Sept 18 (Reuters) - IMF Bentham Ltd IMF.AX :
* New Australian funding agreement - hastie group limited IMF.AX
* Proposes to fund claims of certain current and former shareholders of Hastie Group Limited
* Funding of class action is conditional on sufficient claimants with valid claims entering into funding agreements with IMF
* Claims relate to alleged misleading statements made to the market by the deloitte entities in prospectus issued by Hastie on 17 June 2011.
* Class action will be conducted by slater and gordon lawyers in Melbourne
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