Standard & Poor’s To Promote Virgin Blue Holdings Limited to...

Standard & Poor’s To Promote Virgin Blue Holdings Limited to the
S&P/ASX 200
SYDNEY, Nov. 10, 2008 - Standard & Poor’s Index Services Australia today announced that it will
remove St.George Bank Ltd. (ASX: SGB) from all S&P/ASX indices, subject to shareholder and court
approval of a proposed scheme of arrangement under which the company will merge with Westpac
Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC). Assuming the scheme receives shareholder and court approval,
Standard & Poor’s Index Services will take this action after the close of business on Nov. 17, 2008.
St.George Bank Ltd. will be replaced by Origin Energy Ltd. (ASX: ORG) in the S&P/ASX 20, by
OneSteel Limited (ASX: OST) in the S&P/ASX 50, by Oil Search Ltd. (ASX: OSH) in the S&P/ASX
All Australian 50, and by Australian Worldwide Exploration Ltd. (ASX: AWE) in the S&P/ASX 100.
Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. (ASX: VBA) will be added to the S&P/ASX 200 and Karoon Gas Australia
Ltd. will be added to the S&P/ASX All Australian 200 as a result of the vacancy created by the
removal of St.George Bank Ltd. These changes will be made effective after the close of business on
Nov. 17, 2008.