EV RESOURCES LTD — Regulatory Filings 2003

Jan 6, 2003

P.01

Richfield Group Limited

ABN 66 009 144 503

Suite 2, Ground Floor, 197 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004, Australia Telephone: (+61 8) 9218 9388 Facsimile: (+61 8) 9225 7188 Email: info@wwtgl.com.au Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange

7 January 2003

The Australian Stock Exchange TO: Company Announcements Office

1300 300 021 FACSIMILE NO:

Nine $(9)$ NO OF PAGES:

SUBJECT: Appendix 3B

Dear Sir

Attached is an Appendix 3B; New Issue Announcement with respect to the issue of 151,400,000 shares at 1 cent each pursuant to approval given by Shareholders to a placement of up to 200,000,000 shares.

Yours faithfully

Ross Kestel 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.

Name of entity

Richfield Group Limited

ABN

66 009 144 503

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 $\pm$ Class of $\pm$ securities issued or to be issued

Ordinary Shares

• Number of ⁺securities issued or to $\mathcal{L}$ be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued
• Principal terms of the ⁺securities | 3 (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid ⁺securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible the securities, conversion price and dates for conversion)

151,400,000

N/A

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Do the 'securities rank equally in all Yes 4 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 $\blacksquare$ 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
• Issue price or consideration 5
• Purpose of the issue $\epsilon$ (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)

\$0.01

Working Capital

$\overline{7}$ Dates of entering 'securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

7 January 2003

$\mathbf{z}$ Number and ⁺class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

Number	-Class
465,076,015	Shares

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

9	Number and $\tau$ class of all *securities not quoted on ASX			N
	(including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

Number	Class 4,484
Nil

10 trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

Dividend policy (in the case of a $\sqrt{\sqrt{NQ}}$ dividend policy has been established.

$\ddot{\phantom{a}}$

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

• approval security holder $\mathbf{1}$ Is . required?
• Is the issue renounceable or non- $12$ renounceable?
• Ratio in which the 'securities will 13 be offered
• ⁺Class of ^-securities to which the 14 offer relates
• determine 15 +Record date $\mathbf{t}$ entitlements
• 16 Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?
• Policy for deciding entitlements in 17 relation to fractions
• Names of countries in which the 18 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

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Names of any underwriters 20 Amount of any underwriting fee or 21 commission Names of any brokers to the issue 22 Fee or commission payable to the 23. broker to the issue
Amount of any handling tee 24 payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of *security holders
If the issue is contingent on 25 "security holders' approval, the date of the meeting
Date entitlement and acceptance 26 form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled
If the entity has issued options, and 27 the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders
Date rights trading will begin (if 28 applicable)
Date rights trading will end (if 29 applicable)
How do *security holders sell their 30 entitlements in full through a broker?
How do *security holders sell part 31 of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

How do *sceurity holders dispose 32 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

(if the additional securities do not form a new class, go to 43)

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

If the *securities are *equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional 36 "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

(now go to 43)

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

Number of securities for which

⁺quotation is sought

38

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

Class of *securities for which 39 quotation is sought Do the ⁺securities rank equally in all 40 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) +Class Number 42 Number and ⁺class of all "securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38) (now go to 43) + See chapter 19 for defined terms.

All entities

Fees

Payment method (tick one) 43

	Cheque attached
	Electronic payment made Note: Payment may be made electronically if Appendix 3B is given to ASX electronically at the same time.
	Periodic payment as agreed with the home branch has been arranged Note: Arrangements can be made for employee incentive schomes that involve frequent issues of securities.

Quotation agreement

• +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may 1 quote the +securities on any conditions it decides.
• $\overline{2}$ We warrant the following to ASX.
• The issue of the +securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for $\bullet$ an illegal purpose.
• There is no reason why those recurities should not be granted reuotation. $\bullet$
• An offer of the *securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not ٠ require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warrantles from subscribors for the securities in order to be able to give this warmnty

• Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any ٠ 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.
• We warrant that if confirmation is required under section 1017F of the Corporations Act in relation to the +securities to be quoted, it has been provided 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 ۰ *securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the recurities be quoted.

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

• We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, $\overline{3}$ action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.
• We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information $\overline{4}$ 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,

Date: 7 January 2003 Sign here: (Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Ross Kestel

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⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.