NEOMETALS LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Oct 27, 2010

Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001, 01/06/10.

Name of entity

Reed Resources Ltd

ABN 89 099 116 631 Consolidated statement of cash flows	Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
	30 September 2010

Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other (provide details if material) Net Operating Cash Flows	Current quarter $A’000	Year to date (3months) $A’000
	1,843 (619) (57) (1,304) (1,597) ‐ 306 (65) ‐ ‐	1,843 (619) (57) (1,304) (1,597) ‐ 306 (65) ‐ ‐
	(1,493)	(1,493)
Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of:(a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.10 Loans to other entities 1.11 Loans repaid by other entities 1.12 Other (Option Fee for Tenements) Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward)	(36) ‐ ‐ 232 ‐ ‐ ‐	(36) ‐ ‐ 232 ‐ ‐ ‐
	196	196
	(1,297)	(1,297)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	(1,297)	(1,297)
Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. 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 (provide details if material) Net financing cash flows	7,087	7,087
	7,087	7,087
Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter	5,790 10,053	5,790 10,053
	15,843	15,843

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

1.23 1.24	Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10	Current quarter $A'000
		171
		‐
1.25	Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
	Directors’ fees and superannuation: $78,914 Rent payments: $45,458 Royalties: $46,754

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 n/a

• 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

n/a

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

Amount available	Amount used
$A’000	$A’000

3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration	$A’000
	1,000
	1,000
	‐
	800
Total	2,800

Reconciliation of cash

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’000	Previous quarter $A’000
5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other (term deposits)	4,268	1,028
	2,550
	9,025	9,025
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22)	15,843	10,053

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed	Tenement reference	Nature of interest (note (2))	Interest at beginning ofquarter	Interest at end of quarter
	E15/713 E29/614 P15/4752	Surrendered 30/09/2010 Surrendered 27/08/2010 Surrendered 10/09/2010	100% 100% 100%	0% 0% 0%

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased	E57/819 L15/313 L15/314 L15/315 L15/316 L15/317 P15/5556	Granted 16/09/2010 Application 24/08/2010 Application 24/08/2010 Application 24/08/2010 Application 24/08/2010 Application 24/08/2010 Application 12/08/2010	0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%	100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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 security (see note3) (cents)	Amount paid up per security (see note3) (cents)
7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy‐ backs, redemptions
7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy‐ backs	192,271,768	192,271,768
	15,000,000	15,000,000
7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured, converted

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.7 Options Exercise price Expiry date
(description and 2,700,000 Nil $0.75 30/06/2011
conversion 1,800,000 Nil $0.85 31/12/2012
factor) 1,850,000 Nil $1.20 30/06/2013
2,450,000 Nil $0.80 31/12/2013
4,500,000 Nil $0.80 30/06/2012
3,150,000 Nil $1.00 01/07/2013
7.8 Issued during
3,150,000 Nil $1.00 01/07/2013
quarter
7.9 Exercised
during quarter
7.10 Expired during
quarter
7.11 Debentures
(totals only)
7.12 Unsecured
notes (totals
only)
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Compliance statement

• 1 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).

• 2 This statement does /does not* (delete one) give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 28 October 2010 Company secretary

Print name: Jason Carone

Notes

• 1 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.

• 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

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 .

• 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive 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.

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