NEOMETALS LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2006

Jan 30, 2006

Appendix 5B

$Rule 5.3$

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001.

Name of entity

REED RESOURCES LTD

ABN

89 099 116 631

Quarter ended ("current quarter")

Current quarter

SA

31 December 2005

Year to date $(12 \text{ months})$

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities

				ЪA
Payments for (a)	exploration	and	(204, 306)	(739, 662)
			(136, 521)	(188, 449)
			(413, 482)	(795, 622)
Dividends received
Interest and other items of a similar nature			27,795	35,667
Income taxes paid
Other-
			(726, 514)	(1,688,066)
investments
	other $\left( \mathrm{c}\right)$	fixed		(10, 527)
assets
	(b)equity
				(10, 527)
			(733, 114)	(1,698,593)
	evaluation received Proceeds from sale of: investments assets Loans to other entities Other (carried forward)	(b) development (c) production (d) administration Interest and other costs of finance paid Net Operating Cash Flows Payment for purchases of: (a)prospects (b)equity (a)prospects (c)other Loans repaid by other entities Net investing cash flows	Receipts from product sales and related debtors Cash flows related to investing activities fixed Total operating and investing cash flows	(6,600) (6,600)

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

1.13	Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	(733, 114)	(1,698,593)
	Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14	Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.	1,000,000	1,000,000
1.15	Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16	Proceeds from borrowings
1.17	Repayment of borrowings
1.18	Dividends paid
1.19	Other - Capital raising costs
	Net financing cash flows	1,000,000	1,000,000
	Net increase (decrease) in cash held	266,886	(698, 593)
1.20	Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date	1,388,127	2,353,606
1.21	Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.22	Cash at end of quarter	1,655,013	1,655,013

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

		Current quarter A\$
1.23	Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2	136,804
1.24	Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10

1.25 Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions Office rent and service fees paid to a company related to a director \$46,779 Salary and superannuation payable to directors \$90.025

Non-cash financing and investing activities

$2.1$ Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

$2.2$ Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

		Amount available SΑ	Amount used SΑ
3.1	Loan facilities		w
3.2	Credit standby arrangements		w.

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

	Total
$4.2^{\circ}$	Development
4.1	Exploration and evaluation	SΑ

Reconciliation of cash

	Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows.	Current quarter \$A	Previous quarter SА
Cash on hand and at bank 5.1		150,349	96,695
5.2	Deposits at call	1,439,958	1,226,726
5.3	Bank overdraft
5.4	Other (bonds)	64,706	64,706
	Total: cash at end of quarter (item 1.22)	1,655,013	1,388,127

Changes in interests in mining tenements

		Tenement reference	Nature of interest (note (2))	Interest at beginning of quarter	Interest at end of quarter
6.1	Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed
6.2	Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter
Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

		Total number	Number quoted	Issue price per	Amount paid up per
				security (see note $3)$ (cents)	security (see note 3) (cents)
7.1	Preference
	*securities
7.2	(description) Changes during
	quarter
	(a) Increases
	through issues
	(b) Decreases
	through returns of capital, buy-
	backs,
	redemptions
7.3	+ Ordinary	75,000,000	75,000,000
	securities
7.4	Changes during
	quarter
	(a) Increases through issues	5,000,000	5,000,000	20 cents	20 cents
	(b) Decreases
	through returns
	of capital, buy-
7.5	backs + Convertible
	debt securities
	(description)
7.6	Changes during
	quarter
	(a) Increases through issues
	(b) Decreases
	through
	securities matured,
	converted
7.7	Options			Exercise price	Expiry date
	(description and conversion
	factor)	2,650,000 1,000,000	Nil Nil	\$0.35 \$0.50	31/12/2008 1/7/2010
7.8	Issued during
	quarter
7.9	Exercised during
7.10	quarter Expired during
	quarter
7.11	Debentures
	(totals only)
7.12	Unsecured notes (totals
	only)

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Compliance statement

• $\mathbf{I}$ This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).
• This statement does / does not^*/delete one) give a true and fair view of the matters $\overline{2}$ disclosed.

GReed

Sign here:

(Director/Company secretary)

Date: 31 January 2006

Print name:

CHRISTOPHER JOHN REED

Notes

• $\mathbf{I}$ The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity's activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
• $\overline{2}$ The "Nature of interest" (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items $6.1$ and $6.2$ .
• 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities.
• The definitions in, and provisions of AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive 4 Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
• 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.