Coopers Brewery Limited 04

These are the Panel’s reasons for not commencing proceedings following the application by Lion Nathan Limited and Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited for a declaration of unacceptable circumstances in relation to disclosure in the Second Supplementary and Corrective Target’s Statement of Coopers Brewery Limited issued on 1December 2005 regarding Coopers new policy concerning withdrawal of transfer notices from the pre-emptive rights regime in the Coopers’ Constitution.

Coopers Brewery Limited 03

These are the Panel’s reasons for concluding proceedings without making a declaration of unacceptable circumstances or final orders. In part the Panel's decision was based on an undertaking by Coopers to give a corrective target's statement to its shareholders correcting a number of misleading statements in Coopers Target's Statement concerning, inter alia the value of Coopers shares.

Dromana 01R - Decision

The Takeovers Panel advises that it has declined the application by Mr John Hempton, a shareholder in Dromana Estate Limited (Dromana), for review of the decision made by the sitting Panel in the Dromana 01 proceedings in relation to Dromana's current rights issue.