Macquarie Group Limited — Transaction in Own Shares 2012

Jul 30, 2012

Appendix 3E Daily share buy-back notice

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice ( except minimum holding buy-back and selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: rule 3.6, Appendix 7C. Amended 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

Name of entity MacquarieGroupLimited	ABN/ARSN
MacquarieGroupLimited	94 122 169 279

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Information about buy-back

1 Type of buy-back 2 Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX Total of all shares/units bought have been received, before, and 3 Number of shares/units bought back or if buy-back is an equal access scheme, in relation to which acceptances have been received 4 Total consideration paid or payable for the shares/units	On-market buy-back 27 April 2012 back, or in relation to which acceptances on, previous day	On-market buy-back 27 April 2012 back, or in relation to which acceptances on, previous day
	Before previous day	Previous day
	5,537,400	514,017
	$140,487,358	$12,784,117

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 3E Daily share buy-back notice

5 If buy-back is an on-market buy- back	Before previous day	Previous day
	highest price paid: $26.50 date: 4 July 2012 lowest price paid: $23.79 date: 26 July 2012	highest price paid: $25.08 lowest price paid: $24.66 highest price allowed under rule 7.33:$ 25.60

Participation by directors

• 6 Deleted 30/9/2001.

Nil

How many shares/units may still be bought back?

• 7 If the company/trust has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – the remaining number of shares/units to be bought back

The company currently intends to buy back up to a further A$346.7 million in Shares. Once this has been completed, and subject to market conditions and the Macquarie share price, it remains Macquarie’s intention, subject to regulatory approval, to continue the buyback for a total of up to 34,681,496 Shares (i.e. a further 28,630,079 Shares beyond that bought back to date).

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: 31 July 2012 Paula Walsh (Assistant Company Secretary)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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