FIRST LITHIUM LIMITED — Regulatory Filings 2004

Jul 28, 2004

Rule 4.7B

Appendix 4C

Quarterly report for entities admitted on the basis of commitments

Introduced 31/3/2000. Amended 30/9/2001

Name of entity

ADVANCED ENGINE COMPONENTS LIMITED

${\rm ABN}$

009 081 770

Quarter ended ("current quarter")

Τ

30 June 2004

Consolidated statement of cash flows

		Cash flows related to operating activities	Current quarter \$A'000	Year to date $(12$ months) \$A'000
1.1	Receipts from customers		1,088	3,274
1.2	Payments for	(a) staff costs (b) advertising and marketing (c) research and development (d) leased assets (e) other working capital	(458) (9) (286) (41) (754)	(1,853) (52) (1,109) (238) (3,489)
1.3	Dividends received
1.4		Interest and other items of a similar nature received		4
1.5		Interest and other costs of finance paid	(48)	(48)
1.6	Income taxes paid
1.7	Other (provide details if material)
	Net operating cash flows		(501)	(3.511)

Г

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

		Current quarter \$A'000	Year to date $(12$ months) \$A'000
1.8	Net operating cash flows (carried forward)	(501)	(3,511)
1.9	Cash flows related to investing activities Payment for acquisition of:
	$(a)$ businesses (item 5) (b) equity investments (c) intellectual property
	(d) physical non-current assets	(21)	(45)
1.10	(e) other non-current assets Proceeds from disposal of:
	(a) businesses (item 5) (b) equity investments	20	185
	(c) intellectual property (d) physical non-current assets		26
	(e) other non-current assets
1.11 1.12	Loans to other entities Loans repaid by other entities
1.13	Other (provide details if material)
	Net investing cash flows	(1)	166
1.14	Total operating and investing cash flows	(502)	(3,345)
1.15 1.16 1.17	Cash flows related to financing activities Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares Proceeds from borrowings	1,001	3,145
1.18 1.19 1.20	Repayment of borrowings Dividends paid Costs associated with issue of shares	(86)	(364)
	Net financing cash flows	915	2,781
	Net increase (decrease) in cash held	413	(564)
1.21 1.22	Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20	(210) ÷.	767
1.23	Cash at end of quarter	203	203

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

		Current quarter \$A000
1.24	Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2	35
1.25	Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.11	$\blacksquare$

1.26 Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions

Payments to Executive Directors for services to the Company.

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 $N/A$
• $2.2$ Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in businesses in which the reporting entity has an interest

$N/A$

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position. (See AASB 1026 paragraph 12.2).

		Amount available \$A'000	Amount used \$A'000
3.1	Loan facilities	$\mathbf{r}$
-3.2	Credit standby arrangements	$\overline{r}$	$\mathbf{r}$

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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 SA'000	Previous quarter SA'000
4.1	Cash on hand and at bank	203	17
4.2	Deposits at call
4.3	Bank overdraft
4.4	Other (provide details Commercial Finance)		(227)
	Total: cash at end of quarter (item 1.22)	203	(210)

Acquisitions and disposals of business entities

	Acquisitions (Item 1.9(a))	Disposals (ltem 1.10(a))
Name of entity	$\cdot$
Place of incorporation or registration
Consideration for acquisition or disposal	٠
Total net assets	÷
Nature of business

Compliance statement

• $\mathbbm{1}$ This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act (except to the extent that information is not required because of note 2) or other standards acceptable to ASX.
• $\overline{2}$ This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Le partir 21

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Secretary

Date: 29 July 2004

Sign here:

Print name:

Nerida Schmidt

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Notes

• $\mathbf{1}$ . 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.
• $\overline{2}$ The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report except for the paragraphs of the Standard set out below.
• reconciliation of cash flows arising from operating activities to 6.2 operating profit or loss
• $9.2$ - itemised disclosure relating to acquisitions
• $9.4$ - itemised disclosure relating to disposals
• $12.1(a)$ policy for classification of cash items
• $12.3$ - disclosure of restrictions on use of cash
• $13.1$ - comparative information
• $\ddot{3}$ . 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.

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.