Preliminary Final Report

Document date:  Thu 26 Oct 2000
Published:  Thu 26 Oct 2000 11:14:17
Document No:  168995
Document part:  N
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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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S REVIEW (continued)

GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

                              FULL  CONTRIBUTION      FULL      MOVT
                              YEAR       TO           YEAR    SEP 00
                            SEP 00   PROFIT         SEP 99   vSEP 99
                                $M        %             $M         %

OPERATING PROFIT AFTER INCOME TAX BEFORE ABNORMAL ITEMS

Australia                    1,200      70%          1,042       15%
New Zealand                    241      14%            199       21%
DOMESTIC MARKETS             1,441      85%          1,241       16%
UK and Europe                   25       1%             41      -39%
Asia                            11       1%             14      -21%
Pacific                         50       3%             37       35%
South Asia                      96       6%             68       41%
Americas                        56       3%             52        8%
Middle East                     24       1%             27      -11%
OVERSEAS MARKETS               262      15%            239       10%
                             1,703     100%          1,480       15% 

                                        AS AT       AS AT      MOVT
                                       SEP 00      SEP 00    SEP 00
                                                            vSEP 99
                                           $M          $M         %

TOTAL ASSETS                          

Australia                             127,306     107,551       18%
New Zealand                            20,354      19,730        3%
DOMESTIC MARKETS                      147,660     127,281       16%
UK and Europe                           9,147       6,444       42%
Asia                                    6,736       4,582       47%
Pacific                                 1,156       1,040       11%
South Asia                                  9       4,802     -100%
Americas                                7,625       4,988       53%
Middle East                               134       3,664      -96%
OVERSEAS MARKETS                       24,807      25,520       -3%
                                      172,467     152,801       13%

RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS 

Australia                              93,809      80,462       17%
New Zealand                            13,578      13,546        -
DOMESTIC MARKETS                      107,387      94,008       14%
UK and Europe                           8,764       6,733       30%
Asia                                    5,837       4,203       39%
Pacific                                   885         880        1%
South Asia                                  9       3,919     -100%
Americas                                6,539       4,786       37%
Middle East                               267       3,508      -92%
OVERSEAS MARKETS                       22,301      24,029       -7%
                                      129,688     118,037       10%


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