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1 Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 68th Floor Cheung Kong Center 2 Queen s Road Central Hong Kong Tel: (852) Fax: (852) BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION 18 February 2011 Australian Securities Exchange Exchange Center 20 Bridge Street Sydney, NSW, 2000 Australia Re: 17 Feb 2011 Form 604 Submission (APEX MINERALS NL) Dear Sirs, On behalf of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( GSGI ) and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., I write with respect to GSGI s 17 February 2011 Form 604 submission regarding its interest in Apex Minerals NL (the February 17th Notice ). Please note that the February 17th Notice erroneously reported a change in the interest of GSGI on 15 February There has been no such change. Accordingly, today we are submitting an amended Form 604, attached, which reflects GSGI s interest as reported in the Form 604 submission that immediately preceded the February 17th Notice (and was dated 9 February 2011). Thank you for your attention to these matters. Yours sincerely, For and on behalf of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.

2 Form 604 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of change of interests of substantial holder Amendment to 17 February 2011 Form 604 To Company Name/Scheme APEX MINERALS NL ACN Details of substantial holder Name ACN/ARSN (if applicable) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries ( GSGI ), being the bodies corporate listed in Annexure A. Not applicable There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 7 February 2011 The previous notice was given to the company on 16 August 2010 The previous notice was dated 16 August Previous and present voting power The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate had a relevant interest in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows: Class of securities Previous Notice Present Notice Person s votes Voting Power Person s votes Voting Power Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 518,244, % 518,244, % 3. Changes in relevant interests Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows: Date of Change Holder of Relevant Interest Nature of Change Consideration (AUD) Class and Number of Securities affected Person's votes affected N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

3 4. Present relevant interests Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows: Holder of Relevant interest Registered holder of securities Person entitled to be registered as holder Nature of relevant interest Class and Number of securities Persons votes The Goldman Sachs Group Inc ( GSGI ) See below N/A GSGI has relevant interest in these shares by virtue of section 608(3) of the Corporations Act 518,244,810 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 518,244,810 Ireland Limited ( ) HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Power to control voting and disposal of securities. 518,244,810 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 518,244, Changes in association The persons who have become associates of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows: Name and ACN (if applicable) Nature of association N/A N/A 6. Addresses The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: Name GSGI HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Address Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, U.S.A. 30 Herbert Street, Dublin 2, Ireland 580 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Signature Print name (signing under power of attorney in accordance with section 52 of the Corporations Act) Capacity Authorised Person Sign here Date 18 February 2011

4 Annexure A This is Annexure A of 2 pages referred to in Form 604 Notice of change of interests of substantial holder Significant Subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The following are significant subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and the states or jurisdictions in which they are organized. Indentation indicates the principal parent of each subsidiary. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. owns, directly or indirectly, at least 99% of the voting securities of each subsidiary. The names of particular subsidiaries have been omitted because, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, they would not constitute, as of the end of 2009, a significant subsidiary as that term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

5 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES Signature Print name (signing under power of attorney in accordance with section 52 of the Corporations Act) Capacity Authorised Person Sign here Date 18 February 2011