19 Dec 2008 07:58
ABN 88 002 522 009 Level 3, 1 Havelock Street West Perth WA 6005 p +61 8 9488 5220 f +61 8 9324 2400 admin@rangeresources.com.au19 December 2008APPENDIX 3BPlease find attached an Appendix 3B for Range Resources Ltd ("Range" or the"Company").Yours sincerelyPETER LANDAUExecutive DirectorContactsRange ResourcesPeter LandauAus: +61 (8) 8 9488 5220UK: +44 (0) 207 389 8191plandau@rangeresources.com.auAustraliaPPR RFC Corporate FinanceDavid Tasker (Nominated Advisor)+61 (8) 9388 0944 Stuart Laingdtasker@pprwa.com.au +61 (8) 9480 2500LondonConduit PR Fox-Davies CapitalJonathan Charles (Broker)+ 44 (0) 20 7429 6666 Daniel Fox-Daviesjonathan@conduitpr.com +44 (0) 207 936 5200 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.Name of entity RANGE RESOURCES LIMITED ABN 88 002 522 009
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 Ordinary Full Paid Shares or to be issued Listed Options (A$1.00, 1 October 2010) Unlisted Options (50 cents, 30 June 2012) 2 Number of +securities issued 15,000,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may 4,500,000 Listed Options (A$1.00, 1 be issued October 2010) 225,000 Unlisted Options (50 cents, 30 June 2012) 3 Principal terms of the 15,000,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares +securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry 4,500,000 Listed Options (A$1.00, 1 date; if partly paid October 2010) +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates 225,000 Unlisted Options (50 cents, for payment; if +convertible 30 June 2012) securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion) 4 Do the +securities rank Yes 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 * 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 15,000,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares issued for nil consideration as per Engagement Agreement for the new management team. 4,500,000 Listed Options issued for nil consideration as per the Engagement Agreement for the new management team. 225,000 Unlisted Options issued for nil consideration as per the Engagement Agreement for the new management team. 6 Purpose of the issue Engagement consideration for new management team (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 7 Dates of entering 2 December 2008 +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all 209,304,944 Ordinary fully paid +securities quoted on ASX shares (RRS) (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) 64,901,186 Listed Options (RRSOA) ($1.00, 1 October 2010) Number +Class 9 Number and +class of all 4,925,000 Partly Paid Shares +securities not quoted on ASX (including the 3,177,029 Options ($0.50, 30 securities in clause 2 if June 2012) applicable) 10 Dividend policy (in the Not applicable case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)
Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue
11 Is security holder approval N/A required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or N/A non-renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the +securities will N/A be offered 14 +Class of +securities to which the N/A offer relates 15 +Record date to determine N/A entitlements 16 Will holdings on different registers N/A (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements? 17 Policy for deciding entitlements in N/A relation to fractions 18 Names of countries in which the N/A entity has +security holders who will not be sent new issue documents Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with. Cross reference: rule 7.7. 19 Closing date for receipt of N/A acceptances or renunciations 20 Names of any underwriters N/A 21 Amount of any underwriting fee or N/A commission 22 Names of any brokers to the issue N/A 23 Fee or commission payable to the N/A broker to the issue 24 Amount of any handling fee payable N/A to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of +security holders 25 If the issue is contingent on N/A +security holders' approval, the date of the meeting 26 Date entitlement and acceptance form N/A and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled 27 If the entity has issued options, N/A and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders 28 Date rights trading will begin (if N/A applicable) 29 Date rights trading will end (if N/A applicable) 30 How do +security holders sell their N/A entitlements in full through a broker? 31 How do +security holders sell part N/A of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance? 32 How do +security holders dispose of N/A their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)? 33 +Despatch date N/A
Part 3 - Quotation of securities
You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation ofsecurities34 Type of securities (tick one) (a) (ticked) 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 * 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 41 Reason for request for quotation now Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of restriction period (if issued upon conversion of another security, clearly identify that other security) Number +Class 42 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38)
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.
- 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.
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:Date: 19 December 2008
Print name: PETER LANDAU, DIRECTOR
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