UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 25

 

NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR

REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

Commission File Number   0-18262

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; New York Stock Exchange

(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered)

 

100 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia (613) 9273-5555

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)

 

American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts),
each representing five ordinary shares;
Ordinary shares

(Description of class of securities)

 

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

 

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

 

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

 

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

 

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

 

o Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange.

 

x Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

 

 

June 29, 2007

 

By 

/s/ JOHN WILLIAM PRIESTLEY

 

Company Secretary

 

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