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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 No. 50, 2001 - SECT 623

Collateral benefits not allowed

(1) A bidder, or an associate, must not, during the offer period for a takeover bid, give, offer to give or agree to give a benefit to a person if:

(a)
the benefit is likely to induce the person or an associate to:

(i)
accept an offer under the bid; or
(ii)
dispose of securities in the bid class; and
(b)
the benefit is not offered to all holders of securities in the bid class under the bid.

(2) For the purpose of this section, a person does not receive a benefit that is not offered under a takeover bid merely because the person sells bid class securities on-market and the takeover bid is an off-market bid or a conditional bid. (3) This section does not prohibit:

(a)
the variation of a takeover offer as provided by sections 649A to 650D; or

(b)
an acquisition of securities through an on-market transaction; or

(c)
simultaneous takeover bids for different classes of securities in the target.



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