Microsoft Word - 150218 ASX NZX Ann_OIO approval_final ASX/NZX ANNOUNCEMENT 18 February 2015 Goodman Fielder Limited ABN 51 116 399 430

T2, 39 Delhi Road North Ryde NSW 2113 Australia Locked Bag 2222 North Ryde NSW 2113 Australia Tel: 61 2 8899 7000 Fax: 61 2 8026 4200 www.goodmanfielder.com.au

OVERSEAS INVESTMENT OFFICE APPROVAL RECEIVED

Goodman Fielder announces that consent has been granted under the New Zealand Overseas Investment Act ("OIO Consent") for the proposed acquisition by Wilmar International Limited ("Wilmar") and First Pacific Company Limited ("First Pacific") of Goodman Fielder via a Scheme of Arrangement ("Scheme").
OIO Consent was the final regulatory approval required under the Scheme.
As previously advised to the market, the shareholder meeting to consider and vote on the Scheme will be held on 26 February 2015.
Goodman Fielder will continue to keep shareholders updated on any material developments.

******** For further information contact:

Martin Cole
Director, Corporate Affairs
+61 2 8899 7272

Goodman Fielder is Australasia's leading listed food company. The company has an excellent portfolio of well known consumer brands in some of Australia and New Zealand's largest grocery categories, including MeadowLea, Praise, White Wings, Pampas, Mighty Soft, Helga's, Wonder White, Vogel's (under licence), Freya's, Edmonds, Meadow Fresh and Irvines. Our products cover every meal, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. We produce bread, milk, margarine, flour, dressings, condiments, mayonnaise, cake mix, pies, savouries, desserts, sauces, vinegar and cooking oils.

The registered office of Goodman Fielder Limited and its Australian subsidiaries is T2, 39 Delhi Road North Ryde NSW 2113

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