Staff Reporters

Listed engineer Clough Limited is close to finalising four oil and gas contracts worth up to $39 million.

Proposed code: SLDIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Development and commercialisation of pipe lining technology.

W M Clough Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,000,000 ordinary shares.

Barclays Group increased its relevant interest from 12,115,537 ordinary shares (7.08%) to 14,811,628 ordinary shares (8.66%).

Optus Networks Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 383,301,708 ordinary shares (75.24%) to 391,067,724 ordinary shares (76.76%).

150,000 ordinary fully paid shares will be released from Escrow On the 4 August 2004

Has issued 31,250,000 shares to professional investors at an issue price of $0.016 to raise $500,000 in working capital.

Once upon a time there were two technology companies which no-one in Perth dared criticise.

Proposed code: OLYIssue price: $0.20

Chieftain Securities Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Ambreen Chaudhri increased his relevant interest from 7,419,323 ordinary shares (19.052%) to 7,866,137 ordinary shares (20.2%).

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia decreased its relevant interest from 20,893,855 ordinary shares (6.43%) to 17,190,041 ordinary shares (5.29%).

Lodged response to ASX query.

Steel manufacturing sub contractorPrice: $6 million

Greg Hahn has resigned from the board of directors at Matrix Metals Limited.

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection – British Columbia, Canada director Environmental Management Branch Eric Partridge; M-Co executive director Ken Chapman; Former Federal

Proposed code: AXCIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold explorer

Image Resources NL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,200,000 ordinary shares (10.3%).

Arduina Holding BV increased its relevant interest from 14,908,935 ordinary shares (13.17%) to 16,966,718 ordinary shares (14.99%).

Ambreen Chaudhri changed his relevant interest from 4,908,471 ordinary shares (5.337%) to 5,058,471 ordinary shares (5.043%).S8 Ltd

20,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 30 July 2004.

Announced the completion of a private placement of 24 million shares at an issue price of 2.5 cents a share to clients of lead manager, Patersons Securities.

 Stuart Baldwin, Natasha Breach and James Scovell have been promoted to senior associates.

Australian businesses are being encouraged to attend a new trade mission to Russia’s gas and oil rich Sakhalin Island announced recently.

Jackson Gold Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Altera Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 7,419,323 ordinary shares (19.052%) to 7,866,137 ordinary shares (20.2%.)

M&G Investment Management Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 11,686,585 ordinary shares (5.42%) to 4,062,194 ordinary shares (4.23%).

Lodged response to ASX query.

This fact sheet explains the four-year time limit for claiming a GST refund or notifying the Tax Office that you are entitled to a GST refund.