Merlin Diamonds : Appendix 3B - New Issue Announcement – 25/10/2017

Name of entity

Merlin Diamonds Limited

ABN

86 009 153 119

1

+Class of +securities issued or to be issued

Ordinary shares (MED)

2

Number of +securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued

42,400,009 shares

3

Principal terms of the +securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid

+securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if

+convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)

Shares rank pari-passu with existing shares on issue.

4

Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing +class of quoted +securities?

If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state:

• the date from which they do

• the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment

• the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment

Yes

5

Issue price or consideration

Conversion of 213,515 convertible notes

6

Purpose of the issue

(If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)

Conversion of convertible notes

6a

Is the entity an +eligible entity that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A?

If Yes, complete sections 6b - 6h in relation to the +securities the subject of this Appendix 3B, and comply with section 6i

N/A

6b

The date the security holder resolution under rule 7.1A was passed

N/A

6c

Number of +securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1

N/A

6d

Number of +securities issued with

security holder approval under rule 7.1A

N/A

6e

Number of +securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting)

N/A

6f

Number of securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2

42,400,009

6g

If securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation.

N/A

6h

If securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements

N/A

6i

Calculate the entity's remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A - complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements

See attached

7

Dates of entering +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates

25 October 2017

Number

+Class

8

Number and +class of all

+securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in section 2 if applicable)

1,777,707,402

589,392,861

Ordinary Shares Options

Number

+Class

23,000,000

2,884,258

329,080,661

Incentive Options Convertible Notes Unlisted options

11

Is security holder approval required?

N/A

12

Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable?

N/A

13

Ratio in which the +securities will be offered

N/A

14

+Class of +securities to which the offer relates

N/A

15

+Record date to determine entitlements

N/A

16

Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?

N/A

17

Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions

N/A

18

Names of countries in which the entity has +security holders who will not be sent new issue documents

Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with.

Cross reference: rule 7.7.

N/A

19

Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations

N/A

20

Names of any underwriters

N/A