PACIFIC RESOURCES LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2009

Apr 19, 2009

20 April 2009

The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Electronic Lodgment System

Dear Sir,

APPENDIX 3B - ISSUE OF OPTIONS TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEE

Lodestone is pleased to advise that it has today issued 1,000,000 options exercisable at 7 cents each expiring on 8 April 2011 under the Employee Share Option Plan approved by shareholders on 9 September 2008 to Mr Jeff Jamieson, Chief Executive Officer.

Lodestone now has the following securities on issue:

• 178,409,529 Fully Paid Shares (quoted on ASX)
• 501,000 unlisted options exercisable at 20c each expiring 27/1/2011
• 10,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at 7c each expiring 10/9/2010
• 2,000,000 unlisted options exercisable at 7c each expiring 8/4/2011

The Appendix 3B is attached.

Yours faithfully,

Leni Stanley 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, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.

Name of entity

LODESTONE EXPLORATION LIMITED

ABN

20 075 877 075

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

Unlisted Options

• 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)

1,000,000 Unlisted Options

Options are exercisable at 7 cents each and expire on 8 April 2011.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

4	Do the +securities rank equally inall respects from the date ofallotment with an existing +classof quoted +securities?If the additional securities do notrank equally, please state:•the date from which they do•theextenttowhichtheyparticipateforthenextdividend, (in the case of atrust, distribution) or interestpayment•the extent to which they donot rank equally, other than inrelation to the next dividend,distributionorinterestpayment	ordinary shares	Shares issued upon the exercise of theoptions will rank Pari Passu with existing
5	Issue price or consideration	$ Nil
6	Purpose of the issue(If issued as consideration for theacquisitionofassets,clearlyidentify those assets)	September 2008	Issued under Employee Share OptionPlan approved by shareholders on 9
7	+securitiesDatesofenteringinto uncertificated holdings ordespatch of certificates	20 April 2009
		Number	+Class

8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)

178,409,529	LOD–FullyPaidShares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

10/9/2010 Options – unlisted exercisable at 7 cents expiring 8/4/2011

		Number	+Class
9	+classNumberandofall	501,000	Options –unlisted
	+securities not quoted on ASX		exercisable at 20
	(includingthesecuritiesinclause 2 if applicable)		cents expiring
			27/1/2011
		10,000,000	Options – unlisted
			exercisable at 7
			cents expiring

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

N/A

2,000,000

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11	Issecurityholderapprovalrequired?
12	Is the issue renounceable or non‐renounceable?
13	Ratio in which the +securitieswill be offered
14	+Class of +securities to which theoffer relates
15	+Recorddatetodetermineentitlements
16	Willholdingsondifferentregisters(orsubregisters)beaggregatedforcalculatingentitlements?
17	Policy for deciding entitlementsin relation to fractions

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

20	Names of any underwriters
21	Amount of any underwriting feeor commission
22	Names of any brokers to theissue
23	Fee or commission payable tothe broker to the issue
24	Amount of any handling feepayable to brokers who lodgeacceptances or renunciations onbehalf of +security holders
25	If the issue is contingent on+security holders' approval, thedate of the meeting
26	Date entitlement and acceptanceform and prospectus or ProductDisclosure Statement will be sentto persons entitled
27	If the entity has issued options,and the terms entitle optionholderstoparticipateonexercise,thedateonwhichnotices will be sent to optionholders
28	Date rights trading will begin (ifapplicable)
29	Date rights trading will end (ifapplicable)
30	How do +security holders selltheir entitlements in full througha broker?
31	How do +security holders sellpartoftheirentitlementsthrough a broker and accept forthe balance?

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

32 How do +security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)?

33 +Despatch date

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

documents	Tick to indicate you are providing the information or
35	If the +securities are +equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of theadditional +securities, and the number and percentage of additional +securitiesheld 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 categories1 ‐ 1,0001,001 ‐ 5,0005,001 ‐ 10,00010,001 ‐ 100,000100,001 and over
37	A copy of any trust deed for the additional +securities

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38 Number of securities for which +quotation is sought 39 Class of +securities for which quotation is sought 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 • 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 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 quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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.
• 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: ............................................................ Date: 20 April 2009

(Company secretary)

Print name: Leni Stanley

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.