CSL Ltd. — Transaction in Own Shares 2012

Mar 18, 2012

Appendix 3D Changes relating to buy‐back

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3D

Changes relating to buy-back ( except minimum holding buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public. Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

Name of entity CSL Limited

ABN/ARSN 99 051 588 348

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

• 1 Date that an Appendix 3C or the 9 November 2011 last Appendix 3D was given to ASX

Information about the change

Complete each item for which there has been a change and items 9 and 10.

Column 1 (Details announced to market in Appendix 3C or last Appendix3D)	Column 2 (Details of change to buy‐back proposals)

On-market buy-back

• 2 Name of broker who will act on the company’s behalf

Deutsche Securities Australia Limited, for up to the initial A$300 million.	Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited, for purchases with a total consideration of up to approximately A$300 million.

• 3 Deleted 30/9/2001.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4 If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – that number Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage. The reference to a maximum number is to the total number including shares/units already bought back and shares/units remaining to be bought back. If the total has not changed, the item does not need to be completed. 5 If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – the number remaining to be bought back 6 If the company/trust intends to buy‐back shares/units within a period of time – that period of time; if the company/trust intends that the buy‐back be of unlimited duration ‐ that intention	Up to that number of shares for which the total buy‐back consideration paid or payable is A$900 million. For illustration purposes only, if that maximum number is ultimately acquired, and the average price per share paid is A$30.20, that maximum number of shares would be approximately 29,800,000. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the buy‐back at anytime.	No change.
	Column 1 (Details announced to market in Appendix 3C or last Appendix3D)	Column 2 (Details of change to buy‐back proposals)
	No shares have been bought back since the date of the Appendix 3C. Therefore, the maximum number of shares remaining to be bought back is as per Item 4 above.	Up to the number of shares with an aggregate buy‐back consideration of A$586,452,647.
	The Company intends to buy back shares in the period 2 November 2011 to 1 November 2012 (inclusive) or earlier if the maximum number of shares in Item 4 above is bought back prior to that date. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the buy‐back at anytime.	No change.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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• 7 If the company/trust intends to buy N/A N/A back shares/units if conditions are met – those conditions

All buy‐backs

• 8 Any other change N/A N/A 9 Reason for change Appointment of new broker.

• 9 Reason for change

• 10 Any other information material to a None. shareholder’s/unitholder’s decision whether to accept the offer (eg, details of any proposed takeover bid)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Compliance statement

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy‐back.

or, for trusts only:

1. The trust is in compliance with all requirements of the Corporations Act as modified by Class Order 07/422, and of the trust’s constitution, relevant to this buy‐back.

2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.

Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 19 March 2012

Company secretary

Print name: Edward Bailey

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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