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Superannuation Members' Home Loans Securitisation Fund 2003-1 Bond issue prices and upsizes to A$700 million - 14 July 2003

Arranger and Lead manager, National Australia Bank Limited, has today priced the Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Floating Rate Bond issue for the Superannuation Members' Home Loans Securitisation Fund 2003-1 ("SMHL SF2003-1").

Due to strong domestic and offshore investor demand, the transaction has been increased to A$700 million from A$600 million.  On the Issue Date, Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited, as trustee of SMHL SF2003-1, will issue three classes of Bonds secured by a pool of prime residential mortgages:

Class  Issue Size (A$m) Preliminary Ratings
S&P/Moody's
Pricing Range Legal Maturity Expected Maturity Weighted Average Life
A-1   210.0 AAA/Aaa  3m BBSW + 25 Nov-29 Nov-04  0.64
A-2  477.4 AAA/Aaa  3m BBSW + 35 Nov-29  Aug-09  3.26
12.6 AA/Aa2  3m BBSW + N/A Nov-29  Aug-09  6.04

The excellent pricing result, with a Class A weighted average margin over time of 34.2 basis points, reflects the premium nature of the stock.

The SMHL SF2003-1 issue is the first A$ interest withholding tax exempt issue under the SMHL Programme and approximately 20% of investor participation came from offshore investors. All classes of Bonds were oversubscribed following the increase in the size of the issue to A$700 million.  

Settlement will occur on 17 July 2003.