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Notice of 2018 Annual General Meeting

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ANZ
NOTICE OF MEETING

2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TIME AND LOCATION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. . . . . 2

ANZ SHAREHOLDER CENTRE WEBSITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2018 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2018 ANNUAL REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

HOW BUSINESS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE MEETING . . . . . . 4

NOTICE OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5

EXPLANATORY NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8

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NOTICE OF MEETING

PERTH CONVENTION AND

EXHIBITION CENTRE

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is located in the heart of

Perth city, adjacent to the Swan River. There is quick and easy access

to and from the Centre by car, train, bus, taxi, ferry and on foot.

TRANSPORT OPTIONS

WALKING

Walking access into the Centre on Level 1 is via Mill Street or

Mounts Bay Road. Level 2 can be accessed via the Elizabeth Quay

Busport overpass.

DRIVING

Car park access is via Mill Street, Mounts Bay Road and the Riverside

Drive off ramp of the Mitchell Freeway. Access to the

Level 1 Plaza area is from Mill Street or Mounts Bay Road.

TA XI

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is a designated Cab Spot

location. A taxi phone is located at the Plaza Entry doors on Level 1.

The Cab Spot number is 1088. Alternatively, to book a taxi,

please contact:

Swan Taxis 13 13 30

Black and White Taxis 13 10 08

TIME AND LOCATION OF

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 10:00am (Perth Time)

Riverside Theatre, Level 2, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre,

21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth WA 6000

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BUSES

Elizabeth Quay Busport is located adjacent to Perth Convention

and Exhibition Centre. Many bus services depart and arrive at the

Elizabeth Quay Busport including the free CBD ‘Blue and Green

CAT’ service. Perth’s other major busport is the Wellington Street

Bus Station, located along Wellington Street next to the Perth

Central train station.

TRAINS

Elizabeth Quay train station is located at the doorstep of the

Centre and services the Mandurah and Joondalup Railway Line.

Other train stations within close proximity of the Centre include:

• Perth Underground station (Mandurah and Joondalup Railway

Line) located on the corner of William Street and Murray Street

Mall; and

• Perth Central station (Armadale-Thornlie Railway Line, Fremantle

Railway Line and Midland Railway Line) located along Wellington

Street (across from Forrest Place).

An underground walkway connects the Perth Central station to the

Perth Underground station.

FERRIES

A ferry service operates across the Swan River between Elizabeth

Quay Jetty (Perth) and Mends Street Jetty (South Perth). Elizabeth

Quay Jetty is only a short walk to the Centre. Services operate daily

from 7:50am to 7:20pm (extended times operate on weekdays and

during the summer months).

For all bus, train or ferry information, or to plan your journey, please

contact Transperth on 13 62 13 or visit its website. For hearing

impaired TTY please contact (08) 9428 1999.

ANZ SHAREHOLDER CENTRE WEBSITE

Shareholders are able to view information in the manner that best suits

them on our Website: shareholder.anz.com. Documents are available in

various formats.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT AND

2018 ANNUAL REVIEW

The Annual Report provides detailed financial data

and information on the Group’s performance as

required to comply with applicable regulatory

requirements. We also issue an Annual Review which is

a non-statutory document covering key performance

areas, financial information, remuneration details and

corporate responsibility.

These documents are available at anz.com/annualreport

or by calling the Share Registrar on 1800 11 33 99 (within

Australia) or (61 3) 9415 4010 (outside Australia) to

request a hard copy.

IMPORTANT DATES

All times are given in Perth Time

(Australian Western Standard Time)

unless otherwise specified

17 DECEMBER 2018

10:00am (Perth Time)

Latest time for receipt of

proxy appointments

18 DECEMBER 2018

2018 Final Dividend Payment Date

19 DECEMBER 2018

10:00am (Perth Time)

Annual General Meeting

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2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE OF MEETING

HOW BUSINESS WILL BE

CONDUCTED AT THE MEETING

The Annual General Meeting (the Meeting) is an important event

and we encourage shareholders to actively participate.

Important information about the conduct of the Meeting is

set out below.

DISCUSSION AND ASKING QUESTIONS

Discussion will take place on all items of business to be considered at

the Meeting – refer to “Business” and “Explanatory Notes” sections

for further information relating to the items of business.

Shareholders as a whole will have a reasonable opportunity to ask

questions at the Annual General Meeting (including an opportunity

to ask questions of the Auditor).

To ensure that as many shareholders as possible have the

opportunity to participate, shareholders are requested to observe

the following guidelines:

• please keep questions as brief as possible and relevant to the

matters being discussed;

• if a shareholder has more than one question, please ask all

questions at the one time; and

• shareholders should not ask questions at the Meeting that they

may have as an individual customer. These questions should be

taken up with the ANZ representatives after the Meeting.

Please join the Chairman, David Gonski, the Directors and senior executives

of ANZ for refreshments after the Annual General Meeting

Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting or who prefer to

register questions in advance are invited to do so.

A Questions from Shareholders Form has been included in the AGM

mailing and is also available on the website. We will attempt to address

as many of the more frequently asked questions as possible in the

Chairman’s and Chief Executive Officer’s presentations to the Meeting.

A shareholder information stand will be available in the area outside

the Meeting room. In addition Directors and senior executives will be

available after the Meeting.

WEBCAST AND PHOTOGRAPHY

We have arranged for the Annual General Meeting to be filmed and

broadcast via a webcast which can be viewed at anz.com/agm.

After the Meeting you can also watch an archived recording on the

ANZ website.

We have arranged for photographs to be taken at the Meeting. If you

attend the Meeting in person, you may be included in photographs

or the webcast recording.

For the safety and security of all those present at the Meeting,

cameras and recording devices are not permitted.

Prior to entry to the room, you will be asked to present any bags for

a security search.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2018

9:00am

Registration Opens

9:15am

Morning Tea

10:00am

• Annual General Meeting commences

• Welcome to Shareholders – Chairman

• Chief Executive Officer’s presentation

• Items of Business

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NOTICE OF 2018

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the 50th Annual General Meeting of Australia and New Zealand

Banking Group Limited (the Company) will be held at:

Riverside Theatre, Level 2, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre,

21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth WA 6000 on

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 at 10:00am (Perth time).

BUSINESS

1. ANNUAL REPORTS

To consider the Annual Report, Financial Report and the Reports

of the Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended

30 September 2018.

2. ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT

To adopt the Remuneration Report for the year ended

30 September 2018.

The vote on this resolution is advisory only.

3. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO

MR SHAYNE ELLIOTT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as

an ordinary resolution:

“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14, sections 200B and

200E of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and for all other purposes,

approval is given for the Company to grant to the Company’s

Chief Executive Officer, Mr Shayne Elliott, Performance Rights

under the ANZ Share Option Plan on the terms set out in, and to

provide Mr Elliott any or all of the benefits (including on cessation

of employment) described in, the Explanatory Notes to this

Notice of Meeting.”

4. ELECTION AND RE-ELECTION OF BOARD

ENDORSED CANDIDATES

(a) TO ELECT THE RT HON SIR JOHN P KEY, GNZM AC

Sir John Key, having been appointed by the Board after the date

of the 2017 Annual General Meeting, is retiring in accordance with

the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for

election as a Director.

(b) TO RE-ELECT MS PAULA DWYER

Ms Dwyer is retiring in accordance with the Company’s Constitution

and, being eligible, offers herself for re-election as a Director.

5. MODIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a

special resolution:

“That the Company amend its Constitution as set out in the

document tabled at the 2018 Annual General Meeting and signed

by the Chairman for the purposes of identification.”

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NOTICE OF MEETING

VOTING RESTRICTIONS

VOTING RESTRICTIONS FOR ITEM 2

(REMUNERATION REPORT)

Item 2 is a resolution connected directly with the remuneration of

members of the key management personnel (KMP) of the Company.

The Corporations Act restricts KMP and their closely related parties

from voting on such resolutions. Closely related party is defined in

the Corporations Act and includes a spouse, dependant and certain

other close family members, as well as any companies controlled by

a member of the KMP.

Any votes cast in any capacity (e.g. as a shareholder, proxy or

corporate representative) on the proposed resolution in item 2 by

or on behalf of:

• directors and the other members of the KMP details of whose

remuneration are included in the remuneration report; and

• closely related parties of those persons,

will be disregarded. In addition, any votes cast as a proxy on this item

by any other members of the KMP (and their closely related parties)

will also be disregarded.

However, the Company will not disregard the vote as a result of

these restrictions if it is cast:

• as proxy for a person entitled to vote in accordance with a

direction on the proxy form; or

• by the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy for a person entitled

to vote and the Chairman has received express authority to vote

undirected proxies as the Chairman sees fit.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies

(where the Chairman has been appropriately authorised) in favour

of item 2.

VOTING RESTRICTIONS FOR ITEM 3

(GRANT OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS)

Item 3 is also a resolution connected directly with the remuneration

of a member of the KMP (Mr Elliott).

In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, any votes cast in any

capacity (e.g. as a shareholder, proxy or corporate representative) in

favour of the proposed resolution in item 3 by Mr Elliott, or any other

Director who is eligible to participate in the ANZ Share Option Plan,

or any of their associates, will be disregarded. In any case, Mr Elliott

does not intend to cast any votes on the proposed resolution in item

3 (in any capacity) other than as proxy for a person (not being

himself or an associate), in accordance with the written directions

of the person on the relevant proxy appointment.

In addition, a vote cast as a proxy on item 3 by any other members

of the KMP and closely related parties of members of the KMP will

be disregarded.

However, the Company will not disregard the vote as a result of these

restrictions if it is cast:

• as proxy for a person entitled to vote in accordance with a

direction on the proxy form; or

• by the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy for a person entitled

to vote and the Chairman has received express authority to vote

undirected proxies as the Chairman sees fit.

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies (where

the Chairman has been appropriately authorised) in favour of item 3.

If you do not wish the Chairman of the Meeting to vote in favour of

items 2 and/or 3 as your proxy, it is important that you complete the

voting directions in respect of those items in Step 2 of the Proxy Form.

ASSOCIATES

The Voting Restrictions for item 3 apply to “associates” of

Mr Elliott. The applicable definitions of “associate” are set out in

the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules. Shareholders who are

“associates” subject to the Voting Restrictions and who intend to

attend and cast a vote at the Meeting in person, should inform a

representative of the Company’s Share Registrar, Computershare,

of that fact when they register at the Meeting.

QUESTIONS ON VOTING RESTRICTIONS

If shareholders (including nominees, custodians or fiduciaries)

have questions on the Voting Restrictions, they should

contact the Company’s Share Registrar, Computershare, on

1800 11 33 99 (within Australia), 0800 174 007 (within New Zealand),

0870 702 0000 (within the United Kingdom) or (61 3) 9415 4010

(outside Australia).

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ENTITLEMENT TO ATTEND AND VOTE

The Board has determined that, for the purposes of the Meeting

(including voting at the Meeting) shareholders are those persons who

are the registered holders of the Company’s shares at 7:00pm (AEDT),

being 4.00pm (Perth time) on Monday 17 December 2018.

Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares may vote on all items of

business, subject to the Voting Restrictions described previously.

UNDIRECTED PROXIES

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies

(where he has been appropriately authorised, having regard to the

Voting Restrictions described previously) in favour of each item

of business.

VOTING BY PROXY

A shareholder who is entitled to attend and cast a vote at the Meeting

may appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder. A person

can appoint an individual or a body corporate as a proxy. If a body

corporate is appointed as a proxy, it must ensure that it appoints

a corporate representative in accordance with section 250D of the

Corporations Act to exercise its powers as proxy at the Meeting.

A shareholder who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint up

to 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each

proxy is appointed to exercise.

The following addresses are specified for the purposes of receipt

of proxy appointments and any authorities under which proxy

appointments are signed (or certified copies of those authorities):

Australia

ANZ Share Registrar ANZ Share Registrar

GPO Box 242 Yarra Falls

Melbourne 452 Johnston Street

Victoria 3001 Abbotsford

Australia Victoria 3067 Australia

United Kingdom New Zealand

ANZ Share Registrar ANZ Share Registrar

The Pavilions Private Bag 92119

Bridgwater Road Auckland 1142

Bristol BS99 6ZZ New Zealand

United Kingdom

Proxy appointments and any authorities under which they are

signed (or certified copies of those authorities) may be sent by fax to

facsimile number 1800 783 447 (within Australia) or (61 3) 9473 2555

(outside Australia).

Shareholders may also submit their proxy instructions electronically to

the Company’s Share Registrar by visiting www.investorvote.com.au,

and Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) should visit

www.intermediaryonline.com.

To be effective, a proxy appointment and, if the proxy appointment

is signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the authority under which

the appointment is signed (or a certified copy of the authority)

must be received by the Company at least 48 hours before the

commencement of the Meeting.

For more information concerning the appointment of proxies and

the addresses to which Proxy Forms may be sent, please refer to

the Proxy Form.

VOTING BY ATTORNEY

A shareholder may appoint an attorney to vote on his/her behalf.

For an appointment to be effective for the Meeting, the instrument

effecting the appointment (or a certified copy of it) must be received

by the Company at its registered office or one of the addresses listed

previously for the receipt of proxy appointments at least 48 hours

before the commencement of the Meeting.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

A body corporate which is a shareholder, or which has been

appointed as a proxy, may appoint an individual to act as its

representative at the Meeting. The appointment must comply

with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations Act.

The representative should bring to the Meeting evidence of

his or her appointment, including any authority under which

it is signed, unless it has been given previously to the Company.

By Order of the Board

Simon Pordage

Company Secretary

Melbourne

12 November 2018

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2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE OF MEETING

EXPLANATORY NOTES

ITEM 1

ANNUAL REPORTS

A copy of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report, including the Financial

Report and the Reports of the Directors and of the Auditor for the

year ended 30 September 2018, can be found on the Company’s

website at anz.com/annualreport.

As a shareholder you may elect to receive by mail, free of charge, the

Company’s 2018 Annual Report (which includes detailed financial

statements and reports) or the 2018 Annual Review (a non-statutory

document covering key performance areas, financial information,

remuneration details and corporate responsibility). If you would like

a hard copy of either document, please contact the Company’s Share

Registrar, Computershare.

The Company mails a copy of the Annual Report or the Annual

Review as applicable (when they are released each year) only to

those shareholders who have made an election to receive them.

ITEM 2

ADOPTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT

As required by the Corporations Act, the Board presents the

Remuneration Report to shareholders for consideration and

adoption by a non-binding vote. The Remuneration Report contains:

• information about Board policy for determining the nature

and amount of remuneration of the Company’s Directors

and most senior executives;

• a description of the relationship between the remuneration

policy and the Company’s performance; and

• remuneration details for key management personnel

(including the Directors of the Company) for the period

ended 30 September 2018.

The Remuneration Report, which is part of the 2018 Annual Report,

can be found on the Company’s website at anz.com/annualreport

or can be obtained by contacting the Company’s Share Registrar,

Computershare.

Board Recommendation: The Board considers that the remuneration

policies adopted by the Company are appropriately structured

to provide rewards that are commensurate with the Company’s

performance and competitive with the external market. On this basis,

the Board recommends that shareholders eligible to do so vote in

favour of item 2.

ITEM 3

GRANT OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO

MR SHAYNE ELLIOTT

As part of Mr Elliott’s Variable Remuneration the Company is asking

shareholders to approve the proposed grant of Performance Rights

to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Shayne Elliott, under the ANZ

Share Option Plan on the terms and conditions set out below.

For the 2018 grant, Long Term Variable Remuneration (LTVR) will

be delivered as two tranches of Performance Rights with forward

looking performance hurdles where:

• 75% will be measured against the Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

of the Select Financial Services comparator group (Tranche 1); and

• 25% will be measured against Absolute Compound Annual Growth

Rate (CAGR) TSR (Tranche 2).

At a glance:

• Long Term Variable Remuneration (LTVR), in the form of

Performance Rights, with a current face value of A$2,800,000 at

full vesting (A$1,400,000 at threshold vesting);

• The CEO and his senior executive team all received significantly

reduced Variable Remuneration for 2018 as detailed in the 2018

Remuneration Report. The proposed LTVR for the CEO is 33%

below the CEO’s target LTVR award value. Performance is assessed

at the end of a three year performance period (with no retesting)

and the grant is also subject to a further one year restriction

period which means the LTVR is effectively deferred for 4 years

from grant;

• The Performance Rights will be granted in two tranches:

–for Tranche 1, the performance condition is based on ANZ’s TSR

performance compared against a set comparator group with nil

vesting below median, 50% vesting at median (i.e. threshold),

and increasing to 100% vesting at the 75th percentile of the

relevant comparator group;

–for Tranche 2, the performance condition is based on ANZ’s

Absolute CAGR TSR performance against targets as set by

the Board, with nil vesting below 10%, 50% vesting at 10%

(threshold), and increasing to 100% vesting at 15%.

In more detail:

A Performance Right is a right to acquire an ordinary fully paid

share in the Company at nil cost (i.e. nil exercise price), subject to

meeting the applicable performance conditions. To the extent

the performance conditions are met, the relevant number of

Performance Rights will vest on the third anniversary of grant

(Vesting Date). Upon vesting the Board will determine whether to

settle the Performance Rights with ANZ shares or by payment of a

cash equivalent amount. In either case, the shares/cash equivalent

amount will then be subject to a further one year Restriction

Period. The Restriction Period commences on the Vesting Date

and concludes on the fourth anniversary of grant.

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If the Board:

• determines to settle the Performance Rights by delivery of shares,

the relevant shares will be held in trust for Mr Elliott from the

Vesting Date until; or

• determines to settle the Performance Rights by payment of a cash

equivalent amount, the cash equivalent value of the relevant shares

will be paid at,

the end of the Restriction Period which will be on the fourth

anniversary of the date of grant of the Performance Rights (or a later

date determined by the Board if the Board exercises its “further

deferral” discretion to extend the Restriction Period).

Mr Elliott’s entitlement to the Performance Rights and to any shares/

cash equivalent payment will be subject to:

• the Board’s on-going discretion to reduce (including to zero) the

number of Performance Rights or, before the end of the Restriction

Period, the number of shares or amount of the cash equivalent

payment if the Board considers such a reduction to be necessary or

appropriate (see further below); and

• the rules concerning treatment on termination of employment or

on a change of control referred to below.

Mr Elliott will not be entitled to trade, transfer or otherwise deal in

(including by entering into any hedging arrangements in respect

of) any Performance Rights, or any entitlement to shares or cash

equivalent payment, prior to the end of the Restriction Period.

If the Board determines to settle the Performance Rights in shares

each Performance Right entitles Mr Elliott to one ANZ ordinary share

which will rank equally with shares in the same class, subject to

any adjustments in accordance with the Listing Rules. Mr Elliott is

not required to pay any amount on grant of the Performance Rights,

nor on vesting. The Performance Rights form part of Mr Elliott’s

“at risk” remuneration.

Performance Rights granted under the ANZ Share Option Plan do

not carry any dividend or voting rights. If the Board determines to

settle Performance Rights by delivery of shares, Mr Elliott will be

entitled to receive any dividends paid on the shares held for him

during the Restriction Period.

If approval is obtained, it is the intention of the Board that the

Performance Rights will be granted to Mr Elliott on 19 December

2018 (but, in any event, not more than 12 months after the date of

this Annual General Meeting).

Grant value and calculation of the number of

Performance Rights to be granted

Using a face value allocation methodology, the number of

Performance Rights proposed to be granted to Mr Elliott will be

determined by dividing the face value of the grant (i.e. A$2,800,000)

by the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of the Company’s

ordinary shares traded on the ASX in the five trading days up to and

including 22 November 2018, which is the start of the Performance

Period. The actual number of Performance Rights to be granted is

not known at this stage as it will depend on the VWAP at the start of

the Performance Period. Details of the actual number of Performance

Rights will be announced to the ASX and will also be advised to

shareholders at the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

The grant value will be split into two tranches of Performance Rights

(75% Tranche 1 and 25% Tranche 2).

If, for example, the VWAP was A$26.00, then 80,769 Performance

Rights would be allocated to Mr Elliott for Tranche 1 and 26,923

Performance Rights for Tranche 2, summing to a total allocation of

107,692 Performance Rights.

Performance conditions

Tranche 1

The Board has determined that the Performance Rights to be

granted to Mr Elliott (if approval is received) under Tranche 1 will

be subject to a TSR hurdle which ranks the TSR performance of the

Company with the TSR performance of the Select Financial Services

comparator group.

The Select Financial Services comparator group includes the

Bank of Queensland Limited, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited,

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited, DBS Bank Limited,

Macquarie Group Limited, National Australia Bank Limited,

Standard Chartered PLC, Suncorp Group Limited and Westpac

Banking Corporation.

Broadly, TSR is the growth in share price, plus the value of the

dividends and distributions on the relevant shares. The TSR is

measured over a three year performance period starting on 22

November 2018 and ending on 21 November 2021 (Performance

Period). The proportion of the Tranche 1 Performance Rights that

will become exercisable will depend on the Company’s TSR relative

to the TSR of the constituents in the Comparator Group at the end

of the Performance Period.

The level of performance required for each level of vesting, and

the percentage of Performance Rights that vest at each level of

performance, is set out in the table below. The Performance Rights

lapse if the applicable performance condition is not met. There

is no re-testing.

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NOTICE OF MEETING

IF THE TSR OF THE COMPANY

COMPARED TO THE TSR OF

THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE

COMPARATOR GROUP:

THE PERCENTAGE OF

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

WHICH WILL VEST IS:

Does not reach the 50th percentile0%

Reaches or exceeds the

50th percentile

50%, plus 2% for every one

percentile increase above

the 50th percentile

Reaches or exceeds the

75th percentile

100%

Tranche 2

The Board has determined that the Performance Rights to be granted

to Mr Elliott (if approval is received) under Tranche 2 will be subject

to an Absolute CAGR TSR hurdle with targets set by the Board.

The Absolute CAGR TSR is measured over the same three year

Performance Period that applies to Tranche 1. The proportion of

the Tranche 2 Performance Rights that will become exercisable will

depend upon the Company’s Absolute CAGR TSR at the end of the

Performance Period compared to the targets set by the Board.

The level of performance required for each level of vesting, and

the percentage of Performance Rights that vest at each level of

performance, is set out in the table below. The Performance Rights

lapse if the performance condition is not met. There is no re-testing.

The Board retains discretion to adjust the Absolute CAGR TSR hurdle

in exceptional circumstances to ensure that Mr Elliott is neither

advantaged nor disadvantaged by matters outside management’s

control that materially affect achievement of the Absolute CAGR TSR

performance condition.

IF THE ABSOLUTE COMPOUND

ANNUAL GROWTH RATE TSR

OF THE COMPANY:

THE PERCENTAGE OF

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

WHICH WILL VEST IS:

Does not reach 10%0%

Reaches 10%50%

Exceeds 10% but does

not reach 15%

Progressive pro rata vesting

between 50% and 100%

(on a straight line basis)

Reaches or exceeds 15%100%

Treatment on termination of employment

If:

• Mr Elliott resigns prior to the vesting date the Performance Rights

will lapse;

• Mr Elliott’s employment is terminated by the Company with notice,

except as set out below in relation to “good leaver” termination,

all unvested Performance Rights as at the full notice termination

date

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will lapse;

• Mr Elliott’s employment is terminated by the Company for

misconduct with notice, all unvested Performance Rights will

lapse on cessation of employment. If Mr Elliott’s employment

is terminated by the Company for serious misconduct without

notice, all Performance Rights will lapse (whether or not the

Performance Rights have vested), on cessation of employment; or

• Mr Elliott ceases employment in circumstances of death or total

and permanent disability, the performance conditions will be

waived and all unvested Performance Rights will vest on cessation.

In certain circumstances termination may be classified by the Board

as a “good leaver” termination. In such case, unless the Board

determines otherwise, the number of any unvested Performance

Rights held by Mr Elliott will be adjusted pro-rata for the period

from the date of grant to the full notice termination date (with the

remainder of the Performance Rights, representing the proportion of

the Performance Period from the full notice termination date to the

end of the Performance Period, lapsing on cessation of employment)

and, where and to the extent the Board determines the applicable

performance condition is met, the relevant number of Performance

Rights will vest. On vesting, the Board may determine to settle the

relevant Performance Rights with a cash equivalent payment, rather

than with shares.

In the event of resignation, termination on notice, retrenchment

or retirement or “good leaver” termination during the Restriction

Period, the shares/cash equivalent payment to which Mr Elliott is

entitled will remain subject to Restrictions and be released at the

end of Restriction Period. In the event Mr Elliott ceases employment

because of death or total and permanent disability, no Restriction

Period Restrictions will apply in relation to the shares/cash equivalent

payment. However, if Mr Elliott’s employment is terminated for

serious misconduct without notice, the shares/cash equivalent

payment to which Mr Elliott is entitled will be forfeited on cessation

of employment.

Treatment on change of control

The Conditions of Grant will set out the treatment of the

Performance Rights on a change of control prior to the Vesting Date.

Where a change of control occurs, which includes a person acquiring

a relevant interest in at least 50% of the Company’s ordinary shares

as a result of a takeover bid, or other similar event, the applicable

performance conditions applying to the Performance Rights will

be tested and the Performance Rights will vest based on the extent

the performance conditions are satisfied. No pro rata reduction in

vesting will occur, and vesting will only be determined by the extent

to which the relevant performance conditions are satisfied.

Any Performance Rights which vest based on satisfaction of the

performance conditions will vest at a time (being no later than

the final date on which the change of control event will occur)

1. Full notice termination date means the date of cessation of employment or, if

later, the date on which cessation of employment would have occurred but for any

payment made in lieu of notice.

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determined by the Board. The Board may waive the Restriction

Period Restrictions in relation to any shares/cash equivalent payment

to which Mr Elliott becomes entitled as a result.

Any Performance Rights which do not vest will lapse with effect from

the date of the change of control event occurring, unless the Board

determines otherwise.

Other information

ANZ provides the following additional information in relation to the

proposed grant of Performance Rights to Mr Elliott.

The Chief Executive Officer (Mr Elliott) is the only Director entitled

to participate in the ANZ Share Option Plan. No associate of any

Director is entitled to participate.

Mr Elliott was granted 143,294 Performance Rights on 19 December

2017 at no cost to him, as approved by shareholders at the 2017

Annual General Meeting.

There is no loan scheme in relation to the Performance Rights (or the

shares underlying them).

For the settlement of the Performance Rights on vesting, shares

may be issued or acquired on market, or the Board may determine

to settle the Performance Rights with a cash equivalent amount.

Details of any shares issued under the ANZ Share Option Plan will be

published in the Company’s annual report for the relevant period.

The Board retains an on-going discretion to reduce (including to

zero) the number of Performance Rights granted to Mr Elliott and,

before the end of the Restriction Period, the number of shares or

amount of the cash equivalent payment to which Mr Elliott becomes

entitled upon vesting of Performance Rights, if the Board considers

such a reduction to be necessary or appropriate. This discretion

may be exercised, for example, where the Board considers this

is necessary to protect the financial soundness of ANZ, to meet

unexpected or unknown regulatory requirements or if the Board

subsequently considers that the grant was not justified.

Under section 200B of the Corporations Act, a company may only

give a person a benefit in connection with their ceasing to hold a

managerial or executive office in the company or a related body

corporate if it is approved by shareholders under section 200E or

an exemption applies. Section 200B of the Corporations Act applies

to managerial or executive officers of the Company or any of its

subsidiaries, which includes Mr Elliott. The term “benefit” has a wide

operation and could include the early vesting of the Performance

Rights as contemplated above or otherwise under the ANZ Share

Option Plan.

Accordingly, shareholder approval is also sought for the purpose of

section 200E of the Corporations Act to allow vesting of Performance

Rights and settlement of them with shares or a cash equivalent

payment (and to waive the Restriction Period Restrictions) upon Mr

Elliott ceasing employment, as summarised under “Treatment on

termination of employment” above), including where to do so would

involve the giving of a “benefit” to Mr Elliott in connection with him

ceasing to hold a managerial or executive office. The approval is

sought in relation to the Performance Rights proposed to be granted

to Mr Elliott under item 3 in this Notice of Meeting.

The value of any benefit relating to the Performance Rights given in

connection with Mr Elliott ceasing to hold managerial or executive

office cannot presently be ascertained. However, matters, events

and circumstances that will, or are likely to, affect the calculation of

that value are:

• the number of Performance Rights held by Mr Elliott prior to

cessation of employment;

• the circumstances of or reasons for Mr Elliott’s cessation of

employment (see “Treatment on termination of employment”

above);

• the result of any pro rating on cessation of employment;

• whether performance hurdles are waived or (if not waived) met,

and the number of Performance Rights that vest (which could be

all of the Performance Rights held by Mr Elliott);

• whether the Performance Rights are settled in ANZ shares or by

payment of a cash equivalent amount;

• the market price of ANZ shares on ASX on the date shares are

provided to Mr Elliott upon vesting of the Performance Rights or,

if the Board decides to settle the Performance Rights by payment

of a cash equivalent amount, in the five trading days up to (and

including) the date of vesting; and

• whether or not the Restriction Period Restrictions apply to the

ANZ shares or payment of a cash equivalent amount to which

Mr Elliott becomes entitled upon vesting of Performance Rights.

The rules of the ANZ Share Option Plan address the impact of rights

issues and bonus issues on the Performance Rights.

A copy of the ANZ Share Option Plan rules is available on request

from the Company Secretary.

Board Recommendation: The Board considers that the proposed

granting of Performance Rights is appropriate and is in the best

interests of the Company and its shareholders, as the grant

strengthens the alignment of Mr Elliott’s interests with shareholders,

and the Performance Rights provide a strong link between the

reward for Mr Elliott’s performance and total shareholder returns

over the next four year period.

The Board also considers that obtaining shareholder approval

to allow Performance Rights to vest upon Mr Elliott ceasing

employment in accordance with the Conditions of Grant, as

described above, is appropriate and in the best interests of the

Company and its shareholders. It will provide the Company with

the ability to ensure its ongoing compliance with section 200B

of the Corporations Act and with the Conditions of Grant for the

Performance Rights.

Accordingly, the Board (excluding Mr Elliott because of his

interest) recommends that shareholders eligible to do so vote

in favour of item 3.

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NOTICE OF MEETING

ITEM 4

ELECTION AND RE-ELECTION OF BOARD

ENDORSED CANDIDATES

The Board endorsed candidates standing for election and

re-election as Directors, and their details follow. The Rt Hon Sir

John P Key having been appointed by the Board after the date of

the 2017 Annual General Meeting, is retiring in accordance with

the Company’s Constitution and offers himself for election.

Ms Paula Dwyer is retiring in accordance with the Company’s

Constitution and offers herself for re-election.

ITEM 4(A)

TO ELECT THE RT HON SIR JOHN P KEY

GNZM AC

Sir John Key

BCOM, DCOM (HONORIS CAUSA)

Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed in February 2018.

Sir John Key is a member of the Ethics, Environment, Social and

Governance Committee and Risk Committee.

Career

Sir John Key was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016,

having commenced his political career in 2002. Sir John Key had a

long career in international finance, primarily for Bankers Trust in

New Zealand and Merrill Lynch in Singapore, London and Sydney. He

was previously a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the

Federal Reserve Bank of New York (from 1999-2001).

Sir John Key was made a Knight Grand Companion of the New

Zealand Order of Merit in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours. In

2017 Sir John Key became a Companion of the Order of Australia for

advancing the Australia-New Zealand bilateral relationship.

Relevant Other Directorships

Chairman: ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (from 2018,

Director from 2017).

Director: Air New Zealand Limited (from 2017).

Relevant Former Directorships held in last three years, include

Former Chairman: The International Democratic Union (2014-2018).

Age: 57. Residence: Auckland, New Zealand

Board recommendation: The Board (excluding Sir John Key because

of his interest) endorses the election of Sir John Key as a Director.

ITEM 4(B)

TO RE-ELECT MS PAULA DWYER

Ms Paula Dwyer

BCOM, FCA, SF FIN, FAICD

Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed as a Director in

A p r i l 2012 .

Ms Dwyer is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member

of the Risk Committee and Human Resources Committee.

Career

Ms Dwyer has extensive experience in financial markets, corporate

finance, risk management and investments, having held senior

executive roles at Calibre Asset Management, Ord Minnett (now J P

Morgan) and at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Her career as a company director spans financial services,

investment, insurance, healthcare, gambling and entertainment, fast

moving consumer goods, property and construction and retailing

sectors. Ms Dwyer has a strong interest in education and medical

research, having served as a member of the Geelong Grammar

School Council and the Business and Economics Faculty at the

University of Melbourne and as Deputy Chairman of Baker IDI.

Relevant Other Directorships

Chairman: Tabcorp Holdings Limited (from 2011, Director from 2005),

Healthscope Limited (from 2014) and Kin Group Advisory Board

(from 2014).

Director: Lion Pty Ltd (from 2012).

Member: Kirin International Advisory Board (from 2012) and

Australian Government Takeovers Panel (from 2017).

Relevant Former Directorships held in last three years, include

ASIC External Advisory Panel (2012-2015).

Age: 58. Residence: Melbourne

Board recommendation: The Board (excluding Ms Dwyer because of

her interest) endorses the re-election of Ms Dwyer as a Director.

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ITEM 5

MODIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

Banking Act

Certain provisions of ANZ’s Constitution concerning the election

and appointment of, and the holding of office as, Directors refer

only to the Corporations Act. As a result of the enactment of the

Banking Executive Accountability Regime (the BEAR), the Banking

Act now includes provisions which, in effect:

• prohibit a person from being an “accountable person” of ANZ if

the person is not registered as such by APRA, or is disqualified

from being or acting as an accountable person; and

• provide for the imposition of penalties on ANZ if a person who is

so disqualified is or acts as an accountable person and ANZ allows

the person to be or act as an accountable person.

Under the Banking Act, each person who holds office as a Director

of ANZ is, in effect by virtue of that position, an accountable person

of ANZ.

In addition, under certain other provisions of the Banking Act, a

“disqualified person” may not be or act as a Director, and ANZ may

also commit an offence if a “disqualified person” acts as a Director

of ANZ.

Given that the Banking Act also regulates who may be a Director

of ANZ, it is proposed to amend ANZ’s Constitution so that persons

can only be Directors if permitted by applicable law (including the

Banking Act), rather than only the Corporations Act. In the case of a

person who is elected as a Director at a general meeting who is not

then permitted to be a Director (e.g., because they are not registered

under BEAR to be an accountable person), it is proposed that they

would commence to hold office only upon becoming, within 90

days after the date of their election (or such longer period as the

Board may allow having regard to any requirements of APRA or other

relevant regulator), permitted to be and act as a Director. Otherwise,

that person is treated as never having been elected.

The amendments proposed to be made are as follows:

(a) insert a new definition in rule 1.2 as follows:

“”Banking Act” means the Banking Act 1959 (Cth).”

(b) amend rules 3.2, 3.3 and 3.8(b) as shown below:

“3.2 Appointment by the Board

Subject to applicable law (including, without limitation, the

Banking Act and the Corporations Act), this document and to the

number of Directors for the time being fixed under rule 3.1 not

being exceeded, the Board may appoint a person to be a Director

at any time. Any Director so appointed automatically retires

at the next annual general meeting and, subject to rule 3.3, is

eligible for election by that general meeting.”

“3.3 Election by general meeting

(a) Subject to this document, applicable law (including, without

limitation, the Banking Act and the Corporations Act) and to the

number of Directors for the time being fixed under rule 3.1 not

being exceeded, the Company may elect Directors by ordinary

resolution.

(b) If a person is elected as a Director and the person is not

permitted under applicable law to be or act as a Director on the

date of their election, the person starts to hold office as a Director

only upon the person becoming, within 90 days after the date

of their election (or such longer period as the Board may allow

having regard to any requirements of the Australian Prudential

Regulation Authority or other relevant regulator), permitted

by applicable law to be and act as a Director. Otherwise, that

person is treated as never having been elected.

(c) Without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), a person who is

prohibited from being or acting as an “accountable person”, or

who is a disqualified from being a Director, under the Banking

Act is taken not to be permitted under applicable law to be or act

as a Director unless and until the person is permitted under the

Banking Act to be and act as an accountable person or ceases to

be so disqualified, as the case may be.”

“3.8 Cessation of Director’s appointment

The office of a Director automatically becomes vacant if the

person who holds the office: ...

(b) is not permitted by applicable law the Corporations Act (or an

order made under applicable law the Corporations Act) to be a

director Director or vacates office by force of applicable law

the Corporations Act; ...” .

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NOTICE OF MEETING

Hybrid General Meetings

It is also proposed to make amendments to the Constitution to

better facilitate participation by shareholders at general meetings.

DIRECT VOTING

Presently, under the Constitution, a shareholder may cast votes:

• in the usual way by attending the meeting in person or by proxy,

attorney or representative; or

• if the Board so determines, by casting a “Direct Vote”.

Direct Votes are not counted if a resolution is decided on a show of

hands, but if a poll is held on a resolution, they are so counted.

The Board may make regulations for the casting of Direct Votes,

including regulations for the time by which the Direct Votes must be

received in order to be effective, but that time must be no later than

the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting (or, in the

case of an adjournment, resumption of the meeting). Consequently,

Direct Votes cannot be cast during the meeting, for example, during

debate on the resolution or when the poll is being conducted.

To enable shareholders to cast Direct Votes during the meeting,

it is proposed to omit the above time restriction, and allow the

regulations made by the Board to provide for a Direct Vote to count if

the Direct Vote is received before the poll on the resolution is closed.

A number of other consequential amendments are also proposed.

Specifically, it is proposed to:

(a) amend rule 17.5(b)(ii) as shown below:

“(b) If the Board determines that votes may be cast by Direct Vote, the

Board may make such regulations as it considers appropriate for

the casting of Direct Votes, including regulations for:

(i) the form, method and manner of voting by Direct Vote; and

(ii) the time by which the votes of members to be cast by

Direct Vote must be received by the Company in order to be

effective (the “Prescribed Time”), which (without limiting the

foregoing) may be when the poll on the relevant resolution

closes or any earlier time (which must be no later than the

time appointed for the commencement of the meeting

or, in the case of an adjournment, the resumption of the

meeting).”;

(b) amend rule 17.6(b) as shown below:

“(b) Subject to rules 17.7 and 17.8, if a poll is held on a resolution,

votes cast by Direct Vote by a member entitled to vote on the

resolution are taken to have been cast on the poll as if the

member had cast the votes in the poll at the meeting, and the

votes of the member are to be counted accordingly. For the

avoidance of doubt, a Direct Vote will count as having been

cast on the poll only if notice of it is received by the Company in

accordance with regulations made under rule 17.5(b) before the

Prescribed Time.”;

(c) amend rule 17.7(a) as shown below:

“A Direct Vote received by the Company:

(a) may be withdrawn by the member by notice in writing

received by the Company in accordance with regulations

made under rule 17.5(b) before the time so prescribed by such

regulations for a Direct Vote to be withdrawn the time appointed

for the commencement of the meeting (or in the case of any

adjournment, the resumption of the meeting); and ...”;

(d) amend rule 17.8 as shown below:

“ 17. 8 Vote not affected by death, etc. of member

A Direct Vote received by the Company is valid even if, before

the meeting, the member:

(a) dies or becomes mentally incapacitated;

(b) becomes bankrupt or an insolvent under administration

or is wound up; or

(c) where the Direct Vote is cast on behalf of the member

by an attorney, revokes the appointment of the attorney or

the authority under which the appointment was made by

a third party,

unless the Company has received written notice of the matter

before the time prescribed by regulations made under rule

17.5(b) for this purpose or, if no time is so prescribed, the start

or resumption of the meeting at which the vote is cast.”

PARTICIPATION IN DEBATE

Additionally, it is proposed to include a new rule to facilitate

shareholders participating in the meeting by online means (e.g., to

ask questions and make comments) at the discretion of the chairman.

In particular it is proposed to insert a new paragraph (c) in rule

13.6 as follows (and to renumber existing paragraphs (c) and (d) as

paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively):

“(c) The chairman may invite a person who is not in attendance

at the meeting, and whether or not a member, to ask a question

or make a comment during the meeting by electronic or other

means approved by the chairman.”

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Written resolutions of the Directors

Presently, rule 12.8 of ANZ’s Constitution allows the Directors to pass

resolutions in writing if at least two-thirds of the Directors “sign” a

document setting out the proposed resolution. Rule 12.9(e) of the

Constitution provides that a telex, telegram or facsimile or a

message in electronic form containing the text of the document

expressed to have been signed by a Director that is sent to ANZ is a

document deemed to be signed by that Director at the time of its

receipt by ANZ.

For convenience, it is proposed to expand the scope of when such

a document is taken to be signed, in particular, to provide that

a Director is taken to sign a document setting out the proposed

resolution if the Director informs the chairman of the Board or

the company secretary by telephone that he or she approves the

resolution. Accordingly, it is proposed to insert new paragraphs (f)

and (g) as shown below (and to renumber existing paragraph (f) of

rule 12.9 as paragraph (h) and move the ‘and’ at the end of existing

paragraph (e) to the end of new paragraph (g)):

“12.9 Additional provisions concerning written resolutions

For the purpose of rule 12.8: ...

(f) if a Director informs the chairman of the Board or the

Secretary by telephonic or other electronic means that he or she

approves a proposed resolution which is set out in a document,

the document setting out the proposed resolution is deemed

to be signed by the Director at the time when the chairman or

Secretary is so informed by the Director;

(g) if the chairman of the Board or the Secretary records in

writing that he or she has been informed by a Director by

telephonic or other electronic means that he or she approves a

proposed resolution which is set out in a document, that record is

taken to be conclusive evidence that the Director so informed the

chairman of the Board or the Secretary that he or she approved

the proposed resolution set out in the document; and

(h) (f ) accidental failure to give notice of a document under rule

12.8, or non-receipt of such document by a Director, does not

result in the resolution being invalid.”

Availability of Constitution showing proposed amendments

A marked copy of the Company’s Constitution showing the proposed

changes is available at www.anz.com/annualgeneralmeeting

and copies are also available for inspection at the Company’s

registered office: ANZ Centre Melbourne, Level 9, 833 Collins Street,

Docklands, Victoria.

Board Recommendation: The Board recommends that shareholders

vote in favour of item 5.

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