Don R. Argus

Brambles is a provider of support services, operating in almost 50 countries across six continents. The group's major businesses are CHEP, Cleanaway, Recall and Brambles Industrial Services. Regional businesses include Interlake, TCR and Eurotainer. Brambles operates in a dual-listed companies structure, with Brambles Industries Limited listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and Brambles Industries plc listed on the London Stock Exchange. In total, the companies have some 100,000 private and institutional shareholders. Brambles Industries Limited and Brambles Industries plc operate as a single economic enterprise, with a single unified board and executive management team. Shareholders in Brambles Industries Limited hold approximately a 57 per cent economic interest in the combined group, and shareholders in Brambles Industries plc hold the remaining 43 per cent economic interest

Brambles is a provider of support services. Its businesses are CHEP, Cleanaway, Recall and Brambles Industrial Services. Regional businesses include Interlake, TCR and Eurotainer. Brambles' global headquarter in Sydney, Australia.

BHP Group Plc engages in the exploration, development, production, processing and marketing of minerals, and oil and gas. It operates through the following segments: Petroleum, Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. The Petroleum segment focuses on exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. The Copper segment includes mining of copper, silver, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, and gold. The Iron Ore segment focuses only on mining of iron ore. The Coal segment is the mining of metallurgical coal and thermal energy coal. The company was founded on June 29, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Southcorp Ltd. produces and markets wines. The firm's brands include Penfolds, Rosemount Estate, Lindemans, Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Seppelt, Coldstream Hills, Devil's Lair, Secret Stone, E&C , Leo Buring, Tollana, Rouge Homme, Talomas, the Little Penguin, Killawarra, Seaview and Herrick, Queen Adelaide. Its products are marketed in Australia, the UK, Europe and the US. The company is headquartered in Artarmon, Australia.

Australian Foundation Investment Co. Ltd. operates as a closed-end investment fund. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: Australia/New Zealand, Europe and Japan. It intends to provide shareholders with investment returns through access to a stream of fully franked dividends and growth in capital invested. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.