Placement of A$7.4m Completed
July 17 2007 - 3:35AM
UK Regulatory
MURCHISON UNITED NL
ACN 009 087 852
ASX CODE: MUR, AIM CODE: MUU,
Telephone: +618 9322 4071, Fax: +618 9322 4073
ASX, AIM and Media Release
17 July 2007
PLACEMENT OF A$7.4M COMPLETED
The Directors of Murchison United NL ("Murchison" or "The Company") (ASX:MUR, AIM:MUU) advise that the
placement announced on 7 May 2007 to sophisticated clients of Hartleys Limited and D J Carmichael Pty
Limited has been completed.
The placement comprised of 67,671,531 ordinary shares each issued at A$0.11 to raise A$7,443,868
(before costs and fees) which was done in two tranches being A$4,490,108 which was completed on 7 June
2007 (and was ratified at the general meeting held on 13 July 2007) and A$2,953,760 which has just
completed. The second tranche was done under the approval given at the general meeting held on 13 July
2007 and the 15% rule.
The funds raised through the placement will be used by Murchison to progress its uranium and copper
projects which may include:
a) exploration and drilling programmes for the Company's extensive portfolio of uranium
exploration projects comprising some 13,600km2 of highly prospective tenements in Mauritania and
Guinea, West Africa;
b) pursuing a planned drilling programme at its Millenium copper project in the Cloncurry region
of Queensland, Australia;
c) funding Murchison's share of the works programme being developed with its joint venture
partner, Aditya Birla Minerals, for its interest in the Maroochydore copper project in Western
Australia; and
d) the ongoing investigation of other resource opportunities in Australia and internationally.
Further details on the second tranche of the placement are in the enclosed Appendix 3B.
Murchison hereby notifies ASX (as the operator of the prescribed financial market on which the
Murchison ordinary shares are quoted) under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 ("Act")
that:
1. The Company issued the shares referred to in the enclosed Appendix 3B without disclosure to
investors under Part 6D.2 of the Act.
2. At the date of this notice:
(a) the Company has complied with the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to the
Company; and
(b) the Company has complied with section 674 of the Act.
3. At the date of this notice there is no excluded information (as that expression is defined in
sub-sections 708A(7) and 708A(8) of the Act) in relation to the Company.
Application has also been made to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ('AIM') for admission to
trading of these ordinary shares.
Please call Mark Reilly with any queries.
..........
Mark Reilly
Managing Director
Murchison's Nominated Advisor for the AIM market is RFC Corporate Finance Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Laing, Ph: +618 9480 2506
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, 24/10/2005.
Name of entity
Murchison United NL
ABN
59 009 087 852
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 Fully paid ordinary shares
be issued
2 Number of +securities issued or to 26,852,366
be issued (if known) or maximum
number which may be issued
3 Principal terms of the +securities Ordinary shares
(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)
4 Do the +securities rank equally in Yes
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 A$0.11 per share
6 Purpose of the issue Working capital
(If issued as consideration for the
acquisition of assets, clearly
identify those assets)
7 Dates of entering +securities 17.07.07
into uncertificated holdings or
despatch of certificates
Number +Class
8 Number and +class of all 380,182,617 Ordinary Shares
+securities quoted on ASX
(including the securities in
clause 2 if applicable)
Number +Class
9 Number and +class of all 2,250,000 25 cent partly paid
+securities not quoted on ASX ordinary shares paid to
(including the securities in 1 cent
clause 2 if applicable)
18,000,000 Unquoted options
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
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 date to determine
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 entitlements 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 Amount of any handling fee payable
to brokers who lodge acceptances
or renunciations on behalf of
+security holders
25 If the issue is contingent on
+security holders' approval, the
date of the meeting
26 Date entitlement and acceptance
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
28 Date rights trading will begin (if
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 X 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 Nil
1,001 - 5,000 2
5,001 - 10,000 4
10,001 - 100,000 66
100,001 and over 61
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.
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:...17/07/07..........
(Director)
Print name: M D Reilly.........................................................
Murchison's Nominated Advisor for the AIM market is RFC Corporate Finance Ltd.
Contact: Stuart Laing, Ph: +618 9480 2506
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