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CSL Limited

Issued Capital Ordinary Shares: 602,487,1761 as at 30 June 2009

Details of Incorporation

CSL’s activities were carried on within the Commonwealth Department of Health until the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission was formed as a statutory corporation under the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961 (Cth) [the CSL Act] on 2 November 1961. On 1 April 1991, the Corporation was converted to a public company limited by shares under the Corporations Law of the Australian Capital Territory and it was renamed Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Limited. These changes were brought into effect by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1990 (Cth). On 7 October 1991, the name of the Company was changed to CSL Limited. The Commonwealth divested all of its shares by public float on 3 June 1994.

The CSL Sale Act 1993 (Cth) amends the CSL Act to impose certain restrictions on the voting rights of persons having significant foreign shareholdings, and certain restrictions on the Company itself.

CSL ordinary shares have been traded on the Australian Stock Exchange since 30 May 1994. Melbourne is the Home Exchange.

Substantial Shareholders

As at 30 June 2009, there were no substantial shareholders of CSL.

Voting Rights

At a general meeting, subject to restrictions imposed on significant foreign shareholdings and some other minor exceptions, on a show of hands each shareholder present has one vote. On a poll, each shareholder present has one vote for each fully paid share held in person or by proxy.

In accordance with the CSL Act, CSL's Constitution provides that the votes attaching to significant foreign shareholdings are not to be counted when they pertain to the appointment, removal or replacement of more than one-third of the directors of CSL who hold office at any particular time. A significant foreign shareholding is one where a foreign person has a relevant interest in 5% or more of CSL’s voting shares.

Distribution of Shareholdings as at 30 June 2009
Range Holders Shares % Total Shares
1 - 1,000 64,764 27,045,276 4.49
1,001 - 5,000 31,487 75,069,347 12.46
5,001 - 10,000 5,654 39,093,024 6.49
10,001 - 100,000 2,621 48,634,148 8.07
100,001 and over 123 412,645,381 68.49
Total shareholders and shares on issue1 104,649 602,487,176 100.00
Number of shareholders with less than a
marketable parcel of 16 shares (based on
the share price of 30 June 2009)		 583 5,043  

1As at 30 June, the Company had entered into contracts to buy back an additional 3,247,748 ordinary shares, with settlement and amendment to the share register pending. The cancellation of these shares has been reflected in the reconciliation of outstanding ordinary shares in Note 20 to the financial report.