HAWTHORN RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Jan 12, 2012

ABN 44 009 157 439

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Level 2, 90 William St Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9605 5950 Facsimile: +61 3 9605 5999 Email: info@hawthornresources.com

13 December 2011

Company Announcement

Hawthorn Resources Limited

Share Purchase Plan – Amended Timetable

On 10 January 2012 the Company advised that the Closing Date for the Share Purchase Plan (“SPP”) has been extended from Monday 16 January 2012 to Tuesday 7 February 2012.

Attached for release to the market is an updated timetable showing, in bold, the new dates applicable for events as from 7 February 2012.

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For further information contact :

Company Secretary, Mourice Garbutt (03) 9605 5917

Hawthorn Resources Limited

SHARE PURCHASE PLAN – Indicative Timetable

Event/TermExplanation/Obligation	Original DatesNew Dates
Record DateDate which determinesShareholders entitled to participatein the Offer (5.00 pm)	Fri 2 Dec 2011
AnnouncementNotice to ASX under ASIC CO09/425 / Cleansing Notice withAppendix 3B	Mon 5 Dec 2011
Announcement DateAnnouncement by Company of SPP	Mon 5 Dec 2011
SPP DocumentsLodge SPP documentation withASX	Tue 6 Dec 2011
Open DateDate from which the offer is open	Tue 6 Dec 2011
Dispatch DateIssue to entitled shareholders of theoffer documents	Mon 12 Dec 2011
Close/Election DateDate by which Shareholders mustelect to participate in the Offer(5.00 pm)	Mon 16 Jan 2012Tue 7 Feb 2012
Cleared FundsDate by which application moniesreceived at close have beencleared/ produce list validapplications	Wed 18 Jan 2012Fri 10 Feb 2012
Allotment Date(also date on whichCompletion occurs)Company issues and allots the OfferShares	Fri 20 Jan 2012Mon 13 Feb 2012
Trading New SharesDate upon which newly issuedshares can be traded on ASX.	Mon 23 Jan 2012Tue 14 Feb 2012
Despatch DateDespatch by the Company ofshareholding statements in respectof Offer Shares	Mon 23 Jan 2012Tue 14 Feb 2012

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