HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 1, 2004

Appendix 3X

Rule 3.19A.1

Initial Director's Interest Notice

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 30/9/2001.

Name of entity: Hansen Technologies Limited
ABN: 90 090 996 455

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Richard Alston
Date of appointment	29 July 2004

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notiliable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

Not Applicable

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Part 2 – Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of	Number & class of Securities
interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.
Alston and Associates Pty. Ltd.	100,000 Ordinary Shares

Part 3 – Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract	Not applicable
Nature of interest
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)
and class of securities to No. which interest relates

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.