Corporate Announcements

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2004 Media Releases

Toll Owens Joint Venture Signed and Sealed
The Port of Tauranga and Toll today signed their agreement for the formation of Toll Owens Ltd, the 50/50 Joint Venture company that will own and operate the businesses of The Owens Cargo Company and Toll Logistics (NZ) Ltd.

Pacific National Results
Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings today announced that their jointly owned rail investment, Pacific National, had recorded an after tax profit of $23.8 million for the 3 months to September 2004.

29 October 2004

Details from the Toll Holdings Ltd 2004 Annual General Meeting

Chairman and Managing Director's Address

Presentation of Annual General Meeting

24 September 2004

Details of the Toll Holdings Ltd Annual General Meeting

Shareholder Invitation - Annual General Meeting

Proxy Form

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Toll Holdings Ltd Annual Report 2004

23 September 2004

Western Stevedores - Toll expands Stevedoring Business in Western Australia

Toll Holdings, Australia's leading provider of integrated transport and logistics services, today announced it had reached agreement (subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions) for the acquisitionof the stevedoring and cargo services operations of the Western Stevedores Group.
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1 September 2004

Freight Australia

Toll Holdings Limited and Patrick Corporation Limited today announced that their jointly owned rail
investment, Pacific National, had completed the acquisition of Victoria’s rail freight operator and track
owner, Freight Australia.

26 August 2004

On 26th August 2004 Toll Holdings Limited presented the 2004 Financial Results. To view more information please select the links below:

2004 Results Presentation (PDF, 4.0MB)

Continuing Record Performance (Results Media Release)

Audited Financial Statements

Pacific National Media Release

16 August 2004

Victorian Government grants consent to Pacific National acquisition of Freight Australia

Toll Holdings Limited and Patrick Corporation Limited today announced that their jointly owned rail investment, Pacific National, has been advised by the Victorian Government that it has agreed to grant consent to the acquisition of Freight Australia by Pacific National. The consent is required under Freight Australia’s 45 year lease of the Victorian Freight Network.
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2 July 2004

Pacific National Acquisition of Freight Australia Cleared by ACCC

Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings today announced that their jointly owned rail investment Pacific National, had received clearance from the ACCC for the purchase of Freight Australia.
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1 July 2004

Toll NZ & Crown sign Agreements

After months of complex negotiations, Toll and the Crown last night reached agreement covering the terms for the sale of the National Rail network back to public ownership.
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19 June 2004

Pacific National

Patrick Corporation Limited and Toll Holdings Limited today announced that their jointly owned rail investment
Pacific National, had recorded a profit after tax.
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7 June 2004

Toll Thumbs Up For AUSLINK Strategy

Toll Holdings, Australia’s leading provider of integrated transport and logistics services, today was very pleased at the Australian Government’s release of the much anticipated White Paper and the detailing of the AusLink land transport strategy.
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21 April 2004

Record date: Toll Reset Preference Shares (RPS) Dividend

In accordance with the Terms of the Toll RPS, the Board of Directors this morning declared the initial RPS fully franked dividend payable on 11 May 2004 to all RPS holders registered at 7pm (Melbourne time) on Monday 3rd May 2004.
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30 March 2004

Pacific National - Freight Australia

Pacific National Limited, a company jointly owned by Toll Holdings Limited and Patrick Corporation, today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Rail America Inc to purchase the Victorian based rail operator Freight Australia. The transaction is subject to necessary regulatory approvals, including Victorian Government and ACCC clearanc
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26 February 2004

Pacific National Acquires Australian Transport Network Ltd

Directors of Tranz Rail Holdings Limited, today announced that the Group had disposed of its 27% interest in Australian Transport Network Limited (ATN), to Pacific National Limited. Pacific National, which is jointly owned by Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings has today, advised that it has acquired 100% of ATN (including Tranz Rails interest).
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24 February 2004

Toll Delivers Another Record Result

Toll Holdings, Australia’s leading provider of transportation and logistics services today announced a 51% increase in after tax earnings to a record $85.2 million for the six months to 31 December 2003. Toll Managing Director, Mr Paul Little, said “the result was excellent, in a period when much had been done to position the company for continuing strong earnings and cash flow growth into the future.

Media Release and Half Yearly Report
2004 Half Yearly Results Presentation

18 February 2004

Toll Wins Major Contract with Coles Myer

Toll Holdings, Australia’s leading provider of integrated transportation and logistics services, today announced it was awarded a major contract by Coles Myer for the interstate transport services. The contract includes the transportation of Coles Myer General Merchandise goods and some food products across all states, using Toll’s integrated road, rail and sea networks.
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17 February 2004

Court Order Funds Environmental Works

This notice was published in The Herald Sun and The Australian Financial Review on 20 February 2004, and the Northcote Leader on 23 February 2004.

15 January 2004

Toll Loan Facility

As previously announced to the market Tranz Rail has secured an additional funding facility of up to NZ $55m from the Toll Group for the purposes of repaying bank debt and providing working capital.

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