EQUATORIAL RESOURCES LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 7, 2010

Appendix 3X Initial Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Appendix 3X

Initial Director’s Interest Notice

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 30/9/2001.

Name of entity	EQUATORIAL COAL LIMITED
ABN	50 009 188 694

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Peter Woodman
Date of appointment	8 April 2010

Part 1 - Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

Nil

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

	Name of holder & nature ofinterestNote: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise tothe relevant interest.Mr Peter Woodman & Ms DeniseElizabeth Pringle (joint holding)	Number & class of Securities1,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract	Not applicable
Nature of interest	Not applicable
Name of registered holder(if issued securities)	Not applicable
No. and class of securities towhich interest relates	Not applicable

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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