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Australia, Sydney: Foster's (FBG Finance Limited and FBG Treasury (Aust) Limited) announced on September 24 tender offers for all of its outstanding 15/11/05 6.75% US$200 million notes and up to €120 million of its 17/03/05 5.75% €300 million notes. Attachments A and B to this announcement, to be released to the market in New York and London, contain pricing information and details on how to participate in these tender offers. All references to dollars in this announcement are US dollars.

These tender offers relate to a planned restructuring of a portion of Foster's debt and interest rate portfolio, advised as part of the Foster’s Group’s full year results announcement dated 27 August 2004. Further disclosures on these matters, as well as implications for Foster's interest expense and debt maturity profile, will be made at the appropriate time, the company. The tender offers will close on September 29.


29 September, 2004