Coopers Brewery Limited 02 - Panel Receives Application

The Takeovers Panel has advised that it received an application on Friday 9 September 2005 from Lion Nathan Australia Pty Limited (Lion Nathan Australia), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lion Nathan Limited (together Lion Nathan), in relation to the affairs of Coopers Brewery Limited (Coopers). Coopers is currently the subject of a proposed takeover offer by Lion Nathan (Offer).

Austral Coal Limited 03

These are the Panel’s reasons for declining to grant an extension of time under section 657C(3)(b) of the Corporations Act to permit an application by Glencore International A.G. and Fornax Investments Limited in relation to the affairs of Austral Coal Limited.

Austral Coal Limited 03 - Panel Publishes Reasons

The Takeovers Panel (the Panel) has today, published its reasons for its decision in relation to an application by Glencore International A.G. and Fornax Investments Limited (together, Glencore) received on 4 July 2005 in relation to the affairs of Austral Coal Limited (Austral). Details of the Panel's decision were announced on 8 July 2005 in Panel media release TP05/51 This release is available on the Panel's website at: Media Releases.

Austral Coal Limited 03(R) - Panel Publishes Reasons

The Takeovers Panel (the Panel) has today, published its reasons for its decision in relation to an application by Glencore International A.G. and Fornax Investments Limited (together, Glencore) received on 12 July 2005 for review of the Panel's decision in the Austral Coal 03 Proceedings in relation to the affairs of Austral Coal Limited (Austral). The President of the Panel declined to consent to the application for review.

Austral Coal Limited 02R

These are the Panel’s reasons for its decision to make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances and final orders in relation to the failure by Glencore to disclose its combined direct holding and holdings of Hedge Shares under equity swaps it arranged in relation to Austral Coal on 22 March 2005, the day after this “Combined Holding” exceeded 5%, and Glencore’s failure to disclose 1% increases in the Combined Holding until Glencore’s announcements on 4 and 5 April 2005.