NEOMETALS LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2008

Sep 14, 2008

Reed Resources Ltd

ABN 89 099 116 631

97 Outram Street West Perth WA 6005 Tel: + 61 8 9322 1182 Fax: + 61 8 9321 0556

15 September 2008

Company Announcements Office ASX Limited via Electronic Lodgement

Dear Sirs

APPENDIX 3B - Issue of Options

The Company wishes to advise that pursuant to five separate offers to particular employees and consultants of the Company to apply for options to acquire fully paid ordinary shares in the Company, and following acceptance of those offers, a total of 1,000,000 options were issued and allotted today.

It is anticipated that a further offer of 1,250,000 options will be granted to four of its directors (including 3 non-executive directors) subject to, and following shareholder approval to be sought at the Company's upcoming Annual General Meeting.

In respect of each of the above issues of options, the exercise price is $1.20 and the expiry date for the exercise of the options is 30 June 2013.

Please find attached an Appendix 3B and s.708A Notice in respect of the above issue of options.

Yours faithfully

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Chris Reed

MANAGING DIRECTOR COMPANY SECRETARY

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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.

Name of entity

Reed Resources Ltd

ABN

89 099 116 631

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 exercisable at $1.20 each.
	1,000,000 issued to employees in accordance with the Reed Resources Ltd Employee Share Option Plan.
	As to the securities identified at 2(a), unlisted options to acquire one fully paid ordinary share per option, each option exercisable on or prior to 30 June 2013 at an exercise price of $1.20 and in accordance with the Reed Resources Ltd Employee Share Option Plan.

• 4 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all N/A 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

5 Issue price or consideration Unlisted options issued at nil consideration. 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the As to the securities identified at 2(a), incentive acquisition of assets, clearly identify provided to an employee of the Company, those assets) pursuant to the terms of their employment contract. The options were issued pursuant to the Reed Resources Ltd Employee Share Option Plan.

• 7 Dates of entering[+] securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

Immediately upon allotment.

Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all 137,450,000 Ordinary fully paid +securities quoted on ASX ( including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

• 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
	2,200,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,700,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 1,333,333 1,000,000	Unlisted options exercisable at $0.35 each Unlisted options exercisable at $0.50 each Unlisted options exercisable at $0.60 each Unlisted options exercisable at $0.75 each Unlisted options exercisable at $0.78 each Unlisted options exercisable at $0.85 each Unlisted options exercisable at $1.08 each Unlisted options exercisable at$1.20 each

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

No change in existing policy.

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	N/A
	N/A
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	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: 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 renunciations on behalf of+security holders 25 If the issue is contingent on +security 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) 30 How do+security holders sell their entitlements_in full_through a broker?	N/A
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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 N/A of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)? 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 ) (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 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 setting out the number of holders in the categories[+][securities are ][+][equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional ] 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 N/A +quotation is sought

• 39 Class of +securities for which N/A quotation is sought

• 40 Do the[+] securities rank equally in all N/A 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

• 41 Reason for request for quotation N/A now 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[+] class of all[+] securities N/A N/A quoted on ASX ( including the securities in clause 38)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Quotation agreement

• 1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the[+] securities on any conditions it decides.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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)

Date: 15 September 2008

Print name: Christopher John Reed

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B Page 7

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Reed Resources Ltd

ABN 89 099 116 631

97 Outram Street West Perth WA 6005 Tel: + 61 8 9322 1182 Fax: + 61 8 9321 0556

15 September 2008

The Manager ASX Company Announcement Platform PO Box H224 Australian Square SYDNEY NSW 2000

FOR RELEASE

Dear Sir

ISSUE OF SECURITIES

NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 708A(5)(e) OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001

Reed Resources Limited ( Company ) advises that, on 15 September 2008, it granted 1,000,000 options over fully paid ordinary shares ( Securities ) pursuant to Letters of Offer to five employees and consultants of the Company.

The Company notifies ASX that:

• 1 The Company issued the Securities without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act );

• 2 This notice is given pursuant to paragraph (5)(e) of Section 708A of the Act:

• 3 As at the date of this notice the Company has complied with:

• (a) the provisions of the Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to the Company; and

• (b) section 674 of the Act; and

• 4 As at the date of this notice there is no excluded information (as defined in section 708A(7) and (8) of the Act) which is required to be disclosed by the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board REED RESOURCES LTD

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Chris Reed MANAGING DIRECTOR COMPANY SECRETARY

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