AUB GROUP LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2010

Oct 17, 2010

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18[th] October 2010

The Manager Company Announcements Office ASX Limited Level 6, Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dear Sir / Madam

Notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001

On 18[th] October 2010, Austbrokers Holdings Limited ( Austbrokers ) issued 924,835 ordinary shares ( Shortfall Shares ) at an issue price of $4.9365 per share to Goldman Sachs and certain other sophisticated and professional investors under the terms of the dividend reinvestment plan shortfall underwriting agreement entered into with Goldman Sachs on 28[th] September 2010.

Austbrokers provides the following information:

1. Austbrokers issued the Shortfall Shares without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 ( Act );

2. this notice is being given under section 708A(5)(e) of the Act;

3. as at the date of this notice, Austbrokers has complied with:

   • (a) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act as they apply to Austbrokers; and

   • (b) section 674 of the Act; and

4. as of the date of this notice, there is no excluded information (within the meaning of section 708A(7) of the Act) that is required to be given under section 708A(6)(e) of the Act.

Yours faithfully,

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Stephen Rouvray Company Secretary Austbrokers Holdings Limited