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re: suggestion to all holders ... hotnickel The Courier Mail...20/2

"Mr Cottee has not had a lot of joy in communicating with Sydney Gas directors although this week the chairman, Michael Norster, agreed to meet with Mr Cottee "at a time when our diaries permit".

The Courier Mail...10/3

"Queensland Gas managing director Richard Cottee said the Takeovers Panel decision had prolonged the takeover and could have been avoided had Sydney Gas co-operated early on.

"We were very surprised, and a little bit annoyed, that all of our offers to discuss the matters with them before the bidder's statement was put out . . . were repelled," he said."

ABC online...10/3

"Queensland Gas managing director Richard Cottee says the company will comply with the orders.

However, he says the order could have been avoided if Sydney Gas had cooperated in the takeover process."

Previously executive director Stephen Kwik, who has been at the helm of Sydney Gas for only two months, would not return Mr Cottee's phone calls."

The Age...11/3

"QGC managing director Richard Cottee blamed the situation on delaying tactics by the "controllers" of SGL who refused to meet with him when the offer was first announced in January."