Coopers Brewery Limited 02 - Panel Publishes Reasons

The Takeovers Panel (the Panel) has today published its reasons for decision in relation to an application from Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited (Lion Nathan Australia) received on 9 September 2005 in relation to the affairs of Coopers Brewery Limited (Coopers).

Details of the Panel's decision were announced on 23 September 2005 in Panel media release TP05/70. This release is available on the Panel's website at: Media Releases.

The sitting Panel in the Coopers 02 proceedings were Mark Paganin, Marian Micalizzi and Susan Doyle.

The reasons of the Panel are available on the Panel's website at Reasons for Decisions.

Nigel Morris
Director, Takeovers Panel
Level 47, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Ph: +61 3 9655 3501