InvestoGain

Investogain Pty Limited
AFS Licence No. 334036

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Name:	AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (AUN)
Date of Listing:	20 July 1999
Date of Delisting:	27 April 2012

Stock Exchange Status: (updated daily)

This entity was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange on 27 April 2012.

Legal Status: (updated monthly)

To our knowledge this entity was the subject of a takeover or merger such that your securities were acquired for consideration in the form of cash or scrip. We have not therefore verified the current legal status of this entity. If you have questions about your shareholding, as we say elsewhere, they may be taken up here: https://www.delisted.com.au/TraceLostSharesLostMoney/index/.

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Status: (updated at least quarterly)

To our knowledge this entity was the subject of a takeover or merger such that your securities were acquired for consideration in the form of cash or scrip. You will need to seek independent tax advice in relation to Capital Gains Tax or other tax matters but any other enquiries relating to your shareholding in the company should be followed up via our online form here: https://www.delisted.com.au/TraceLostSharesLostMoney/index/.

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Further information: deListed and InvestoGain are operated by Investogain Pty Limited which is licensed by ASIC as an Australian Financial Services Licensee (AFSL 334036). deListed acquires only securities that it deems to be of little or no value, in circumstances where the holder is unable to sell their securities on-market in the normal manner. This service has been provided online via the company’s website www.delisted.com.au since 2004.

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AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED(AUN)

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REGISTRY:

Level 4, 44 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000

Tel : +61 (0)3 9415 4000 or 1300 850 505 (within Australia)
Fax : +61 2 8235 8150
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Company details

Address: Level 1, 46-52 Mountain Street, ULTIMO, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 2007
Tel: (02) 9251 6999 Fax: (02) 9295 0163

Date first listed: 20/07/1999
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Sector: Media Industry Group: XDJ
Activities: Subscription television provider, offering primarily digital satellite services to customers in regional and rural areas - also dial-up internet and mobile phone services

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delisted following completion of the scheme of arrangement whereby all of the CompanyÂ¿s shares were acquired by FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd.	27/04/2012
we understand the consideration for Austar's shares was $1.52 cash per share	27/04/2012
the Scheme of Arrangement (Scheme) relating to FOXTEL Management" Pty Ltd (FOXTEL) acquisition of AUSTAR has today been implemented. In accordance with the Scheme, all AUSTAR shares not already controlled by Liberty Global, Inc (LGI) have been transferred to LGI Bidco Pty Limited (a subsidiary of LGI). Consideration of $1.52 cash per share is being despatched to Scheme Shareholders from today	26/04/2012
we understand that on or about this date the company undertook, proposed to undertake or was the subject of the following corporate action: - FOXTEL to acquire AUSTAR by a series of transactions - this corporate event may appear elsewhere in this company record	26/04/2012
The securities of Austar United Communications Limited (the "Company") will be suspended from quotation at the close of trading today, Monday 16 April 2012, at the request of the Company, following lodgement with ASIC of the court orders in relation to the scheme of arrangement under which FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd will acquire all of the Company" shares.	16/04/2012
Austar makes a return of capital to shareholders of $0.2368 per share - shareholders need to reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of each share by $0.2368 - for each share that had a cost base of less than $0.2368, the difference is a capital gain in 2007-08	01/11/2007
we understand that on or about this date the company made a capital return of 23 cents per share	01/11/2007
company makes a capital return of $0.16 per share (paid 20 Sept, record date for entitlement 6 September 2006) - for each share that had a cost base equal to or more than $0.16, investors reduce the cost base and reduced cost base by $0.16 - for each share that had a cost base of less than $0.16, investors made a capital gain equal to the difference between the cost base and $0.16 ($0.16 minus the cost base) - investors also reduce the cost base and reduced cost base of each share to nil	20/09/2006

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Directors' on-market share transactions (last 5)

Purchases Sales

DATE	DIRECTOR	NUMBER	PRICE	AMOUNT
02/03/2009	John Porter	-750,000	$0.800	$600,000.00
27/02/2009	John Porter	-250,000	$0.825	$206,250.00
26/02/2009	John Porter	-2,600,000	$0.841	$2,186,600.00
15/12/2008	Roger Amos	14,500	$0.680	$9,860.00
05/12/2008	John Porter	-1,200,000	$0.712	$853,920.00

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Directors & Executives (current)

NAME	TITLE	DATE OF APPT
Michael Fries	Chairman	16/06/1999
Timothy Downing	Deputy Chairman, Independent Director	23/06/1999
John Porter	CEO, Executive Director	23/06/1999
Philip Knox	CFO
Roger Amos	Non Exec Director	29/05/2008
John Dick	Non Exec Director	22/04/2002
Balan Nair	Non Exec Director	24/02/2009
Bernard Dvorak	Non Exec Director
Deanne Weir	Company Secretary

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NAME	TITLE	DATE OF APPOINTMENT	DATE OF RESIGNATION

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