APA GROUP — M&A Activity 2012

Oct 8, 2012

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

9 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 to new securities

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

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. The notice of variation will also be sent to each of the HDUF Securityholders.

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 – EXTENSION OF OFFER TO NEW SECURITIES

TO:

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

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”)

ASX Limited (“ASX”)

Each person to whom an Offer was made

The Bidder gives notice under section 650D of the Corporations Act that its Offer for all of the HDUF Stapled Securities contained in its bidder’s statement dated 15 December 2011 (as supplemented) (“Bidder’s Statement”) is varied in accordance with section 650BA of the Corporations Act (as inserted by ASIC instrument 12-1145 dated 23 August 2012) by extending the Offer to the 30,323,086 HDUF Stapled Securities issued to the HDUF Responsible Entity on 9 October 2012 in respect of the Performance Fee.

The Offer was previously varied by notices under section 650D(1) of the Corporations Act 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, 27 September 2012, 3 October 2012 and 9 October 2012.

All HDUF Securityholders will receive a notice informing them of the varied Offer. Unless the context requires otherwise, defined terms in the Bidder’s Statement have the same meaning in this notice.

A copy of this notice was lodged with ASIC on 9 October 2012. ASIC takes no responsibility for the contents of this notice.

This notice is dated 9 October 2012.

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

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Steve Crane Michael McCormack Director Director