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Future Metals NL Capital/Financing Update 2012

Nov 15, 2012

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Capital/Financing Update

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15 November 2012

ABN 88 002 522 009 www.rangeresources.com.au

The Manager Company Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 6, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

By e‐lodgement

GEORGIA, PUNTLAND AND FINANCING UPDATE

GEORGIA

Range Resources Limited (“Range” or “the Company”) along with its joint venture partners Red Emperor Resources (“Red Emperor”) and Strait Oil & Gas (“Strait”) are pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of a 200km seismic program.

Following the results of the earlier 410km 2D seismic programme, priority prospects were identified on Block VIa, whilst a number of leads were identified on Block VIb. The majority of the recent seismic was acquired over Block VIb to firm up these leads identified in the previous seismic programme, along with targeting two gas wells which were drilled and suspended in Soviet times. Two lines were also acquired over the same structure on which the Mukhiani well was drilled last year.

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Processing is under way and results of the interpretation are expected to be completed early next year, with the Company confident that it will then have assembled the requisite amount of seismic and geological information to enable the Company to identify revised drillable targets and attract potential farm in partners if desired.

GIG Joint Venture

The Company continues to develop the CBM and conventional potential around the Tkibuli‐Shaori Coal Field (“Tkibuli”). The Georgian Industrial Group (“GIG”) has made available a significant amount of information including a detailed geological model based on 339 wells drilled in the region, many of which vented methane. Range and its partners are looking to finalise the joint venture agreement with GIG for the development of Tkibuli in the current quarter with the potential for third party financing being available to fund the programme. It is envisaged that following completion of the

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current technical and economic analysis, between three and four pilot production well locations will be identified with drilling expected to commence in Q2 2013.

Tkibuli has been estimated by Advanced Resources International to contain Contingent Resources (mean) of approximately 0.4 trillion cubic feet (“tcf”) of coal‐bed methane (“CBM”) gas (Range’s attributable 40% interest is 0.16 tcf). Sand horizons have also been identified around the coal beds, which could add additional, conventional hydrocarbon resources to those estimated for CBM at Tkibuli alone.

The Georgian Industrial Group (GIG) is the largest holding company within the Country and embraces a number of subsidiary companies operating in the energy sector, acquisition and processing of natural resources, production of building materials, logistics service and real estate development.

GIG was established in 2006 and has invested tens of millions of (US) dollars in the local economy and continues to support prospective businesses. GIG operate the 200MW gas‐fired power station located at Gardabani as well as importing 25% of gas currently used in Georgia. The power station currently does not use any gas sourced locally in Georgia.

GIG operations are concentrated on the acquiring and processing of the Country’s resources which, in turn, fosters the long‐term development and success of Georgian industries.

PUNTLAND

The Company is pleased to provide the following update on operations as announced by its Puntland Joint Venture partner and Operator, Horn Petroleum Corp (“Horn”) on the Company’s exploration project in Puntland, Somalia. The blocks are operated by Horn who holds a 60% working interest in the Dharoor and Nugaal Valley Production Sharing Agreements (“PSA’s”) along with Range (20%) and Red Emperor (20%).

Horn has demobilized the drilling rig and associated equipment and has completed restoration of both drilling locations. Efforts are now focused on making preparations for a seismic acquisition campaign in the Dharoor PSA which will include a regional seismic reconnaissance grid in the previously unexplored eastern portion of the basin as well as prospect specific seismic to delineate a drilling candidate in the western portion of the basin where an active petroleum system was confirmed by the recent drilling at the Shabeel‐1 and Shabeel North‐1 locations. This seismic programme is expected to commence in the first half of 2013. The joint venture continues to pursue efforts to drill an exploration well in the Nugaal PSA and is working with the Puntland government authorities to move this project forward.

The joint venture is in active discussions with potential partners.

FINANCING UPDATE

$10m Funding Draw Down

Range is also pleased to announce that it has issued A$10m in secured notes (secured at the corporate level – registered charge) to fund requisite exploration bonds required for its Putamayo 6 and 7 blocks in Colombia and ongoing operations. The notes were purchased by Crede Capital Group (“Crede”). Crede is an international investor with offices in Los Angeles and New York. The Notes have a term of 12 months and carry a 10% interest rate. Crede will also receive 25% warrant coverage (£0.05075, 30 November 2015) at a 125% premium to the volume‐weighted average price and can be paid back in cash or equity on or before the 12 month term at the Company's election. The facility has been drawn down to complement the recently announced conditional sale of its Texas interests (US$40m ‐ half cash up front, half royalty). Range is pleased to be progressing its Colombian blocks and is in the process of completing an independent technical review of the previously drilled Put‐1 Well (historical reserves of 7.8m bbls) and will be releasing the results of the review shortly.

Please find attached Appendix 3B

Peter Landau Executive Director

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Contacts

Range Resources Limited Peter Landau Tel : +61 (8) 9488 5220 Em: [email protected]

PPR (Australia)

David Tasker Tel: +61 (8) 9388 0944 Em: [email protected]

Tavistock Communications (London) Ed Portman Tel: + 44 (0) 207 920 3150 Em: [email protected]

RFC Ambrian Limited (Nominated Advisor)

Stuart Laing Tel: +61 (8) 9480 2500

Old Park Lane Capital (Joint Broker) Michael Parnes Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 8188

Fox‐Davies Capital Limited Daniel Fox‐Davies / Richard Hail Tel: +44 (0) 203 463 5000

GMP Securities Europe LLP (Joint Broker) James Pope / Chris Beltgens Tel: +44 (0) 207 647 2800

Range Background

Range Resources Limited is a dual listed (ASX:RRS; AIM:RRL) oil & gas exploration company with oil & gas interests in the frontier state of Puntland, Somalia, the Republic of Georgia, Texas, USA, Trinidad and Colombia.

  • In Trinidad Range holds a 100% interest in holding companies with three onshore production licenses and fully operational drilling subsidiary. Independently assessed Proved (P1) reserves in place of 17.5 MMbls with 25.2 MMbls of proved, probable and possible (3P) reserves and an additional 81 MMbls of unrisked best estimate prospective resources.

  • In the Republic of Georgia, Range holds a 40% farm‐in interest in onshore blocks VIa and VIb, covering approx. 7,000sq.km. Range completed a 410km 2D seismic programme with independent consultants RPS Energy identifying 68 potential structures containing an estimated 2 billion barrels of undiscovered oil‐in‐place (on a mean 100% basis) with the first (Mukhiani‐1) exploration well having spudded in July in 2011. The Company is focussing on a revised development strategy that will focus on low‐cost, shallow appraisal drilling of the contingent resources around the Tkibuli‐Shaori (“Tkibuli”) coal deposit, which straddles the central sections of the Company’s two blocks.

  • In Puntland, Range holds a 20% working interest in two licenses encompassing the highly prospective Dharoor and Nugaal valleys. The operator and 60% interest holder, Horn Petroleum Corp. (TSXV:HRN) has completed two exploration wells and will continue with a further seismic and well program over the next 12‐18 months.

  • Range holds a 25% interest in the initial Smith #1 well and a 20% interest in further wells on the North Chapman Ranch project, Texas. The project area encompasses approximately 1,680 acres in one of the most prolific oil and gas producing trends in the State of Texas. Independently assessed 3P reserves in place (on a 100% basis) of 228 Bcf of natural gas, 18 mmbbls of oil and 17 mmbbls of natural gas liquids.

  • Range holds a 21.75% interest in the East Texas Cotton Valley Prospect in Red River County, Texas, USA, where the prospect’s project area encompasses approximately 1,570 acres encompassing a recent oil discovery. The prospect has independently assessed 3P reserves in place (on a 100% basis) of 3.3mmbbls of oil.

  • Range is earning a 65% (option to move to 75%) interest in the highly prospective PUT 6 and PUT 7 licences in Putumayo Basin in Southern Colombia. The Company will undertake a 350km2 3D seismic programme across the two licences and drill one well per licence, as well as looking to re‐enter a previously suspended well that had a significant historical reserve estimate.

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All of the technical information, including information in relation to reserves and resources that is contained in this document has been reviewed internally by the Company's technical consultant, Mr Mark Patterson. Mr Patterson is a geophysicist who is a suitably qualified person with over 25 years’ experience in assessing hydrocarbon reserves and has reviewed the release and consents to the inclusion of the technical information.

The reserves estimates for the 3 Trinidad blocks and update reserves estimates for the North Chapman Ranch Project and East Texas Cotton Valley referred above have been formulated by Forrest A. Garb & Associates, Inc. (FGA). FGA is an international petroleum engineering and geologic consulting firm staffed by experienced engineers and geologists. Collectively FGA staff has more than a century of world‐wide experience. FGA have consented in writing to the reference to them in this announcement and to the estimates of oil and natural gas liquids provided. The definitions for oil and gas reserves are in accordance with SEC Regulation S‐X an in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (“SPE”). The SPE Reserve definitions can be found on the SPE website at spe.org.

RPS Group is an International Petroleum Consulting Firm with offices worldwide, who specialise in the evaluation of resources, and have consented to the information with regards to the Company’s Georgian interests in the form and context that they appear. These estimates were formulated in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (“SPE”).

The prospective resource estimates for the two Dharoor Valley prospects are internal estimates reported by Africa Oil Corp, the operator of the joint venture, which are based on volumetric and related assessments by Gaffney, Cline & Associates.

In granting its consent to the public disclosure of this press release with respect to the Company’s Trinidad operations, Petrotrin makes no representation or warranty as to the adequacy or accuracy of its contents and disclaims any liability that may arise because of reliance on it.

The Contingent Resource estimate for CBM gas at the Tkibuli project is sourced from the publically available references to a report by Advanced Resources International’s (“ARI”) report in 2009: CMM and CBM development in the Tkibuli‐Shaori Region, Georgia. Advanced Resources International, Inc., 2009. Prepared for GIG/Saknakhshiri and U.S. Trade and Development Agency. ‐ .globalmethane.org/documents/toolsres_coal_overview_ch13.pdf. Range’s technical consultants have not yet reviewed the details of ARI’s resource estimate and the reliability of this estimate and its compliance with the SPE reporting guidelines or other standard is uncertain. Range and its JV partners will be seeking to confirm this resource estimate, and seek to define reserves, through its appraisal programme and review of historical data during the next 12 months.

Reserve information on the Putumayo 1 Well published by Ecopetrol 1987.

SPE Definitions for Proved, Probable, Possible Reserves and Prospective Resources

Proved Reserves are those quantities of petroleum, which by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable, from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under defined economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations.

Probable Reserves are those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recovered than Proved Reserves but more certain to be recovered than Possible Reserves.

Possible Reserves are those additional reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recoverable than Probable Reserves.

1P refers to Proved Reserves, 2P refers to Proved plus Probable Reserves and 3P refers to Proved plus Probable plus Possible Reserves.

Prospective Resources are those quantities of petroleum estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future development projects. Prospective Resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development. Prospective Resources are further subdivided in accordance with the level of certainty associated with recoverable estimates assuming their discovery and development and may be sub‐classified based on project maturity.

Contingent Resources are those quantities of hydrocarbons which are estimated, on a given date, to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations, but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable.

Undiscovered Oil‐In‐Place is that quantity of oil which is estimated, on a given date, to be contained in accumulations yet to be discovered. The estimated potentially recoverable portion of such accumulations is classified as Prospective Resources, as defined above.

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

Range Resources Limited

ABN

88 002 522 009

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 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued Unlisted Options 2 Number of[+] securities issued or to 89,130,175 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 47,984,663 Unlisted Options

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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3 Principal terms of the[+] securities 10,656,242 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued (eg, if options, exercise price and at A$0.054 expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount 22,500,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued outstanding and due dates for at £0.04 payment; if[+] convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion) 55,973,933 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued in lieu of cash for financial facilitation, introductory and corporate advisory fees 15,708,801 Unlisted Options (£0.0615, 19 October 2015) issued as part of loan facilities 32,275,862 Unlisted Options (£0.05075, 30 November 2015) issued as part of loan facilities

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing[+] class of quoted[+] securities?

Yes

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

10,656,242 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued at A$0.054

22,500,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued at £0.04

55,973,933 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued in lieu of cash for financial facilitation, introductory and corporate advisory fees

15,708,801 Unlisted Options (£0.0615, 19 October 2015) issued as part of loan facilities

32,275,862 Unlisted Options (£0.05075, 30 November 2015) issued as part of loan facilities

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6 Purpose of the issue 10,656,242 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued (If issued as consideration for the at A$0.054 acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 22,500,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued at £0.04 55,973,933 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued in lieu of cash for financial facilitation, introductory and corporate advisory fees 15,708,801 Unlisted Options (£0.0615, 19 October 2015) issued as part of loan facilities 32,275,862 Unlisted Options (£0.05075, 30 November 2015) issued as part of loan facilities 6a Is the entity an[+] eligible entity that No has obtained security 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 resolution under rule 7.1A was passed 6c Number of +securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1 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

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 On or about 12 November uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all 2,446,757,780 Ordinary Fully Paid +securities quoted on ASX Shares ( including the securities in section 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 section 2 if applicable)
10
Dividend policy (in the case
of
a
trust,
distribution
policy) on the increased
capital (interests)
Number +Class
855,166
7,058,824
17,921,146
17,921,146
5,180,000
9,000,000
15,708,801
32,275,862
Unlisted Options (£0.04p, 30 June 2015)
Unlisted Options (£0.17p, 30 April 2016)
Class A Performance Shares
Class B Performance Shares
Unlisted Options (£0.075p, 31 January 2017)
Unlisted Options (£0.125p, 31 March 2015)
Unlisted Options (£0.0615. 19 October 2015)
Unlisted Options(£0.05075,30 November 2015)
Not applicable

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval N/A required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or nonN/A renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the[+] securities will N/A be offered 14 +Class of +securities to which the N/A offer relates 15 +Record date to determine N/A entitlements 16 Will holdings on different registers N/A (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements? 17 Policy for deciding entitlements in N/A 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)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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 setting out the number of holders in the categories[+][securities are ][+][equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional ] 1 - 1,000 1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 and over

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 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: Company secretary

Date: 15 November 2012

Print name: Jane Flegg

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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 3B – Annexure 1

Calculation of placement capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A for[+] eligible entities

Introduced 01/08/12

Part 1

Rule 7.1 – Issues exceeding 15% of capital

Step 1: Calculate “A”, the base figure from which the placement capacity is calculated

Insert number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue 12 months before date of issue or agreement to issue Add the following: • Number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in that 12 month period under an exception in rule 7.2

  • Number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in that 12 month period with shareholder approval

  • Number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in that 12 month period

  • Note: • Include only ordinary securities here – other classes of equity securities cannot be added

  • • Include here (if applicable) the securities the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this form is annexed

  • • It may be useful to set out issues of securities on different dates as separate line items

  • Subtract the number of fully paid ordinary securities cancelled during that 12 month period “A”

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Step 2: Calculate 15% of “A”

Step 2: Calculate 15% of “A” Step 2: Calculate 15% of “A”
“B” 0.15
[Note: this value cannot be changed]
Multiply“A” by 0.15
Step 3: Calculate “C”, the amount of placement capacity under rule 7.1 that has
already been used
Insertnumber of equity securities issued or
agreed to be issued in that 12 month period
not counting_those issued:
• Under an exception in rule 7.2
• Under rule 7.1A
• With security holder approval under rule
7.1 or rule 7.4
_Note:

• This applies to equity securities, unless
specifically excluded – not just ordinary
securities
• Include here (if applicable ) the securities
the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this
form is annexed
• It may be useful to set out issues of
securities on different dates as separate line
items
“C”
Step 4: Subtract “C” from [“A” x “B”] to calculate remaining placement capacity
under rule 7.1
“A” x 0.15
Note: number must be same as shown in Step 2
Subtract“C”
Note: number must be same as shown in Step 3
Total[“A” x 0.15] – “C” [Note: this is the remaining placement capacity
under rule 7.1]

“A” x 0.15 Note: number must be same as shown in Step 2 Subtract “C” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 3 Total [“A” x 0.15] – “C” [Note: this is the remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1]

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Part 2

Rule 7.1A – Additional placement capacity for eligible entities

Step 1: Calculate “A”, the base figure from which the placement capacity is calculated

“A” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 1 of Part 1

Step 2: Calculate 10% of “A”

“D” 0.10 Note: this value cannot be changed Multiply “A” by 0.10

Step 3: Calculate “E”, the amount of placement capacity under rule 7.1A that has already been used

Insert number of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued in that 12 month period under rule 7.1A

Notes:

• This applies to equity securities – not just ordinary securities • Include here – if applicable – the securities the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this form is annexed • Do not include equity securities issued under rule 7.1 (they must be dealt with in Part 1), or for which specific security holder approval has been obtained • It may be useful to set out issues of securities on different dates as separate line items “E”

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Step 4: Subtract “E” from [“A” x “D”] to calculate remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1A

“A” x 0.10 Note: number must be same as shown in Step 2 Subtract “E” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 3 Total [“A” x 0.10] – “E” Note: this is the remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1A

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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