Results for six months ended December 31, 2008

17 February, 2009:

• Earnings per share before significant items of 20.1 cents per share, down 4.3%.
• Profit after tax and before significant items of $167.4 million, down 9.5%.
• Profit before interest and tax for the continuing businesses, down 2.9%.
• The translation benefit from the lower Australian dollar on profit after tax and before significant items was a positive $13.9 million.
• Interim dividend remains constant at 17 cents per share.
• Operating cash flow ($60.5) million.
• Significant items, primarily relating to planned restructuring, were a loss of $58.9 million.

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