IRON BEAR RESOURCES LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2006

May 17, 2006

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

CAPE LAMBERT IRON ORE LIMITED

ABN

71 095 047 920

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 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares issued
• Number of ⁺securities issued or to $\overline{2}$ 155,000 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)

n/a

Do the *securities rank equally in all $\overline{4}$ respects from the date of allotment with an existing ⁺class of quoted *securities?

If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state:

• $\bullet$ 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
• Issue price or consideration $\mathfrak{s}$
• 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)
• $\overline{\tau}$ Dates of entering ⁺securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

On or about 16 May 2005.

	Number	+ Class
8 and + class of all Number + securities ASX quoted on	249.319,530	Fully Paid Shares
(including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	136,826,805	Options exercisable at \$0.277 each on or October 31 before 2008

$$0.277$

Exercise of Options

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

		Number	+ Class
9	Number and class of . all securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	50,000,000	Options exercisable at \$0.327 each on or before 31 October 2009.
		40,000,000	Options exercisable at \$0.377 each on or before $31 -$ October 2010
		550,000	Options exercisable at \$0.427 each on or before $22 -$ October 2008
		500,000	Options exercisable at \$0.367 each on or 9. before February 2009
10.	Dividend policy (in the case of a $\vert$ N/A

trust, distribution policy) on the
increased capital (interests)

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11	holder security approval Is required?	N/A
$12 \overline{ }$	Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable?	N/A
13	Ratio in which the + securities will be offered	N/A
14	+ Class of + securities to which the offer relates	N/A
15	determine +Record date to entitlements	N/A
16	Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?	N/A
17	Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions	N/A

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: risfe 7.7.	N/A
19	оf Closing date for receipt acceptances or renunciations	N/A
20	Names of any underwriters	N/A
21	Amount of any underwriting fee or commission	N/A
22	Names of any brokers to the issue	N/A
23.	Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue	N/A
24	Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of + security holders	N/A
25.	If the issue is contingent on *security holders' approval, the date of the meeting	N/A
26	Date entitlement and acceptance form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled	N/A
27	If the entity has issued options, and $N/A$ 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)	N/A
29.	Date rights trading will end (if applicable)	N/A
30	How do *security holders sell their entitlements in full through a broker?	N/A

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

31	How do *security holders sell part $N/A$
	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)?

$N/A$

J

33 +Despatch date

N/A

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)
$\left( a\right)$	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 securities

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

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

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38.	Number of securities for which + quotation is sought	N/A
39.	Class of + securities for which quotation is sought	N/A
40	Do the + securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing + class of quoted *securities?	N/A.
	If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: the date from which they do ٠ extent to which they the participate for the next dividend, the case of (in $\mathbf{a}$ 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
41	Reason for request for quotation now	N/A
	Example: In 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 $\pm$ class of all $\pm$ securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)	N/A

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Quotation agreement

• $\mathbf{I}$ *Quotation of our additional *securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may quote the *securities on any conditions it decides.
• $\overline{2}$ We warrant the following to ASX.
• The issue of the "securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal 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.
• $\overline{3}$ 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.

Sign here: Date: 17 May 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Timothy Turner == == == == ==

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.