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Annexure I – ASX Equity Raising Announcement (continued)AWB expects to announce the outcome of the Institutional Entitlement Offer and InstitutionalPlacement to the market prior to commencement of trading on Friday, 25 September, withtrading in AWB shares expected to resume at start of trading on that day.Further details of the Offer are included in Annexure A to this announcement.For further information, please refer to the investor presentation accompanying thisannouncement.Media enquiries, contactPeter McBride, GM Corporate Affairs: +61(0) 3 9209 2174 or + 61 (0) 417 662 451Investor enquiries:Belinda Seal, Investor Relations Manager: +61(0) 3 9209 2887 or + 61 (0) 438 535 975This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities inthe United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any “U.S. person” (as defined in Regulation Sunder the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “U.S. Securities Act”)) (“U.S. Person”). Securities may not beoffered or sold in the United States, or for the account or benefit of, or to U.S. Persons unless thesecurities have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption from registration isavailable. The securities to be offered and sold in the Offer have not been, and will not be, registeredunder the U.S. Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for theaccount or benefit of U.S. Persons, unless the securities are registered under the U.S. Securities Act oran exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is available.Neither this announcement nor any other documents relating to the Offer may be sent or distributed topersons in the United States or to U.S. Persons or to any persons acting for the account or benefit ofU.S. Persons.The Offer does not constitute an offer, and New Shares will not be issued or sold under the Offer, in anyjurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer, issue orsale. No action has been taken to register or qualify the Shares or the New Shares or to otherwisepermit a public offering of Shares or New Shares outside Australia. The New Shares may be offered,issued or sold in any other jurisdiction under the Offer where such offer, issue or sale is permitted underapplicable law.This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition,results of operations and business of AWB and certain plans and objectives of the management ofAWB. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as ‘project’,‘foresee’, ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘aim’, ‘intend’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’ or similarexpressions. All such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, significantuncertainties, assumptions, contingencies and other factors, many of which are outside the control ofAWB, which may cause the actual results or performance of AWB to be materially different from anyfuture results or performance expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Such forwardlookingstatements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Factors that could cause actualresults or performance to differ materially include without limitation the following: risks and uncertaintiesassociated with the Australian and global economic environment and capital market conditions,fluctuations in foreign currency exchange and interest rates, competition, AWB's relationships with, andthe financial condition of, its suppliers and customers, or legislative changes, or regulatory changes orother changes in the laws which affect AWB's business. The foregoing list of important factors is notexhaustive. There can be no assurance that actual outcomes will not differ materially from thesestatements.No representation or warranty is or will be made by any legal or natural person in relation to theaccuracy or completeness of all or part of this document, or the accuracy, likelihood of achievement orreasonableness of any forecasts, prospects or returns contained in, or implied by, the information or anypart of it. This document includes information derived from third party sources that has not been20