AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PETER BOND REGARDING YOUR COMPANY S FUTURE PROPOSAL TO DELIST LINC ENERGY FROM THE ASX AND LIST IT ON THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE

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1 AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PETER BOND REGARDING YOUR COMPANY S FUTURE PROPOSAL TO DELIST LINC ENERGY FROM THE ASX AND LIST IT ON THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE

2 A LETTER FROM PETER BOND, CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR Dear fellow Linc Energy shareholder, I have exciting news that your directors believe will strengthen Linc Energy s ability to benefit from the burgeoning Asian energy market. Since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2006, your Company has grown into a diversified global energy group. Today, we have a portfolio of conventional and unconventional oil, gas and coal assets, located near population centres across Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA, and unique proprietary underground coal gasification (UCG) technology. Our technology is particularly relevant in Asia, where demand for energy is expected to increase faster than anywhere else in the world and gas is destined to fulfill an increasing proportion of energy needs. To position Linc Energy to take advantage of this great opportunity, we are proposing to list its shares on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) immediately after delisting them from the Australian Securities Exchange. Singapore is an international capital markets centre and an emerging oil and gas hub, and your directors believe it is the ideal trading platform to broaden the Company s investor base and improve access to international oil & gas and energy investors from around the world. We believe Linc Energy would be one of the largest listed independent upstream oil & gas exploration and production companies listed on the SGX and one of the largest in south-east Asia by production and proven and probable reserves. It would also be one of the largest SGXlisted coal companies by total coal resources. This category leadership strengthens our status as a global energy company, helping to unlock the value of our UCG technology and energy assets, which are located near population centres across Asia and the US that have high demand for energy. The Company s operations will remain unchanged by the proposed move of securities exchange to the SGX. We will continue to be a proud Australian company and our headquarters will remain in Brisbane. We will continue to invest in and develop our Australian assets, including our shale oil leases in South Australia s Arkaringa Basin which cover approximately 16 million acres. We also have plans to develop our coal portfolio and, at an appropriate time, divest or demerge these assets to establish a pure-play Australian coal company. As you would expect, the Company has already undertaken a significant amount of work to ensure that the proposed change of securities exchange can be effected in a timely manner. That said, the Company has not yet received final regulatory and SGX approval to complete the proposed change of exchange. As such, final completion of the proposed securities exchange transition remains subject to shareholder, regulatory and SGX approval. If we are successful in achieving the necessary shareholder, regulatory and SGX approvals to move our listing to the SGX, Linc Energy will no longer be subject to ASX listing rules. However, as an Australian company, we will continue to be bound by the Corporations Act and its continuous disclosure requirements. You will continue to be able to access our news releases and financial reports through the Company s website ( as well as through SGXNET ( the SGX reporting platform. An Extraordinary General Meeting will be held in Brisbane on Wednesday 6 November 2013, at which you are invited to vote on resolutions to approve the Company s delisting from the ASX and listing on the main board of the SGX. Details of these resolutions, and a third resolution to approve the prior issue of convertible notes, are in the enclosed document which I encourage you to read carefully. Your directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of the resolutions, which they believe are in the best interest of shareholders. In the following pages, you will find answers to questions you may have and details of shareholder information sessions we are hosting in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. I hope you will be able to attend one of these sessions to learn more about our plan and the benefits we believe will follow. Meanwhile, if you have any further questions, please call our shareholder information line (within Australia) or (from outside Australia) or go to our website ( Peter Bond Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Linc Energy Ltd

3 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW When is the EGM? The EGM will be held at the Queens Ballroom, Hilton Brisbane Hotel, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane on Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 3.00pm EST. How do I vote on the resolutions? The Notice of Meeting, which is included in your shareholder information pack, contains important information regarding the delisting from the ASX including an Explanatory Statement. You should read this document carefully as part of your consideration of the proposed transaction. Voting instructions for the EGM are contained in the Notice of Meeting and a personalised proxy form is enclosed. Your vote is important and we encourage you to vote at the EGM either in person or by proxy. If you are unsure how to vote, we recommend that you speak with your professional adviser. When can I sell my Linc Energy shares on the ASX? Yes, until Linc Energy s shares are either delisted or suspended from the ASX, whichever event comes earlier, you can sell your shares. This can be conducted through your normal share trading facility. Obviously, we would like you to remain a shareholder of Linc Energy as we believe that, through this move to the SGX, it will have a positive effect on the value of shareholder equity into the future. Please note that once the shares are delisted on the ASX and listed on the SGX, share trading can only be done through the SGX. How will I trade my shares on the SGX? You can trade your shares on the SGX electronically in the same manner that you would trade on the ASX, after you have opened an appropriate account with a broker. If your current broking arrangements do not already accommodate trading on the SGX, details of how to open an account and set yourself up to trade Linc Energy shares on the SGX is detailed in the Notice of Meeting. If you do not have existing broker arrangements which can assist you in trading on the SGX, Linc Energy has made arrangements with Australian-based stockbrokers CommSec and Phillip Capital to assist Linc Energy shareholders with opening accounts and trading their Linc Energy shares at discounted brokerage rates. For further information on trading Linc Energy Shares on the SGX through CommSec and Phillip Capital please contact: CommSec on (within Australia) or (from outside Australia) or by to commsec.advisory@ commsec.com.au; or Phillip Capital on or or by to LINCENERGY@phillipcapital.com.au. What will happen if I do nothing? You will maintain ownership of all of the stock you own on the day that Linc Energy delists from the ASX and will receive a paper share certificate by registered post to your mailing address registered with the share registrar. To trade those shares, you will then have to establish an appropriate trading account with an SGX-approved stockbroker and deposit these share certificates with the share registrar of the SGX the CDP. Further details regarding the process for opening an account and an explanation on how Linc Energy Shares will be held and traded on the SGX can be found in the Notice of Meeting on pages 18 and 19 and Annexure A. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO The directors consider that the Resolutions are in the best interests of Linc Energy shareholders and recommend that you vote in favour of each resolution. Vote in person or by attorney at the meeting OR Vote by proxy Complete, sign and deliver the form in the Notice of Meeting no later than 3pm EST Monday 4 November Remain a shareholder of Linc Energy Assuming the resolutions are approved, to trade your Linc Energy shares on SGX you will need to: 1. Open a trading account with a stockbroking firm that is a member of SGX 2. Open a securities account with the Central Depository (Pte) Ltd (CDP) 3. Deposit your share certificates with CDP For more details, see above or the enclosed document. Notes: Trading on the SGX will be carried out in Singapore dollars If you do nothing and the resolutions are approved, your share certificate will be sent to you Shareholders will be able to sell their shares on the ASX until the company is delisted.

4 SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION SESSIONS WHY THE SGX? Linc Energy is providing shareholder information sessions as an opportunity to hear more about the resolutions to be considered at the EGM. These are not the EGM itself and you will not be required to vote these are information sessions only. Please come along to one of the following locations for more information. SYDNEY Monday, 14 Studio 1, 2 and 3, Four Seasons Hotel, George Street, Sydney MELBOURNE Tuesday, 15 Garden Room 2 and 3, The Crown Towers, Whiteman Street, Southbank Melbourne BRISBANE Wednesday, 16 The Grand Ball Room, The Marriott Hotel, Queen Street, Brisbane 6:00pm The SGX is recognized as a dynamic global financial hub with estimated total assets of more than US$1.8 trillion. This provides a ready funding platform for the growth of international companies seeking to raise capital. Many international companies establish operations in Singapore to support their regional business opportunities in Asia. Approximately 40% of the 750+ SGX listed companies are headquartered overseas. Singapore is commonly regarded as south-east Asia s emerging regional hub for oil & gas sector activity. If you would like to attend one of these information sessions, please RSVP by Thursday, 10. Contact: events@lincenergy.com or MORE INFORMATION For general enquiries, please call our shareholder information line on (within Australia) or (from outside Australia). For trading Linc Energy shares on the SGX, please contact: CommSec on (within Australia) or (from outside Australia) or by to commsec.advisory@commsec.com.au; or Phillip Capital on (within Australia) or (from outside Australia) or by to LINCENERGY@phillipcapital.com.au.

5 YOU RE INVITED TO ATTEND... Linc Energy s Shareholder Information Session You will have recently received a Notice of Extraordinary Meeting (EGM) from the company. The company is providing information sessions as an opportunity to hear more about the resolutions to be considered at the EGM. This is not the EGM itself and you will not be required to vote it s an information session only. Come along to one of the locations below for more information! RSVP By Thursday, 10 Contact events@lincenergy.com or SYDNEY When Monday, 14 Where Studio 1, 2 and 3, Four Seasons Hotel, George Street Sydney MELBOURNE When Tuesday, 15 Where Garden Room 2 and 3, The Crown Towers, Whiteman Street Southbank Melbourne BRISBANE When Wednesday, 16 Where The Grand Ball Room, The Marriott Hotel, Queen Street Brisbane 6.00pm