** NAB - Sell - Salomon absent from Buy Back today

Look at the NET MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS BELOW for Salomon Smith Barney, the brokers operating the Buyback for National Aust Bank. See the NET Buy Volume for the Month to Date. They are notmally NET Buyers since they are operting the BUYBACK. Look at today's figure's at 1.40 p.m. they are the Biggest NET SELLERS. Somthing is not right there. Could there be a hostile bid for Abbey National and they have actually suspended the Buyback in the interim beginning today? If so, then this is postentially negative for NAB.

Also look at the recent few days trading in the US. There has been switching out of Banks and Financials and into growth (Nasdaq) shares. If this trend continues, expect NAB and other Aust banks to also pullback.


Security: NAB TrdType: Total
Period: Today View: BUY & SELL
Value Quantity AvPrice Market
Total 40656175 1185559 3429.3 +/- 8
Normal 26236649 766312 3423.8 Bid 3440
Specials 0 0 0.0 Ask 3442
Last 3442
Broker TotValue NetValue NetVolume BuyQuan BuyPrice SellQuan SellPrice % Rank
Salomon 17054438 -5012590 -146344 174913 3442.2 321257 3434.5 21.0 1
Were 11657610 6752101 197076 268669 3426.1 71593 3426.0 14.3 2
UBS Warburg 8172603 1127086 32938 135879 3422.0 102941 3422.1 10.1 3
Merrill Lynch 8142501 -4506439 -131900 53141 3421.1 185041 3417.9 10.0 4
ABN AMRO 5266105 543962 16056 84959 3419.3 68903 3426.7 6.5 5
CSFB 4159369 -539593 -15865 52636 3438.5 68501 3429.8 5.1 6
Optiver 3655805 620887 18249 62513 3420.6 44264 3428.2 4.5 7

Security: NAB TrdType: Total
Period: This Month View: BUY & SELL
Value Quantity AvPrice Market
Total 2042371689 59549858 3429.7 +/- 8
Normal 1265719489 36912069 3429.0 Bid 3440
Specials 336326260 9781075 3438.5 Ask 3442
Last 3442
Broker TotValue NetValue NetVolume BuyQuan BuyPrice SellQuan SellPrice % Rank
Salomon 572531904 126383104 3685747 10197062 3427.0 6511315 3426.0 14.0 1
Merrill Lynch 416846672 -62932720 -1839615 5164386 3426.5 7004001 3425.0 10.2 2
UBS Warburg 393257616 78684752 2296519 6889004 3425.3 4592485 3424.9 9.6 3
Were 324697280 -21674176 -636870 4413559 3432.9 5050429 3429.1 7.9 4
ABN AMRO 299950768 27723888 826206 4795040 3416.8 3968834 3429.6 7.3 5
JPMorgan 251760280 9031496 270060 3812382 3420.3 3542322 3426.1 6.2 6
Commonwealth 233911424 -9152480 -266524 3237055 3471.7 3503579 3468.8 5.7 7
Morgan Stanley 225675144 -1604792 -52508 3272874 3423.1 3325382 3417.4 5.5 8
Macquarie Insto 179653568 -17900336 -521080 2348314 3444.0 2869394 3442.4 4.4 9
CSFB 175916960 -12274464 -358244 2376318 3443.2 2734562 3441.0 4.3 10
Deutsche 173705064 18498952 534552 2808628 3421.7 2274076 3412.5 4.3 11