Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. — Major Shareholding Notification 2008

Dec 3, 2008

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Company Secretary’s Office Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Level 14, 100 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone 61 3 9273 6141 Fax 61 3 9273 6142 www.anz.com

4 December 2008

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

ANZ APEP and APEP Plus - Relevant Interest in ANZ Shares

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is required to disclose to the Australian Securities Exchange the percentage of its shares in which it has an interest as a result of put options granted to clients under the ANZ Protected Equity Portfolio and ANZ Protected Equity Portfolio Plus products.

As at 3 December 2008, ANZ held a relevant interest in 4,151 fully paid ordinary shares in ANZ, comprising 0.0002% of the issued share capital of ANZ.

Yours faithfully

Simon Pordage

Deputy Company Secretary

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