In accordance with section 251AA of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in respect of each resolution on the agenda.

GENERAL MEETING

Item 1  "That the Company amend its Constitution by omitting Article 2"

Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote for the resolution	136,047,888
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote against the resolution	13,680,669
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain from voting on the resolution	572,965
Number of votes where the proxy was able to vote at the proxy’s discretion	11,782,664

The resolution was carried as a special resolution on a poll, the details of which are:

Number of votes cast for the resolution	147,816,282
Number of votes cast against the resolution	13,829,934
Number of votes which abstained from voting	572,965

Item 2  To amend the shareholding limit in AWB Limited's Constitution so as to retain it for three years

Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote for the resolution	129,110,356
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote against the resolution	19,341,103
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain from voting on the resolution	866,740
Number of votes where the proxy was able to vote at the proxy’s discretion	12,467,775

The resolution was carried as a special resolution on a poll, the details of which are:

Number of votes cast for the resolution	141,591,042
Number of votes cast against the resolution	19,463,187
Number of votes which abstained from voting	866,740

MEETING OF A CLASS SHAREHOLDERS

Item 1 "That the Company amend its Constitution by omitting Article 2"

Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote for the resolution	10,346
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to vote against the resolution	3,968
Number of votes where the proxy was directed to abstain from voting on the resolution	20
Number of votes where the proxy was able to vote at the proxy’s discretion	1,485

The meeting was adjourned until a date and time to be fixed, prior to the resolution being put.

Peter Patterson
Company Secretary
21 August 2008

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