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The 20 largest shareholders of redeemable convertible preference shares in Santos as shown in the Company’s Register of Members at 28 February
2005 were:
Name Number of redeemable convertible preference shares %
J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited 751,678 12.53
Cogent Nominees Pty Limited (SMP Accounts) 282,631 4.71
National Nominees Limited 213,053 3.55
Westpac Custodian Nominees Limited 211,755 3.53
AMP Life Limited 208,780 3.48
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited 175,000 2.92
ANZ Nominees Limited 131,366 2.19
RBC Global Services Australia Nominees Pty Limited (JBENIP A/c) 122,117 2.04
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited104,180 1.74
Hastings Funds Management Limited (Hastings Yield Fund A/c) 70,000 1.17
Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Ltd 46,750 0.78
Questor Financial Services Limited (TPS RF A/c) 41,756 0.70
Cambooya Pty Limited41,000 0.68
ANZ Executors and Trustee Company Limited 34,470 0.57
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (CFSIL Cwlth Spec 5 A/c) 29,053 0.48
J B Were Capital Markets Limited 27,249 0.45
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (CMIL Cwlth Income Fund A/c) 27,000 0.45
Brencorp No 11 Pty Limited24,600 0.41
Australian Executor Trustees Limited 22,198 0.37
Argo Investments Limited 20,000 0.33
Total 2,584,636 43.08
Substantial Shareholders, as at 28 February 2005, as disclosed by notices received by the Company:
Name No. of voting shares held
Maple-Brown Abbott Limited 57,898,446
For Directors’ Shareholdings see Directors’ Statutory Report as set out on page 47 of this Annual Report.
Voting Rights
Every member present in person or by an attorney, a proxy or a representative shall on a show of hands, have one vote and upon a poll, one vote 
for every fully paid ordinary share held.  Pursuant to the Rules of the Santos Executive Share Plan, Plan 2 and Plan 0 shares do not carry any voting
rights except on a proposal to vary the rights attached to Plan shares.
Holders of redeemable convertible preference shares (“Preference Shares”) do not have voting rights at any general meeting of the Company except 
in the following circumstances:
(a) on a proposal:
(1) to reduce the share capital of the Company;
(2) that affects rights attached to the Preference Shares;
(3) to wind up the Company; or
(4) for the disposal of the whole of the property, business and undertaking of the Company;
(b) on a resolution to approve the terms of a buy-back agreement;
(c) during a period in which a dividend or part of a dividend on the Preference Shares is in arrears; or
(d) during the winding up of the Company.
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