FOCUS MINERALS LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Dec 20, 2012

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 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12

Name of entity

Focus Minerals Ltd (“Focus’)

ABN

56 005 470 799

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)	Ordinary fully paid shares
	4,501,997,651 shares
	Ordinary fully paid shares

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all respects from the date of Yes 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 5 Issue price or consideration 5 cents per share 6 Purpose of the issue Placement pursuant to shareholder approval (If issued as consideration for obtained at the AGM held 30 November the acquisition of assets, clearly 2012 identify those assets) 6a Is the entity an[+] eligible entity that has obtained security No holder approval under rule 7.1A? If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h in relation to the[+] securities the subject of this Appendix 3B , and comply with section 6i 6b The date the security holder N/A resolution under rule 7.1A was passed 6c Number of[+] securities issued N/A without security holder approval under rule 7.1

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6d Number of+securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.1A 6e Number of+securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting) 6f Number of securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2 6g If securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation. 6h If securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements 6i Calculate the entity’s remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements 7 Dates of entering +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates 8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in section 2 if applicable)	N/A
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A
	N/A
	21 December 2012
	Number	+Class
	8,822,771,352	Ordinary fully paid shares

• 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 section 2 if applicable) 10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	Number	+Class
	14,116,923	Options exercisable at 7.5 cents on or before 31/12/2012
	14,116,923	Options exercisable at 7.8 cents on or before31/12/2012
	23,500,000	Options exercisable at 12.3 cents on or before30/06/2014
	51,733,846	Total options
	No formal policy at this stage.

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue – Not applicable

11 Is security holder approval required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or nonrenounceable? 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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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
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)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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

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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities – Not applicable

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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Entities that have ticked box 34(b) – Not applicable

38 Number of securities for which + quotation is sought 39 Class of + securities for which quotation is sought 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)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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

• 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: 21 December 2012 Company secretary Print name: Paul Fromson

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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