Euro Medium Term Note Programme Documentation
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Australian Pipeline Ltd ACN 091 344 704 | Australian Pipeline Trust ARSN 091 678 778 | APT Investment Trust ARSN 115 585 441 Level 25, 580 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 | PO Box R41 Royal Exchange NSW 1225 Phone +61 2 9693 0000 | Fax +61 2 9693 0093 APA Group | apa.com.au 8 March 2021 ASX ANNOUNCEMENT APA Group (ASX: APA) THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE PROGRAMME DOCUMENTATION APA Group (ASX: APA) has updated the Offering Circular in respect of APT Pipelines Limited’s US$10 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme, and filed this with the Singapore Exchange. A copy of the update is attached. Authorised for release to ASX by Nevenka Codevelle Company Secretary Australian Pipeline Limited For further information, please contact: Investor enquiries: Media enquiries: Yoko Kosugi Ben Pratt General Manager, Investor Relations & General Manager, External Affairs & Telephone: +61 2 9693 0073 Telephone: +61 2 9228 8300 Mob: +61 438 010 332 Mob: +61 419 968 734 About APA Group (APA) APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. Its gas transmission pipelines span every state and territory on mainland Australia, delivering approximately half of the nation’s gas usage. APA has direct management and operational control over its assets and the majority of its investments. APA holds ownership interests in a number of energy infrastructure enterprises including SEA Gas Pipeline, SEA Gas (Mortlake) Partnership, Energy Infrastructure Investments and GDI Allgas Gas Networks. APA is one of Australia’s largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets, with wind and solar projects across Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. APA recently announced its first hybrid energy microgrid project at the Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia, combining solar energy with battery energy storage. APT Pipelines Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian Pipeline Trust and is the borrowing entity of APA Group. For more information visit APA’s website, apa.com.au Disclaimer The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States The securities referred to herein are being offered and sold only outside the United States pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. IMPORTANT NOTICE NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR TO ANY PERSON OR ADDRESS IN THE U.S. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the offering circular following this page, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the offering circular. In accessing the offering circular, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S. OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE U.S. OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (REGULATION S)), EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS. THE FOLLOWING OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, AND IN PARTICULAR, MAY NOT BE FORWARDED TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORISED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. Confirmation of your Representation: In order to be eligible to view this Offering Circular or make an investment decision with respect to the securities, investors must not be a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act). This offering circular is being sent at your request and by accepting the e-mail and accessing this Offering Circular, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that you are not a U.S. person, the electronic mail address that you gave us and to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the U.S. and that you consent to delivery of such offering circular by electronic transmission. You are reminded that this Offering Circular has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this Offering Circular may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver this Offering Circular to any other person. The materials relating to the offering do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the underwriters or any affiliate of the underwriters is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the underwriters or such affiliate on behalf of APT Pipelines Limited in such jurisdiction. This offering circular has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of APT Pipelines Limited, BNP Paribas or any person who controls either of them or any director, officer, employee or agent of either of them or affiliate of any such person accepts any liability or responsibility A43480070 whatsoever in respect of any difference between the offering circular distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from APT Pipelines Limited or BNP Paribas. Your use of this e-mail is at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that it is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature. A43480070 Offering Circular APT PIPELINES LIMITED (ABN 89 009 666 700) (incorporated with limited liability in Australia) U.S.$10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme Irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by Australian Pipeline Limited (ACN 091 344 704) in its capacity as trustee and responsible entity of Australian Pipeline Trust (ARSN 091 678 778) and by certain other entities within the Group (each incorporated with limited liability in Australia) On 20 October 2010, APT Pipelines Limited (the Issuer) established a U.S.$10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme) and issued an offering circular on that date describing the Programme. Updated offering circulars were subsequently issued on 16 November 2012, 9 March 2015, 6 March 2019 and 21 April 2020. This Offering Circular supersedes any previous Offering Circular and any supplement thereto. Any Notes (as defined below) issued under the Programme on or after the date of this Offering Circular are issued subject to the provisions described herein. This does not affect any Notes issued prior to the date of this Offering Circular. Under this Programme, the Issuer may from time to time issue notes (the Notes) denominated in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer (as defined below). The payments of all amounts due in respect of the Notes will be guaranteed pursuant to the terms of the guarantee (the Guarantee) contained in the Trust Deed (as defined below) by Australian Pipeline Limited in its capacity as trustee and responsible entity of Australian Pipeline Trust (in that capacity, the Principal Guarantor) and in its capacity as trustee and responsible entity of the APT Investment Trust and by certain other entities within the Group (each an Initial Guarantor, and together with the Principal Guarantor, the Initial Guarantors), subject to the terms of the Trust Deed. The Issuer may from time to time and in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed and the terms and conditions of the Notes appoint or procure the appointment of any Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Principal Guarantor which is not an Initial Guarantor as an additional guarantor (each such guarantor, an Additional Guarantor) or obtain a release of the guarantee provided by an Initial Guarantor (other than the Principal Guarantor) or an Additional Guarantor in respect of the Notes. The Initial Guarantors together with any Additional Guarantors but excluding any such released guarantors are referred to herein as the Guarantors. All references in this document to the Group include each Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the section entitled “Terms and Conditions of the Notes”) and for the avoidance of doubt includes the Australian Pipeline Trust and the APT Investment Trust. The Notes may be issued in bearer or registered form (respectively, Bearer Notes and Registered Notes) and will be constituted by an amended and restated trust deed dated 8 March 2021 between the Issuer, the Initial Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch (the Trustee) (the Trust Deed).