PRODIGY GOLD NL — Share Issue/Capital Change 2003

Aug 31, 2003

1 September 2003

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

By Facsimile: 1300 300 021

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 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: 1 September 2003

Total number of securities issued: 11,781,481

Yours faithfully

PETER FARRAH Company Secretary

13 Mumford Place, Balcatta WA 6021 Telephone 08 6241 1888 Fax 08 6421 1818 Email: admin@tantalumaustralia.com Website: www.tantalumaustralia.com