AUSTAL LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 20, 2011

Appendix 3Z Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity: Austal Limited ABN: 73 009 250 266

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of director	CHRISTOPHER JOHN NORMAN
Date of last notice	31 MARCH 2004
Date that director ceased to be director	16 DECEMBER 2011

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

Nil

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest Number & class of securities Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

26,595,621 ordinary shares Longreach (WA) Pty Ltd

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

Detail of contract	Nil
Nature of interest	Nil
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	Nil
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	Nil

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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