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FUTURE GENERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2010

May 25, 2010

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Capital/Financing Update

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Hastings Funds Level 16, 90 Collins Street Management Limited Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia ABN 27 058 693 388 T +61 3 8650 3600 AFSL No. 238309 F +61 3 8650 3701 Australian Infrastructure www.hfm.com.au Fund Limited Melbourne, London, San Antonio, Sydney ABN 97 063 935 553

ASX Announcement

Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX)

Total pages: 5

26 May 2010

Update: Impressive passenger growth continues for AIX’s airports

AIX today announced passenger numbers for its airports for the quarter ended 31 March 2010. This release updates the previous AIX announcement on 28 April 2010 to include passenger data received for the European airports.

AIX’s Australian airports continued their impressive growth in passenger numbers, both for the quarter and the financial year to date. The increase in international passengers has been a particular highlight, with double-digit passenger growth experienced through the international terminals of each of AIX’s Australian airports. The European airports have also performed well, with significant improvement in growth rates on the previous quarter.

Total growth in passenger numbers for the quarter and for the financial year to March, compared to total passenger numbers for the prior corresponding period (pcp), was as follows:

Growth on pcp (%)
Marchquarter
Growth on pcp (%)
Financial YTD
Perth Airport 8.3 7.1
APAC 7.1 4.8
Queensland Airports Limited 11.1 9.6
NT Airports 12.8 7.8
Athens Airport 10.4 3.6
Dusseldorf Airport 7.8 3.3
HamburgAirport 5.8 0.6
SydneyAirport 9.4 5.8
AIX weightedgrowth 9.0 6.4

When weighted by AIX’s interest, the airports achieved total passenger growth of 9.0 percent for the quarter ended 31 March 2010 compared to pcp. For the nine months to 31 March 2010, the airports achieved passenger growth of 6.4 percent compared to pcp, when weighted by AIX’s interest.

AIX Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Pollock, said: “Growth at the European airports has shown significant improvement and, along with the impressive growth experienced by the Australian airports, again demonstrates the strength of AIX’s portfolio.”

Detailed passenger growth statistics are attached.

Unless otherwise stated, the information contained in this document is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute an offer of securities and should not be relied upon as financial advice. The information has been prepared without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person or entity. Before making an investment decision you should consider, with or without the assistance of a financial adviser, whether any investments are appropriate in light of your particular investment needs, objectives and financial circumstances. Neither Hastings, nor any of its related parties including Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141, guarantees the repayment of capital or performance of any of the entities referred to in this document and past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Hastings, as the Manager or Trustee of various funds, is entitled to receive management and performance fees.

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For further enquiries, please contact:

Jeff Pollock Chief Executive Officer Australian Infrastructure Fund Tel: +61 3 8650 3600 Fax: +61 3 8650 3701 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hfm.com.au/aix

Simon Ondaatje Head of Investor Relations Hastings Funds Management Tel: +61 3 8650 3600 Fax: +61 3 8650 3701 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hfm.com.au/aix

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Kim Rowe

Company Secretary Australian Infrastructure Fund

AIX Airport Statistics March Quarter 2010

Perth Airport - Airstralia Development Group (ADG-WA)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 1,823 1,736 5.0 5,594 5,359 4.4
- International 773 660 17.2 2,268 1,982 14.4
Total Passengers 2,596 2,396 8.3 7,862 7,341 7.1

Melbourne Airport - Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Melbourne Passengers
- Domestic 5,162 4,904 5.3 15,462 15,027 2.9
- International 1,459 1,253 16.4 4,211 3,710 13.5
Launceston Passengers
- Domestic 300 306 (2.0) 852 848 0.5
Total Passengers 6,956 6,497 7.1 20,621 19,677 4.8

Note: Total Passengers comprises Domestic (including Domestic-on-Carriage) and International, as well as International Transits (not shown) for Melbourne Airport.

Queensland Airports - Queensland Airports Limited (QAL)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Gold Coast Passengers
- Domestic 1,141 1,046 9.1 3,313 3,118 6.3
- International 205 157 30.4 582 368 58.1
Townsville & Mount Isa Passengers
- Domestic 408 377 8.4 1,329 1,281 3.8
Total Passengers 1,754 1,580 11.1 5,224 4,767 9.6

Note: Excludes transits for Gold Coast and Townsville Airports.

Northern Territory Airports - Airport Development Group (ADG-NT)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 491 441 11.2 1,687 1,590 6.1
- International 72 58 24.5 222 181 22.3
Total Passengers 563 499 12.8 1,909 1,772 7.8

Note: Excludes transits for Darwin Airport.

Athens Airport - HOCHTIEF AirPort Capital (HTAC)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 1,315 1,166 12.8 4,672 4,265 9.5
- International 1,855 1,706 8.7 7,519 7,499 0.3
Total Passengers 3,170 2,872 10.4 12,191 11,764 3.6

Düsseldorf Airport - HOCHTIEF AirPort Capital (HTAC)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 1,024 999 2.5 3,219 3,197 0.7
- International 2,719 2,474 9.9 10,207 9,794 4.2
Total Passengers 3,743 3,473 7.8 13,425 12,991 3.3

Note: International includes transits for Dusseldorf Airport.

Hamburg Airport - HOCHTIEF AirPort Capital (HTAC)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 1,312 1,258 4.2 4,070 3,984 2.2
- International 1,412 1,317 7.2 5,143 5,171 (0.5)
Total Passengers 2,724 2,575 5.8 9,213 9,155 0.6

Note: International includes transits for Hamburg Airport.

Sydney Airport - HOCHTIEF AirPort Capital (HTAC)

(000's) March Quarter March YTD
2010 2009 Growth
%
2010 2009 Growth
%
Passengers
- Domestic 5,820 5,386 8.1 17,588 16,760 4.9
- International 2,893 2,587 11.8 8,482 7,845 8.1
Total Passengers 8,744 7,994 9.4 26,146 24,709 5.8

Note: Total Passengers comprises Domestic and International, as well as Domestic-On-Carriage (not shown) for Sydney Airport.

Note: In accordance with disclosure policies at some AIX assets, revenue and EBITDA information have not been provided. Passenger numbers have been calculated using the most accurate sources available, however any rates or totals manually calculated may differ from those shown due to rounding.