ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 5th August 2013 By the way this might blow out...

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 5th August 2013 By the way this might blow out by up to 30%

$1.7 million Institutional Placement to accelerate Niobrara gas off-take pipeline

• $1.7 million Placement oversubscribed
• Placement underpins funding for the completion of the Pathfinder gas gathering and sales
pipeline.
• Strong vote of confidence in Austin growing production portfolio and farm-out strategy.


The Board of Austin Exploration Limited (“Austin” or the “Company”) advises that it has completed an
institutional placement of $1.7 million through the issue of 141.6 million new shares at 1.2 cents per share. The
placement was completed at a 14% discount to Austin’s last closing price on the on the ASX and closed
oversubscribed. DJ Carmichael Pty Ltd acted as Lead Manager and Bookrunner to the Placement.
The Placement funds will provide Austin with additional working capital to allow an accelerated start and
completion of the gas offtake pipeline at the Company’s Niobrara Pathfinder project, and the early
commencement of gas sales. This development avoids the costs of temporarily shutting in the well while the
foreshadowed Heads of Agreement is progressed, or an alternative found.
Chairman Richard Cottee said the investment in the pipeline is highly attractive to Austin because it allows the
Company to bring forward the development and gas sales which will provide a strong revenue stream of
around $150,000 per month in return for an investment of approximately $1.2m (representing a payback in
approximately 9 months).
“The gas pipeline will allow us not only to tap gas, but also oil from the well. The technical risk and therefore
economic risk is low as the well has already produced both oil and gas”, Mr Cottee said.
“With this kind of opportunity it was highly attractive to the board to raise this capital to fund the pipeline that
will bring the Niobrara gas into commercial production and generate revenue so quickly”, Mr Cottee
said.Revenue from the Niobrara project is expected to provide a strong and sustainable cash flow until
substantial oil and gas production which is anticipated from the Company’s farm-out program. The financial
and environmental impact of waiting for such consent made delay an imprudent option.
The placement is being conducted in one tranche under the Company’s 15% limit permitted under the listing
rules without shareholder approval. Settlement of the Placement is scheduled to occur on 9 August 2013 and
the new shares are expected to be quoted on that date.