ST BARBARA LIMITED — M&A Activity 2012

Aug 30, 2012

St Barbara Limited ACN 009 165 066 Level 10, 432 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Locked Bag 9, Collins Street East, Melbourne VIC 8003 Tel +61 3 8660 1900 Fax +61 3 8660 1999 www.stbarbara.com.au

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Merger with Allied Gold approved

St Barbara Limited (" St Barbara ") advises that yesterday the High Court of Justice in England and Wales approved the Scheme of Arrangement announced on 29 June 2012 to effect the merger between St Barbara and Allied Gold Mining Plc (" Allied Gold ").

St Barbara will become the sole shareholder of Allied Gold on 7 September 2012.

Allied Gold shareholders will be issued with St Barbara shares pursuant to the Scheme after the close of trade on ASX on 12 September 2012 and will be paid the cash consideration due under the Scheme on 13 September 2012.

ASX has confirmed that official quotation of the St Barbara shares to be issued to Allied Gold shareholders pursuant to the scheme will be granted subject to customary conditions.

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Ross Kennedy

Executive General Manager Corporate Services Company Secretary 31 August 2012