Share And IWF Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday December 17th 2004. The changes are a part of the 4th quarter index rebalance.

S&P/ASX 50 Index – December 17th, 2004 after the market close
Company Name	Sedol	New Share Total	New IWF
Macquarie Bank Limited	6551353	221,210,000	1.00 (no change)
Suncorp-Metway Limited	6585084	541,980,000	1.00 (no change)
Publishing & Broadcasting Limited	6637082	661,030,000	0.62 (no change)
Origin Energy Limited	6214861	673,480,000	1.00 (no change)
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited	6123451	706,720,000	0.65 (no change)
QBE Insurance Group Limited	6715740	744,430,000	1.00 (no change)
Bluescope Steel Limited	6533232	747,300,000	1.00 (no change)
WMC Resources Limited	6571469	1,166,220,000	1.00 (no change)
Coles Myer Ltd.	6209908	1,233,490,000	0.94 (no change)
National Australia Bank Limited	6624608	1,551,250,000	1.00 (no change)
ANZ Banking Group Limited	6065586	1,820,610,000	1.00 (no change)
Foster's Group Limited	6349268	2,001,890,000	1.00 (no change)
BHP Billiton Limited	6144690	3,578,230,000	1.00 (no change)
Telstra Corporation Limited	6087289	5,997,080,000	1.00 (no change)
News Corporation (Voting)	B03Q907	1,049,110,124 (No Change)	0.46
News Corporation (Non Voting)	B03S204	1,930,727,275 (No Change)	0.54

 

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