PERSEUS MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Jan 22, 2012

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23 January 2012

The Manager ASX Ltd Level 4 20 Bridge Street Sydney, NSW 2000

Dear Sir

ISSUE OF SHARES

Perseus Mining Limited (ASX / TSX: PRU) has completed the issue of 1,025,000 fully paid ordinary shares as further detailed in the attached Appendix 3B and Perseus Mining Limited gives notice that:

• it issued the securities without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (“Act”);

• this notice is being given under section 708A(5)(e) of the Act;

• as at today’s date, the Company has complied with:

• (i) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to the Company; and (ii) section 674 of the Act; and

• as at today’s date there is no other information that is excluded information which is required to be set out in this notice pursuant to section 708A(6)(e) of the Act.

Yours faithfully

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Susmit Shah Company Secretary

Perseus Mining Limited ABN 27 106 808 986 30 Ledgar Road, Balcatta, Western Australia 6021 PO Box 717 Balcatta WA 6914 Telephone: (618) 9240 6344 Facsimile: (618) 9240 2406 Email address: info@perseusmining.com Website: www.perseusmining.com

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

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

PERSEUS MINING LIMITED

ABN

27 106 808 986

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 Ordinary fully paid shares. be issued

• 2 Number of[+] securities issued or to 1,025,000 ordinary fully paid shares. be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued

• 3 Principal terms of the[+] securities The shares rank equally with existing (eg, if options, exercise price and quoted ordinary shares. expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)

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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 • 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 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 8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) 9 Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	See (3) above.	See (3) above.
	Shares issued at $0.65 per share upon exercise of unlisted options.
	Shares issued on exercise of unlisted options.
	20 January 2012
	Number	+Class
	457,502,088	Ordinary fully paid shares (PRU)
	Number	+Class
	400,000 400,000 160,000	Options exercisable at $1.80 each on or before 31 March 2012. Options exercisable at $2.45 each on or before 29 July 2012. Options exercisable at $3.00 each on or before 14 October 2012.

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10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	Number	+Class
	280,000 880,000 450,000 270,000 2,260,000	Options exercisable at $3.45 each on or before 14 October 2012. Options exercisable at $2.13 each on or before 16 June 2013. Options exercisable at $3.00 each on or before 6 October 2013. Options exercisable at $3.20 each on or before 3 November 2013. Options exercisable at $3.00 each on or before 15 June 2014.
	No plans to pay dividends at this stage.

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue – Not Applicable

11 Is security holder approval required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or nonrenounceable? 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

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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 entitlementsin fullthrough
	a broker?

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31 How do[+] security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?

• 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) Shares described in Part 1 only .

• (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 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

39 Class of +securities for which quotation is sought

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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 pon 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)

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

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Appendix 3B New issue announcement

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.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 23 January 2012 (Company Secretary)

Print name: Susmit Shah

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