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21 Sep 2010 08:44

21 September 2010

Appendix 3B - Issue of Shares and Options

Range Resources Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce the issue of the following securities:

* 2,873,237 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares to be issued upon exercise of listed options (A$0.05, 31 December 2011) * 250 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares to be issued upon exercise of Listed Options (A$1.00, 1 October 2010) * 9,366,399 Unlisted Options (5 cents, 31 March 2015) to be issued to Old Park Lane Capital PLC as approved by shareholders at the Company's General Meeting held on 19 March 2010. Following the issue of these securities the total number of securities on issueare as follows:1,165,040,793 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares (RRS) 64,896,875 Listed Options (RRSOA) (A$1.00, 1 October 2010) 350,353,802 Listed Options (RRSO) (A$0.05, 31 December 2011) 25,412,044 Unlisted Options (A$0.05, 31 Mar 2015) 5,420,655 Unlisted Options (£0.04, 30 June 2015) 60,000,000 Unlisted Directors Options (A$0.10, 31 Dec 2011) 3,177,029 Unlisted Options (A$0.50, 30 June 2012)

For and on behalf of the Board

RegardsPeter LandauExecutive DirectorContactsRange ResourcesPeter LandauTel : +61 (8) 8 9488 5220Em: plandau@rangeresources.com.auAustralia LondonPPR Conduit PRDavid Tasker Jonathan CharlesTel: +61 (8) 9388 0944 Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7429 6666Em: david.tasker@ppr.com.au Em: jonathan@conduitpr.comRFC Corporate Finance (Nominated Advisor) Old Park Lane Capital (Broker)Stuart Laing Michael ParnesTel: +61 (8) 9480 2500 Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 8188Range Background

Range Resources is a dual listed oil & gas exploration company with oil & gas interests in the frontier state of Puntland, Somalia, the Republic of Georgia and Texas, USA.

* Range holds a 25% interest in the initial Smith #1 well and 20% interest in further wells on the North Chapman Ranch project, Texas. The project area encompasses approximately 1,680 acres in one of the most prolific oil and gas producing trends in the State of Texas. Drilling of the first well has resulted in a commercial discovery with independently assessed gross recoverable reserves in place of 215 Bcf of natural gas, 16 mmbbls of oil and 15 mmbbls of natural gas liquids. * Range holds a 13.56% interest in the East Texas Cotton Valley Prospect in Red River County, Texas, USA, with the prospect's project area encompasses approximately 1,570 acres encompassing a recent oil discovery. Independently assessed gross recoverable reserves in place of 5.4 mmbbls of oil. * In Puntland, Range holds a 20% working interest in two licences encompassing the highly prospective Dharoor and Nugaal valleys with plans to drill two wells - 65% Operator, in 2010. * In the Republic of Georgia, Range holds a 50% farm-in interest in onshore blocks VIa and VIb, covering approx. 7,000sq.km. Currently, Range has recently completed a 410km 2D seismic program.

The reserves estimate for the North Chapman Ranch Project and East Texas Cotto nValey has been formulated by Lonquist & Co LLC who are Petroleum Consultants based in the United States with offices in Houston and Austin. Lonquist provides specific engineering services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and consults on all aspects of petroleum geology and engineering for both domestic and international projects and companies. Lonquist & Co LLC have consented in writing to the reference to them in this announcement and to the estimates of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids provided. These estimates were formulated in accordance with the guidelines of the Society of Petroleum Engineers ("SPE"). The SPE Reserve definitions can be found on the SPE website at spe.org as well as in the full Lonquist report on the Range website.