ANSELL LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2008

Nov 11, 2008

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Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141

Group Secretariat Level 20, 275 Kent Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Telephone: (61 2) 8253 0390 Facsimile: (61 2) 8253 1215

12 November 2008

Company Announcements Platform Australian Stock Exchange Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir/Madam

Substantial Shareholder Notice

In accordance with section 671B(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), we attach our Notice of Ceasing to be a Substantial Shareholder (Form 605) in respect of ANSELL LIMITED.

Yours faithfully

Alex Crompton Company Secretary

Form 605 Corporations Law Section 671B Notice of ceasing to be a substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme ANSELL LIMITED ACN/ARSN ABN 89 004 085 330

1. Details of substantial holder(1)

Name WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (WBC)

ACN/ARSN (if applicable) ABN 33 007 457 141 The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on 10/11/2008 The previous notice was given to the company on 30/10/2008 The previous notice was dated 24/10/2008

2. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in the nature of, a relevant interest (2) of the substantial holder or an associate (3) in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Date of change	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change (4)	Consideration given in relation to change (5)	Class (6) and number of securities affected	Person’s votes affected
10/11/2008	WBC & its Associates Westpac Financial Services Group Limited (WFSG), BT Investment Management No.3 Pty Limited, BT Funds Management No.2 Limited, BT Funds Management Limited, Westpac Financial Services Group Limited, BT Investment Management (RE)Limited	See Schedule	See Schedule	See Schedule	See Schedule

3. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (3) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (7) with, the substantial holder in relation to the voting interests of the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable)

Nature of association

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4. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name	Name	Address
Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent St, Sydney NSW2000
Westpac Financial Services Group Limited (WFSGL)		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent St, Sydney NSW2000
BT Investment Management No.3 Pty Limited		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW2000
BT Funds Management No.2 Limited		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW2000
BT Funds Management Limited		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW2000
Westpac Financial Services Group Limited		Level 20, Westpac Place, 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW2000
BT Investment Management (RE) Limited		Level 15, Chifley Square, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW2000
ANSELL LIMITED		Level 3, 678 Victoria Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
Signature Print name Sign here	Alex Crompton capacity CompanySecretary
	date 12/11/2008

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DIRECTIONS

• (1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 4 of the form.

• (2) See the definition of “relevant interest” in sections 608 and 671B (7) of the Corporations Law.

• (3) See the definition of “associate” in section 9 of the Corporations Law.

• (4) Include details of:

• (a) Any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and

• (b) Any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies).

See the definition of “relevant agreement” in section 9 of the Corporations Law.

• (5) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included of any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired.

• (6) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.

• (7) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice.

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SCHEDULE 2

Sales & Purchases for the period: 24/10/2008 to 10/11/2008. SECURITY: ANSELL LIMITED (ANN)

BT Funds Management Limited

Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-958	-13058.9
Total	-958	-13058.9
BT Funds Management Limited total	-958	-13058.9
BT Funds Management No.2 Limited
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
28/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-490	-6277.83
29/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-3057	-37953.6
30/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	12630	151346.6
31/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	6123	72101.39
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-1215	-16159.5
Total	13991	163057
**BT Funds Management No.2 Limited total **	**13991 **	163057
BT Investment Management (RE) Limited
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
30/10/2008 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited	825	9886.06
31/10/2008 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited	401	4721.98
Total	1226	14608.04
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
29/10/2008 BNP Fund Services Australasia Pty Limited	-5155	-64000.9
6/11/2008 BNP Fund Services Australasia Pty Limited	1869	24323.54
10/11/2008 BNP Fund Services Australasia Pty Limited	-2530	-33649
Total	-5816	-73326.3
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
28/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-1535	-19666.3
28/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-18	-230.61
28/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-10961	-140431
28/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-18314	-234637
29/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-33626	-417477
29/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-7916	-98279.5
29/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-292	-3625.27
29/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-1213	-15059.8
30/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	4818	57734.57
30/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	6090	72977.08
30/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	33210	397958.8
31/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	16105	189644.4
31/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	2959	34843.7

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31/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	2347	27637.1
3/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	156	2020.2
6/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	1904	24779.04
6/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	9770	127148.7
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-11840	-157472
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-111	-1476.3
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	74	990.86
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-3338	-44395.4
10/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-416	-5532.8
Total	-12147	-202549
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
5/11/2008 JP Morgan Chase Bank	-3902	-51063.1
Total	-3902	-51063.1
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
30/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	7781	93240.5
30/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	1566	18765.53
30/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	4006	48004.3
31/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	762	8972.93
31/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	1946	22915.12
31/10/2008 National Australian Custodian Services	3779	44499.61
Total	19840	236398
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
30/10/2008 National Nominees Limited	2379	28507.79
31/10/2008 National Nominees Limited	1157	13624.25
Total	3536	42132.04
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
28/10/2008 NCS (National Bank Custodian Services)	-2713	-34758.7
29/10/2008 NCS (National Bank Custodian Services)	-4471	-55508.8
6/11/2008 NCS (National Bank Custodian Services)	1301	16931.47
10/11/2008 NCS (National Bank Custodian Services)	-1684	-22397.2
Total	-7567	-95733.2
**BT Investment Management (RE) Limited total **	-4830	-129533
BT Investment Management No.3 Pty Limited
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
31/10/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	1285	15818.35
3/11/2008 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	1000	13147.4
Total	2285	28965.75
BT Investment Management No.3 Pty Limited total	2285	28965.75
Westpac Financial Services Group Limited
Date Registered Company	Quantity	Value
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24/10/2008	HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-173000	-2302059
27/10/2008	HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-97000	-1279343
3/11/2008	HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-49265	-650298
4/11/2008	HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-110735	-1465766
10/11/2008	HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited.	-137010	-1823562
Total		-567010	-7521028
	**Westpac Financial Services Group Limited total **	-567010	-7521028

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