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Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/ASX 50 Index (Revised)

Date 19/03/2004

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing announced on March 17, 2004, has made a revision to the share figures announced for the S&P/ASX 50. These changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday, March 19, 2004.

The revised shares outstanding figures can be downloaded in Excel format by clicking here.

Company additions to, and deletions from, an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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