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SANTOS LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2003
Aug 20, 2003
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Major Shareholding Notification
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BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS
| Τо. | Company Secretary |
|---|---|
| ъ. Santos Limited |
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| Fax: 08 8218 5274 | |
| Cc. | ASX Company Announcements |
| Fax: 1900 999 279 |
Total pages: 4 Incl.
FACSIMILE
Date: 21 August 2003
Subject: Notice of initial substantial holder
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited ABN 33 001 804 566
AFS Licence No. 225398
Level 1, 111 Harrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000
P.O. Box N43 Grosvenor Place, NSW 1220
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Form 603
Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B
Notice of initial substantial holder
To I Santos Limited ACN/ARSN 007 550 923
1. Details of substantial holder
| Name | Barclays Group ("Barclays") |
|---|---|
| ABN | 33 001 804 566 |
The holder became a substantial holder on 30/7/03.
2. Details of voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder an associate had a relevant interest on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:
| Class of securities | Number of securities | . Person's votes |
. Voting power |
|---|---|---|---|
| ____ Ordinarv |
--------------------------------------- 29,203,007 ---- ---- |
7.203.007 . _____ |
E O I R . . |
3. Details of relevant Interests
The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:
| Holder of relevant Interest | Nature of relevant interest | Class and number of |
|---|---|---|
| securities | ||
| Barclays | Fund Manager - see Annexure A | 29,203,007 ordinary |
4. Details of present registered holders
The persons registered as holder of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:
| Holder of relevant Interest | Registered holder of securities | Class and number of |
|---|---|---|
| securities | ||
| Barclays | JP Morgan & other custodians | 29,203,007 ordinary |
| - see Annexure A |
5. Consideration
The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:
| Holder of relevant | Date of acquisition | Consideration | Class and number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest . . |
Cash/Non-cash | securities | |
| Barclavs | Past 4 months | Avg price \$5.94 | 29.203.007 ordinary |
6. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
| --- Name |
Address |
|---|---|
| Barclays Global Investors | 1/111 Harrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Australla Limited |
Signature
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Christopher Robson Company Secretary Barclays Global Investors Australia
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Date
This is "Annexure A" of 1 page referred to in Form 603 Notice of initial substantial holder
Relevant interest in Santos Limited held by the Barclays Group ("Barclays").
The list of Barclays entities and their respective holdings are as follows:
| ASX CODE | STOCK NAME | HOLDING | -% | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STO | Santos Limited | 256,900 | 0.04 | Barclays Life Assu rance Co Ltd |
| STO | Santos Limited | 16,295,914 | 2.79 | Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd |
| \$TO | Santos Limited | 31,260 | 001 | Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd |
| STO | Santos Limited | 1,345,564 | 0.23 | Barclays Capital Securities Ltd |
| STO | Santos Limited | 208,120 | 0.04 | Barclays Global Fund Advisors |
| STO | Santos Limited | 6,775,744 | 116 | Barclays Global Investors, N.A. |
| STO | Santos Limited | 649.491 | 0.11 | Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking |
| STO | Santos Limited | 3,640,014 | 0.62 | Barclays Global Investors Ltd |
| 29,203,007 | 501 |
The JP Morgan Chase Bank Inc. and various other custodians (Custodians) hold shares in Santos Limited (STO) as custodian and for which Barclays is either:
- the responsible entity or trustee of pooled investment products such as registered $\bullet$ managed investment schemes (Funds); or
- . the investment manager of Portfolios held for a number of institutional Investors. The institutional investors are generally superannuation funds regulated under the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act 1993.
The holding of shares in STO was acquired as part of the wide portfolio of Australian shares and units acquired for the Funds and the Portfolios.
Barclays and the Custodians may hold relevant interests due to the capacity of these entities to dispose of the shares in STO.
Each Investor in a Fund owns an undivided interest in the Fund's assets, no cilent directly owns any asset of the Fund. The unitholding of each Fund varies from time to time as clients enter and withdraw from the Funds. The various institutional investors with portfolios delegate the management of the portfolios to Barclays.
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Christopher Robson Company Secretary Barclays Global Investors Australia