Options issued under ANZ Share Option Plan

Document date:  Mon 23 Apr 2001
Published:  Mon 23 Apr 2001 10:40:44
Document No:  175846
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
Classification:  Issued Capital - Other 

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP       2001-04-23  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

The following options were issued recently under the ANZ Share Option
Plan:

NUMBER                 EXERCISE PRICE          EXPIRY DATE

85,000                    $14.92                 20/02/2008

Total number of securities on issue as at 18 April 2001:

* 24,463,930 options; and

* 1,486,912,218 ordinary fully paid shares.

P J Mathews
ACTING COMPANY SECRETARY