TASMAN RESOURCES LTD — Share Issue/Capital Change 2004

Aug 8, 2004

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

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 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003.

TASMAN RESOURCES NL

ABN

85 009 253 187

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

• $\mathbf{I}$ *Class of ⁺securities issued or to be Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued
• $\overline{2}$ Number of ⁺securities issued or to 5,000,000 be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued
• Principal terms of the "securities (eg, $\mathbf{\hat{z}}$ if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid "securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if "convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)

$\overline{4}$ Do the "securities rank equally in all Yes respects from the date of allotment with an existing "class of quoted *securities? If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: the date from which they do $\bullet$ the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend. distribution or interest payment \$0.075 per share 5 Issue price or consideration The funds will be used to provide additional Purpose of the issue 6 working capital and to fund additional (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify exploration and drilling on the Lake Torrens those assets) Project and the energy investments through its wholly owned subsidiary company Eden Energy Pty Ltd. $\tau$ Dates of entering "securities into 06 August 2004 uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates ^*Class Number Ordinary Fully Paid 8 Number and *class of all 71,752,515 on ASX Shares *securities quoted (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) 34,630,849 Options - 28 Feb2006 *Class Number of all Ordinary Fully Paid $\bf Q$ Number Nil and ⁺class "securities not quoted on ASX Shares (including the securities in clause 2) Nil Options - 28 Feb2006 if applicable) $10^°$ Dividend policy (in the case of a As per existing shares trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

$\mathbf{H}$	security holder ls. approval required?
12	Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable?
13.	Ratio in which the *securities will be offered.
14	"Class of "securities to which the offer relates
15	*Record determine date to. entitlements
16	Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?
17	Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions
18	Names of countries in which the entity has "security holders who will not be sent new issue documents
	Note: Security holders must be told how their entitiements are to be dealt with. Cross reference: rule 7.7.
19	Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations
20.	Names of any underwriters
21	Amount of any underwriting fee or commission
22	Names of any brokers to the issue
23.	Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue
24	any handling fee Amount of payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of "security holders"

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

• $25$ If the issue is contingent on "security holders' approval, the date of the meeting
• Date entitlement and acceptance 26 form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled
• $27$ If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders
• Date rights trading will begin (if 28 applicable)
• 29 Date rights trading will end (if applicable)
• 30 How do "security holders sell their entitlements in full through a broker?
• $31$ How do "security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?
• 32 How do "security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)?
• 33 "Despatch date

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

• 34 Type of securities (tick one)
• $(a)$ Securities described in Part 1
• $(b)$

All other securities

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a) Additional securities forming a new class of securities

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

• 35 If the "securities are "equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional *securities, and the number and percentage of additional *securities held by those holders
• 36 If the "securities are "equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional "securities setting out the number of holders in the categories $1 - 1,000$ $1,001 - 5,000$ $5,001 - 10,000$ $10,001 - 100,000$ 100,001 and over

37

A copy of any trust deed for the additional *securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	Number of securities for which "quotation is sought
39	Class of "securities for which quotation is sought
40	Do the "securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing "class of quoted "securities?
	If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: the date from which they do extent to which they the l participate for the next dividend, of the case (in $\mathbf{a}$ trust. distribution) or interest payment the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment
41	Reason for request for quotation Example: In the case of restricted now securities, end of restriction period

on conversion of another security, clearly identify that other security)

		Number	*Class
42	Number and "class of all "securities
	quoted on $\text{ASK}$ (including the
	securities in clause 38)

Ouotation agreement

• $\mathbf{I}$ *Ouotation of our additional *securities is in ASX's absolute discretion. ASX may quote the "securities on any conditions it decides.
• $\overline{2}$ We warrant the following to ASX.
• The issue of the *securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.
• There is no reason why those "securities should not be granted" quotation. $\bullet$
• An offer of the ^*securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section $707(3)$ or section $1012C(6)$ of the Corporations Act.

Note: An eatity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

• Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any "securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any "securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the 'securities be quoted.
• We warrant that if confirmation is required under section 1017F of the Corporations Act in relation to the "securities to be quoted, it has been provided at the time that we request that the 'securities be quoted.
• If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the "securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the "securities be quoted.
• We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, 3 action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.
• $\overline{4}$ We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document not available now, will give it to ASX before "quotation of the "securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here:	Raymond Francis Buscall
	Company Secretary
Date:	09 August 2004