2)	1,618 - - - - (78)
		(2)	1,540
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 of quarter		(539) 1,180 -	(1,140) 1,781 -
		641	641
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'000 109 -
1.25	Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
	Directors fees, consultancy charges and remuneration

Non-cash financing and investing activities

• 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

• 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements	Amount available $A’000	Amount used $A’000
	-	-
	-	-

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration	$A’000
	200
	-
	-
	200
Total	400

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 Term Deposit	621	460
	-	-
	-	-
	20	720
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22)	641	1,180

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 ofquarter	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 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital,buy-backs	150,645,921	150,645,921	-	-
7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured,converted	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
7.7 Options ERLAK ERLAM ERLAI ERLAO 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter	8,227,729 2,700,000 1,500,000 1,500,000	- - - -	Exercise price 15c 13.7c 9c 9.8c	Expiry date 02/06/2013 25/06/2013 09/08/2014 28/11/2014
	-	-	-	-
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 5).

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

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Print name: Simon Storm Company Secretary

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 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

• 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting 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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