Transaction in Own Shares
December 23 2003 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:5859T
National Australia Bank Ld
23 December 2003
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3C
Announcement of buy-back
(except minimum holding buy-back)
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made
public.
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001.
Name of entity ABN
National Australia Bank Limited 12 004 044 937
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Information about buy-back
1 Type of buy-back Selective share buy-back
2 +Class of shares which is the subject of Preference shares (unlisted -
the buy-back (eg, ordinary/preference) part of 'Trust Unit
Exchangeable for Preference
Shares')
3 Voting rights (eg, one for one) Voting rights in accordance
with ASX Listing Rule 6.3 (but
one for one in the event that
the National is in default of
payment of a dividend).
4 Fully paid/partly paid (and if partly Fully paid
paid, details of how much has been paid
and how much is outstanding)
5 Number of shares in the +class on issue 36, 008, 000
6 Whether shareholder approval is required Yes
for buy-back
7 Reason for buy-back Capital management
8 Any other information material to a Nil
shareholder's decision whether to accept
the offer (eg, details of any proposed
takeover bid)
On-market buy-back
9 Name of broker who will act on the company's behalf N/A
10 Deleted 30/9/2001. N/A
11 If the company intends to buy back a maximum number of shares - N/A
that number
Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage.
12 If the company intends to buy back shares within a period of time N/A
- that period of time; if the company intends that the buy-back be
of unlimited duration - that intention
13 If the company intends to buy back shares if conditions are met - N/A
those conditions
Employee share scheme buy-back
14 Number of shares proposed to be bought back N/A
15 Price to be offered for shares N/A
Selective buy-back
16 Name of person or description of The Bank of New York (as depository
class of person whose shares are for Cuzzano (Investments) Limited)
proposed to be bought back
17 Number of shares proposed to be 36, 008, 000
bought back
18 Price to be offered for shares US$12.50 per share
Equal access scheme
19 Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back N/A
20 Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers N/A
are accepted
21 Price to be offered for shares N/A
22 +Record date for participation in offer N/A
Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9.
Compliance statement
1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act 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.
Sign here: ........................... Date: .........................
(Director/Company secretary)
Print name: ..................... == == == == ==
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