SANTOS LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2015

Dec 17, 2015

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 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12, 04/03/13

Name of Entity SANTOS LIMITED

ABN

80 007 550 923

ASX: STO

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 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) 4 Do the securities rank equally in all respects from the issue date with an existing class of quoted securities? If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: •the date from which they do	Fully paid ordinary shares.
	8,774
	Consistent with other shares on issue.
	Issue of ordinary shares for the purpose of Santos Limited Non-Executive Director Shareholding Plan.
•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
	**$3.4384 **

	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	**$3.4384 **

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6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 6a Is the entity an eligible entity that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A? If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h_in relation to_ the securities the subject of this Appendix 3B, and comply with section 6i 6b The date the security holder resolution under rule 7.1A was passed 6c Number of securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1 6d Number of securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.1A 6e Number of securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting) 6f Number of securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2 6g If securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation. 6h If securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements 6i Calculate the entity’s remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements 7 Issue Dates Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata entitlement issue must comply with the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A. Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.	Issue of shares to Directors participating in the Non-Executive Director Shareholding Plan pursuant to the terms of the Plan and in accordance with participating director elections.
	18 December 2015

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8 Number and class of all securities quoted on ASX (_including_the securities in section 2 if applicable) 9 Number and class of all securities not quoted on ASX (_including_the securities in section 2 if applicable) 10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)	**Number **	Class
	1,765,571,242	Fully paid ordinary shares
	**Number **	Class
	12,500 12,500 7,876,266 3,922,588 495,167 19,775 Nil 1,602,260 Nil 105,060 19,395	Executive share plan ‘0’ shares of 25 cents each paid to 1 cent. Executive share plan ‘2’ shares of 25 cents each paid to 1 cent. Share Acquisition Rights issued pursuant to the Santos Employee Equity Incentive Plan (SEEIP). Executive options issued pursuant to the Santos Executive Share Option Plan. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the vesting of SARs. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the Non- Executive Director Share Plan. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the ShareMatch Plan. Share Acquisition Rights issued pursuant to the ShareMatch Plan. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the ESG Employee Incentive Plan. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the vesting of ShareMatch. Fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to the vesting of SARs.
	Rank equally with existing fully paid ordinary shares.

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Part 2 – Bonus issue or pro rata issue

• 11 Is security holder approval required?

• 12 Is the issue renounceable or non-renounceable?

• 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

• 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 offer documents will be sent to persons entitled

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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 entitlements_in_
	_full_through a broker?
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	Issue 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)  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

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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

• 40 Do the securities rank equally in all respects from the issue date 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

(if issued upon 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)

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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:

3. The issue of the securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.

4. There is no reason why those securities should not be granted quotation.

5. 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.

• 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.

• We will indemnify the 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.

• 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 this information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

18 December 2015

Company Secretary

Print name: DAVID THUAN JIN LIM

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