Press Release

Standard & Poor’s Announces March Quarterly Rebalance To The S&P/ASX Indices

Sydney, March 7, 2008—Standard & Poor’s Index Services, the leading provider of equity indices in , today announced that the following constituent additions and deletions will take place in the S&P/ASX indices from the close of trade March 20, 2008.

The March quarterly rebalance is the most comprehensive review of S&P/ASX indices, where each index portfolio from the S&P/ASX 20 through to the All Ordinaries index is reviewed in order to maintain a representative index suite. A full stock free-float review is also conducted at the March rebalance.

S&P/ASX index methodology, together with sensible index governance, has limited the scope of index constituent changes despite severe market conditions. “Despite major volatility within the Australian market, the smoothing of stock-price information inherent in our methodology has limited the number of constituent changes to the S&P/ASX 200 portfolio,” said Simon Karaban, associate director at Standard & Poor’s Index Services. “We have maintained the cost-effectiveness of passive investment portfolios by successfully limiting index portfolio turnover within a volatile environment.”

S&P/ASX 20 - No Change

S&P/ASX 50

ADDITIONS FMG LTD LEI LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED WOR WORLEYPARSONS LIMITED

REMOVALS AIO ASCIANO GROUP ALL ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED CNP CENTRO PROPERTIES GROUP

S&P/ASX 100 For personal use only use personal For ADDITIONS TSE TRANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED

REMOVALS SIP SIGMA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

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S&P/ASX 200

ADDITIONS AAX AUSENCO LIMITED EQN EQUINOX MINERALS LIMITED FLX FELIX RESOURCES LIMITED PTM PLATINUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REMOVALS BOL BOOM LOGISTICS LIMITED CIY CITY PACIFIC LIMITED CMR COMPASS RESOURCES NL SGN STW COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED

S&P/ASX 300

ADDITIONS ADY ADMIRALTY RESOURCES NL AGO LIMITED APZ ASPEN GROUP ASL AUSDRILL LIMITED AVO AVOCA RESOURCES LIMITED CUO COPPERCO LIMITED CVN CARNARVON PETROLEUM LIMITED DOM DOMINION LIMITED GDY GEODYNAMICS LIMITED GNC GRAINCORP LIMITED HFA HFA HOLDINGS LIMITED IMD IMDEX LIMITED KAR KAROON GAS AUSTRALIA LIMITED MAE MARION ENERGY LIMITED NDO NIDO PETROLEUM LIMITED NWH NRW HOLDINGS LIMITED OMH OM HOLDINGS LIMITED PTM PLATINUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED REF REVERSE CORP LIMITED SHG SUNSHINE GAS LIMITED SSM SERVICE STREAM LIMITED TGR TASSAL GROUP LIMITED

REMOVALS ARP ARB CORPORATION LIMITED AVG AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE LTD BVA BRAVURA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

CDR COMMANDER COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED For personal use only use personal For CUS CUSTOMERS LIMITED FUN FUNTASTIC LIMITED HWI HOUSEWARES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MPF MULTIPLEX ACUMEN PROPERTY FUND PGL PROGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED PSA PETSEC ENERGY LIMITED RNY RECKSON NEW YORK PROPERTY TRUST VCR VENTRACOR LIMITED

All Ordinaries

ADDITIONS ACK AUSTOCK GROUP LIMITED ACR ACRUX LIMITED ADY ADMIRALTY RESOURCES NL AGO ATLAS IRON LIMITED AGP ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC AIA AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED AIZ AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED AJL AJ LUCAS GROUP LIMITED ALD ALLIED GOLD LIMITED AND ANDEAN RESOURCES LIMITED ARH AUSTRALASIAN RESOURCES LIMITED ASZ ASG GROUP LIMITED ATM ANEKA TAMBANG (PERSERO) TBK (PT) AVM ANVIL MINING LIMITED AVX AVEXA LIMITED AXM APEX MINERALS NL BFG BELL FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED BTT BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED CEG CEC GROUP LIMITED CGX CGA MINING LIMITED CKT CHALLENGER KENEDIX JAPAN TRUST CMV CMA CORPORATION LIMITED COE COOPER ENERGY LIMITED COK COCKATOO COAL LIMITED CQT CONQUEST MINING LIMITED CRE CRESCENT GOLD LIMITED CRK CARRICK GOLD LIMITED CSV CSG LIMITED CVN CARNARVON PETROLEUM LIMITED CXG COOTE INDUSTRIAL LTD CZA COAL OF AFRICA LIMITED DKN DKN FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED ESG EASTERN STAR GAS LIMITED ESV ESERVGLOBAL LIMITED FBU FLETCHER BUILDING LIMITED FPA FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES HOLDINGS LIMITED FPH FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION LIMITED GNM GUJARAT NRE MINERALS LIMITED GWR GOLDEN WEST RESOURCES LIMITED HLG HEDLEY LEISURE AND GAMING PROPERTY FUND HRR HERON RESOURCES LIMITED IEF ING REAL ESTATE ENTERTAINMENT FUND For personal use only use personal For IMD IMDEX LIMITED INP INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM LIMITED JET JETSET TRAVELWORLD LTD KIL KFM DIVERSIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICS FUND MEO MEO AUSTRALIA LIMITED MML MEDUSA MINING LIMITED MOL MOLY MINES LIMITED MRM MERMAID MARINE AUSTRALIA LIMITED MSL THE MAC SERVICES GROUP LIMITED MUE MULTIPLEX EUROPEAN PROPERTY FUND NDO NIDO PETROLEUM LIMITED NFE NORTHERN IRON LIMITED NFK NORFOLK GROUP LIMITED NHF NIB HOLDINGS LIMITED NMS NEPTUNE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED NPX NUPLEX INDUSTRIES LIMITED NWH NRW HOLDINGS LIMITED NZO NEW ZEALAND OIL & GAS LIMITED OEX OILEX LTD OIF ORCHARD INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY FUND OMH OM HOLDINGS LIMITED PAG PRIMEAG AUSTRALIA LIMITED PRU PERSEUS MINING LIMITED PTM PLATINUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PTN PRIME RETIREMENT AND AGED CARE PROPERTY TRUST PWK PIPE NETWORKS LIMITED RMS RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED RPX RP DATA LTD SAV SAVCOR GROUP LIMITED SHG SUNSHINE GAS LIMITED SKC SKY CITY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED SKT SKY NETWORK TELEVISION LIMITED SWK SWICK MINING SERVICES LTD SXE SOUTHERN CROSS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTD TBG TUTT BRYANT GROUP LIMITED TFC TFS CORPORATION LIMITED TMR TAMAYA RESOURCES LIMITED TOE TORO ENERGY LIMITED TTY TERRITORY RESOURCES LIMITED TZL TZ LIMITED UOS UNITED OVERSEAS AUSTRALIA LIMITED VMG VDM GROUP LIMITED WDS WALTER DIVERSIFIED SERVICES LIMITED WEC WHITE ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED WHC WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED WHS WAREHOUSE GROUP LIMITED (THE) WIG WILSON HTM INVESTMENT GROUP LTD ZIM ZIMPLATS HOLDINGS LIMITED

REMOVALS AFI AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED AMU AMADEUS ENERGY LIMITED ARG ARGO INVESTMENTS LIMITED

For personal use only use personal For ATR ASTRON LIMITED AUI AUSTRALIAN UNITED INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED BDG BENDIGO MINING LIMITED BEI BABCOCK & BROWN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED BGD BOULDER STEEL LIMITED BKI BRICKWORKS INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED BLP BABCOCK & BROWN RESIDENTIAL LAND PARTNERS GROUP CAA CAPRAL ALUMINIUM LIMITED CCV CASH CONVERTERS INTERNATIONAL CDA CODAN LIMITED CDR COMMANDER COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED CHO CHOISEUL INVESTMENTS LIMITED CIL CENTREBET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED CIN CARLTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED CNB CANBERRA INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED CND CLARIUS GROUP LIMITED CPK CP1 LIMITED CUV CLINUVEL PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED CYG COVENTRY GROUP LIMITED DJW DJERRIWARRH INVESTMENTS LIMITED DUI DIVERSIFIED UNITED INVESTMENT LIMITED EMP EMPEROR MINES LIMITED ERG ERG LIMITED FUN FUNTASTIC LIMITED FXR FOX RESOURCES LIMITED FZN FONE ZONE GROUP LIMITED GAA GENEPHARM AUSTRALASIA LIMITED GOW GOWING BROS LIMITED GZL GAZAL CORPORATION LIMITED HIG HIGHLANDS PACIFIC LIMITED HTA HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED IFM INFOMEDIA LTD LFE LIFE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED MBP METABOLIC PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED MFI MARINER FINANCIAL LIMITED MIR MIRRABOOKA INVESTMENTS LIMITED MLT MILTON CORPORATION LIMITED MMN MACMIN SILVER LTD MPS MACARTHURCOOK PROPERTY SECURITIES FUND MPY MFS LIVING AND LEISURE GROUP MSB MESOBLAST LIMITED NFL NATURAL FUEL LIMITED NRT NOVOGEN LIMITED OFG OVER FIFTY GROUP LIMITED PFG PRIME FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED PGL PROGEN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED PMC PLATINUM CAPITAL LIMITED POH PHOSPHAGENICS LIMITED PSD PSIVIDA LIMITED PVE PO VALLEY ENERGY LIMITED RCT REEF CASINO TRUST SEN SENETAS CORPORATION LIMITED SGL GAS LTD

For personal use only use personal For SOT SP TELEMEDIA LIMITED SYN ST SYNERGY LIMITED TGG TEMPLETON GLOBAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED TPX TASMANIAN PERPETUAL TRUSTEES LIMITED VCR VENTRACOR LIMITED VIR VIRIDIS CLEAN ENERGY GROUP WHF WHITEFIELD LIMITED

S&P/ASX All Australian 50

ADDITIONS FMG FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD LEI LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED LGL LIHIR GOLD LIMITED WOR WORLEYPARSONS LIMITED

REMOVALS AIO ASCIANO GROUP ALL ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED BLD BORAL LIMITED CNP CENTRO PROPERTIES GROUP

S&P/ASX All Australian 200

ADDITIONS PTM PLATINUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REMOVALS REU RUBICON EUROPE TRUST GROUP

Company additions to and deletions from a Standard & Poor’s index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company. Information about the S&P/ASX index methodology is available at www.standardandpoors.com.

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For more information contact: Simon Karaban, Index Services Sharon Beach, Media Tel (61) 2 9255 9875 Tel (61) 3 9631 2152