HAWSONS IRON LTD — Share Issue/Capital Change 2008

Jul 9, 2008

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

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10 July 2008

ASX Limited Announcements Office 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Dear Sir/Madam

Re: AMENDED – APPENDIX 3B Company: Carpentaria Exploration Limited (CAP)

This lodgement is to replace the Appendix 3B posted on 9 July 2008 which was incorrect at items 8 and 9.

Should you have any questions regarding this announcement please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

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Chris J Powell Company Secretary

55 Little Edward Street, Ground Level, Boundary Court, Spring Hill, Queensland 4000 PO Box 1019 Springhill QLD 4004

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Phone: + 61 7 3161 3801 Fax: + 61 7 3161 3786 e-mail: info@capex.net.au

Website: www.carpentariaex.com.au

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 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.

Name of entity

Carpentaria Exploration Limited

ABN

63 095 117 981

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)	Unlisted Options
	800,000
	Options expiring on 30 June 2011 exercisable at $0.15cents each

+ 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? 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 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 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 clause 2 if applicable)	Yes, on exercise of options	Yes, on exercise of options
	Number	+Class
	57,211,780 21,131,384	Ordinary fully paid shares Options expiring on 30 June 2010,

+ 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 clause 2 if applicable)	Number	+Class
	7,788,220 3,700,000 500,000 800,000	Ordinary fully paid shares (Restricted) Options expiring on 30 June 2010, exercisable at $0.30. Options expiring on 30 June 2010, exercisable at $0.27. Options expiring on 30 June 2010, exercisable at $0.15.

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

‑ Part 2 Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11	Is security holder approval required?
12	Is the issue renounceable or	non-
	renounceable?
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	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
	i i b h lf f i h ld renunc at ons on e a o +secur ty o ers
25	If the issue is contingent on +
	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	holders sell	their	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 securitie

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 � Ifsecurities,the the+securitiesnames of theare 20+equitylargest holders of the additional + securitie and the number and percentage of additional +securities held by those holders 36 � Ifsecurities,the +securitiesa distributionareschedule+equityof 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

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms

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37

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A copy of any trust deed for the additional +securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

case a 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 of 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) 42 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)
	Number	+Class

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms

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Quotation agreement

• 1 f our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the +securities on any conditio

• 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

• 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.

We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense 3 arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

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 4 ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here: ( ~~Director/~~ Company Secretary) Print name: Chris Powell Date: 8 July 2008

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms

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