Retail Entitlement Offer - Documents Mailed to ... - AWB Limited

Shareholders who are eligible to participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer (Eligible Retail Shareholders) are AWBshareholders who:n are registered as a holder of Existing Shares as at 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on the Record Date (1);nnnnhave a registered address on the AWB register of members in Australia or New Zealand;are not in the United States and are neither a US Person nor acting for the account or benefit of a US Person;are not an institutional shareholder or an Ineligible Retail Shareholder; andare eligible under all applicable securities laws to receive an offer under the Retail Entitlement Offer.As you do not satisfy the eligibility criteria for an Eligible Retail Shareholder stated above, you are deemed to be anIneligible Retail Shareholder and AWB is unfortunately unable to extend you the opportunity to participate in the RetailEntitlement Offer. You will not be sent the Retail Information Booklet relating to the Retail Entitlement Offer nor will yoube able to subscribe for New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer.As the Retail Entitlement Offer is non-renounceable, you will not receive any payment or value for entitlements in respectof any New Shares that would have been offered to you if you were eligible.This letter is not an offer to issue New Shares to you, nor an invitation for you to apply for New Shares. As an IneligibleRetail Shareholder, you are not required to do anything in response to this letter.If you have any questions in relation to any of the above matters, please contact the AWB Shareholder Information Lineon 1300 514 715 (within Australia) or +61 3 9415 4393 (from outside Australia) from 8.30am to 5.00pm (Melbourne time)Monday to Friday at any time during the Entitlement Offer Period.On behalf of the Board and management of AWB, thank you for your continued interest in AWB.Your sincerely,AWB LIMITEDPeter PattersonCompany SecretaryThis notice does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States orto, or for the account or benefit of, any “US person” (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (“US Person”).. No action has been or will be taken to register, qualify orotherwise permit a public offering of the New Shares in any jurisdiction outside Australia, New Zealand and certain otherjurisdictions. In particular, neither the Entitlements nor the New Shares have been, or will be, registered under theSecurities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the Entitlementsmay not be taken up by, and the New Shares may not be offered or sold to, persons in the United States or personswho are U.S Persons or are acting for the account or benefit of US Persons, except in a transaction exempt from, or notsubject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NOMINEES: Because of legal restrictions, you must not send copies of this letter or anymaterial relating to the Entitlement Offer to any of your clients (or any other person) in the United States or to any otherperson that is, or is acting for the account or benefit of, a US Person. Failure to comply with these restrictions may resultin violations of applicable securities laws.The provision of this document is not, and should not be considered as, financial product advice. The information in thisdocument is general information only, and does not take into account your individual objectives, taxation position,financial situation or needs. If you are unsure of your position, please contact your accountant, tax advisor, stockbrokeror other professional advisor._______________________________(1) Pursuant to a waiver from the ASX and for the purposes of determining entitlements under the Entitlement Offer, AWB will disregardtransactions in AWB Shares after implementation of the trading halt in AWB shares on 23 September 2009, except for settlement of onmarkettransactions that occurred prior to the implementation of the trading halt.