MGX RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2004

Jul 26, 2004

VIA: WWW.ASX.ONLINE.COM

27 July 2004

First Floor, 7 Havelock Street West Perth 6005, Western Australia

PO Box 55, West Perth WA 6872

Telephone: 61-8-9485 2355 Facsimile: 61-8-9485 2305 E-mail: admin@mtgibsoniron.com.au

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

RE: APPLICATION TO LIST OPTIONS

Mount Gibson Iron Limited ("MGX") is applying for the listing of 30,800,000 Options exerciseable at 22 cents on or before 15 October 2005 with the attached Appendix 3B.

For further information, please contact Angela Dent, Company Secretary on (08) 9485 2355.

Yours sincerely, MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED

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Angela Dent Company Secretary

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.

Name of entity

MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED

ABN

87 008 670 817

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 issued

$N/A$

• Number of ⁺securities issued or to $\mathcal{D}$ be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued
• Principal terms of the *securities $\overline{3}$ (eg, if options, exercise price and date: if partly expiry paid *securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if *convertible securities, the conversion price and dates f or conversion)

$N/A$

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 extent to which the. they participate for the next dividend, οf $\lim$ the case 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
		Number		+ Class
8	Number elass and оf all ASX securities quoted $_{\alpha}$ (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)
		Number	*Class
9	Number class οf and all securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)
10	Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	N/A

11	security holder approval Is required?	N/A
12	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 $\mid N/A \rangle$ offer relates
15	+ Record determine 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 bе sent new issue documents.	N/A
19	Closing date for receipt acceptances or renunciations	of $\mid N/A$
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

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

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 the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders	N/A
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
31	How do *security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?	N/A
32	How do *security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)?	N/A
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)
• Shares described in Part 1 (A)
• $(b)$

$(a)$

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

(If the additional securities do not form a new class, go to 43) 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	30,800,000
39.	Class of *securities for which quotation is sought	Options exercisable at 22 cents on or before 15 October 2005
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 which the extent to they ۰ participate for the next dividend, οf the case (in a trust. distribution) or interest payment the extent to which they do not ۰ rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment	No, Option terms as above
41	Reason for request for quotation now.	Allotment of options to greater than 50 Optionholders as required under Listing Rule 2.5 Condition 6
42	Number and $\pm$ class of all $\pm$ securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)	Number 291,565,822 30,800,000	+ Class Ordinary Shares Options - Clause 38
All entities

Fees

43 Payment method (tick one)

Cheque attached

Electronic payment made

Periodic payment as agreed with the home branch has been arranged

Ouotation agreement

• $\mathbf{I}$ *Ouotation 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 $\bullet$ 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.
• We warrant that if confirmation is required under section 1017F of the Corporations Act in relation to the *securities to be quoted, it has been provided 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.
• 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:

...................................... (Director/Company Secretary)

Print name: Angela M Dent

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