ENCOUNTER RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2007

Dec 10, 2007

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Level 1, 46 Parliament Place West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 273 West Perth WA 6872 P 08 9486 9455 F 08 6210 1578

www.encounterresources.com.au

11 December 2007

Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange 4[th] Floor 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir/Madam

Appendix 3B

Please find attached Appendix 3B in respect of the issue of 150,000 employee options issued under the Employee Option Plan and 1,300,000 options issued to Directors pursuant to shareholder approval received at the Company’s Annual General Meeting.

Yours faithfully

ENCOUNTER RESOURCES LIMITED

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Kevin Hart Company Secretary

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

Encounter Resources Limited

ABN 47 109 815 796

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)	Unlisted Options
	150,000 options issued to Employees 1,300,000 options issued to Directors
	Options issued to employees are exercisable on or before 30 November 2012 by payment of 50 cents each, subject to a 12 month vesting period. Options issued to Directors are exercisable on or before 30 November 2012, subject to the following terms: • 500,000 options exercisable at 53.5 cents each, subject to a 12 month vesting period; • 400,000 options exercisable at 55 cents each, subject to a 12 month vesting period; • 400,000 options exercisable at 70 cents each, subject to a 24 month vesting period.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment N/a 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 Nil 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the Options issued to Employees are issued in acquisition of assets, clearly identify accordance with the Encounter Resources those assets) Limited Employee Option Plan. Options issued to Directors pursuant to shareholder approval received at the Company’s Annual General Meeting. 7 Dates of entering[+] securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch 11 December 2007 of certificates Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX 39,100,000 Fully paid ordinary ( including the securities in clause (‘ENR’) 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
	29,496,900 100,000 options 100,000 options 250,000 options 50,000 options 50,000 options 500,000 options 400,000 options 400,000 options 150,000 options	Restricted securities (March 2008) Exercisable at 20 cents each by 23/03/2011 Exercisable at 45 cents each by 15/05/2011 Exercisable at 52.5 cents each by 07/12/2011 Exercisable at 57 cents each by 06/07/2012 Exercisable at 50 cents each by 09/08/2012 Exercisable at 53.5 cents each by 30/11/2012 Exercisable at 55 cents each by 30/11/2012 Exercisable at 70 cents each by 30/11/2012 Exercisable at 50 cents each by 30/11/2012
	N/a

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 23 Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue	N/a
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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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? 32 How do+security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)? 33 +Despatch date	N/a
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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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

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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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)

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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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• 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: 11 December 2007 (Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Kevin Hart

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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