Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 008 596 370) v Coopers Brewery Ltd (ACN 007 871 409) [2005] FCA 1426

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 008 596 370) v Coopers Brewery Ltd (ACN 007 871 409) [2005] FCA 1426 INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION – application for injunction to restrain meeting of shareholders – notice of meeting and explanatory memorandum – proposed resolution to amend memorandum and articles of association – takeover offer – pre-emptive rights for share transfer – whether explanatory memorandum a full and fair disclosure of the matters a shareholder should consider in voting on the resolution – whether shareholders should receive a target's statement before voting on the resolution INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION – application for injunction to restrain meeting of shareholders – whether the plaintiff a member's relative – whether the plaintiff entitled to be registered as a shareholder Corporations Act 2001 (Cth): ss 140(2), 638(1), 1041H(1) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth): s 52 Peters' American Delicacy Co Ltd v Heath (1939) 61 CLR 457, followed Bulfin v Bebarfald's Ltd (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 423, followed Chequepoint Securities Ltd v Claremont Petroleum NL (1986) 11 ACLR 94, followed Devereaux Holdings Pty Ltd v Pelsart Resources NL (No 2) (1985) 9 ACLR 956, cited Fraser v NRMA Holdings Limited (1994) 52 FCR 1, followed Fraser v NRMA Holdings Limited (1995) 55 FCR 452, followed Gambotto v WCP Limited (1995) 182 CLR 432, applied

LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 008 596 370) v COOPERS BREWERY LTD(ACN007871409),GLENNANDREWCOOPER,DAVIDRONALDKINGSTON,WILLIAM THOMAS COOPER, TIMOTHY JAMES COOPER, CAMERON JOHN PEARCE and JAMES McANDREW COOPER VID 1196 of 2005 ACN 116 149 092 PTY LTD v COOPERS BREWERY LTD (ACN 007 871 409) VID 1195 of 2005 GOLDBERG J 11 OCTOBER 2005 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 1196 of 2005