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Address: 250 Parramatta Road , FLEMINGTON , NSW, AUSTRALIA, 2140
Tel: (02) 9701 3300 Fax: (02) 9701 3395
Date first listed: 06/08/1996 Date delisted: 16/01/2008
Company Secretary: Mr Geoff Fardell
Sector: Capital Goods Industry Group:
Activities: Equipment hire company with over 180 locations, supplying to markets such as Engineering and Building Construction & Maintenance, Mining & Resources, Manufacturing, Government, and Events
| we understand that following implementation of the scheme of arrangement between Coates Hire Limited (Coates) and its ordinary shareholders in relation to the acquisition of all issued shares in Coates by NED Group Holdings Pty Limited (NED), a company established by The Carlyle Group and National Hire Group Limited, the total cash amount of A$6.59 per Coates share was dispatched to shareholders on 9 January 2008 by way of cheque or by payment directly into shareholders' nominated bank accounts | 16/01/2008 |
| delisted at the request of the Company under listing rule 17.11, following completion of the scheme of arrangement whereby all of the Company's fully paid ordinary shares were acquired by NED Group Holdings Pty Limited | 16/01/2008 |
| NED Group, a company established by National Hire Group Limited and The Carlyle Group, advises that it has successfully acquired Coates Hire Limited following implementation of the Scheme of Arrangement | 09/01/2008 |
| securities suspended from quotation from the close of trading on Friday, 21 December 2007, in accordance with the timetable for the scheme of arrangement with NED Group Holdings P/L | 21/12/2007 |

| DATE | DIRECTOR | NATURE | NUMBER | PRICE | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/08/2007 | Malcolm Jackman | On market | 3,750 | $5.340 | $20,025 |
| 29/08/2007 | Vince Gauci | On market | 19,243 | $5.140 | $98,909 |
| 28/02/2007 | Vince Gauci | On market | 40,000 | $5.300 | $212,000 |
| 06/07/2006 | Bill Cutbush | On market | 321 | $6.230 | $2,000 |
| 04/05/2006 | Bill Cutbush | On market | 333 | $6.000 | $1,998 |
| NAME | TITLE | DATE OF APPT |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Cutbush | Non Exec Chairman | |
| Malcolm Jackman | Managing Director, CEO | |
| Geoff Fardell | CFO | |
| Ray Romano | Non Exec Director | |
| Dan O'Brien | Non Exec Director | |
| Simon Moore | Non Exec Director | |
| Robert Critchley | Non Exec Director | |
| Trevor Bourne | Non Exec Director | |
| Andrew Aitken | Non Exec Director | |
| Garry Woods | Executive Director | |
| John Bagnall | General Counsel |