ASX LIMITED — Earnings Release 2010

Aug 18, 2010

APPENDIX 4E (Rule 4.2A)

PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT

ASX Limited – ABN 98 008 624 691 For the year ended 30 June 2010

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RESULTS FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET

(All comparisons to year ended 30 June 2009)

Revenues from ordinaryactivities	$’000Up/DownMovement
	734,899down12.0%
Revenues from ordinaryactivities excludinginterest income	606,740up10.2%
Netproft after tax from ordinaryactivities includingsignifcant items	328,137up4.6%
Underlyingnetproft after income tax excludingsignifcant items	332,598up6.1%

Dividend InformationInterim dividendper share(paid 29 March 2010)	FrankedAmountAmountTaxper Shareper ShareRate for(Cents)(Cents)Franking
	89.189.130%
Final dividendper share(to bepaid 27 September 2010)	84.084.030%
Total dividendsper share for theyear	173.1173.1
Final Dividend DatesEx-dividend date	30 August 2010
Record date	3 September 2010
Payment date	27 September 2010

• The Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) will operate with respect to the final dividend.

• A discount of 1.5% will be applied in calculating the allocation price.

• The last election date for the DRP is 3 September 2010.

• The DRP pricing period will be the five trading days from 8 to 14 September 2010 inclusive.

• Ordinary shares issued under the DRP will rank equally with all other ordinary shares.

Net tangible assetsper security	30 June 1030 June 09
	$3.49$2.66

Additional Appendix 4E disclosure requirements can be found in the notes to the 2010 ASX Limited Consolidated Financial Statements and in the Chief Financial Officer’s Report attached thereto.

This report is based on the consolidated financial statements which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, with the Independent Auditor’s Report included in the financial statements.