APA GROUP — M&A Activity 2012

Mar 18, 2012

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19 March 2012

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, together with a copy of the covering letter being sent to HDUF Securityholders with the notice of variation.

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

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)

Each person to whom an Offer was made

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Period from 7:00pm (Sydney time) on 31 March 2012 to 7:00pm (Sydney time) on 30 April 2012 (unless further extended or withdrawn).

The new date for giving notice under section 630 of the Corporations Act of the status of the conditions set out in Section 10 of the bidder’s statement dated 15 December 2011 (“Bidder’s Statement”) is 23 April 2012.

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 19 March 2012. ASIC takes no responsibility for the contents of this notice.

This notice is dated 19 March 2012.

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

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________ Leonard Bleasel AM Michael McCormack Chairman Director

19 March 2012

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Dear HDUF Securityholder

APA Group - Takeover bid for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund – Extension of offer period

We are writing to advise you that APA Group has extended the offer period in relation to its offer to acquire all of your stapled securities in Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (“Offer”). The Offer is now scheduled to close at 7:00pm (Sydney time) on Monday, 30 April 2012.

A formal notice of the variation as required by the Corporations Act is attached.

Full details of how to accept the Offer can be found in section 9.4 of the bidder’s statement dated 15 December 2011 (“Bidder’s Statement”).[1]

If you have any questions, or if you require a replacement Acceptance Form, please call the APA Offer Information Line on 1800 129 431 (callers in Australia) or +61 2 8280 7731 (callers outside Australia) between 8.30am and 5.30pm (Sydney time) on Business Days.

We will continue to keep you informed as further developments occur in relation to the Offer.

Yours sincerely

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Mark Knapman Company Secretary

1 The Bidder’s Statement is supplemented by and should be read together with the First Supplementary Bidder’s Statement dated 3 January 2012, the Second Supplementary Bidder’s Statement dated 31 January 2012 and the Third Supplementary Bidder’s Statement dated 22 February 2012. These documents are available at www.apa.com.au