The Rugby Group plc - s.87B undertaking

ABL is an independent cement and lime producer in Australia, and owns and operates a number of cement facilities throughout Australia. ABL announced its intention to merge its cement and lime business with Rugbys cement and lime operation, Cockburn, by ABL acquiring Cockburn and Rugby acquiring a controlling interest in ABL. Rugby undertakes that: it will not proceed with the Rugby acquisition otherwise than contemporaneously with the ABCL acquisition and the Cockburn acquisition, and that it will not complete the Rugby acquisition otherwise than contemporaneously with completion of the ABCL acquisition and the Cockburn acquisition. Rugby will give the Commission notice of the merger within 2 days of that date and will provide information which is relevant to Rugby's compliance with this undertaking.