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IGO LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2010

Nov 3, 2010

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Capital/Financing Update

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4 November 2010

Australian Stock Exchange Limited Company Announcements Level 10, 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

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RE: ACCELERATED NON-RENOUNCEABLE ENTITLEMENT OFFER

Please find attached a letter sent to Independence Group NL optionholders today.

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CHRISTOPHER BONWICK Managing Director

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4 November 2010

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Dear O ptionholder

Participation in accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer

Overview

Indep e ndence Gr o up NL ( Independence ) wishes to advise tha t it intends to proceed with an accele r ated non-re n ounceable e ntitlement o ffer of one ordinary sh a re in Indep e ndence ( New Share ) for ev e ry 15 ordin a ry shares ( Share ) at an offer price o f $6.65 per New Share ( Entitlement Offer ) to rais e a maximu m of $50,568,169.40 bef o re costs.

In con j unction wit h the Entitle m ent Offer, I ndependen c e also anno u nced a pla c ement to in s titutional invest o rs of 17,10 9 ,530 New S h ares ( Placement ).

The E n titlement O f fer will co m prise:

  • an entitle m ent offer to e ligible inst i tutional sha r eholders ( Institutional Entitlement Offer ); and

  • an entitle m ent offer to e ligible reta i l sharehold e rs ( Retail Entitlement Offer ).

Furthe r informatio n in relation to the Entitl e ment Offer has been di s closed to th e ASX.

The E ntitlement O ffer is be i ng made w ithout pro s pectus or p roduct dis c losure doc u ment in accordance with s e ction 708 A A of the C o rporations Act 2001 ( C th) as mo d ified by A S IC Class Order 0 8/35.

The E n titlement O f fer is fully u nderwritten by Bell Pot t er Securitie s Limited ( Underwriter ) .

In rela t ion to the Retail Entitle m ent Offer, o nly shareholders who:

  1. are registe r ed as a holder of Shares in Independence as at 5.00 pm (Pert h time) on T u esday, 9 November 2010 (Reco r d Date);

  2. have a reg i stered address in Austra l ia or New Z ealand;

  3. are not in t h e United S t ates;

  4. were not i n vited to p a rticipate (ot h er than as nominee) u n der the Ins t itutional E n titlement Offer, an d were not treated as i neligible i n stitutional i nvestors u n der the In s titutional Entitleme n t Offer; and

  5. are eligibl e under all a p plicable sec u rities laws t o receive a n offer unde r the Retail Entitleme n t Offer,

will b e eligible to p articipate ( Eligible Shareholders ).

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There i s no inhere n t right in y o ur options t o participat e in the Reta i l Entitleme n t Offer. Th e purpose of this letter is to g ive you notice prior to t he Record D ate in whi c h you may e xercise yo u r options should you wish to participate i n the Retail Entitlement Offer.

Accor d ingly, if yo u wish to p a rticipate in the Retail E ntitlement O ffer (to the extent of a n y Shares which would be i s sued upon e xercise of y our options ) you must e xercise yo u r options i n time for Shares to be allott e d to you b e fore the Re c ord Date. T o ensure t h at the Shar e s to be issu e d to you upon e xercise of y o ur options a re allotted a nd issued b e fore the Re c ord Date, y o ur notice o f exercise of option ( Notice of Exercise ) together wi t h your cheq u e for the re l evant appli c ation mone y must be receiv e d by Indep e ndence by no later than 5 .00 pm (Pe r th time) on M onday, 8 N ovember 2 0 10. Any Shares to be issue d in relation to a Notice of Exercise received af t er this date cannot be assured of being a llotted and i ssued befor e the Record Date.

If you do not wis h to particip a te in the Re t ail Entitle m ent Offer (i n respect of your option s ) you do not ne e d to take any action.

Befor e deciding w h ether to ex e rcise all or a ny of your options, yo u should con s ider the ter m s of the Entitle m ent Offer c arefully an d consult wit h your professional advi s or if necess a ry.

Key Dates

The N e w Shares will be offere d via the En t itlement Of f er without disclosure to E ligible Shareholders under P art 6D.2 of the Corpor a tions Act 2 0 01 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ) as mo d ified by C O 08/35 in accordance with the following t imetable:

Indepe
ndence obtai
n Trading H
alt on ASX
4Novemb
er 2010
Annou
ncement ofE
ntitlement O
fferandlod
gement ofA
ppendix3B
4Novemb
er 2010
Notice
to Optionho
lders
4Novemb
er 2010
Institut
ional Entitle
ment Offera
ndPlaceme
nt opens and
closes
4-5 Novemb
er 2010
Result
market
of Instituti
viaASX
onal Entitle
ment Offer
and Place
ment annou
nced to
8 Novemb
er 2010
Record
Date
9 Novemb
er 2010
Lodgem
ent of Offe
r Booklet
11 Novemb
er 2010
Despat
chofOfferB
ooklet and
Entitlement
andAccepta
nceForms
12Novemb
er 2010
RetailE
ntitlement
Offeropens
12Novemb
er 2010
RetailE
ntitlement
Offercloses
at 5.00 pm(
Perthtime)
26 Novemb
er 2010
Notific
ationofshor
tfall
1 Decemb
er 2010
Allotm
ent ofNew
Shares & de
spatchof hol
ding statem
ents
6Decemb
er 2010
Norma
ltrading ofN
ew Shares
to commenc
e on ASX
7Decemb
er 2010

The ti m etable outl i ned above i s indicative o nly and su b ject to chan g e. The Dir e ctors, in co n junction with t h e Underwri t er, reserve t he right to v ary these d a tes, includi n g the Closi n g Date of t he Retail Entitle m ent Offer, without pri o r notice but subject to t h e Corporations Act 20 0 1 (Cth) and the ASX Listin g Rules. T h e Directors also reserv e the right n ot to proce e d with the whole or p a rt of the Entitle m ent Offer a t any time p rior to allot m ent.

In that event, the r e levant appl i cation mon e y (being th e amount paid for New S hares applied for in a duly c o mpleted Entitlement an d Acceptanc e Form) wil l be returned without int e rest.

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Further Details

Full d e tails of the E ntitlement Offer are c o ntained in I n dependenc e 's announce m ent lodge d with the ASX t o day, whic h is availabl e at their w e bsite: www . asx.com.au. The anno u ncement ca n also be found o n Independence's webs i te: www.ig o .com.au.

If you have any q u estions, pl e ase contact Security Tr a nsfer Registrars on +6 1 8 9315 23 3 3 at any time f r om 9.00 am to 5.00 pm P erth time fr o m Monday to Friday.

Yours sincerely

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Christ o pher Bonw i ck Mana g ing Directo r