ST BARBARA LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2004

Jul 22, 2004

ST BARBARA MINES LIMITED

ASX SHAREHOLDERS REPORT

Enquiries regarding this report may be directed to:

Eduard Eshuys

Managing Director Telephone (08) 9476 5555 Overseas +61 8 9476 5555

St Barbara Mines Limited ACN 009 165 066 Level 2, 16 Ord Street West Perth Western Australia 6005 $(08)$ 9476 5555 Telephone Overseas +61 8 9476 5555

SECTION 708A(5)(e) NOTICE

Issuer:	ST BARBARA MINES LIMITED
ACN:	009 165 066

The Issuer named above notifies ASX (as the operator of the prescribed financial market on which the securities identified below are or are to be quoted) under section 708A(5)(e) that:

• the securities identified below were issued without disclosure $(a)$ under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act;
• $(b)$ as at the date of this notice the Issuer has complied with the provisions of Chapter 2M as they apply to the Issuer and with sections 674 and 675 of the Corporations Act; and
• as at the date of this notice there is no information which is $(c)$ excluded information as contained in sections 708A(7) and (8) of the Corporations Act.

DETAILS OF THE ISSUE OR OFFER OF SECURITIES
Class of Securities:	Ordinary Shares
ASX Code of the Securities:	SBM
Date of the issue of securities:	19 July 2004
Total number of securities issued:	59,530,547
Date of the issue of securities:	21 July 2004
Total number of securities issued:	26,591,453

Signed for and on behalf of the Issuer:

Lee Bovd

Company Secretary

23 July 2004