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The Directors present their report together with the financial report of Santos Ltd (“the Company”) and the consolidated financial report of
the consolidated entity, being the Company and its controlled entities, for the financial year ended 31 December 2004, and the auditor
report thereon. Information in this Annual Report referred to by page number in this report or contained in a Note to the financial
statements referred to in this report is to be read as part of this report.
1. Directors, Directors’ Shareholdings and Directors’ Meetings
The names of Directors of the Company in office at the date of this report and details of the relevant interest of each of those Directors in shares in
the Company at that date are as set out below:
Surname Other Names Shareholdings in
Santos Ltd
Ordinary Franked
Shares Unsecured 
Equity 
Listed 
Securities
Barnett Peter Charles 12,394 -
Ellice-Flint John Charles
(Managing Director) 1,000,000* -
Gerlach Stephen
(Chairman) 42,305 -
Surname Other Names Shareholdings in
Santos Ltd
Ordinary Franked
Shares Unsecured 
Equity 
Listed 
Securities
Harding Richard Michael - -
McGregor Graeme William 10,000 1,200
O’Leary Michael Anthony 4,725 -
Sloan Judith 5,000 195
The above named Directors held office during and since the end of the
financial year except for Mr RM Harding, who was appointed a Director
on 1 March 2004.
Except where otherwise indicated, all shareholdings are of fully paid
ordinary shares.
*These shares are Restricted Shares issued on the terms described in
Note 18 to the financial statements.
No Director holds shares in any related body corporate, other than in
trust for the Company.
At the date of this report, Mr J C Ellice-Flint holds 3,000,000 options under the Santos Executive Share Option Plan and subject to the further terms
described in Note 18 to the financial statements.
Details of the qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of each Director are set out on page 41 of this Annual Report.
Directors’ Meetings
The number of Directors’ Meetings and meetings of committees of Directors held during the financial year and the number of meetings attended by
each Director are as follows:
Surname Other Names Directors’ Audit Environmental & Remuneration Finance Nomination
Meetings Committee Safety Committee** Committee Committee Committee
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of 
Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs Mtgs
Held* Attended Held* Attended Held* Attended Held* Attended Held* Attended Held* Attended
Barnett Peter Charles 12 12 - - 4465 - -11
Conroy*** Francis John 12 11 4 4 ---- 6611
Ellice-Flint John Charles 12 12 - - 4 4 ------
Gerlach Stephen 12 12 - - 44666511
Harding Richard Michael 11 11 1 1 --------
McGregor Graeme William 12 12 4 4 ---- 6 5--
O’Leary Michael Anthony 12 12 - - 4 4 ------
Sloan Judith 12 12 4 4 - - 6 6 ----
* Reflects the number of meetings held during the time the Director held office, or was a member of the Committee, during the ye ar.
** In addition to formal meetings, the Committee participated in a site visit to Moomba.
*** Retired as a Director of the Company on 14 December 2004.
As at the date of this report, the Company had an audit committee of the Board of Directors.
Particulars of the Company’s corporate governance practices appear on pages 29 to 40 of this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS’ STATUTORY REPORT
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