Company Secretary’s Office
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Level 6, 100 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
www.anz.com

18 December 2007
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
Exchange Centre
Level 420 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir
Annual General Meeting on 18 December 2007
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
The outcome of the poll conducted on the Items of Business set out in the Notice of 2007
Annual General Meeting held on 18 December 2007 is:
Item
Item 2(a)Resolution

Result of the poll

Approval for ANZ StEPS selective buyback agreement
Approval for ANZ StEPS selectivereduction of capital
Modification of the Constitution

Passed as a special resolution

Passed as an ordinary resolution

Item 6

Grant of Deferred Shares to Mr Michael
Smith
Grant of Performance Rights to Mr
Michael Smith
Adoption of the Remuneration Report

Item 7

Election of Directors

Item 2(b)Item 3Item 4Item 5Passed as a special resolution
Passed as a special resolution

Passed as an ordinary resolution
Passed as an ordinary resolution
The following candidates wereelected as Directors:••••

Mr D E Meiklejohn
Mr J P Morschel
Mr I J Macfarlane, ACDr G J Clark

As required by section 251AA of the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2, thefollowing details are provided in respect of each motion on the agenda.
Item 2(a) –Approval for ANZ StEPS selective buy back agreement
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:-2-•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

211,132,245•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

2,060,340•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,263,479

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was37,599,336

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as a special resolution on a poll the details of which are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was

248,669,910•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

2,186,831

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

37,692,924

Item 2(b) –Approval for ANZ StEPS selective reduction of capital
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

116,245,963•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

2,179,002•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,561,648

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was37,921,371

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as a special resolution on a poll the details of which are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was154,079,790•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

2,304,829

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

38,012,974

Item 3 –Modification of the Constitution
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

735,741,159•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

2,361,813•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote30,641,131

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

4,320,107

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as a special resolution on a poll the details of which are:

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The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was

775,186,302•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

2,415,746

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

4,344,823

Item 4 –Grant of Deferred Shares to Mr Michael Smith
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

718,386,181•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

18,513,235•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote17,098,673

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

6,580,292

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a poll the details of which are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was

737,269,484•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

19,083,304

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

6,620,396

Item 5 –Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Michael Smith
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

717,107,578•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

19,681,577•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote17,124,583

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was6,652,615

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a poll the details of which are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was735,876,883•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

20,373,069

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was6,687,973

Item 6 – Adoption of the Remuneration Report
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

711,468,138•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

26,184,386

-4-•Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

30,444,811
4,973,330

The result of voting on the motion is as follows:
The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a poll the details of which are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was750,230,586•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

26,678,391

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was5,016,281

Item 7 – Election of Directors
To elect Mr R J Reeves
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

29,738,453•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

510,265,046•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,744,812

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

171,001,330

Mr Reeves was not elected as a Director.
The details of the poll in relation to the election of Mr Reeves are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was30,110,181•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was548,054,398

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

171,205,743

To re-elect Mr D E Meiklejohn
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

701,083,058•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

29,670,092•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,744,812

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

7,794,738

Mr Meiklejohn was re-elected as a Director.
The details of the poll in relation to the re-election of Mr Meiklejohn are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was

739,084,791

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The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

29,902,763

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

7,806,100

To re-elect Mr J P Morschel
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

730,103,011•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

2,155,628•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,744,812

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

6,282,336

Mr Morschel was re-elected as a Director.
The details of the poll in relation to the re-election of Mr Morschel are:•

The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was768,398,609•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was2,233,860

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

6,310,054

To elect Mr I J Macfarlane, AC
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

732,144,613•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

1,090,881•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,744,812

In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was

5,313,117

Mr Macfarlane was elected as a Director.
The details of the poll in relation to the election of Mr Macfarlane are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was

770,341,368•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was

1,144,652

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was

5,328,093

To re-elect Dr G J Clark
The total number of votes exercisable by all validly appointed proxies was:•Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘for’ the motion

726,681,146•

Votes where the proxy was directed to vote ‘against’ the motion

2,528,604•

Votes where the proxy may exercise a discretion how to vote29,744,812

-6-In addition, the number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain
from voting on the motion was8,699,683

Dr Clark was re-elected as a Director.
The details of the poll in relation to the election of Dr Clark are:
•The number of votes cast ‘for’ the motion was764,777,052•

The number of votes cast ‘against’ the motion was2,614,241

In addition, the number of votes which abstained from voting was8,872,562

Dated this 18th day of December 2007

John PriestleyCompany Secretary