gindalbie accepts $162.1m ansteel share at .85

GINDALBIE ACCEPTS $162.1M ANSTEEL SHARE
PLACEMENT OFFER TO COMPLETE EQUITY FUNDING

KEY POINTS
„h Proposed share placement to AnSteel comprising 190.7 million shares at A$0.85 per share.
„h Issue price represents a 105% premium to the closing price of Gindalbie shares on 31 October 2008.
„h AnSteel poised to make final equity contribution of A$143.68 million to Karara.
„h Reduces funding risk and leaves Gindalbie debt-free in the current credit market environment.
Gindalbie Metals Limited (ASX: GBG ¡V ¡§Gindalbie¡¨) is pleased to announce that it has accepted an offer by its joint
venture partner in the Karara Iron Ore Project, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation (¡§AnSteel¡¨), to fund Gindalbie¡¦s
share of the equity contribution towards the estimated A$1.8 billion project development cost via a A$162.06 million
share placement to Ansteel to be undertaken at an issue price of A$0.85 per share (¡§Placement¡¨).
The issue price represents a premium of 105% to the closing price of Gindalbie shares on 31 October, and a 74%
premium to the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Gindalbie shares for the 30 days up until 31 October 2008.
The proposed Placement, which is subject to execution of formal agreements, shareholder and regulatory approval,
represents a further significant vote of confidence by AnSteel, both in the Project and in Gindalbie as an emerging,
independent Australian iron ore producer.
Following completion of the Placement and the final equity contribution to the joint venture company Karara Mining
Limited, AnSteel will have invested a total of $573.1 million by way of Gindalbie placements and Karara Project equity
contributions.
Gindalbie had previously exercised its right, under the terms of the Karara Joint Venture Development Agreement
(JVDA), to request AnSteel to arrange finance for Gindalbie¡¦s share of the equity contributions to the Project. AnSteel
subsequently responded to Gindalbie¡¦s request to provide equity funding via the Placement. As a result of the
significant decline in global equity and credit markets in recent months, Gindalbie¡¦s Board has unanimously decided
that it is in the best interests of Gindalbie shareholders to de-risk the Company¡¦s balance sheet and accept the offer of
the Placement.
The Placement will comprise 190,658,824 shares to be issued at a price of A$0.85 per share, to raise A$162.06 million.
The proposed share placement is subject to execution of formal agreements, approval by Gindalbie shareholders,
which will be sought at a meeting to be convened as soon as practicable, approval by the Foreign Investment Review
Board and Chinese regulatory approvals.
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Following completion of the share placement, Gindalbie will have 704,637,674 shares on issue and AnSteel will
increase its total shareholding to 255,658,824 shares, representing a holding of 36.28% (compared with 12.6%
currently).
Under the agreed payment schedule for equity payments, AnSteel has made three payments to date totaling A$228.4
million and Gindalbie has made one payment of A$18.4 million. Gindalbie and Ansteel have agreed to re-schedule the
final contributions of A$143.68 million each. AnSteel has advised Gindalbie that it has the funds available in Australia
to make its remaining equity contribution to Karara Mining Limited and the timing will be finalised during the completion
of the placement documentation. Gindalbie will make its final contribution upon shareholder approval of the AnSteel
placement.
Karara Mining Limited currently has approximately A$190 million in cash reserves from earlier equity payments, and
the re-scheduled timeframe will have no impact on the ongoing engineering, design and development work currently
being carried out for Karara.
¡§This represents another very significant milestone for the Karara Joint Venture and an enormous achievement in the
current difficult market environment,¡¨ said Gindalbie¡¦s Chairman, Mr George Jones. ¡§I would like to take this
opportunity to thank AnSteel for their unwavering support of Gindalbie and the Karara Project.
¡§This should be seen as a very clear message of confidence to all Government agencies and contractors dealing with
Gindalbie on Karara. This reinforces the true spirit of partnership between our two organisations and our shared
commitment and vision to deliver a major new iron ore project for the Mid West region of Western Australia.
¡§While we acknowledge that the issue of new equity represents a movement from our original strategy, it is being
undertaken at a time of uncertainty in the world¡¦s credit markets where even large blue chip organisations are
struggling with refinancing,¡¨ Mr Jones continued. ¡§It is at a substantial premium to the current market price and to an
existing cornerstone shareholder who is intimately involved with the Company and the Project as our Joint Venture
partner.
¡§This arrangement means Gindalbie will remain debt-free at a corporate level and with cash reserves approximately
A$40 million. This puts us in a very strong position for the development of Karara and also our plans to develop other
iron ore projects across our 1900 sq km tenement holding in the Mid West,¡¨ he added.
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Released by: On behalf of:
Nicholas Read
Read Corporate
Mr Garret Dixon/Mr David Southam/Mr Michael Weir
Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer/Investor
Relations Manager
Telephone: (+61-8) 9388-1474 Telephone: (+61-8) 9480-8700
Mobile: (+61-8) 419 929 046 www.gindalbie.com.au
About Gindalbie Metals Ltd (ASX: GBG)
Gindalbie is well advanced towards achieving its vision of becoming a leading independent Australian iron ore company with
a diversified portfolio of magnetite and hematite production assets, located in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The initial focus of Gindalbie¡¦s growth strategy is the Karara Iron Ore Project, located 225km east of Geraldton, where it will
deliver initial production of Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) hematite in 2009 to be followed by production of high grade magnetite
concentrate and blast furnace quality pellets in 2010. Karara is being developed through a 50:50 Joint Venture with Ansteel,
one of China¡¦s leading steel and iron ore producers.
Gindalbie¡¦s longer term growth will be propelled by the exploration and development of its extensive 1,900 sq km tenement
portfolio, which includes numerous prospective magnetite and hematite exploration targets expected to deliver a long-term
pipeline of growth opportunities.
About Ansteel
Ansteel is currently one of China¡¦s largest steel producers and is the major producer in the north-east region of China, with
crude steel production of 22 million tonnes, annual sales revenues in excess of US$11 billion and a profit of approximately
US$1.5 billion in 2006. Ansteel is considered to be one of the country¡¦s key growth companies and has strong government
support in securing new sources of long-term iron ore supply through international investment.
Ansteel is developing a new integrated iron and steel making facility at Bayuquan, adjacent to the Port of Yingkou,
approximately 100km south-west of its current steel making facility in the city of Anshan. The new facility will have the
capacity of 6.5Mtpa of finished steel products and is the facility that the Karara products will feed upon commencement of
production.
For further information, visit www.ansteelgroup.com