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ARTICLE · 11 JANUARY 2018

Arrium ASX Announcement - Administrator update

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The Administrators of the Arrium Group Companies have issued a Report to Creditors covering the sale of Arrium Australia.

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Bryan Webster
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Mark Mentha
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The Administrators of the Arrium Group Companies have today issued a Report to Creditors covering the sale of Arrium Australia, the estimated distributions to be made to creditors and an investigations update.

Report to creditors

This report is now available in the creditor information section of the KordaMentha website for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Declaration of worthless shares

The Administrators of ACN 004 410 833 Limited (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (formerly Arrium Limited) declare there are reasonable grounds to believe shareholders will not receive a distribution. Accordingly, a Declaration of Worthless Shares has been made pursuant to Section

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