Resolute Mining Limited — Share Issue/Capital Change 2008

Jun 29, 2008

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

As a result of the exercise of unlisted options, Resolute Mining has issued and allotted 150,000 fully paid ordinary shares at an average issue price of $1.42 per share.

Please find attached a copy of the Appendix 3B relating to the issue of these ordinary shares.

For and on behalf of the Board

GREG FITZGERALD Company Secretary

30 June 2008

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.

Name of entity

Resolute Mining Limited

ABN

39 097 088 689

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

Fully paid ordinary shares

• 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)

150,000 fully paid ordinary shares

Ordinary shares issued rank equally with existing shares.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

4	Do the +securities rank equally in allrespects from the date of allotmentwith an existing +class of quoted+securities?	Yes
	If the additional securities do notrank equally, please state:•the date from which they do•theextenttowhichtheyparticipate for the next dividend,(inthecaseofatrust,distribution) or interest payment•the extent to which they do notrankequally,otherthaninrelation to the next dividend,distribution or interest payment
5	Issue price or consideration	SharesIssue PriceConsideration ($)
		150,000$1.42213,000
6	Purpose of the issue(If issued as consideration for theacquisition of assets, clearly identifythose assets)	The shares have been issued as a result ofunlisted option holders exercising their options.
7	Dates of entering +securities intouncertificated holdings or despatchof certificates	The ordinary shares to be issued will be issuedon30June2008andholdingstatementsdispatched by 30 June 2008.
8	+classNumberandofall+securitiesquotedonASX(including the securities in clause2 if applicable)	Number+Class280,829,725Fullypaidordinaryshares.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

		Number	+Class
9	+classNumberandofall	265,000	Optionswithan
	+securities not quoted on ASX		exercise price of $1.42
	(including the securities in clause		andexpiryof21
	2 if applicable)		December 2009.
		175,000	Optionswithan
			exercise price of $1.13
			andexpiryof23
			March 2011.
		335,000	Optionswithan
			exercise price of $1.33
			andexpiryof24
			October 2011.
		471,000	Optionswithan
			exercise price of $2.13
			and expiry of 22 May
			2013.

10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests) The Directors may from time to time determine dividends to be distributed to members according to their rights and interests.

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11	Issecurityholderapprovalrequired?	No.
12	Is the issue renounceable or nonrenounceable?	N/A
13	Ratio in which the +securities willbe offered	N/A
14	+Class of +securities to which theoffer relates	N/A
15	+Recorddatetodetermineentitlements	N/A
16	Will holdings on different registers(or subregisters) be aggregated forcalculating entitlements?	N/A
17	Policy for deciding entitlements inrelation to fractions	N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

18	Names of countries in which theentity has +security holders whowillnotbesentnewissuedocumentsNote: Security holders must be told how theirentitlements are to be dealt with.Cross reference: rule 7.7.	N/A
19	Closingdateforreceiptofacceptances or renunciations	N/A
20	Names of any underwriters	N/A
21	Amount of any underwriting fee orcommission	N/A
22	Names of any brokers to the issue	N/A
23	Fee or commission payable to thebroker to the issue	N/A
24	Amountofanyhandlingfeepayabletobrokerswholodgeacceptances or renunciations onbehalf of +security holders	N/A
25	Iftheissueiscontingenton+securityholders'approval,thedate of the meeting	N/A
26	Date entitlement and acceptanceform and prospectus or ProductDisclosure Statement will be sent topersons entitled	N/A
27	If the entity has issued options, andthe terms entitle option holders toparticipate on exercise, the date onwhich notices will be sent to optionholders	N/A
28	Date rights trading will begin (ifapplicable)	N/A
29	Date rights trading will end (ifapplicable)	N/A
30	How do +security holders sell their	N/A

	entitlementsinfullthroughabroker?
31	How do +security holders sell partoftheirentitlementsthroughabroker and accept for the balance?	N/A
32	How do +security holders disposeof their entitlements (except by salethrough a broker)?	N/A
33	+Despatch date	N/A

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

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)

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

38	Number of securities for which+quotation is sought
39	+securitiesClassofforwhichquotation is sought
40	Do the +securities rank equally in allrespects from the date of allotmentwith an existing +class of quoted+securities?
	If the additional securities do notrank equally, please state:•the date from which they do•theextenttowhichtheyparticipate for the next dividend,(inthecaseofatrust,distribution) or interest payment•the extent to which they do notrankequally,otherthaninrelation to the next dividend,distribution or interest payment
41	Reason for request for quotationnowExample: In the case of restricted securities, end ofrestriction period(ifissueduponconversionofanother security, clearly identify thatother security)
		Number	+Class
42	Number and +class of all +securitiesquotedonASX(includingthe

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.
• We warrant that if confirmation is required under section 1017F of the Corporations Act in relation to the +securities to be quoted, it has been provided 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: ..30 June 2008......

(Director/Company secretary)

Print name: ...Greg Fitzgerald............

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.