APA GROUP — M&A Activity 2012

Oct 24, 2012

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

25 October 2012

APA Group (ASX: APA)

The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange 4[th] Floor, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Electronic Lodgement

Dear Sir/Madam

APT Pipelines Limited – Takeover bid for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (“Offer”) – Notice of variation extending offer period

In accordance with section 650D of the Corporations Act, please find attached a notice of variation that extends the offer period.

This document relates to APT Pipelines Limited’s bidder’s statement dated 15 December 2011 (as supplemented) for all the stapled securities in Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (each stapled security comprising one unit in each of HDUF Epic Trust (ARSN 109 770 961), HDUF Finance Trust (ARSN 109 770 765), and HDUF Further Investments Trust (ARSN 109 897 921)).

A copy of the notice of variation has been lodged with ASIC and will be given to Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund.

Yours faithfully

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Mark Knapman Company Secretary Australian Pipelines Limited

APT PIPELINES LIMITED (ABN 89 009 666 700) (A COMPANY WHOLLY OWNED BY AUSTRALIAN PIPELINE TRUST (ARSN 091 678 778)) (“BIDDER”)

NOTICE OF VARIATION EXTENDING OFFER PERIOD

TO: Hastings Funds Management Limited (ABN 27 058 693 388) in its capacity as responsible entity of the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”)

ASX Limited (“ASX”)

The Bidder gives notice under section 650D of the Corporations Act that it varies the Offer by extending the Offer Period so as to change the close of the Offer Period from 7:00pm (Sydney time) on 25 October 2012 to 7:00pm (Sydney time) on 31 October 2012 (unless further extended or withdrawn).

The Offer Period of the Offer was previously varied by notices dated 19 March 2012, 19 April 2012, 15 May 2012, 20 July 2012, 27 August 2012, 10 September 2012, 17 September 2012, 24 September 2012 and 3 October 2012.

Unless the context requires otherwise, defined terms in the Bidder’s Statement (as supplemented) and in the ASX Settlement Operating Rules have the same meaning in this notice.

A copy of this notice was lodged with ASIC on 25 October 2012. ASIC takes no responsibility for the contents of this notice.

This notice is dated 25 October 2012.

Signed on behalf of APT Pipelines Limited (ABN 89 009 666 700).

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Leonard Bleasel AM Chairman

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Michael McCormack Director