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Date 3 September 2012 AE.II'I 41 N2 !)!)t> 10!:1

101 Collins Straat

Melboume VIC 3000 Australia

From Jon Webster T +61 3 96141011

To Market Announcements Office Corrospondcnco

ASX Group GPO Box 1776

Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia

Fax 1300 135 638 DX 30999 Melboume www.allens.com.au

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Dear Sir l Madam

Takeover Bid by Pipeline Partners Australia Pty Limited in relation to the H< stings Diversified Utilities Fund

In accordance wilh section 671B(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), we attach Form 605

Notice ceasing lo be a substantial holder dated 3 September 2012, on behalf of Pipeline Partners Australia Pty Umited, the Bidder Group referred lo in lhalnotice and their respective related bodies corporale.

Yours sincerely

'

Jon Webster

Partner

Allens

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Jon.Webster@allens.com.au

T +61 3 9613 8832

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Form 605

Còrporatlons Act 2001

Sootlon 671a

605 a ; 1{11 15 Jul 2001

Notice of ceasing to be a substantial holder

TaCornp;;.ny N me/Scl1eme

Ha.slings Fund Màr'làQBmént limited (ACN 058 693 38B) a.s. Respooaible Entity fo( Ha(;tinge; Oiversified Uti!illes r-:und (HDUF) (which comprise$ HOUF Epic: Trust (ARSN 109 trO 9$1), HOUF l lnance Trust (ARSN 109 770 765).and HOUF ru(her lnves1''l!i:nls Tru&t (ARSN 109 897 921)}.

ACNIARSN

1. Details of subslantlal holder {1)

PIPEi!llne PMners Australia Pty Umlted (1CN 157 963 810) (8jddcf') .:tnd eoch o.f !ho- entilìés déscribéd in Anne:xure "A''

(Bidder Group) and r=:ach of (hr ir re$p'€!ctive rela.teO bodie!3 corporate.

ACN/ARSN (if a.pplicablé)

The holdNce sed to be a

sub'Stantlal holder on

The prevlous notlce 'VaS given to the oomp ny on

The pr vious notloe was dated

31/0Ml012

19107120"1:-::2-----

11l/(J7/201?.

2. ChanQes In relevant interes.ts

Particwlor:; Df e.t:1Ch change 1n. Of change in the na!Ure ot.relevant interest (2) of lhe substantial holder or an associate (3) in votirlg secvdlles of the l)') 'pBny ot

scheme, !;lince tha..s.u..b...sta .n..t.i.a..t . hr..'llder wr.m !nt requ r.ed te glva- subst.antinl holding. notlce to !he company or tc:heme are t"':s follows.·

Thc pcr.sD-n:!l who havo b comc be assoelates of, or have changed the nature cf thelr ase.odation {7) wlth. the substanlialholder in wlalK.m la voting ic)terests tn tne commmv or 001em;51 re s follow.s;
NàrM and ACN/1H.SN of .assMiatiol'l

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4. Addresses

The addre-::.::;es of panoons namau in lhl::; form ;;m::s follow;:;;
Nanié Addrè:li$

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Signature

Diractor, Pipe!ino

P rtners Australia P!y

Limited {on behs.lf of the

<:<.lp<'!dty E!ldcJer nd lhe Bi1:ld r

Group and lheir

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60iì a o3/4 1 S Jul 2001

OIRECTION$

{f) lf lhere aa nl,lmt;le-r of sub$1al'ltlal holders with f.:irnihr or relsted ralevanlinterosts {cg, <) COI'por;,: rion nd its relatad c.orpor.cltiùt'J:S, or lhù manàger and rrustee of n equity tn.Jst), the n m ;> Qt>uld bli! inçluded in <.n annexure to the lbrm, H the relè11ant intereSI$ o(;;., t)fOI.lf.) of perwns are- e sent 1lly ;c:imilar, th ?Y may be r ferred [IJ tt11ouyh0ut the forrn as <::spP.cifir..ally named group if thc r))ùr'r'lbership of aach group, with the nan'IGS <:)l'Id addresses of r'f!émber.s
15 clel:lrfY se1 out in paragraph 4 c-1ttio foli'n.
{2) 5(11,;! thc dcfinith.m or "relevant inte(est" 1.(1 eectlons 608 and 6719{7) of ho CorptJrutions Acl001.

(3) See the dcl'initton of "<.t:)$Oclate" in seclion 9 ofthe Corporations Act 2001.

(4} lm;ludt:: details of.·

{a) any relev<:1rlt agreement or other cirr.vmstanres btcauM cf which the chtmge in relev .ant intoret ocçurrod. lf subse:ctlon6?·1 B(4) applie.:r;, a O(my of any document selting out the lcmrts of any r'òlevanlag(eemeflt, and a s.tatemer1t by lhe parson giving full und c: ccure te detalls of any contract, sr,htema or arrangemcni, must ac:company this form, together with e writton stif.llement certifying this contr ct, schem-e l';>r arr-!iingement; and

{b) any qo!'llifice tion of the po Ner ùf a person to exercise, contro! tha Bxaruisa ol, ot ir'f1uence the exercise of, tha 1/0ting powera or disposal Qf the secufitles to whlch (h-e relevlllnt inter-e!i:lt ret t :;(indicating clcurly IMparocular securìties to whièh thè qualific.ation :applies).

See thr.:: defll'lltion of "re!ew1nt ;'lgreement• in section 9 of 1M CorpcHatlons Act '2001.

(S) Detail:;; of the consideration must include any and ali bc:neflts, moneys an{:! other, tllt .any pcn:mn frorn whom a relevant interesl ws SGQ lired hM, or mfil,y, bççoml3 enutiGd lo I'CCOiVC in rcla"tlof"J to lht i511Cif lhe benefit i.<> oonditiona( c:m thhuppaning or not o1 a oon1ir1 ency. Details must be included of any baMfit paid on behalf of the- ii:I.Jbet;;lntisl holder or its associate In relation to ti1P. ;;o:cqlJisitions, even if they are nolpaid dlrccly to tllt'J person frorn whom the relevant lnt.arest was a.cquin;,d.

(8} The voting shares of a con1p:my c;onstitut ?; ona class Lmless dlvlded into separate cla'l.> ae.
(7) Give details., if appropriate, af !ha present idS!iiocialion and aoy çtn:.nge in 1ha1 Slio$Qcia1ion sir1ce the lastsubstantial holding notice.

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Annexure "A"

60!5 p,<>ge <114 15 July 2001

Thìs is Annexure "A" of ·1 page referred to in the Form 605 of the Bìdder and the Bìdder Group (Notìce of ceasìng to be a substanlial holder in relation to the Hastings Oìversilied Utilities Fund) signed by me and dated

') '<•-'c ),.JH'/ 2012.

Signed:

,,•. •"1

Director, Pìpellne Partners Australia Pty Lìmited (ACN 15'7 963 8'1 O)

(on behalf of t11e Bidder and the Bidder Group and their respective rclaled bodles corporale)

The Bidder Groug

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