VARISCAN MINES LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2012

Oct 24, 2012

Appendix 3B New issue announcement

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

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 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12

Name of entity

PlatSearch NL ABN 16 003 254 395

ABN

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).

1 +Class of+securities issued or to be issued 2 Number of+securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 3 Principal terms of the +securities (eg, 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)	Employee Options
	2,300,000
	Employee Options exercisable at 14 cents each expiring 31 October 2015

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 Do the[+] securities rank equally N/A 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  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 5 Issue price or consideration Nil 6 Purpose of the issue Issue of options to employees pursuant to (If issued as consideration for the terms of the Company’s Employee the acquisition of assets, clearly Share and Option identify those assets) Plan. 6a Is the entity an[+] eligible entity No that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A? If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h in relation to the[+] securities the subject of this Appendix 3B , and comply with section 6i

7 Dates of entering +securities 25 October 2012 into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in section 2 if applicable) 9 Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in section 2 if applicable)	Number	+Class
	175,287,592	Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
	Number	+Class
	450,000 900,000 8,750,000 1,500,000 840,000 6,250,000 4,650,000 1,000,000 2,300,000 16,666,667	Partly Paid Ordinary Shares – paid to 1 (one) cent 9 February 2014 Options – Employee Share Option Plan exercise price 14 cents 27 November 2014 Options – exercise price 18 cents 27 November 2014 Options – exercise price 18 cents – not vested 27 November 2014 Options – Employee Share Option Plan exercise price 18 cents 25 November 2015 Options – exercise price 30 cents 25 November 2015 Options – Employee Share Option Plan exercise price 30 cents 6 October 2014 Options – exercise price 25 cents 31 October 2015 Options – exercise price 14 cents Convertible Notes maturing 9 December 2013

10 Dividend policy (in the case of a Not Applicable trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval Not Applicable required?

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 Not Applicable +quotation is sought

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Quotation agreement

1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the[+] securities on any conditions it decides.

• 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.

• 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 entity 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.

• 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.

• 3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

• 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:

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Date: 25 October 2012

(Company secretary)

Print name: Ivo J Polovineo.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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