ASX LIMITED — AGM Information 2012

Oct 4, 2012

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ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box H224 Australia Square NSW 1215 Telephone +61 2 9227 0000 www.asx.com.au

5 October 2012

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Mr Oliver Harvey Senior Executive Leader, Financial Market Infrastructure Level 5, 100 Market Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

ASX Market Announcements Office ASX Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

AGM Presentation Slides

The slides to be presented at ASX Limited’s Annual General Meeting today are attached.

Amanda J Harkness

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

For further inquiries, contact:

Media:

Kristen Kaus Executive, Media and Communications Tel: +61 2 9227 0410 Mobile: 0421 380 773 kristen.kaus@asx.com.au

Finance/Investor Relations:

Stephen Hammon General Manager, Finance Tel: +61 2 9227 0260 Mobile: 0488 212755 stephen.hammon@asx.com.au

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Presentation Title
2012 Annual General Meeting
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ASX Limited Sydney, Australia

5 October 2012

2012 Annual General Meeting

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Address by the Chairman Mr Rick Holliday-Smith

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Financial Results FY12

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 Statutory profit after tax $339.2 million, down 3.7%  Underlying profit after tax $346.2 million, down 2.9%  Total FY12 dividend 177.9 cents per share, down 2.9%

 Capital expenditure $39.1 million

• Strong balance sheet position maintained

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Global Exchange Groups Market Cap

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A$ billion, at 30 September 2012. Sources: ASX, Bloomberg and RBA.
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2012 Annual General Meeting

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Address by the Chairman Mr Rick Holliday-Smith

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Managing Director and CEO

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Address by the Managing Director and CEO Mr Elmer Funke Kupper

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Business Performance FY12

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11.2%
Listings and Issuer Services $133.4m
7.0%
Cash Market $124.5m
5.6%
Information Services $66.9m
Technical Services $45.3m 12.1%
Derivatives $188.7m 9.6%
Austraclear $36.0m 6.5%
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ASX Australian Liquidity Centre

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ASX Customer Charter

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• Works with its customers to deliver products and services that meet their needs and provide them with choice

• Supports Australia’s aspiration to be globally competitive and become one of the leading financial centres in the Asia Pacific region

• Makes its products and services available on a non-discriminatory basis and on reasonable commercial terms

• Manages its businesses and operations on a commercial basis to benefit its customers and provide appropriate returns to ASX shareholders

• Recognises its role as a provider of critical financial infrastructure to the Australian financial markets, and makes the necessary investments to ensure it can fulfil this role and provide confidence to market participants, investors and regulators

• Runs its operations in compliance with all legal and regulatory obligations

• Has conflict handling arrangements in place that provide assurance and transparency about the way ASX conducts its business

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First Quarter FY13 Activity Levels

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Cash Market ASX 24 Derivatives Daily Value Traded ($bn) Daily Contracts Traded (‘000)

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6.4
474 474
5.4 450
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4.3 348
3.9 332
3.5
July Aug Sept July Aug Sept
FY13 FY12 FY13 FY12
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Formal Business

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Formal proceedings for the Annual General Meeting

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Agenda Item 1

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ASX Financial Report

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Agenda Item 2

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Securities Exchanges Guarantee Corporation (SEGC) Financial Report

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Agenda Item 3

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Election of Directors

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Agenda Item 3(a)

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Re-election of Director Mr Rick Holliday-Smith

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Re-election of Rick Holliday-Smith

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

	For	Against	Open
Direct Votes	3.39% 3,137,456	0.42% 388,062	-
Proxy Votes	94.56% 87,481,404	0.04% 34,882	1.59% 1,473,631
Total	97.95% 90,618,860	0.46% 422,944	1.59% 1,473,631

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Agenda Item 3(b)

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Re-election of Director Mr Peter Marriott

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Re-election of Peter Marriott

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

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For Against Open
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Direct Votes 3.22% 0.42%
2,972,499 388,935
Proxy Votes 94.58% 0.18% 1.60%
87,344,923 162,443 1,481,281
Total 97.80% 0.60% 1.60%
90,317,422 551,378 1,481,281
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Agenda Item 3(c)

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Re-election of Director Ms Jillian Segal

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Re-election of Jillian Segal

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

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For Against Open
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Direct Votes 3.16% 0.48%
2,917,830 443,527
Proxy Votes 94.47% 0.29% 1.60%
87,248,086 265,087 1,480,021
Total 97.63% 0.77% 1.60%
90,165,916 708,614 1,480,021
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Agenda Item 3(d)

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Re-election of Director Mr Peter Warne

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Re-election of Peter Warne

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

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For Against Open
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Direct Votes 3.32% 0.40%
3,070,295 365,338
Proxy Votes 94.43% 0.24% 1.61%
87,278,779 220,433 1,490,921
Total 97.75% 0.64% 1.61%
90,349,074 585,771 1,490,921
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Agenda Item 3(e)

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Election of Director Ms Heather Ridout

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Election of Heather Ridout

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

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For Against Open
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Direct Votes 2.97% 0.75%
2,747,153 690,093
Proxy Votes 94.35% 0.33% 1.60%
87,204,641 306,819 1,482,557
Total 97.32% 1.08% 1.60%
89,951,794 996,912 1,482,557
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Agenda Item 4(a)

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Grant of 2011 Performance Rights to Managing Director and CEO under LTI Plan

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Grant of 2011 Performance Rights to Mana in Director and CEO under LTI Plan g g

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

	For	Against	Open
Direct Votes	1.54% 1,423,764	2.10% 1,929,960	-
Proxy Votes	93.99% 86,540,940	0.92% 847,756	1.45% 1,333,710
Total	95.53% 87,964,704	3.02% 2,777,716	1.45% 1,333,710

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Agenda Item 4(b)

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Grant of 2012 Performance Rights to Managing Director and CEO under LTI Plan

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Grant of 2012 Performance Rights to Mana in Director and CEO under LTI Plan g g

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

	For	Against	Open
Direct Votes	1.52% 1,402,250	2.11% 1,947,737	-
Proxy Votes	93.99% 86,539,071	0.93% 853,413	1.45% 1,330,510
Total	95.51% 87,941,321	3.04% 2,801,150	1.45% 1,330,510

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Agenda Item 5

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Remuneration Report

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Remuneration Report

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

	For	Against	Open
Direct Votes	2.00% 1,841,150	1.85% 1,703,922	-
Proxy Votes	93.38% 85,905,195	1.33% 1,223,896	1.44% 1,327,320
Total	95.38% 87,746,345	3.18% 2,927,818	1.44% 1,327,320

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Agenda Item 6

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Increase Cap on Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration

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Increase Cap on Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration

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This resolution will be decided on a poll

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For Against Open
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Direct Votes 1.68% 2.32%
1,551,076 2,144,203
Proxy Votes 89.92% 4.64% 1.44%
83,139,181 4,286,323 1,330,246
Total 91.60% 6.96% 1.44%
84,690,257 6,430,526 1,330,246
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Agenda Item 7

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Update to ASX Constitution

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Update to ASX Constitution

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Update to ASX Constitution	Update to ASX Constitution	Update to ASX Constitution	Update to ASX Constitution
This is a special resolution. This resolution will be decided on a poll
	For	Against	Open
Direct Votes	3.36% 3,106,891	0.34% 311,699	-
Proxy Votes	93.98% 86,754,076	0.71% 654,804	1.61% 1,484,353
Total	97.34% 89,860,967	1.05% 966,503	1.61% 1,484,353

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Collection of Poll Cards

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Please complete and submit your poll card

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Presentation Title
2012 Annual General Meeting
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ASX Limited Sydney, Australia

5 October 2012