STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2004

Mar 11, 2004

February 2004 Monthly Cash Flow Report

Name of entity

FAST SCOUT LIMITED and controlled entities

ACN or ARBN		Month Ended
088 488 724		29 February 2004
Consolidated statement of cash flows		Company		Consolidated
		Current MonthFeb 2004	Year to Date8 months	Current MonthFeb 2004	Year to Date8 months
		$'000	$' 000	$'000	$°000
	Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1	Receipts from customers		23	(54)	32
1.2	Payments for
	(a) staff costs	(21)	(206)	165	(206)
	(b) advertising and marketing	(1)	(5)	(1)	(5)
	(c) research and development	(37)	(87)	(37)	(87)
	(d) leased assets
	(e) other working capital	(13)	(169)	145	(169)
1.3	Dividends received
1.4	Interest and other items of a similar nature received	5	46	(41)	46
1.5	Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6	Income taxes paid
1.7	Other (provide details if material)
	(a) Professional fees		(127)	109	(127)
	Net operating cash flows	(67)	(525)	286	(516)

Notes:

On 3 October 2003, the Company increased its voting power in ASX Listed Altera Capital Limited ("AEA") from 21.74% to 32.253% as a consequence of the cancellation of 30m shares bought-back by AEA.

AEA was treated as a controlled entity of the Company from the October 2003 to January 2004 Monthly Cash Flow Reports.

However, the Company's auditors recently advised (during their half year audit review) that it was not necessary to consolidate AEA under the circumstances.

Accordingly, the accounts of AEA have been "reversed" out of the the Consolidated Columns of this report

		Company		Consolidated
			Current Month Current Month	Current Month	Year to Date
		Feb 2004	8 months	Feb 2004	8 months
		$' 000	$' 000	$'000	$'000
1.8	Net operating cash flows (carried forward)	(67)	(525)	286	(516)
	Cash flows related to investing activities
1.9	Payment for acquisition of:
	businesses (item 5)(a)
	(b)equity investments		(21)	2,617	(21)
	(c)intellectual property
	(d)physical non-current assets
	other non-current assets(e)
1.10	Proceeds from disposal of:
	businesses (item 5)(a)
	equity investments(b)
	intellectual property(c)
	(d)physical non-current assets
	other non-current assets
	(e)
1.11	Loans to other entities
1.12	Loans repaid by other entities
1.13	Other (provide details if material)
	(a) Net cash inflow from acquisition
	of Altera Capital Limited			(4, 648)
	Net investing cash flows		(21)	(2,031)	(21)
1.14	Total operating and investing cash flows	(67)	(546)	(1,745)	(537)
	Cash flows related to financing activities
1.15	Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.
1.16	Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.17	Proceeds from borrowings
1.18	Repayment of borrowings
1.19	Dividends paid
1.20	Other (provide details if material)
	(a) Payments in relation to share buy back
	Net financing cash flows		٠
	Net increase (decrease) in cash held	(67)	(546)	(1,745)	(537)
1.21	Cash at beginning of month/year to date	1,218	1,697	2,905	1,697
1.22	Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.23	Cash at end of month	1,151	1,151	1,160	1,160

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

		Current Month
		Feb 2004
		$000
1.24	Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2	13
1.25	Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.11

1.26 Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions

(1) $13,334 - Salaries, fees and superannuation paid by the Company to its Directors;

Non-cash financing and investing activities

$2.1$ Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

None.
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$2.2$ Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in businesses in which the reporting entity has an interest

None.

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position. (See AASB 1026 paragraph 12.2).

		Amt available$$^{\circ}000$	Amount used$$^{\circ}$ 000
3.1	Loan facilities	$\sim$
3.2	Credit standby arrangements	$\sim$

Reconciliation of cash		Company		Consolidated
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the month (as shown in		Current	Previous	Current	Previous
the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related		Month	Month	Month	Month
items in the accounts is as follows		$000	$000	$$^{\circ}000$	$000
4.1	Cash on hand and at bank	106	172	115	465
4.2	Deposits at call
4.3	Bank overdraft
4.4	Other (Bank Bills)	1,045	1,046	1,045	2,440
	Total: cash at end of month (item 1.22)	1,151	1,218	1,160	2,905

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Acquisitions and disposals of business entities

• $5.1$ Name of entity
• $5.2$ Place of incorporation or registration
• $5.3$ Consideration for acquisition or disposal
• 5.4 Total net assets
• 5.5 Nature of business

Compliance statement

• This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the 1 Corporations Law (except to the extent that information is not required because of note 2) or other standards acceptable to ASX.
• $\overline{2}$ This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Victor Ho Company Secretary

The Company also has the following listed share investments:

Company	No Shares	%	Closing Price	Value
Altera Capital Ltd (AEA)	20.002.860	32.3%	suspended
Queste Communications Ltd (QUE)	826.950	2.9%	$0,1900	$157.121
Sofcom Ltd (SOF)	725.900	1.6%	$0.0560	$40,650
Other listed securities				$152,000

Acquisitions(Item $1.9(a)$ )	Disposais(Item $1.10(a)$ )
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Date: 12 March 2004

12-Feb-04