Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited was registered in the state of Victoria, Australia on July 14, 1977 as a public company limited by shares, as detailed on page 124. ANZ is one of the four major banking groups headquartered in Australia. Our Australian operations began in 1835 and our New Zealand operations began in 1840. We are a public limited company incorporated in the state of Victoria, Australia, which is our main domicile, and have our principal executive office located at 100 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia. Our telephone number is (61) (3) 9273 5555. Based on publicly available information as at September 30, 2005, we ranked third among Australian banking groups in terms of total assets ($293 billion), shareholders’ equity ($19 billion) and market capitalization ($44 billion), which ranked us as the fifth largest company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Limited.