TALIUS GROUP LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2008

Oct 2, 2008

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

Date 3 October 2008

Options Rights Issue and Placement

The Board of Advance Energy Limited would like to confirm its intention to defer the above issue, announced to the market on 25 August 2008, in the light of current market conditions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Mr Anthony Short (Managing Director) or Mr David Ballantyne (Company Secretary) Telephone: 08 9486 1122 Facsimile: 08 9486 1011

ABOUT ADVANCE ENERGY LIMITED

Advance Energy Limited is focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas producing assets in Texas USA. The company aims to acquire assets with a combination of debt and equity that have current production and cash flow and to enhance production and cash flow through the further development of these assets. Once a property has reached its full productive potential and/or has achieved economic payout to Advance Energy, the Company looks to on sell all or part of its interest. It is the aim of the Company to develop a portfolio of assets which will be developed and traded to maximise returns on funds invested.

ADVANCE ENERGY LIMITED Option Rights Issue and Placement