Australian Securities and Investments Commission Class Order [Co 04/1413] (Cth)

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Corporations Act 2001- Paragraph 673(1)(a) - Exemption

Under paragraph 673(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (the "Act") the Australian Securities and Investments Commission hereby exempts each bidder under a takeover bid and each of its associates from subsection 671B(4) of the Act to the extent that that subsection would otherwise require the information referred to in subsection 671B(3) of the Act about acceptances of offers under the takeover bid to be accompanied by copies of the bidder's statement, the offer document or any acceptance forms.

Dated the 4th day of November 2004

Signed by Brendan Byrne

as a delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission