On 11 December 2018, The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) was appointed Depositary Bank of ANZ’s Level 1 American Depositary Receipts (ADR) program in the United States of America.

Information about ADRs is generally available from the BNY Mellon Depositary receipts website.

Information about ANZ ADRs, including ADR price performance and dividend payments, is available from BNY Mellon DR Directory website.

ANZ ADRs are traded in the United States over-the-counter market under the symbol ‘ANZGY’ with each ADR representing one ordinary share.

A cash distribution fee of up to US$0.01 per American Depository Share (ADS) will be assessed to ADR holders during each cash distribution event that occurs in connection with ANZ’s ADR program.

Trading particulars of ANZ’s ADRs:

DR symbol             ANZGY

CUSIP                     03736N104

DR exchange          OTC

Country                   Australia

Currency                 United States Dollars (ADRs and dividend distributions)

History

ANZ's ADRs were originally listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on 6 December 1994.

On 20 June 2007, ANZ announced its intention to withdraw this listing and to fully deregister from the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing reporting obligations. The ADR’s were delisted from the NYSE as of 12 July 2007, and moved to a Level 1 Sponsored Program pursuant to which it is possible for the ADR’s to be traded in the over-the-counter securities market on the OTC Link LLC electronic platform operated by OTC Markets Group Inc in the United States.

The SEC deregistration became effective in October 2007. Further details are set out in the following ANZ press releases:

On 3 January 2023, ANZ implemented a non-operating holding company (NOHC) structure, whereby ANZ Group Holdings Limited became the parent entity of the ANZ Group by way of an Australian scheme of arrangement (NOHC Restructure).

As a result of the NOHC Restructure, holders of ADRs representing ordinary shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZBGL) received one ADR representing one ordinary share of ANZ Group Holdings Limited for each ANZBGL ADR that they held.

In connection with the NOHC Restructure, the deposit agreement governing the ANZBGL ADRs was terminated. All references on this website to ANZ ADRs are to the ADRs representing ordinary shares of ANZ Group Holdings Limited, unless context otherwise requires.

Further information is available on ANZ's Non-Operating Holding Company Shareholder Centre web page.