GFF
21/10/2014 09:39
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REL: 0939 HRS Goodman Fielder Limited
S/A: GFF: Foreign Investment Review Board Approval Received
Goodman Fielder announces that the Foreign Investment Review Board has
notified Wilmar International Limited ("Wilmar") and First Pacific Company
Limited ("First Pacific") that it has no objection to the proposal from
Wilmar and First Pacific to acquire 100% of Goodman Fielder via a Scheme of
Arrangement ("Scheme").
Goodman Fielder advises that Wilmar and First Pacific are continuing to
progress the other regulatory approvals required in connection with the
Scheme as outlined in the Company's ASX/NZX announcement of 8 September 2014.
As previously announced to the market, a shareholder meeting to approve the
Scheme is anticipated to be held in the first quarter of calendar 2015.
Goodman Fielder will continue to keep shareholders updated on any material
developments.
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For further information contact:
Martin Cole
Director, Corporate Affairs
+61 2 8899 7272
End CA:00256627 For:GFF Type:S/A Time:2014-10-21 09:39:17