atn y so long ??announcment

Hmmmmm thats why announcment has been delayed due to the the options being ex20 October 2009
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Stock Exchange Limited
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
e-lodgement via asxonline.com
Ashburton Minerals Ltd
(“Ashburton” or “the Company”)
Dear Sir
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND APPENDIX 3B
The Company advises that it has received Notices of Exercise of Options for the conversion to
fully paid ordinary shares of 473,500 listed ATNO options at 1 cent per option, and 3,000 listed
ATNOA options at 6.5 cents per option.
The Appendix 3B detailing the issue and applying for quotation of 476,500 ordinary shares is
attached.
Yours faithfully,
Rodney Dunn