Half Yearly Report/ASIC Half Yearly Accounts

Document date:  Thu 26 Apr 2001
Published:  Thu 26 Apr 2001 09:34:44
Document No:  175940
Document part:  B
Market Flag:  Y
Classification:  Half Yearly Report , Half Year Audit Review , Half Year Directors' Statement , Half Year Accounts , Dividend Record Date , Dividend Pay Date , Dividend Rate , Other 

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP       2001-04-26  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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NAME OF COMPANY: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
ABN: 11 005 357 522

                                                            A$Millions

Abnormal income:                            up   13.5%   to    5,418

Abnormal items after tax attributable
 to members                                                      Nil

Operating profit after tax (before 
amortisation of goodwill) attributable      up   10.0%   to      904
to members

Operating profit after tax attributable     up    9.5%   to      895
to members

Extraordinary items after tax attributable 
to members                                                       Nil

Operating profit and extraordinary items
after tax attributable to members           up    9.5%   to      895

Interim dividend per share                     33 cents (100% franked)

Record date for determining entitlement to     
the dividend                                            17 May 2001