GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED. — Share Issue/Capital Change 2005

Dec 8, 2005

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

CONVERSION OF OPTIONS AND APPENDIX 3B

9 December 2005

Please find attached an Appendix 3B relating to the conversion of unlisted options to fully paid ordinary shares.

For further information visit the Grange website at www.grangeresources.com.au or alternatively contact Mark Smith on + 61 (8) 9321 1118.

MARK SMITH Company Secretary

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 17796. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000. 30/9/2001. 11/3/2002.

NAME OF ENTITY

Grange Resources Limited

ABN

$\overline{2}$

	80 009 132 405

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).

$\mathbf{1}$ ⁺Class of ⁺securities issued or to be issued

Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

Number of "securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued

$\overline{3}$ 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)

1.000.000

Not Applicable

$\div$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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 distribution) or interest trust. a 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	\$0.50
6	Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)		Conversion of unlisted options (GRRAK)
7	Dates of entering "securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates	9 December 2005
		Number	$\overline{\text{t}}$ Class
8	Number and + class of all +securities ASX quoted (including the on securities in clause 2 if applicable)	92,749,259	Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

	Number	$\overline{\text{ }^{\ddagger}$ Class
Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	2,285,715	Options exercisable at 50 cents and expiring 28 November 2007 (GRRAK)
	1,500,000	Options exercisable at 50 cents and expiring 30 June 2007 (GRRAM)
	1,500,000	Options exercisable at \$1.25 and expiring on 30 June 2007 (GRRAO)
	1,500,000	Options exercisable at \$1.50 and expiring on 30 June 2008 (GRRAQ)
	1,000,000	Options exercisable at \$2.50 and expiring on 30 June 2011 (GRRAS)

$10$ Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

Not Applicable

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

Is security holder approval required? $11$

Not applicable

• $12$ Is the issue renounceable or nonrenounceable?
• Ratio in which the 'securities will be $13$ offered
• $14$ ⁺Class of *securities to which the offer relates
• $15$ *Record date to determine entitlements
• Will holdings on different registers (or 16 subregisters) be aggregated for
  calculating entitlements?
• $17$ Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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 approval, the date of the holders' 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 option entitle holders terms tο participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders
28	Date rights trading will begin (if
	applicable)
29	rights trading will (if Date end applicable)
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

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

		accept for the balance?
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• 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)
• Securities described in Part 1 $(a)$

(b)	All other securities
	Example: restricted securi

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 explry or conversion of conve

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
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

(now go to 43)

$\div$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	which Number securities for οf *quotation is sought	Not Applicable
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 trust, distribution) or interest a. 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: 18 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)

Number	+ Class

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Ouotation agreement

• *Quotation of our additional *securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may $\mathbf{I}$ quote the *securities on any conditions it decides.
• $\mathcal{I}$ 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.
• $\mathbf{3}$ 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.
• $\overline{4}$ 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.

Date: ....9 December 2005 Sign here: Mark Smith .................................... (Director / Company Secretary)

Print name: Mark Smith.

$\div$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.