Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001, 01/06/10.

Name of entity

HOT ROCK LIMITED

ABN Quarter ended ("current quarter")

99 120 896 371 31 December 2012

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities

1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors

1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation

(b) development

(c) production

(d) administration

1.3 Dividends received

1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received

1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid

1.6 Income taxes paid

1.7 R&D tax concession

Net Operating Cash Flows

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

Current quarter

$A'000

1.23 Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 89

1.24 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.17 -

1.25 Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions

Executive and Non-Executive Directors remuneration and fees.

Non-cash financing and investing activities

2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

Nil

2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

Nil

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1 Loan facilities

3.2 Credit standby arrangements

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1 Exploration and evaluation

4.2 Development

4.3 Production

4.4 Administration

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows.

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed

6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

7.12 Unsecured notes (totals only)

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Compliance statement

Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).
2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 31 January 2013
Paul Marshall
(Company Secretary)

Notes

1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity's activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
2 The "Nature of interest" (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.
3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities.
4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive

Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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