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ASX RELEASE 26 November 2010 The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange 4 th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Electronic Lodgement Dear Sir or Madam Company Announcement I attach the following


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ASX RELEASE 26 November 2010 The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange 4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Electronic Lodgement Dear Sir or Madam Company Announcement I attach the following announcement for release to the market:

  • Investor meeting presentation

Yours sincerely Mark Knapman Company Secretary APA Ethane Limited

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Investor Meeting 26 November 2010

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Presentation 2

Introductions and Agenda

  • Introductions

– Board of APA Ethane Limited, the Responsible Entity for EPX

  • Robert Wright – Non-Executive Director, Chairman
  • Dr Rick Coles – Non-Executive Director
  • Steven Crane – Non-Executive Director

– Management

  • Sam Pearce – Fund Manager
  • Mark Knapman – Company Secretary
  • Agenda

– Brief Overview – Robert Wright – Market Performance – Robert Wright – Distributions in FY11 (year to date) – Robert Wright – FY10 Results – Sam Pearce – Key Issues in FY10 – Sam Pearce – Question & Answer Session

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Brief Overview

  • Principal Activity

– Investment in the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Gas Pipeline, through wholly owned subsidiary, Gorodok Pty Limited – Pipeline – 1375km in length, running through regional NSW as well as the urban areas from Wilton into Botany

  • Commercial Arrangements

– Pursuant to a long term Product Transportation Agreement (to 2030) with its sole customer, Qenos, Gorodok provides capacity on the pipeline for the transportation of ethane from the gas processing plant in South Australia’s Cooper Basin to a petrochemical plant near Botany Bay, Sydney owned by Qenos.

  • Operations

– EPX has no employees – Operational roles are undertaken by East Australian Pipeline Pty Limited under long term

  • perations and maintenance contract
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Market Performance over past 12 months

  • EPX has traded between $1.25 - $1.47 over the past 12 months
  • Currently trading at $1.37 (as at 18 November 2010)

Source: Thompson Reuters

EPX price and volume November 2009 - October 2010

$1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 30-Oct-09 30-Nov-09 30-Dec-09 30-Jan-10 28-Feb-10 30-Mar-10 30-Apr-10 30-May-10 30-Jun-10 30-Jul-10 30-Aug-10 30-Sep-10

price

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000

volume EPX volume EPX price

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Distributions in FY11 (year to date)

3.83 14 Jan 11 Oct 10 - Dec 10 3.90 15 Oct 10 July 10 - Sept 10 Amount Per Security (cents) Date Paid Period FY11 Distributions

  • In FY11, EPX has announced

distribution for quarter ending Sept 10

  • f 3.90 cents per security
  • Today, EPX has announced the

distribution for the period ending Dec 10 of 3.83 cents per security

  • Distribution impacted by:

– Provision of funds for repayment of the Investec debt facility. This facility will be fully repaid in December 2012.

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FY10 Results

% Change $’000 17.0 ▲ 23.4 cents Operating Cash Flow/Security 12.2 ▲ 16,229 Operating Cash Flow 17.7 ▲ 6,610 Net Profit After Tax 1.7 ▲ 25,518 Revenue Statutory Results 15.59 Total 4.42 15 Jul 10 Apr 10 - Jun 10 4.39 15 Apr 10 Jan 10 – Mar 10 3.39 15 Jan 10 Oct 09 - Dec 09 3.39 15 Oct 09 July 09 - Sept 09 Amount Per Security (cents) Date Paid Period FY10 Distributions Statutory results primarily impacted by:

  • Reduction in borrowing costs
  • Reduction in insurance costs
  • Partial write back of provision for mine

subsidence Distributions primarily impacted by:

  • Early repayment of the Keybridge facility,

ending December 2009

  • Provisioning of funds for expected non-routine

maintenance costs

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Key Issues

Required to maintain pipeline integrity. Metal Fatigue Loss (MFL) Pigging Run

MFL pigging run for Wilton – Botany to commence

in FY11. This will be capitalised Reduced monitoring during FY10, compared to expectation. This is a timing issue. Mine Subsidence Monitoring

Due to underground coal mining activities in Appin

  • region. Necessary to maintain pipeline integrity

Expected to cost ~$0.6m to 30 June 2011

Timetable for incurring costs is dependent on SRA works Current work expected to be finalised in FY11. Supervising 3rd party work in State Rail (SRA) land

Required to ensure public safety and to maintain

pipeline integrity

Commenced in FY09 Forecast to cost ~$0.2m in FY11

Non Routine Operating Costs Expected to be finalised in Dec 12. Repayment of Investec $20m Debt Facility

$20m repaid in instalments from Dec 10 Final repayment due in Dec 12

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Ethane Pipeline – Wilton to Port Botany

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Ethane Pipeline – mine subsidence

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Ethane Pipeline – through Sydney

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Ethane Pipeline – SRA quadruplication project

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Ethane Pipeline Scraper Station

Ethane Pipeline 200 mm diameter

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Bulla Park Pump Station

Ethane Pump Station

From Moomba To Sydney

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Question & Answer Session

Questions on notice Questions at the meeting

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this presentation is given without any liability whatsoever to Ethane Pipeline Income Trust or Ethane Pipeline Income Financing Trust or any of its related entities (collectively “Ethane Pipeline Income Fund”) or their respective directors or officers, and is not intended to constitute legal, tax or accounting advice or

  • pinion. No representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or

thoroughness of the content of the information. Ethane Pipeline Income Fund accepts no responsibility to update any person regarding any inaccuracy, omission or change in information in this presentation nor any obligation to furnish the person with any further information. The recipient should consult with its own legal, tax or accounting advisers as to the accuracy and application of the information contained herein and should conduct its own due diligence and other enquiries in relation to such information. The information in this presentation has not been independently verified by Ethane Pipeline Income Fund. Ethane Pipeline Income Fund disclaims any responsibility for any errors or omissions in such information, including the financial calculations, projections and forecasts set forth herein. No representation or warranty is made by or on behalf of Ethane Pipeline Income Fund that any projection, forecast, calculation, forward-looking statement, assumption or estimate contained in this presentation should or will be achieved. Please note that, in providing this presentation, Ethane Pipeline Income Fund has not considered the objectives, financial position or needs of the recipient. The recipient should obtain and rely on its own professional advice from its tax, legal, accounting and other professional advisers in respect of the addressee’s objectives, financial position

  • r needs.

This presentation does not carry any right of publication. This presentation is incomplete without reference to, and should be viewed solely in conjunction with, the oral briefing provided by Ethane Pipeline Income Fund. Neither this presentation nor any of its contents may be reproduced or used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of Ethane Pipeline Income Fund.