ISSUE OF SECURITIES
Announcement in terms of listing rule 7.12.1
Please be advised of an issue of securities as follows;
(a) Class of Security - Ordinary Shares (PRC).
(b) Number issued - 336,982
(c) The nominal value and issue price - $1.04 (no nominal value).
(d) Payment was in cash.
(e) Fully paid shares.
(f) The percentage of the total class of securities issued - less than
0.05%
(g) The reason for issue - shares sold in accordance with the terms of
the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) rules and the Pike River Coal
constitution.
(h) The specific authority for the issue - ESOP Plan Rules dated 4 August
2006 (modified 21 January 2008), and Pike River Coal constitution dated 17
October 2005.
(i) The terms or details of the issue - rank pari passu with existing
ordinary shares.
(j) Total number of listed securities in existence after the issue -
359,326,822 Ordinary Shares; Options (2011) 64,281,875.
(k) N/a
(l) Date of issue - 11 May 2010.
End CA:00194750 For:PRC Type:ALLOT Time:2010-05-11:11:45:02