Murray Goulburn Prospectus 2011
NOTICE
Before downloading, printing or viewing the prospectus, please carefully read the content of this notice. By accessing the prospectus you acknowledge that you have read and accept the terms set out in this notice.
Important Information
The prospectus is an important document that should be read in its entirety. Murray Goulburn suppliers should read the entire prospectus and, in particular, in considering the prospects for the Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Limited (Murray Goulburn), investors should consider all the information contained therein and the risk factors that could affect the performance of Murray Goulburn. Murray Goulburn suppliers should carefully consider these factors in light of personal circumstances (including financial and taxation issues) and seek professional advice from an accountant, lawyer or other professional adviser.
The prospectus and the share offers
Murray Goulburn has lodged a prospectus dated 25 January 2011 (prospectus) with the . Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), a copy of which is available on this website. ASIC takes no responsibility for the content of the prospectus.
In accordance with section 727(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act), the prospectus is subject to an exposure period of seven (7) days from the date of lodgement with ASIC. This period may be extended by ASIC for a further period of up to seven (7) days. The purpose of this exposure period is to enable this prospectus to be examined by participants prior to the raising of funds. If the prospectus is found to be deficient, applications received during the exposure period will be dealt with in accordance with section 724 of the Corporations Act.
In accordance with the Corporations Act, no applications will be processed prior to the expiration of the exposure period and no shares will be issued on the basis of this prospectus after 24 February 2012, being 13 months after the date of the prospectus.
The prospectus contains details of 2 separate share offers by Murray Goulburn to eligible Murray Goulburn suppliers to issue ordinary shares in Murray Goulburn at $1.00 per share.
The 2 share offers are:
- Bonus entitlement share offer – an offer to each eligible supplier to acquire additional ordinary shares in Murray Goulburn, but limited to a maximum of 15,000 additional ordinary shares per eligible supplier. As this offer will close no later than 8 April 2011, shares issued under this offer WILL be taken into account when Murray Goulburn completes its 1 for 10 bonus share issue on or about 20 April 2011, provided that the holders of those shares remain eligible suppliers at the time the 1 for 10 bonus share issue is made.
- Additional share offer – an offer to all eligible suppliers to acquire additional ordinary shares in Murray Goulburn. As applications for shares under this offer will not be processed prior to 2 May 2011, shares issued under this offer WILL NOT be taken into account when Murray Goulburn completes its 1 for 10 bonus share issue on or about 20 April 2011. The additional share offer closes at 5:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on 30 June 2011.
The paper form of the electronic prospectus (including its attached Application Forms) accessible through this website has been lodged with the ASIC. An application for shares can be made by either:
- printing and completing the relevant Application Form attached to or accompanied by the electronic prospectus (YELLOW FORM for the bonus entitlement share offer and/or BLUE FORM for the additional share offer) ; or
- completing the relevant Application Form attached to or accompanied by a paper form of the prospectus (YELLOW FORM for the bonus entitlement share offer and/or BLUE FORM for the additional share offer),
and then lodging the Application Form and a copy of the Prospectus in accordance with the details set out in the prospectus and in the relevant Application Form (YELLOW FORM for the bonus entitlement share offer or BLUE FORM for the additional share offer).
If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the prospectus, please contact Murray Goulburn on (03) 9389 6400 and a copy will be sent to you free of charge.
The Corporations Act prohibits any person from passing onto another person an Application Form unless it is attached to a hard copy of the prospectus or it accompanies the complete and unaltered version of the prospectus (whether in paper or electronic form).
WARNING
For legal reasons, the information and electronic prospectus provided by this website is available to persons accessing this website from within AUSTRALIA ONLY. If you are accessing this website from anywhere outside Australia, please DO NOT download the electronic prospectus accessible through this website.
This prospectus does not constitute an offer of securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to issue the prospectus or make the offer. It is the responsibility of any applicant outside Australia to ensure compliance with all laws of any country relevant to their applications, and any such applicant should consult their professional advisers as to whether any government or other consents are required, or whether any formalities need to be observed to enable them to apply for and be allotted any securities.
No action has been taken to register or qualify the shares or otherwise to permit a public offering of the shares in any jurisdiction outside Australia. The share offers under the electronic Prospectus are made in Australia and are made only to persons receiving the electronic Prospectus within Australia.
Instructions
Please note that the Prospectus is 68 pages long (including the Application Forms and the unnumbered index and cover sheet). If you download and/or print the Prospectus, you must download and print the entire document.
Please note that you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood the entire Prospectus on the Application Form.
