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Share Changes For St George Bank Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 26/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday July 29th 2005:

St George Bank Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6768421, GICS Code: 40101010) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares to 518,219,221. This change is due to a Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Following is a summary of the announced changes:

S&P/ASX 50 Index – July 29th 2005 after the market close
S&P Index Company Name New Total New IWF
S&P/ASX 50 St George Bank Limited 518,219,221 1.00 (no change)

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