PRODIGY GOLD NL — Share Issue/Capital Change 2003

Dec 18, 2003

Friday 19 December 2003.

The Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange Limited $4^{th}$ Floor 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir

ISSUE OF SECURITIES WITHOUT A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT

The Board of Tantalum Australia NL (Tantalum) advises ASX (as operator of the prescribed financial market on which the securities identified below are or are to be quoted) that in accordance with ASIC Class Order 02/1180 it is not in possession of any information that would be required to be disclosed under subsection 713(5) of the Corporations Act 2001 if a prospectus were to be issued in reliance on section 713 of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to an offer of the securities described below.

Details of the Issue or Offer of Securities Class of Securities: ORDINARY SHARES ASX Code of the Securities: TAA Date of the issue of the Securities: 17 December 2003. Total number of securities issued: 20,000,000

Yours faithfully

PETER FARRAH Company Secretary