text: Listed on Australian Stock Exchange at 28 February 2005 were 585,390,738 fully paid ordinary shares and 6,000,000 redeemable convertible 
  preference shares. Unlisted were 67,250 partly paid Plan 0 shares, 57,750 partly paid Plan 2 shares, 32,400 fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant 
  to the Santos Employee Share Purchase Plan (‘SESPP’) for General Employee Participation and 178,027 fully paid ordinary shares issued pursuant to 
  SESPP for Senior Executive Long Term Incentive. Also unlisted were 50,000 fully paid ordinary shares issued consequent upon exercise of 50,000 
  options granted pursuant to the Santos Executive Share Option Plan, an application for quotation of which has been lodged with the Australian Stock 
  Exchange. There were: 79,423 holders of all classes of issued ordinary shares (including 9 holders of Plan 0 shares; 8 holders of Plan 2 shares; and 76 
  holders of SESPP shares) compared with 84,977 a year earlier; 15,479 holders of redeemable convertible preference shares; and 22 holders of the 
  5,438,972 options granted pursuant to the Santos Executive Share Option Plan. 