APA GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2014

Dec 16, 2014

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

17 December 2014

APA Group (ASX: APA) (also for release to APT Pipelines Limited (ASX: AQH))

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES

RETAIL ENTITLEMENT OFFER INFORMATION BOOKLET

APA Group (ASX: APA) confirms that despatch to Eligible Retail Securityholders of the Retail Offer Booklet and the accompanying personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Forms in relation to its fully underwritten 1 for 3 accelerated renounceable entitlement offer has been completed today.

Further information

If you have any questions please contact your professional adviser or the APA Securityholder Information Line on 1800 992 312 (toll free within Australia) or +61 1800 992 312 (from outside Australia) from 8.30am to 5.30pm (Sydney time) Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) during the Retail Entitlement Offer Period.

Yours sincerely,

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Mark Knapman Company Secretary Australian Pipeline Limited

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States or to any person acting for the account or benefit of any person in the United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer would be illegal. No action has been or will be taken to register, qualify or otherwise permit a public offering of the New Securities in any jurisdiction outside Australia or New Zealand. In particular, neither the Entitlements nor the New Securities have been, or will be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ) or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Entitlements may not be taken up by, and the New Securities may not be offered, sold or resold to, persons in the United States or to persons who are acting for the account or benefit of a person in the United States, unless such Entitlements or New Securities have been registered under the Securities Act or are offered and sold in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws.

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For further information please contact:

Investor enquiries: Media enquiries: Peter Fredricson David Symons Telephone: (02) 9693 0008 Telephone: (02) 8306 4244 Mob: 0409 344 834 Mob: 0410 559 184 Email: peter.fredricson@apa.com.au Email: media@apa.com.au

About APA Group (APA)

APA is Australia’s largest natural gas infrastructure business, owning and/or operating in excess of $12 billion of energy infrastructure assets. Its gas transmission pipelines span every state and territory on mainland Australia, delivering approximately half of the nation’s gas usage. APA has direct management and operational control over its assets and the majority of its investments. APA also holds minority interests in a number of energy infrastructure enterprises including SEA Gas Pipeline, Energy Infrastructure Investments and GDI.

APT Pipelines Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian Pipeline Trust and is the borrowing entity of APA Group.

For more information visit APA’s website, www.apa.com.au

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