Preliminary Final Report

Document date:  Thu 26 Oct 2000
Published:  Thu 26 Oct 2000 09:10:05
Document No:  168995
Document part:  R
Market Flag:  Y
Classification:  Preliminary Final Report , Dividend Record Date , Dividend Pay Date , Dividend Rate 

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LI      2000-10-26  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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                    PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT 
                       (Equity Accounted)

Name of entity
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 

ABN                 Half    Preliminary     Financial Year ended
                   yearly     final          ('current period')
                   (tick)    (tick)
11 005 357 522                    X               30/09/2000



FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET                                  AUDM

Sales (or equivalent operating)
revenue (item 1.1)                       up        17.9% to    10,241

Abnormal items after tax 
attributable to members (item 2.5)                  n/a            44

Operating profit (loss) after tax
(before amortisation of goodwill)
attributable to members (item 1.26)      up        18.1% to     1,759

Operating profit (loss) after tax
attributable to members(item 1.10)       up        18.0% to     1,747

Extraordinary items after tax
attributable to members (item 1.13)      gain/loss       of       Nil 

Operating profit (loss) and 
extraordinary items after tax 
attributable to members (item 1.16)      up        18.0% to     1,747


Final dividend per share

 Final dividend (current year)           35 cents (100% franked)
                                  
 Final dividend (previous year)          30 cents (80% franked)
                              
                                 
Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend,
(in the case of a trust, distribution) (see item 15.2)    09/11/2000

Brief explanation of omission of directional and percentage changes 
to profit in accordance with Note 1 and short details of any bonus 
or cash issue or other item(s) of importance not previously released
to the market:

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