ST BARBARA LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2006

May 7, 2006

Appendix 3Y

Rule 3.19A.2

Change of Director's Interest Notice

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 30/9/2001.

Name of entity	St Barbara Limited
ABN	36 009 165 066

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Mr Eduard Eshuys
Date of last notice	28 November 2005

Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notiliable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Direct or indirect interest	Direct and Indirect
Nature of indirect interest(including registered holder)Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevantinterest.	Mr Eshuys has a direct interest in shares arisingfrom the exercise of options described belowand an indirect, beneficial interest in shares heldby Resource Surveys Pty Ltd SuperannuationFund
Date of change	4 May 2006
No. of securities held prior to change	500,000 shares and 31,600,000 unlisted options
Class	Fully paid ordinary shares and unlisted options
Number acquired	6,600,000 shares
Number disposed	Nil
Value/ConsiderationNote: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimatedvaluation	$555,000 cash consideration paid to exercise3,700,000 unlisted options$136,880 cash consideration to exercise2,900,000 unlisted options
No. of securities held after change	7,100,000shares and $25,000,000$unlistedoptions
Nature of changeExample: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options,issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation inbuy-back	Exercise of 6,600,000 unlisted options

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Part 2 – Change of director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract
Nature of interest
Name of registered holder(if issued securities)
Date of change
No. and class of securities towhich interest related prior tochangeNote: Details are only required for a contract inrelation to which the interest has changed
Interest acquired
Interest disposed
Value/ConsiderationNote: If consideration is non-cash, provide details andan estimated valuation
Interest after change

$+$ See chapter 19 for defined terms.