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Asx — Shareholder Meeting (October 2007)

22 slides from Asx's shareholder meeting presentation, Oct 30, 2007

  1. Slide 1: ASX Limited 2007 Annual General Meeting

    For personal use only ASX Limited 2007 Annual General Meeting 30 October 2007 Sydney, Australia

  2. Slide 2: Address by the Chairman

    For personal use only Address by the Chairman Maurice Newman AC

  3. Slide 3: Address by the Managing Director and CEO

    For personal use only Address by the Managing Director and CEO Robert Elstone

  4. Slide 4: First Quarter FY08 Activity (1)

    First Quarter FY08 Activity (1) For personal use only FY08 Q1 FY07 Q1 Change Capital Formation Listings 73 50 46%↑ Capital Raisings $23.8bn $12.0bn 98%↑ Market Cap at $1.6trn $1.2trn 33%↑ Period End Corporate Actions Company 32,801 28,537 15%↑ Announcements Buybacks/DRPs 232 208 12%↑

  5. Slide 5: First Quarter FY08 Activity (2)

    First Quarter FY08 Activity (2) For personal use only FY08 Q1 FY07 Q1 Change Trade Execution Cash Markets* •Volumes 19.4m 9.9m 96%↑ •Value $431.7bn $269.1bn 60%↑ Derivatives •Futures/Options Volumes 25.1m 21.8m 15%↑ •Stock/Index Options 6.8m 5.2m 30%↑ •Warrants 210,156 142,460 48%↑ *Includes equitie

  6. Slide 6: First Quarter FY08 Activity (3)

    First Quarter FY08 Activity (3) For personal use only FY08 Q1 FY07 Q1 Change Risk Management* Margins $4.1bn $4.6bn 11%↓ Depository Holdings* Equity (CHESS) $1.5trn $1.0trn 50%↑ Fixed Income $882.4bn $679.6bn 30%↑ (Austraclear) *Balances held at period end

  7. Slide 7: First Quarter FY08 Activity (4)

    First Quarter FY08 Activity (4) For personal use only FY08 Q1 FY07 Q1 Systems Availabilities Cash Equities/Equity Derivatives 100% 100% Trading Futures/Options Trading 99.92% 99.96% Equity Derivatives Clearing 100% 100% Futures/Options Clearing 100% 100% Equity Depository 99.97% 100% Fixed Income De

  8. Slide 8: Address by the Managing Director and CEO

    For personal use only Address by the Managing Director and CEO Robert Elstone

  9. Slide 9: Agenda Item: ASX Financial Reports

    For personal use only Agenda Item 1 ASX Financial Reports To receive and consider the Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for ASX and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 2007.

  10. Slide 10: Agenda Item: SEGC Financial Report

    For personal use only Agenda Item 2 SEGC Financial Report To receive the financial statements and Auditor’s Report for the National Guarantee Fund for the year ended 30 June 2007.

  11. Slide 11: Agenda Item: Remuneration Report

    For personal use only Agenda Item 3 Remuneration Report That the Remuneration Report be adopted.

  12. Slide 12: Remuneration Report Proxy Summary

    Agenda Item 3 For personal use only Remuneration Report Proxy Summary Total Number Valid Proxy Votes 70,942,995 100% FOR 65,095,074 91.76% AGAINST 2,444,492 3.45% ABSTAIN 747,823 1.05% OPEN PROXIES 3,403,429 4.80%

  13. Slide 13: Agenda Item: Election of Director

    For personal use only Agenda Item 4 Election of Director That Shane Finemore is elected as a director of ASX.

  14. Slide 14: Election of Shane Finemore Proxy Summary

    Agenda Item 4 For personal use only Election of Shane Finemore Proxy Summary Total Number Valid Proxy Votes 71,107,122 100% FOR 67,174,608 94.47% AGAINST 478,561 0.67% ABSTAIN 583,696 0.82% OPEN PROXIES 3,453,953 4.86%

  15. Slide 15: Agenda Item: Election of Director

    For personal use only Agenda Item 5 Election of Director That David Gonski AC is elected as a director of ASX.

  16. Slide 16: Election of David Gonski Proxy Summary

    Agenda Item 5 For personal use only Election of David Gonski Proxy Summary Total Number Valid Proxy Votes 71,258,295 100% FOR 64,623,385 90.69% AGAINST 3,185,597 4.47% ABSTAIN 432,523 0.61% OPEN PROXIES 3,449,313 4.84%

  17. Slide 17: Increase cap on Directors' Remuneration

    For personal use only Agenda Item 6 Increase cap on Directors’ Remuneration That the total amount of fees that may be paid to ASX’s non-executive directors as a whole be increased by $500,000 from $2 million to a maximum of $2,500,000.

  18. Slide 18: Increase cap on Directors' Remuneration Proxy Summary

    Agenda Item 6 For personal use only Increase cap on Directors’ Remuneration Proxy Summary Total Number Valid Proxy Votes 69,058,101 100% FOR 64,950,985 94.05% AGAINST 2,584,915 3.74% ABSTAIN 483,994 0.70% OPEN PROXIES 1,522,201 2.20%

  19. Slide 19: Managing Director's revised participation in the ASX LTI Plan

    For personal use only Agenda Item 7 Managing Director’s revised participation in the ASX Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Plan That the grant of performance rights to acquire shares in ASX, and the issue or transfer of shares in ASX, to Mr Elstone under the ASX LTI Plan as described in the Notice of Meetin

  20. Slide 20: Managing Director's LTI Plan Participation Proxy Summary

    Agenda Item 7 For personal use only Managing Director’s revised participation in the ASX Long-Term Incentive Plan Proxy Summary Total Number Valid Proxy Votes 69,274,643 100% FOR 64,091,074 92.52% AGAINST 3,652,526 5.27% ABSTAIN 366,423 0.53% OPEN PROXIES 1,531,043 2.21%

  21. Slide 21: Questions

    For personal use only Questions

  22. Slide 22: ASX Australian Securities Exchange

    For personal use only ASX AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE

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