Macquarie Bank advice re Endowment Warrants

Document date:  Mon 06 Mar 2000
Published:  Mon 06 Mar 2000 00:00:00
Document No:  203279
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
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MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED                        2000-03-06  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Sydney                                                        

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Pursuant to an Offering Circular dated 10 October 1998, Macquarie
Bank Limited has issued Endowment Warrants over the following
portfolio of ordinary shares:


Stock                                             Number in Portfolio
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AMP Limited ("AMP")                                            5
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ("ANZ")             12
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited ("BHP")            8
Brambles Industries Limited ("BIL")                            3
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia ("CBA")                         5
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited ("CCL")                              23
Coles Myer Limited ("CML")                                    14
Colonial Limited ("CGH")                                      21
Fosters Brewing Group Limited ("FBG")                         28
Lend Lease Limited ("LLC")                                     6
National Australia Bank Limited ("NAB")                        5
The News Corporation Limited ("NCP")                           9
National Mutual Holdings Limited ("NMH")                      32
Rio Tinto Limited ("RIO")                                      5
St. George Bank Limited ("SGB")                                9
Telstra Corporation Limited ("TLS")                           16
Westpac Banking Group Limited ("WBC")                         11
WMC Limited ("WMC")                                           19
Woolworths Limited ("WOW")                                    17
Woodside Petroleum Limited ("WPL")                            11


As Warrant-Issuer, Macquarie Bank Limited provides the following
information in relation to the period ending 29 February 2000.

For the period from 1 February 2000 to 29 February 2000, the
following Reduction Amounts were paid in respect of the shares in the
Portfolio.

ASX SHARE    DIVIDEND PER    PAYMENT DATE     NUMBER IN    REDUCTION
CODE         SHARE                            PORTFOLIO    AMOUNT
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NMH          $0.045          29 Feb 2000      32           $1.44  
WMC          $0.100          29 Feb 2000      19           $1.90
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TOTAL                                                      $3.3400


As at 29 February 2000, the Outstanding Amount of each Portfolio
Endowment Warrant (and for the Specified Number of 1,000) was as
follows:

NUMBER OF    WARRANT     REDUCTION      REDUCTION      OUTSTANDING
WARRANTS     CODE        DATE           AMOUNT         AMOUNT
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1,000        PEWEMG      29 Feb 2000     $3.340         $1,207.85
    1        PEWEMG      29 Feb 2000     $0.003340      $1.20785


In accordance with Page 52 of the Offering Circular dated 10 October
1998, the Base Rate that will apply to all series of Endowment
Warrants issued by Macquarie Bank Limited, pursuant to that Offering
Circular, from 4 January 2000 until and including 3 April 2000 is
5.6217% per annum.

If you require further information on this matter, please call me on
8232 4042.


R Dixon 
MANAGER 
EQUITY MARKETS