Notice of Intention to apply to the Federal Court of Australia for Confirmation of a Scheme for the Transfer of the Norfolk Island Insurance Business of QBE Insurance (International) Limited to QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY TO THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA FOR CONFIRMATION OF A SCHEME FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE NORFOLK ISLAND INSURANCE BUSINESS OF QBE INSURANCE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED TO QBE INSURANCE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED UNDER DIVISION 3A OF PART III OF THE INSURANCE ACT 1973 (CTH).

TAKE NOTICE that QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited ACN 003 191 035 (QIA) intends to make an application to the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney on 7 December 2015 at 10.15am, or on such later or earlier date or time as the Court appoints, for confirmation of a scheme to transfer the Norfolk Island insurance business written or assumed by QBE Insurance (International) Limited ACN 000 000 948 (QII) to QIA (Scheme).

QIA and QII are incorporated in Australia and are subsidiaries under the QBE Group of companies.  QIA and QII are authorised under the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) to carry on general insurance business in Australia.

Persons who are insured under insurance contracts written or assumed by QIA or who may be otherwise affected by the terms of the Scheme (Affected Policyholders) may attend the Court hearing and request to be heard by the Court on the application for confirmation of the Scheme.  The hearing will be held at the New South Wales Registry of the Federal Court of Australia.  It would be helpful if any Affected Policyholder who wishes to appear before the Court would notify the solicitor for QIA, Mark Lindfield of DibbsBarker, Level 9, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (phone: +61 2 8233 9500 or email:mark.lindfield@dibbsbarker.com) of their intention to do so at least seven days prior to the hearing date specified above.  Affected Policyholders are not required to take any action if they have no objection to the Scheme.

A copy of this notice, the Scheme, a summary of the Scheme and the actuarial reports of Warrick Gard of Ernst & Young dated 26 October 2015, Benoit Langaniere of QIA dated 2 November 2015 and Jack Jiang of QII dated 4 November 2015 (Actuarial Reports) upon which the Scheme is based (Scheme Documents), will be available for public inspection free of charge between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm (local time) every day (except weekends and public holidays) for the period commencing on 12 November 2015 and ending on 2 December 2015 at:

(a)     on Norfolk Island at the following addresses:

(b)     the offices of QBE Australia at the following addresses:

Any Affected Policyholder may obtain a copy of the Scheme Documents free of charge by contacting Linda Quatermass on +61 1300 084 012 or by email at linda.quatermass@qbe.com

If you have any other enquiries you may contact Linda Quatermass at the contact details referred to above.

A copy of the Scheme Documents can be viewed during the period set out above on the website maintained by QBE Asia Pacific at: http://www.qbeap.com/

We recommend that each Affected Policyholder obtain and review the Scheme, the summary of the Scheme and the Actuarial Reports, which contains a discussion of the impact of the Scheme on policyholders.

THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY QIA

Dated: 11 November 2015