SFE Announces 32.6 Cents Per Share, Fully Franked Dividend For The 6 Months To 30 June 2006

SFE Corporation Limited (SFE), holding company for the Sydney Futures Exchange, today announced the dividend payable on SFE shares for the 6 month period ended on 30 June 2006.

In accordance with the provisions of the Merger Implementation Agreement between SFE and Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX), and as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to SFE shareholders dated 29 May 2006 in relation to the merger, the SFE dividend has been calculated according to a formula that results in the dividend per SFE share being 0.51 times the dividend per ASX share announced by ASX in respect of the same period to 30 June 2006.

ASX has today announced a dividend of 63.9 cents per share. Accordingly SFE’s dividend is 32.6 cents per share. The dividend is payable to all shareholders on the SFE register as at 5pm on 18 July 2006 (Record Date) and is fully franked. It will be paid on 9 August 2006.