Upgrading for free

I have my original Mac Mini (late 2009) that still has iLife '09. I have upgraded to Mavericks but I am still required to pay for the update to iPhoto and iMovie in the App Store.
I thought all of the iLife products became free after the announcement on Tuesday.
Do I need to do something in order to receive the updates for free?

Have a read of this:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2056159/what-you-need-to-know-about-apples-free- apps-policy.html
note this:
If you don’t own iLife '11 or iWork ’09 apps (or v1 iOS apps), or own older Mac versions: On the iLife side, you’ll have to buy iMovie and iPhoto at full price ($15 or $5, depending on platform). GarageBand is free for everyone to download, though the app does offer in-app purchases. Apple’s iWork apps are each $20 for the Mac, $10 on the iPhone or iPad.

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"The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lion’s official release date to make a request."

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>> http://store.apple.com/1800-80-6419/WebObjects/malaysiastore?partNumber=MD202Z/A

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