Daily Share Buy-Back Notice

Document date:  Fri 24 Dec 1999
Published:  Fri 24 Dec 1999 00:00:00
Document No:  156710
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
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HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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                             APPENDIX 3E
                     DAILY SHARE BUY-BACK NOTICE
                 (EXCEPT MINIMUM HOLDING BUY-BACK AND
                        SELECTIVE BUY-BACK)

Name of Entity 
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 

ACN or ARBN 
005 357 522

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.


INFORMATION ABOUT BUY-BACK

1. Type of buy-back                 On market

2. Date Appendix 3C was given to    03/11/1999
   to ASX                           (announced)

TOTAL OF ALL SHARES BOUGHT BACK, OR IN RELATION TO WHICH ACCEPTANCES 
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BEFORE, AND ON, PREVIOUS DAY

                                    BEFORE               PREVIOUS
                                   PREVIOUS                DAY
                                     DAY

3. Number of shares bought     9,599,391            368,336           
   back or if buy-back is                                             
   an equal access scheme,                                            
   in relation to which                                               
   acceptances have been                                              
   received                                                           

4. Total consideration paid    $109,280,201         $4,070,113        
   or payable for the shares                                          

5. If buy-back is an on-market                                        
   buy-back                                                           
                               Highest price paid   Highest price paid
                               $11.60               $11.21            
                               Date:   13/12/1999
                               
                               Lowest price paid    Lowest price paid
                               $11.13               $10.96            
                               Date:   21/12/1999
                                                    Highest price
                                                    allowed under rule
                                                    7.33:
                                                    $11.8369          

PARTICIPATION BY DIRECTORS

6. If buy-back is an on-market      N/A
   buy-back - name of each                                            
   director and related party                                         
   of a director from whom the                                        
   company bought back shares                                         
   on the previous day, the                                           
   number of shares which the                                         
   company bought back from                                           
   each named director or                                             
   related party, and the                                             
   consideration payable for                                          
   those shares.                                                      

HOW MANY SHARES MAY STILL BE BOUGHT BACK

7. If the company has disclosed     38,032,273
   an intention to buy back a                                         
   maximum number of shares - the                                     
   remaining number of shares to                                      
   be bought back                                                     

COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

1. The Company is in compliance with all Corporations Law requirements
   relevant to this buy-back.

2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be 
   disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained 
   in, or attached to, this form.

P J Mathews
COMPANY SECRETARY
24/12/1999

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