SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Aug 5, 2012

Form 603

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of Initial Substantial Holder

To Company Name/Scheme

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED AS RESPONSIBILE ENTITY FOR THE S&P/ASX HIGH DIVIDEND INDEX FUND

ACN/ARSN

006 165 975

1. Details of Substantial Holder

Name Suncorp Group Limited and its subsidiaries as listed in Annexure 1 ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 145 290 124

The holder became a Substantial Holder on:

2/08/2012

2. Details of Voting Power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting scheme that the substantial holder or an associate had a relevant interest in on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:

Class of Securities	Number of Securities	Person’s Votes	Voting Power
Units	1,120,967	1,120,967	19.6471%

3. Details of Relevant Interests

The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder or an associate had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:

Holder of Relevant Interest	Nature of Relevant Interest	Class & Number of Securities
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	Custodian & Responsible Entity	1,120,967 Units

4. Details of Present Registered Holders

The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:

Holder of Relevant Interest	Registered Holder of Securities	Persons Entitled to be Registered as Holder	Class & Number of Securities
Refer to Annexure 1

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5. Consideration

The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:

Holder of Relevant Interest	Date of Acquisition	Consideration	Class & Number of Securities
Refer Annexure 2

6. Associates

The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:

Name & ACN/ARSN (if applicable)	Nature of Association
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	Custodian of Suncorp Group Limited

7. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name	Address
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	Level 18, 36 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane Qld 4000

Signature

Print Name: D C Solomon Capacity: Company Secretary Sign Here: Date: 03/08/2012

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ANNEXURE 1 – Part 4. Details of Present Registered Holders

		Persons Entitled to be Registered as Holder	Class & Number of Securities
Holder of Relevant Interest	Registered Holder of Securities
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	1,120,967 Units

ANNEXURE 2 - Part 5. Consideration

Holder of Relevant Interest	Date Range of Acquisition	Consideration	Class & Number of Securities
Suncorp Custodian Services Pty Limited	26/07/2012	$14,999,995.72	1,120,967 units

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