Court Approves Scheme of Arrangement to Establish NOHC

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News Release
For Release: 19 December 2022


Federal Court of Australia Approves Scheme of
Arrangement to Establish Non-Operating Holding Company

ANZ announces that the Federal Court of Australia (Court) has today made orders
approving the scheme of arrangement (Scheme) to establish ANZ Group Holdings Limited
(ANZ NOHC) as the new listed parent company of the ANZ group and to separate ANZ’s
banking and certain non-banking businesses into two groups. The Court approval follows
approval of the Scheme by ANZ shareholders at the scheme meeting on 15 December 2022.

ANZ expects to lodge an office copy of the Court orders with the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission tomorrow, at which time the Scheme will become legally effective.
ANZ will also request that quotation of ANZ shares on the ASX and NZX be suspe nded from
close of trading tomorrow.

Subject to the Scheme becoming legally effective, eligible ANZ shareholders will receive one
ANZ NOHC share for eac h ANZ share they hold.

The remaining key dates of the Scheme are set out below.

Event Date
Effective date
ANZ expects to lodge the Court order approving the Scheme, at which
time the Scheme will become legally effective.
ANZ shares will be suspended from trading on the ASX and NZX from
close of trading.
ANZ regulatory capital securities quoted for trading on the ASX will be
suspended from trading on the ASX under their existing codes from
close of trading.
20 December 2022
ANZ NOHC listing
ANZ NOHC shares commence trading on the ASX on a deferred
settlement basis.
ANZ NOHC shares enter into a trading halt on the NZX.
ANZ regulatory capital securities quoted for trading on the ASX
commence trading under their new ASX codes on a deferred
settlement basis.
21 December 2022
Scheme record date
The date for determining eligibility to receive ANZ NOHC shares (or, in
the case of ineligible foreign shareholders, the cash proceeds of the
sale of the ANZ NOHC shares).
7.00pm, 22
December 2022

Event Date
Implementation date
Eligible ANZ shareholders receive ANZ NOHC shares.
3 January 2023
Commencement of normal trading
Commencement of normal trading of ANZ NOHC shares on the ASX
(ASX: ANZ) and NZX (NZX: ANZ).
Commencement of normal trading of ANZ regulatory capital securities
quoted for trading on the ASX under their new ASX codes.
4 January 2023


The above dates are indicative only and may change. ANZ will announce any change to the ASX.

Further information can be found on ANZ’s website www.anz.com/shareholder/centre/.

For media enquiries contact:

Lachlan McNaughton
Senior Manager Media Relations
Tel: +61 457 494 414


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