St Barbara Ltd and Allied Gold Mining Ltd (UK) to Apply to De-register from U.S. SEC Reporting Obligations

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following completion of its acquisition of Allied Gold Mining Plc (Allied Gold) on 7 September 2012, St Barbara Limited (St Barbara) succeeded to Allied Gold's registration under Section 12(g) and its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

St Barbara will shortly file applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to terminate these U.S. registration and reporting obligations for both St Barbara and Allied Gold, and expects that such termination will become effective 90 days after the date of filing of the applications.  However, as a result of filing the applications, St Barbara's and Allied Gold's obligation to file certain reports with the SEC will be immediately suspended.

Ross Kennedy
Executive General Manager Corporate Services
Company Secretary

St Barbara Limited ACN 009 165 066
Level 10, 432 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
Locked Bag 9, Collins Street East, Melbourne VIC 8003
Tel +61 3 8660 1900, Fax +61 3 8660 1999
www.stbarbara.com.au

SOURCE St Barbara Limited