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TELSTRA GROUP LIMITED Major Shareholding Notification 2004

Jul 12, 2004

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Major Shareholding Notification

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13 July 2004

The Manager

Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange 10th Floor, 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Office of the Company Secretary

Level 41 242 Exhibition Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA

Telephone 03 9634 6400 Facsimile 03 9632 3215

ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT

Dear Sir or Madam

Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder

In accordance with section 671B of the Corporations Act, Telstra attaches a Notice of change of interests of substantial holder in relation to KAZ Group Limited.

Yours sincerely

North Graham

Douglas Gration Company Secretary

Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 ABN 33 051 775 556

Form 604

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme KAZ Group Limited
ACN/ARSN 002 124 405
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name
ACN (if applicable)
Telstra Corporation Limited ("Telstra") and each person set out in Annexure "A" ("Telstra Group")
051 775 556
There was a change in the interests of the
substantial holder on
09/07/2004
The previous notice was given to the company on 08/04/2004
The previous notice was dated 08/04/2004

2. Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interest in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities (4) Previous notice Present notice
Person's votes Voting power (5) Person's votes Voting power (5)
Ordinary 100.475.555 12.15% 828,542,400 100.00%

3. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a refevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Date of
change
Person whose
relevant interest
changed
Nature of change (6) Consideration
given in relation
to change $(7)$
Class and
number of
securities
affected
Person's votes
affected
09/07/04 Telstra Relevant interest under section 608(1) of
the Corporations Act. Telstra has acquired
a relevant interest in all of the issued
ordinary shares in KAZ Group Limited
pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement
between KAZ Group Limited and the
holders of ordinary shares in KAZ Group
Limited, which was approved by the
Federal Court of Australia, and became
effective, on 09/07/2004. All of the KAZ
Group Limited ordinary shares will on 19
July 2004 be transferred to Telstra Services
Solutions Holdings Limited ACN 079 750
315 (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra).
(A copy of the Scheme of Arrangement is
attached in Annexure B.)
\$0.40 per
ordinary
share
828,542,400
ordinary
shares
828,542,400
09/07/04 Telstra
Services
Solutions
Holdings
Limited
Telstra Services Solutions Limited has
acquired a relevant interest under section
608(1) of the Corporations Act as the
proposed transferee of all the issued
ordinary shares in KAZ Group Limited,
which transfer is to occur as a result of the
abovementioned Scheme of Arrangement.
\$0.40 per
share
828,542,400
ordinary
shares
828,542,400
09/07/04 Telstra Each member of the Telstra Group has \$0.40 per 828,542,400 828,542,400
Group acquired a relevant interest in all of the ordinary ordinary
(excluding issued ordinary shares in KAZ Group share shares
Telstra Limited, pursuant to the operation of
Services sections $12(2)(a)$ and $608(3)$ of the
Solutions Corporations Act, as a consequence of
Holdings being associates of Telstra and Telstra
Limited) Services Solutions Holdings Limited

4. Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Holder of relevant
interest
Registered
holder of
securities
Person
entitied to be
registered as
holder (8)
Nature of
relevant
interest (6)
Class and
number of
securities
Person's votes
Telstra* Unknown Telstra
Services
Solutions
Holdings
Limited
Relevant interest under section 608(1)
of the Corporations Act. Telstra
acquired a relevant interest in all of the
issued ordinary shares pursuant to the
Scheme of Arrangement between KAZ
Group Limited and the holders of
ordinary shares in KAZ Group Limited,
which became effective on 09/07/2004.
828,542,400
ordinary
shares
828,542,400
Telstra Services
Solutions
Holdings Limited
Unknown Telstra
Services
Solutions
Holdings
Limited
Relevant interest under s608(1) of the
Corporations Act as the person entitled
to be registered as the holder of the
shares pursuant to the abovementioned
Scheme of Arrangement.
828,542,400
ordinary
shares
828,542,400
Telstra Group
(excluding Telstra
Services Solutions
Holdings Limited
Unknown Telstra
Services
Solutions
Holdings
Limited
Each member of the Telstra Group has
a relevant interest under sections
$12(2)(a)$ and 608(3) of the Corporations
Act as associates of Telstra and Telstra
Solution Services Ptv Limited
828,542,400
ordinary
shares
828,542,400

* Telstra also has a relevant interest in: (a) 50,187,778 ordinary shares as a result of an option deed dated 6 April 2004 between Telstra and Margaret Lyndsey Cattermole (a copy of which was attached as annexure B to Telstra's Notice of Substantial Holder dated 8 April 2004), and (b) 50,287,777 ordinary shares as a result of an option deed dated 6 April 2004 between Telstra and Pete Draney (a copy of which was attached as annexure C to Telstra's Notice of Substantial Holder dated 8 April 2004). These 100,475,555 ordinary shares are included in the 828,542,400 ordinary shares referred to in the above table.

5. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and ACN (if applicable) Nature of association
Not applicable Not applicable

6. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name Address
Telstra Level 41, 242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Telstra Group (including Telstra
Services Solutions Holdings Limited)
c/- Level 41, 242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Signature

print name Dougl

capacity Company Secretary

print name Douglas Gration

date 13/07/2004

$\sigma_{\rm{th}}$ Legal Group Structure
ANNEXURE A
Company name Country of
Incorporation
Immediate
%
Ultimate
%
Parent Entity
Telstra Corporation Limited Australia
Controlled Entities
On Australia Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Chief Entertainment Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Corporate Services Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra ESOP Trustee Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Finance Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Growthshare Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra International Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Media Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Multimedia Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Rewards Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Transport Communications Australia Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Network Design and Construction Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-NDC Global Holdings Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
NDC Telecommunications India Private Limited India 96.00% 96.00%
PT NDC Indonesia Indonesia 95.00% 95.00%
NDC Global Phillipines, Inc Philippines 100.00% 100.00%
NDC Global Holdings (Thailand) Limited Thailand 90.40% 90.40%
- NDC Global Services (Thailand) Limited Thailand 51.00% 51.00%
NDC Global Services Malaysia Sdn.Bhd Malaysia 100.00% 100.00%
-NDC Global Services Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Sensis Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Trader.com (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Trading Post Group Pty Limited Australia 66.99% 66.99%
-Collectormania Australia Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-The Personal Trading Post Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Just Listed Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Ad Mag SA & NSW Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Ad Mag AGI Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Trader.com Australia Warranties Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Warranty Direct (Australia) Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-The Melbourne Trading Post Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
The National Trading Post Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Australian Retirement Publications Pty Ltd
-Auto Trader Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
Australia
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
WA Auto Trading Pty Ltd Australia 100.00%
Sydney Buy & Sell Pty Ltd Australia 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Sydney Auto Trader Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
100.00%
-Trader.com (Australia) Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Trading Post Australia Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Appraised Staff Agency Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Tradernet Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Trading Post Classifieds Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Trading Post On Line Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Research Resources Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Queensland Trading Post Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Trading Post Marketing (QLD) Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Legal Group Structure ANNEXURE A
Trading Post on the Net Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Trading Post Group Pty Limited Australia 33.01% 33.01%
-CitySearch Australia Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
CitySearch Canberra Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Sensis Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Invizage Pty Ltd Australia 75.00% 75.00%
Telstra Services Solutions Holdings Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra CB.Com Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra CB.fs Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra eBusiness Services Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Australasian Insurance Systems Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
DBA Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Brokerlink Pty Ltd Australia 81.33% 81.33%
DBA Computer Systems Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Unilink Group Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
TRC Computer Systems Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra CB.net Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Communications Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telecom Australia (Saudi) Company Limited Saudi Arabia 50.00% 50.000%
Telstra Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Australia
Technical
-Beijing
Telecommunications
China; People's 100.00% 100.00%
Consulting Services Company Limited Republic of:
-Telstra Global Limited United Kingdom 100.00% 100.00%
PT Telstra Nusantara Indonesia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Europe Limited United Kingdom 100.00% 100.00%
Cable Telecom (GB) Limited United Kingdom 100.00% 100.00%
Cable Telecom (Europe) Limited United Kingdom 100.00% 100.00%
Cable Telecommunication Limited United Kingdom 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Holdings (Bermuda) No 1 Limited Bermuda 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Holdings (Bermuda) No 2 Limited Bermuda 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra CSL Limited Bermuda 100.00% 100.00%
Bestclass Holdings Ltd Virgin Islands (British) 100.00% 100.00%
Hong Kong CSL Limited Hong Kong 100.00% 100.00%
CSL Limited
Integrated Business Systems Limited
Hong Kong 100.00% 100.00%
One2Free Personalcom Limited Hong Kong
Hong Kong
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
-Telstra IDC Holdings Limited Bermuda 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Inc United States 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra India (Private) Limited India 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra International HK Limited Hong Kong 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Japan Retail KK Japan 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra New Zealand Holdings Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%
TelstraClear Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%
Saturn Communications Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%
TelstraSaturn Holdings Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%
CLEAR Communications Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Media Holdings Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra Enterprise Services Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra Limited New Zealand 100.00% 100.00%

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Legal Group Structure ANNEXURE A
-Telstra Pay TV Pty Limited Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra New Wave Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Customer Contact Technologies Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Data & Text Mining Technologies Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Hypertokens Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Lyrebird Technologies Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra OnAir Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
-Telstra OnAir Infrastructure Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%
Telstra 3G Spectrum Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100.00% 100.00%

This is Annexure A of 3 pages referred to in the Form 604 Notice of change of interests of substantial holder.

Douglas Gration Name:

Company Secretary, Telstra Corporation Limited Capacity:

Tout Grahi Signature

13 July 2004 Date:

Annexure B

This is Annexure B of 15 pages mentioned in the Notice of change of interests of substantial holder signed by me and dated $13/07/2004$

Pont Grah

Douglas Gration, Company Secretary

Ordinary Scheme of Arrangement

Pursuant to Section 411 of the Corporations Act

BETWEEN: KAZ GROUP LIMITED (ACN 002 124 405) (KAZ)

AND: THE HOLDERS OF FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES IN KAZ GROUP LIMITED

$\mathbf{1}$ Definitions and Interpretation

Definitions $1.1$

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ſ)

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ACN 008 624 691).

Business Day means a weekday on which trading banks are open for business in Sydney.

CHESS means the clearing house electronic sub-register system of share transfers operated by ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Limited.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Court means a court of competent jurisdiction under the Corporations Act.

Deed Poll means the Deed Poll dated 28 May 2004 executed by Telstra in favour of KAZ Shareholders.

Effective means the coming into effect, pursuant to section 411(10) of the Corporations Act, of the order of the Court made under section 411(4)(b) in relation to the Scheme.

Effective Date means the date on which the Scheme becomes Effective.

End Date means 30 September 2004.

Implementation Date means the Business Day immediately following the Record Date.

KAZ Shareholder means each person who is registered in the Register as the holder of KAZ Shares.

"A"

KAZ Shares means fully paid ordinary shares in KAZ.

Marketable Parcel has the meaning given to that term in the ASX Market Rules.

Merger Implementation Agreement means the Merger Implementation Agreement dated 6 April 2004 between KAZ and Telstra relating to the implementation of the Transaction.

Record Date means 5.00 pm on the fifth Business Day following the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the parties may agree in writing.

Register means the KAZ register of members.

Scheme means this scheme of arrangement, subject to any alterations or conditions made or required by the Court pursuant to Section 411(6) of the Corporations Act.

Scheme Consideration means for each KAZ Share held at the Record Date. \$0.40 cash.

Scheme Meeting means the meeting to be convened by the Court pursuant to Section 411(1) of the Corporations Act.

Scheme Participants means each person who is a KAZ Shareholder as at the Record Date,

Second Court Date means the first day of the Second Court Hearing.

Second Court Hearing means the hearing of the application made to the Court for an order pursuant to section 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act approving the Scheme.

Share Registry means person(s) operating the Register.

Telstra means Telstra Corporation Limited (ACN 051 775 556) and, other than in relation to a payment obligation, if reasonably requested by Telstra in writing to KAZ, shall be taken to be references to Telstra's nominee, Telstra Services Solutions Holdings Limited (ACN 079 750 315).

Transaction means the acquisition by Telstra of all of the KAZ Shares held by Scheme Participants by means of the Scheme.

$1.2$ Interpretation

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The following rules of interpretation apply unless the context requires otherwise.

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  • $(a)$ The singular includes the plural and conversely.
  • $(b)$ A gender includes all genders.
  • $(c)$ Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.
  • $(d)$ A reference to a person includes a body corporate, an unincorporated body or other entity and conversely.
  • $(e)$ A reference to a clause or schedule is to a clause of or schedule to this Scheme.
  • $(f)$ A reference to any agreement or document is to that agreement or document as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to time, except to the extent prohibited by that other agreement or document.
  • $(g)$ A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any modification or re-enactment of it, any legislative provision substituted for it and all regulations and statutory instruments issued under it.

Mentioning anything after include, includes or including does not limit what else might be included.

A reference to dollars or \$ is to Australian currency.

  • $\langle$ i A reference to a particular time of day shall be a reference to that time in Sydney.
  • $(k)$ A word or expression to which a meaning is attributed in the Corporations Act shall bear that meaning.

$1.3$ Business Day

Except where otherwise expressly provided, where the day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done is a day other than a Business Day, such act matter or thing shall be done on the immediately succeeding Business Day,

$\mathbf{2}$ Preliminary

  • (a) KAZ is a public company registered in New South Wales and is a company limited by shares.
  • $(b)$ As at 20 May 2004, 828,039,925 KAZ Shares were on issue.

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  • $(c)$ Telstra is a public company registered in Victoria and is a company limited by shares.
  • $(d)$ If the Scheme becomes Effective then:
  • $(i)$ all the KAZ Shares will be transferred to Telstra, and Telstra will pay the Scheme Consideration to Scheme Participants in accordance with the provisions of the Scherne; and
  • $(ii)$ KAZ shall enter the name of Telstra in the Register in respect of all the KAZ Shares.
  • Telstra has entered into a Deed Poll in favour of KAZ Shareholders $(e)$ pursuant to which it has covenanted to pay the Scheme Consideration in accordance with the terms of the Deed Poll.

3. Conditions Precedent to and Effectiveness of the Scheme

$3.1$ Conditions Precedent

The Scheme is conditional upon:

$(a)$ all of the conditions set out in clause 3.1 of the Merger Implementation Agreement having been satisfied or having been waived in accordance with the terms of the Merger Implementation Agreement prior to 6.00pm on the day prior to the Second Court Date; and

$(b)$ all necessary approvals under Section 411(4) of the Corporations Act.

Satisfaction of Conditions $3.2$

  • $(a)$ The fulfilment of clause 3.1 is a condition precedent to the operation of the provisions of clause 4 of the Scheme.
  • $(b)$ KAZ and Telstra shall provide to the Court at the Second Court Hearing a certificate confirming whether or not all the conditions precedent in the Merger Implementation Agreement and this Scheme have been satisfied or waived.
  • The Scheme will lapse and be of no further force or effect if the Effective $(c)$ Date has not occurred on or before the End Date or such later date as KAZ and Telstra may agree in writing.

The Scheme 4.

$(a)$ As soon as practical, following approval of the Scheme by the Court in accordance with Section 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act, and in any event by no later than 10.00 am on the Business Day following that approval, KAZ will lodge with ASIC an office copy of the Court order under Section 411(10) of the Corporations Act approving the Scheme. The Court order is taken to have effect on and from the time and date specified in that order.

  • $(b)$ On the Implementation Date:
  • all of the KAZ Shares (together with all rights and entitlements $\left( i\right)$ attaching to the KAZ Shares) will be transferred to Telstra without the need for any further act by any Scheme Participant (other than acts performed by KAZ or its directors or officers as attorney and agent for the Scheme Participants under clause 6(h));
  • KAZ will deliver to Telstra a duly completed and executed share $(ii)$ transfer form or forms to transfer all of the KAZ Shares to Telstra;
  • the KAZ Shares together with all rights and entitlements $(iii)$ attaching to the KAZ Shares as at that date will be transferred to Telstra; and
  • $(iv)$ in consideration for the transfer of the KAZ Shares to Telstra, Telstra will pay, or procure the payment of, the Scheme Consideration to the Scheme Participants for each KAZ Share registered in the name of that Scheme Participant in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme.
  • Telstra will execute the share transfer form(s) referred to in clause 4(b) $(c)$ and will deliver the share transfer forms to KAZ for registration.
  • $(d)$ Immediately following receipt of transfer form(s) in respect of the KAZ Shares, KAZ shall enter the name of Telstra in the Register in respect of the KAZ Shares.
  • The Scheme Participants agree to the transfer of their KAZ Shares $(e)$ (together with all rights and entitlements attaching to their KAZ Shares) in accordance with the Scheme.
  • $(f)$ Upon the Scheme becoming Effective and until KAZ registers Telstra as the holder of all the KAZ Shares in the KAZ Register, each Scheme Participant:
  • $(1)$ is deemed to have appointed KAZ and each of its directors and officers (jointly and severally) as its attorney and agent (and

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directed KAZ and each of its directors and officers (jointly and severally) in such capacity) to appoint Mark Andrew White or, failing him, Graeme Smith as its sole proxy and, where applicable, corporate representative to attend shareholders' meetings, exercise the votes attaching to the KAZ Shares registered in its name and sign any shareholders' resolution, and no Scheme Participant may itself attend or vote at any of those meetings or sign any resolutions, whether in person, by proxy or by corporate representative (other than pursuant to this clause $4(f)$ ; and

  • $(ii)$
  • must take all other actions in the capacity of a registered holder of KAZ Shares as Telstra reasonably directs.

KAZ undertakes in favour of each Scheme Participant that it will appoint Mark Andrew White or, failing him, Graeme Smith as that Scheme Participant's proxy or, where applicable, corporate representative in accordance with this clause 4(f).

Dealings in KAZ Shares

  • For the purpose of establishing who are Scheme Participants, dealings in KAZ Shares will only be recognised if:
  • $\left(\mathbf{i}\right)$ in the case of dealings of the type to be effected using CHESS, the transferee is registered in the Register as the holder of the relevant KAZ Shares by the Record Date; and
  • $(ii)$ in all other cases, if registrable transmission applications or transfers in respect of those dealings are received on or before the Record Date at the place where the Register is kept.
  • $(b)$ KAZ must register registrable transmission applications or transfers in respect of those dealings which are received on or before the Record Date at the place where the Register is kept provided that nothing in this clause 5(b) requires KAZ to register a transfer that would result in a KAZ Shareholder holding a parcel of KAZ Shares that is less than a Marketable Parcel.
  • $\mathcal{L}(\mathbf{C})$ KAZ will not accept for registration or recognise for any purpose any transmission application or transfer in respect of KAZ Shares received after the Record Date (except a transfer to Telstra pursuant to this

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Scheme and any subsequent transfer by Telstra, or its successors in title).

  • For the purpose of determining entitlements to the Scheme (d) Consideration, KAZ will, until the Scheme Consideration has been paid, maintain the Register in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause 5 and the Register in this form will solely determine entitlements to the Scheme Consideration.
  • KAZ must procure that on the Record Date, details of the names, $(e)$ registered addresses and holdings of KAZ Shares of every Scheme Participant as shown in the Register at the Record Date are available to Telstra in such form as Telstra may reasonably require.
  • $(f)$ As from the Record Date (and other than for Telstra, or its successors in title), all share certificates and holding statements for the KAZ Shares will cease to have effect as documents of title, and each entry on the Register at that date will cease to have any effect other than as evidence of entitlement to the Scheme Consideration.

General Scheme Provisions

  • $(a)$ Should the Court propose to approve the Scheme subject to any variations, alterations or conditions, KAZ may, with the consent of Telstra, by its counsel or solicitor consent on behalf of all persons concerned to those variations, alterations or conditions to which Telstra has consented.
  • $(b)$ Where a notice, transfer, transmission application, direction or other communication referred to in the Scheme is sent by post to KAZ, it shall not be deemed to be received in the ordinary course of post or on a date other than the date (if any) on which it is actually received at KAZ's registered office or at its Share Registry.
  • $(c)$ The Scheme Participants agree to the transfer of their KAZ Shares to Telstra in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.
  • $(d)$ The Scheme Participants are deemed to have warranted to Telstra, and appointed and authorised KAZ as their attorney and agent to warrant to Telstra, that all their KAZ Shares (including any rights and entitlements attaching to those shares) which are transferred to Telstra under the Scheme will, at the date of the transfer of them to Telstra, be fully paid and free from all mortgages, charges, liens, encumbrances and interests

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of third parties of any kind, whether legal or otherwise, and restrictions on transfer of any kind, and that they have full power and capacity to sell and to transfer their KAZ Shares together with any rights attaching to such shares, KAZ undertakes in favour of each Scheme Participant that it will provide such warranty to Telstra on behalf of the Scheme Participant.

  • Telstra shall be beneficially entitled to the KAZ Shares (together with all $(e)$ rights and entitlements attached to the KAZ Shares) transferred to it under the Scherne pending registration by KAZ of Telstra in the KAZ Register as the holder of the KAZ Shares.
  • $(f)$ The Scheme Participants consent to KAZ doing all things necessary, expedient or incidental to the implementation of the Scheme.
  • KAZ will execute all documents and do all acts and things necessary for $(g)$ the implementation and performance of its obligations under the Scheme.
  • $(h)$ Upon the Scheme becoming Effective, each Scheme Participant, without the need for any further act, irrevocably appoints KAZ and all of its directors and officers (jointly and severally) as its attorney and agent for the purpose of executing any document necessary or expedient to give effect to the Scheme including without limitation:
  • $(A)$ a proper instrument of transfer of its KAZ Shares for the purposes of Section 1071B of the Corporations Act which may be a master transfer of all the KAZ Shares; and
  • $(B)$ any instrument appointing Telstra as sole proxy for or. where applicable, corporate representative of each Scheme Participant as contemplated by clause 4(f).
  • $\left( i\right)$ The proper law of the Scheme is the law of the State of New South Wales. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales.

Option Scheme of Arrangement

Pursuant to Section 411 of the Corporations Act

KAZ GROUP LIMITED (ACN 002 124 405) (KAZ) BETWEEN: THE HOLDERS OF OPTIONS IN KAZ GROUP LIMITED AND:

$\mathbf{L}$ Definitions and Interpretation

Definitions $1.1$

$\ell$ . $\rangle$ .

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission,

Business Day means a weekday on which trading banks are open for business in Sydney.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Court means a court of competent jurisdiction under the Corporations Act.

Deed Poll means the Deed Poll dated 28 May 2004 executed by Telstra in favour of KAZ Shareholders.

Effective means the coming into effect, pursuant to section 411(10) of the Corporations Act, of the order of the Court made under section 411(4)(b) in relation to the Scheme.

Effective Date means the date on which the Scheme becomes Effective.

End Date means 30 September 2004.

Implementation Date means the Business Day immediately following the Record Date

KAZ Shareholder means each person who is registered in the Register as the holder of KAZ Shares.

KAZ Shares means fully paid ordinary shares in KAZ.

Merger Implementation Agreement means the Merger Implementation Agreement dated 6 April 2004 between KAZ and Telstra relating to the implementation of the Transaction.

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"B"

Option means an option granted by KAZ to acquire a KAZ Share, subject to the terms upon which the option was granted.

Option Holder means each person who is registered in the register of option holders of KAZ as the holder of an Option at the Record Date.

Ordinary Scheme means the scheme of arrangement between KAZ and KAZ Shareholders.

Record Date means 5.00 pm on the fifth Business Day following the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the parties may agree in writing.

Register of Option Holders means the KAZ register of option holders.

Scheme means this scheme of arrangement, subject to any alterations or conditions made or required by the Court pursuant to Section 411(6) of the Corporations Act.

Scheme Consideration means for each Option held at the Record Date, the offer price set out in the last column of the following table:

Option type Number issued Expiry date Strike price Offer price
Employee Options issued on
Float (tranche 2)
1,175,010 18/04/2005 \$0.166 \$0.255
Employee Options issued on
Float (tranche 3)
1,625,628 18/04/2006 \$0.166 \$0.265
Executive Options issued on
Float (tranche 2)
430.596 18/04/2005 \$0.166 \$0.255
Executive Options Issued on
Float (tranche 3)
517,002 18/04/2006 \$0.166 \$0.265
Ausdata Options FY 2001 45,000 03/09/2004 \$0.570 \$0.025
Ausdata Options FY 2002 30,000 02/09/2005 \$0.570 \$0.085
Director/Employee Options
(prospectus)
840,000 03/09/2004 \$0.790 \$0.010
Non-Executive Director
Options (prospectus)
1,800,000 09/03/2006 \$0.166 \$0.265
Change Management
Acquisition Options (tranche 3)
277,500 01/10/2004 \$0.166 \$0,245
Change Management
Acquisition Options (tranche 4)
277,500 01/04/2005 \$0.166 \$0.250

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Option type Number issued Expiry date Strike price Offer price
Change Management 2001
Incentive Options
240,000
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03/09/2004 \$0.166 \$0.245
Change Management 2002
Incentive Options
240,000 16/08/2005 \$0.770 \$0.050
Change Management 2002
Incentive Replacement
240,000 16/08/2005 \$0.167 \$0.255
Options

Scheme Creditors means each person who is registered in the Register of Option Holders as the holder of Options at the Record Date.

Scheme Meeting means the meeting to be convened by the Court pursuant to Section 411(1) of the Corporations Act.

Second Court Date means the first day of the Second Court Hearing.

Second Court Hearing means the hearing of the application made to the Court for an order pursuant to section 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act approving the Scheme.

Share Registry means person(s) operating the KAZ register of members.

Telstra means Telstra Corporation Limited (ACN 051 775 556) and, other than in relation to a payment obligation, if reasonably requested by Telstra in writing to KAZ, shall be taken to be references to Telstra's nominee, Telstra Services Solutions Holdings Limited (ACN 079 750 315).

Transaction means the acquisition by Telstra of all of the KAZ Shares held by Scheme Participants by means of the Scheme.

$1.2$ Interpretation

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The following rules of interpretation apply unless the context requires otherwise.

  • The singular includes the plural and conversely. $(a)$
  • A gender includes all genders. $(b)$
  • $\mathcal{C}$ Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.

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  • $(d)$ A reference to a person includes a body corporate, an unincorporated body or other entity and conversely.
  • A reference to a clause or schedule is to a clause of or schedule to this $(e)$ Scheme.
  • A reference to any agreement or document is to that agreement or $(f)$ document as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to time, except to the extent prohibited by that other agreement or document.
  • $(q)$ A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any modification or re-enactment of it, any legislative provision substituted for it and all regulations and statutory instruments issued under it.
  • $(h)$ Mentioning anything after include, includes or including does not limit. what else might be included.

A reference to dollars or \$ is to Australian currency.

A reference to a particular time of day shall be a reference to that time in Sydney.

A word or expression to which a meaning is attributed in the Corporations Act shall bear that meaning.

$1.3$ Business Day

Except where otherwise expressly provided, where the day on which any act, matter or thing is to be done is a day other than a Business Day, such act matter or thing shall be done on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

$2.$ Preliminary

  • $(a)$ KAZ is a public company registered in New South Wales and is a company limited by shares.
  • $(b)$ As at 20 May 2004, 7,738,236 Options were on issue.
  • $(c)$ Telstra is a public company registered in Victoria and is a company limited by shares.
  • $(d)$ If the Scheme becomes Effective then:
  • Scheme Creditors will have their Options cancelled; and

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  • (ii) in consideration of the cancellation of each Option Telstra will pay the Scheme Consideration in accordance with the provisions of this Scheme.
  • Telstra has entered into a Deed Poll in favour of KAZ Shareholders $(e)$ pursuant to which it has covenanted to pay the Scheme Consideration in accordance with the terms of the Deed Poll.

$\mathbf{3}$ . Conditions Precedent to and Effectiveness of the Scheme

Conditions Precedent $3.1$

The Scheme is conditional upon:

  • all of the conditions set out in clause 3.1 of the Merger Implementation $(a)$ Agreement having been satisfied or having been waived in accordance with the terms of the Merger Implementation Agreement prior to 6.00pmon the day prior to the Second Court Date: and
  • $(b)$ the Ordinary Scheme becoming Effective, provided that this condition may be waived in whole or in part by Telstra in its absolute discretion by notice in writing given to KAZ within 5 Business Days of the date on which the Ordinary Scheme is rejected by the Ordinary Scheme Participants; and

all necessary approvals under Section 411(4) of the Corporations Act.

Satisfaction of Conditions $3,2$

  • The fulfilment of clause 3 is a condition precedent to the operation of the $(a)$ provisions of clause 4 of the Scheme.
  • $(b)$ KAZ and Telstra shall provide to the Court at the Second Court Hearing a certificate confirming whether or not all the conditions precedent in the Merger Implementation Agreement and this Scheme have been satisfied or waived.
  • $(c)$ The Scheme will lapse and be of no further force or effect if the Effective Date has not occurred on or before the End Date or such later date as KAZ and Telstra may agree in writing.

4. The Scheme

As soon as practical following approval of the Scheme by the Court in $(a)$ accordance with Section 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act, and in any event by no later than 10.00 am on the Business Day following that

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approval, KAZ will lodge with ASIC an office copy of the Court order under Section 411(10) of the Corporations Act approving the Scheme. The Court order is taken to have effect on and from the time and date specified in that order.

$(b)$ On the Implementation Date, the debts and claims evidenced by the Options and all of the rights and obligations pertaining to the Options shall be cancelled by KAZ and extinguished and thereupon each Scheme Creditor will become entitled to his or her Scheme Consideration.

5. General Scheme Provisions

  • $(a)$ Should the Court propose to approve the Scheme subject to any variations, alterations or conditions, KAZ may, with the consent of Teistra, by its counsel or solicitor consent on behalf of all persons concerned to those variations, alterations or conditions to which Telstra has consented.
  • Where a notice, transfer, transmission application, direction or other communication referred to in the Scheme is sent by post to KAZ, it shall not be deemed to be received in the ordinary course of post or on a date other than the date (if any) on which it is actually received at KAZ's registered office or at its Share Registry.
  • The Scheme Creditors agree to the cancellation of their Options in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.
  • $(d)$ The Scheme Creditors consent to KAZ doing all things necessary, expedient or incidental to the implementation of the Scheme.
  • $(e)$ KAZ will execute all documents and do all acts and things necessary for the implementation and performance of its obligations under the Scheme.
  • $(f)$ Each Scheme Creditor, without the need for any further act, irrevocably appoints KAZ and all of its directors and officers (jointly and severally) as its attorney and agent for the purpose of executing any document necessary or expedient to give effect to the Scheme.
  • $\left( 9 \right)$ From the Effective Date, Options shall not be capable of being exercised, notwithstanding any term upon which the Option was granted.

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  • $(h)$ KAZ will not accept for registration or recognise for any purpose any transmission application or transfer in respect of Options received after the Effective Date.
  • $(i)$ The proper law of the Scheme is the law of the State of New South Wales. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales.

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