PRODIGY GOLD NL — Share Issue/Capital Change 2004

Jan 18, 2004

Monday, 19 January 2004

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

By Electronic Transmission

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: 16 January 2004. Total number of securities issued: 6,287,500

Yours faithfully

PETER FARRAH Company Secretary