TELSTRA GROUP LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2009

May 21, 2009

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22 May 2009

The Manager

Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange 4[th] Floor, 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

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Dear Sir or Madam

Appendix 3X –Initial Director’s Interest Notice

In accordance with the listing rules I enclose an Appendix 3X - Initial Director’s Interest Notice for Mr David Thodey.

Yours sincerely

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Carmel Mulhern Company Secretary

Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 ABN 33 051 775 556

Appendix 3X Initial Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Appendix 3X

Initial 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	Telstra Corporation Limited
ABN	33 051 775 556

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	David Ingle THODEY
Date of appointment	19 May 2009

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

108,998 Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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

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 Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest. Thodey Family Trust Growthshare Pty Ltd	Number & class of Securities 223,588 162,602

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

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.

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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