Commonwealth Bank announces change in Substantial Holding
2008-11-21 14:49:00+10:00
Commonwealth Bank [ASX:CBA] has announced that one of it's substantial holders has changed it holding in the company. Commonwealth Bank has issued similar announcements four times before, most recently about 0 minutes ago on Tuesday 11 November 2008. The announcement 'Substantial shareholding' was issued to the ASX on Friday 21 November 2008. [Notice Type: Substantial Holding Notice - Change]

Substantial shareholding
Friday 21 Nov 2008

Disclosure of ceasing to have substantial holding Section 25, Securities Markets Act 1988
To: NZX And: Goodman Property Trust Date this disclosure made: 21 November 2008 Date last disclosure made: 6 November 2008 Substantial security holder giving disclosure Name: Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Subsidiaries Contact person: Jerry Hannah Contact number: +61 2 9303 7927 Email: jhannah@colonialfirststate.com.au Date on which substantial security holder ceased to have substantial holding: 17 November 2008 Summary of previous substantial holding to which disclosure relates Class of listed voting securities: Ordinary shares Summary for Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Subsidiaries For last disclosure,— (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) total number held in class: 42,073,311 total in class: 841,046,813 total percentage held in class: 5.00% total number held in class: 41,965,211 total in class: 841,046,813 total percentage held in class: 4.99%

For current holding after ceasing to have substantial holding:

Details of transactions and events giving rise to person ceasing to have substantial holding Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure under the instructions to this form:
Date Registered Company 13/11/2008 NZ Central Securities Depository Ltd 13/11/2008 NZ Central Securities Depository Ltd Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited Total 11/11/2008 Sovereign Services Limited 11/11/2008 Sovereign Services Limited 11/11/2008 Sovereign Services Limited 11/11/2008 Sovereign Services Limited Sovereign Services Limited Total Grand Total Buy Sell Sell Sell Transaction Type Sell Sell Quantity -$45,000.00 -$63,100.00 -$108,100.00 $30,500.00 -$22,000.00 -$3,000.00 -$5,500.00 $0.00 -$108,100.00 Consideration -$45,108.00 -$63,251.44 -$108,359.44 $31,872.50 -$22,990.00 -$3,135.00 -$5,747.50 $0.00 -$108,359.44

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Additional information Nature of connection between substantial security holders: Address of substantial security holder(s): Commonwealth Bank Group, Level 7, 48 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a disclosure under the Act in relation to the securities to which this disclosure relates: Declaration I, John Damien Hatton (Company Secretary), declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure by all persons for whom it is made.

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