Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CMWAY) 6-K Chairman’s Address2004 Annual General Meeting 5 November 2004

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
ACN 123 123 124

5 November 2004

The Manager
Company Announcements Platform
Australian Stock Exchange 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir

Re: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Annual General Meeting

I confirm at today’s Annual General Meeting, that resolutions 2(a), 2(b), 3, 4 and 5 were passed and resolution 6 was lost. All resolutions were decided on a by way of poll.

Attached are details of proxies lodged in connection with the meeting and the results of the polls.

Yours sincerely

J D Hatton
Company Secretary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Annual General Meeting – 5 November 2004

										Vote at
Agenda		Total Valid				Proxies		Proxies		Proxies		Votes on		Votes on Poll		Votes on Poll
Item	Decision	Proxies		Proxies For		Against		Abstaining		Discretion		Poll For		Against		Abstaining
2 (a)	Passed on Poll		446,527,601		400,630,747		3,861 ,764		798,809		42,035,090		444,190,121		3,958,043		798,809
2(b)	Passed on Poll		443,501,575		395,682,818		5,752,826		3,824,835		42,065,931		439,272,453		5,847,315		3,824,835
3	Passed on Poll		429,353,667		327,837,110		75,959,650		2,910,351		25,556,907		352,381,490		76,911,615		2,910,351
4	Passed on Poll		430,128,516		259,018,424		145,727,220		2,348,062		25,382,872		283,342,248		146,728,761		2,348,062
5	Passed on Poll		446,424,929		376,673,835		26,667,410		902,009		43,083,684		420,444,936		27,587,780		902,009
6	Lost on Poll		437,866,843		46,870,224		349,814,137		9,433,743		41,182,482		47,401,210		392,052,080		9,433,743