AIM and Media Release 11 March 2016 BASE RESOURCES LIMITED Shares issued under Institutional Entitlement Offer Base Resources Limited (ASX & AIM: BSE) ("Base Resources") is pleased to advise that it has successfully completed the institutional component of its accelerated renounceable pro rata entitlement offer announced on Monday, 29 February 2016 ("Entitlement Offer"). Base Resources has today completed the issue of 137,519,329 new fully paid ordinary shares ("New Shares") pursuant to the institutional component of the Entitlement Offer ("Institutional Entitlement Offer"), raising gross proceeds of approximately A$8.3 million. The New Shares are to commence trading on ASX today. The total number of Base Resources ordinary shares on issue following the issue of the New Shares is 701,422,100. The retail component of the Entitlement Offer ("Retail Entitlement Offer") opened on Thursday, 10 March 2016, with the Retail Entitlement Offer Booklet being sent to eligible retail shareholders on Wednesday, 9 March 2016. Trading of retail entitlements on ASX (ASX: BSER) is currently available and is due to end on Thursday, 17 March 2016. The Retail Entitlement Offer is scheduled to close at 5.00pm (Sydney time) on Thursday, 24 March 2016 (for those eligible shareholders on the Australian register) and 5.00pm (London time) on Wednesday, 23 March 2016 (for those eligible shareholders on the UK register). A full PDF version of this release, together with an updated ASX Appendix 3B reflecting the issue of the New Shares referred to above, are available from www.asx.com.au and on the company's website: www.baseresources.com.au. ENDS. CORPORATE PROFILE Directors Keith Spence (Non-Executive Chairman) Tim Carstens (Managing Director) Colin Bwye (Executive Director) Sam Willis (Non-Executive Director) Michael Anderson (Non-Executive Director) Michael Stirzaker (Non-Executive Director) Malcolm Macpherson (Non-Executive Director) Company Secretary Chadwick Poletti NOMINATED ADVISOR & BROKER RFC Ambrian Limited As Nominated Adviser: Andrew Thomson / Stephen Allen Phone: +61 (0)8 9480 2500 As Broker: Jonathan Williams Phone: +44 20 3440 6800 SHARE REGISTRY: ASX Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Enquiries: 1300 850 505 / +61 (3) 9415 4000 www.computershare.com.au SHARE REGISTRY: AIM Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions Bridgwater Road BRISTOL BS99 6ZZ Enquiries: +44 (0) 870 702 0003 www.computershare.co.uk AUSTRALIAN MEDIA RELATIONS Cannings Purple Warrick Hazeldine / Annette Ellis Email: whazeldine@canningspurple.com.au / aellis@canningspurple.com.au Phone: +61 (0)8 6314 6300 UK MEDIA RELATIONS Tavistock Communications Jos Simson / Emily Fenton Phone: +44 (0) 207 920 3150 KENYA MEDIA RELATIONS Africapractice (East Africa) Evelyn Njoroge / James Njuguna/Joan Kimani Phone: +254 (0)20 239 6899 Email: jkimani@africapractice.com PRINCIPAL & REGISTERED OFFICE Level 1, 50 Kings Park Road West Perth, Western Australia, 6005 Email: info@baseresources.com.au Phone: +61 (0)8 9413 7400 Fax: +61 (0)8 9322 8912