Australian Pipeline Trust 01 - Panel Publishes Reasons

The Takeovers Panel (Panel) has today published the reasons for its decision in relation to an application dated 21 August 2006 from Australian Pipeline Limited (in its capacity as responsible entity of Australian Pipeline Trust) and Australian Pipeline Trust in relation to the acquisitions of 10.25% of the units in Australian Pipeline Trust by Alinta Limited on and from 16 to 22 August 2006 (see TP06/74).

Details of the Panel's decision were announced on 3 September 2006 in Panel media release TP06/82 and on 7 September 2006 in Panel media release TP06/85.

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