top 20 shareholders

Level 4, 5 Mill St
Perth WA 6000
PO Box 7752
Cloisters Square WA 6850
ABN 46 008 942 809 Phone: (+61 8) 9322 2288
Fax: (+61 8) 9324 2164
Email: [email protected]
www.austresources.com.au
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
16 August 2006
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Stock Exchange Limited
4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam
TOP 20 SHAREHOLDERS
Following numerous requests for information regarding the Company’s top shareholders it
has been decided to release a copy of the Top 20 shareholders.
Any queries can be directed to Darren Hedley on +61 8 9322 2288.
Darren Hedley
Managing Director
AUSTRALASIAN RESOURCES LIMITED
ABN 46008942809 Top Holders Daily
as at 14 Aug 2006
Top 20 Holders of FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES
ORD / FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES
Rank Name Units
% of Issued
Capital
1 HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED GPO BOX 5302 SYDNEY NSW 34,300,000 4.69
2 LAMPTON PTY LTD P O BOX 1 KARRATHA WA 34,178,246 4.68
3 MR ROBERT ANTHONY HEALY + MRS HELEN MAREE HEALY PO BOX 866 ORANGE NSW 31,255,249 4.28
4 MINERALOGY PTY LTD 11TH FLOOR 135 WICKHAM TERRACE SPRING HILL QLD 22,100,121 3.02
5 JP MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED LOCKED BAG 7 ROYAL EXCHANGE NSW 20,000,000 2.74
6 MR ROBERT GORDON BUTCHART 145 DWYER STREET BOULDER WA 16,500,000 2.26
7 MR ALBERT LAURENCE GERICK 138 DEANMORE RD SCARBOROUGH WA 13,195,000 1.81
8 CAZ PTY LTD PO BOX 566 ORANGE NSW 10,850,000 1.48
9 ANZ NOMINEES LIMITED

GPO BOX 2842AA MELBOURNE VIC
10,105,867 1.38
10 ALIANA PTY LTD

320 WALSH STREET SOUTH YARRA VIC
10,000,000 1.37
11 SURPION PTY LTD

320 WALSH STREET SOUTH YARRA VIC
8,500,000 1.16
12 AURORA PROSPECTS PTY LTD 117 GRANITE ROAD NORTH DANDALUP WA 8,064,516 1.10
13 JOLEE CORPORATION PTY LTD

189 MILL POINT ROAD SOUTH PERTH WA
7,000,000 0.96
14 MR GAVIN ANDREW REDMOND LOT 157 NORTH END KALGOORLIE WA 7,000,000 0.96
15 MR ROBERT ANTHONY HEALY PO BOX 866 ORANGE NSW 6,134,972 0.84
16 NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED PO BOX 1406 MELBOURNE VIC 5,407,463 0.74
17 ROSSI ORCHARDS PTY LTD

PO BOX 566 ORANGE NSW
4,571,186 0.63
18 MR PETER DANIEL ADAMS 61 CRESCENT ROAD CARINGBAH NSW 4,090,000 0.56
19 MR FRANCIS EDWARD BURKE + MRS JOAN ELLEN BURKE

PO BOX 165 BALLARAT VIC
4,000,000 0.55
20 NEFCO NOMINEES PTY LTD GPO BOX W2024 PERTH WA 4,000,000 0.55