Result of Meeting

RNS Number:4447U
Pacific Dunlop Ld
12 April 2002
 

Pacific Dunlop Limited - Consolidation of Share Capital and Change of Name

This is to confirm that, at a general meeting of the Company held today, 
12 April 2002, the shareholders passed resolutions (amongst others) in the 
following terms:

Approval of Capital Restructure

    "That in accordance with the Company's constitution and with effect from the 
    date of this meeting, that the issued capital of the Company comprising 
    941,198,001 ordinary shares be consolidated on the basis that each 5 of the 
    existing shares in the issued capital of the Company be consolidated into 1 
    fully paid share, and if a member would upon such consolidation, hold shares 
    including a fraction of an ordinary share, the holding of that member be 
    rounded up to the next whole share."

Change of Company Name

    "That the name of the Company be changed, from 'Pacific Dunlop Limited' to 
    'Ansell Limited' effective from the date the Australian Securities and 
    Investments Commission alters the details of the Company's registration."

A copy of the notice of the meeting and accompanying explanatory notes was sent 
by fax to the Company Announcements Office on 7 March 2002.

The Company's shares will be quoted on the Australian Stock Exchange on a 
deferred settlement basis for the 10 business days immediately following today,
12 April 2002.

The Company will dispatch new holding statements to shareholders by no later 
than 29 April 2002.



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