Australia and New Zealand Banking Group : 2012 Interim Dividend - Foreign Currency Dividend Payments

05/02/2012| 01:53am US/Eastern

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Company Announcements Australian Securities Exchange Level 4
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
2 May 2012

ANZ's proposed 2012 Interim Dividend payable to participating ANZ ordinary shareholders with a registered address in Great Britain (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) or New Zealand will be converted to their local currency at an exchange rate calculated at 5:00pm (Melbourne time) on 18 May 2012. Cash entitlements in connection with the proposed 2012 Interim Dividend will be paid to all other participating shareholders in Australian dollars.
If a shareholder wishes to alter the currency in which they receive their 2012 Interim Dividend entitlement, the shareholder must complete and return an appropriate Direct Credit form no later than 5:00pm (Melbourne time) on the record date of the 2012 Interim Dividend, namely 16 May 2012. Direct Credit forms received after this time will not be effective to alter the currency of the entitlement in respect of the 2012 Interim Dividend.
Direct Credit forms may be obtained from, and should be returned to, ANZ's Share Registrar as follows:
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 2975
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA
Telephone (within Australia): 1800 113 399 (within New Zealand): 0800 174 007 (outside Australia): +61 3 9415 4010
Email: anzshareregistry@computershare.com.au
Alternatively, shareholders may alter the currency of their 2012 Interim Dividend entitlement online by visiting www.shareholder.anz.com and providing appropriate banking instructions - these details must be provided online no later than 5:00pm (Melbourne time) on 16 May 2012.
On behalf of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
John Priestley
Company Secretary

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522

Level 9, 833 Collins Street DOCKLANDS VIC 3008 www.anz.com

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