trading halt, page-3

Read the announcement below.

16 April 2009
Kate Kidson
Australian Stock Exchange Limited
Level 45, South Tower, Rialto
525 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Dear Kate
Viridis Clean Energy Group (ASX:VIR) - Request for trading halt
Viridis Investment Management Limited (“VIML”) as responsible entity of Viridis Clean Energy Group (“Viridis”)
hereby requests, under Listing Rule 17.1, ASX to grant Viridis a trading halt.
The trading halt is requested to enable VIML to:
(a) finalise and announce the results of the board review process which Viridis announced on 27
February 2009; and
(b) respond adequately to a price query received from ASX today. This response will include
information about an unsolicited indicative, non-binding and confidential proposal for the
acquisition of Viridis and its manager which has been received by VIML.
VIML is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted.
VIML requests that the trading halt remain in place until the earlier of 9.30am on Monday 20 April 2009 or when
the information referred to above is provided to the market.
Yours faithfully
Duncan Jewell
Company Secretary