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

What should you do?1. Read this Retail Information Booklet and the Entitlement and Acceptance Form, and seek advice as appropriateThis Retail Information Booklet and the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form contain important informationabout the Retail Entitlement Offer. You should read them carefully and in their entirety before deciding whether or not toparticipate in the Retail Entitlement Offer.If you are in doubt as to the course you should follow, you should consult your stockbroker, accountant, solicitor or otherindependent professional adviser before making your investment decision.2. Decide what you want to doIf you are an Eligible Retail Shareholder (see definition in Section 2.1 below), you may subscribe for all, some or none of yourEntitlement or apply for additional New Shares in excess of your Entitlement. See Section 2 for further details.Eligible Retail Shareholders who do not participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer will have their percentage holding in AWBreduced. Eligible Retail Shareholders who participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer will see their percentage holding in AWBreduce, increase or stay the same depending on the proportion of their Entitlement and additional New Shares they subscribefor and the total number of New Shares issued under the Equity Raising. Shareholders who do not take up their Entitlement,whether in full or in part, will not receive any value in respect of those Entitlements they do not take up.Entitlements cannot be traded or transferred, whether on the ASX or privately.3. Apply for New SharesTo participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer, you must apply for New Shares before 5.00pm on Wednesday,21 October 2009, otherwise your rights under the Retail Entitlement Offer will lapse.See Section 2 and the Entitlement and Acceptance Form for further details.4. QuestionsThis Retail Information Booklet and the accompanying Entitlement and Acceptance Form are important and require yourimmediate attention. You should read them in their entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course you should follow you shouldconsult your stockbroker, accountant, solicitor or other independent professional adviser.If you:• have questions in relation to the Existing Shares upon which your Entitlement has been calculated;• have questions on how to complete the Entitlement and Acceptance Form or take up your Entitlement; or• have lost your Entitlement and Acceptance Form and would like a replacement form,please call the AWB Shareholder Information Line on 1300 514 715 (within Australia) or on +61 3 9415 4393 (from outsideAustralia) from 8.30am to 5.00pm (Melbourne time) Monday to Friday at any time during the Entitlement Offer Period.6