Warrant-Issuer Report

Document date:  Thu 08 Oct 1998
Published:  Thu 08 Oct 1998 00:00:00
Document No:  141679
Document part:  D
Market Flag:  N
Classification:  

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

(a) Number of HAHWAA warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of HAHWAA warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of HAHWAA warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                       10 million 
                           
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank held a relevant interest in 114,510 
    fully paid ordinary shares in James Hardie Industries Limited, 
    comprising 0.03% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

MAYNE NICKLESS LIMITED
                           
(a) Number of MAYWAA warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of MAYWAA warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of MAYWAA warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                       10 million
                           
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank held a relevant interest in 148,110 
    fully paid ordinary shares in Mayne Nickless Limited, comprising 
    0.04% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

MAYNE NICKLESS LIMITED
                           
(a) Number of MAYWAP warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of MAYWAP warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of MAYWAP warrants currently outstanding
    as at 30.09.98                                       10 million
                         
    0.04% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED
                           
(a) Number of MBLWAB warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of MBLWAB warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of MBLWAB warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                        5 million
                           
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank held a relevant interest in 1,501,456 
    fully paid ordinary shares in Macquarie Bank Limited, comprising
    0.94% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED
                           
(a) Number of MBLWAQ warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of MBLWAQ warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of MBLWAQ warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                        5 million

                           
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank held a relevant interest in 1,501,456 
    fully paid ordinary shares in Macquarie Bank Limited, comprising 
    0.94% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

NOVUS PETROLEUM LIMITED
                        
(a) Number of NVSWAB warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of NVSWAB warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of NVSWAB warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                       20 million
                     
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank held a relevant interest in 6,000 fully 
    paid ordinary shares in Novus Petroleum Limited, comprising 
    0.01% of the issued capital of that Listed Entity.

OROGEN MINERALS LIMITED
                        
(a) Number of OMLWAB warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of OMLWAB warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of OMLWAB warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                       20 million
                         
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank did not have the power to vote or the 
    power to dispose of any fully paid ordinary shares in Orogen
    Minerals Limited.

OIL SEARCH LIMITED
                              
(a) Number of OSHWAB warrants bought back during quarter        Nil
    Number of OSHWAB warrants exercised during quarter          Nil
    Number of OSHWAB warrants currently outstanding
    as at 30.09.98                                       20 million
                            
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank had the power to vote and the power to 
    dispose of 2,917,544 fully paid ordinary shares in Oil Search 
    Limited, comprising 0.62% of the issued capital of that Listed 
    Entity.

PACIFIC DUNLOP LIMITED
                        
(a) Number of PDPWAA warrants bought back during quarter         Nil
    Number of PDPWAA warrants exercised during quarter           Nil
    Number of PDPWAA warrants currently outstanding 
    as at 30.09.98                                        10 million  
                       
(b) As at 30.09.98 ANZ Bank had the power to vote and the power to 
    dispose of 741,867 fully paid ordinary shares in Pacific Dunlop
    Limited, comprising 0.07% of the issued capital of that Listed 
    Entity.
                        
[NOTE: Each of the above holdings in securities may not be held in
connection with ANZ Bank's capacity as a warrant issuer, and the
holder of some or all of the above securities may be an associate of
ANZ Bank, and not ANZ Bank itself.]



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