Preliminary Final Report

Document date:  Thu 26 Oct 2000
Published:  Thu 26 Oct 2000 09:31:47
Document No:  168995
Document part:  C
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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Name of Company: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited 
                 ABN 11 005 357 522

Report for the year ended 30 September 2000              A$ MILLION

Group operating revenue                                     $14,031

Operating profit after tax and abnormals 
 and outside equity interests                                $1,747

Final ordinary dividend per fully paid share, 
 100% franked at 34% tax rate                              35 cents

Record date for final ordinary dividend             9 November 2000 
Payment date of final ordinary dividend            15 December 2000

The final dividend will be payable to shareholders registered in the
books of the Company at close of business on 9 November 2000.
Transfers must be lodged before 5:00 pm on that day to participate.

All amounts are in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated. The
information on which this announcement is based has been audited by
the Group's auditors, KPMG. The Company has a formally constituted
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. This report was approved
by resolution of a Committee of the Board of Directors on 26 October
2000.

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