Issue of Options

Document date:  Fri 20 Jul 2001
Published:  Fri 20 Jul 2001 11:32:08
Document No:  178868
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
Classification:  Issued Capital - Other 

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP       2001-07-20  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne                                                     

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We advise the recent issue of the following options:

NUMBER             EXERCISE    EXPIRY
                   PRICE       DATE
3,883,852          $13.70      24/04/2008
  201,700          $13.70      06/05/2008
  499,000          $15.33      31/05/2008 
4,584,552

The total number of options on issue as at 18 July 2001 is
27,787,569.

P J Mathews
ACTING COMPANY SECRETARY