3 October 2012
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
4thFloor, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Electronic Lodgement
Dear Sir/Madam
APT Pipelines Limited - Takeover bid for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund ("Offer") - Notice of variation extending offer period
In accordance with section 650D of the Corporations Act, please find attached a notice of variation that extends the offer period.
This document relates to APT Pipelines Limited's bidder's statement dated 15 December 2011 (as supplemented) for all the stapled securities in Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (each stapled security comprising one unit in each of HDUF Epic Trust (ARSN 109 770 961), HDUF Finance Trust (ARSN 109 770 765), and HDUF Further Investments Trust (ARSN 109 897 921)).
A copy of the notice of variation has been lodged with ASIC and will be given to Hastings Diversified
Utilities Fund. The notice of variation will also be sent to each of the HDUF Securityholders. Yours faithfully
Mark Knapman
Company Secretary
APT PIPELINES LIMITED (ABN 89 009 666 700) (A COMPANY WHOLLY OWNED BY AUSTRALIAN PIPELINE TRUST (ARSN 091 678 778)) ("BIDDER")
NOTICE OF VARIATION EXTENDING OFFER PERIOD
TO:Hastings Funds
Management Limited
(ABN 27 058
693 388) in
its capacity as
responsible entity of
the Hastings
Diversified Utilities Fund
Australian Securities and
Investments Commission
("ASIC") ASX Limited
("ASX")
Each person to whom
an Offer was
made
The Bidder gives
notice under section
650D of the
Corporations Act that
it varies the
Offer by extending
the Offer Period
so as to
change the close
of the Offer
Period from 7:00pm
(Sydney time) on
11 October 2012
to 7:00pm (Sydney
time) on 25
October
2012 (unless further
extended or
withdrawn).
The Offer Period of
the Offer was
previously varied by
notices dated 19
March 2012, 19
April 2012, 15
May 2012, 20
July 2012,
27 August 2012, 10
September 2012, 17
September 2012 and
24 September 2012.
As this variation
(combined with the
previous notices)
results in the
Bidder varying the
Offer in a
way that postpones
for more than
1 month the
time when the
Bidder has to
meet its obligations
under the bid,
each person to
whom the Bidder
has made an
Offer and who
has accepted the
Offer before the
date of this
notice, has the
right to withdraw
their acceptance
within one month
beginning on the
day after the
day on which
this notice was
received, in
accordance with
section 650E of
the Corporations
Act.
Any notice by a
person withdrawing its
acceptance of the
Offer under section
650E of the
Corporations Act
must:
a) if the securities
are in a
CHESS Holding, be
in the form
of a Valid
Originating Message
transmitted to ASX
Settlement by the
Controlling Participant
for that CHESS
Holding, specifying
the number of
stapled securities to
be released from
the Offer Accepted
Subposition in which
the relevant stapled
securities have been
reserved; or
b) in any other
case, be in
writing.
If a person withdraws
an acceptance in
this manner, the
Bidder must, before
the end of
14 days after
the day it
is given the
withdrawal notice:
a) return to the
person any documents
that were sent
by the person
to the Bidder
with the acceptance
of the Offer;
and b) if
the stapled securities
are in a
CHESS Holding,
Transmit to ASX
Settlement a Valid
Message that
authorises the
release
of those stapled
securities from the
Offer Accepted
Subposition in which
the CHESS Holding
has been reserved.
The new date for
giving notice under
section 630 of
the Corporations Act
of the status
of the conditions
set out in
Section 10 of
the bidder's statement
dated 15 December
2011 ("Bidder's
Statement") is 18
October 2012.
Unless the context
requires otherwise,
defined terms in
the Bidder's Statement
(as supplemented) and
in the ASX
Settlement
Operating Rules have
the same meaning
in this notice.
A copy of this
notice was lodged
with ASIC on
3 October 2012.
ASIC takes no
responsibility for the
contents of this
notice. This notice
is dated 3
October 2012.
Signed on behalf of
APT Pipelines Limited
(ABN 89 009
666 700).
John Fletcher
Director
Robert Wright
Director
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