SP AusNet Opex Merger/Restructure Effects

1. SP AusNetOpexMerger/Restructure Effects

2. Merger Timeline

3. Opex Merger Effects 2003/04 to 2006/07

4. Opex Merger Effects – Maintenance Establishment of Network Services Group

5. Opex Merger Effects – Maintenance Merger benefits from NSG

6. Opex Merger Effects - Operations Merger of transmission and Distribution Operations

7. Opex Merger Effects – Asset Works Asset works profile driven by expenditure on individual projects Nonetheless cost savings flow into these works

8. Opex Merger Effects - Corporate Significant expenditure to achieve merger benefits in HR and IT

9. Opex Merger Effects - Corporate Merger of Transmission and Distribution drive considerable on-going savings in HR, Finance and Other corporate overheads

10. Opex Merger Effects – Management Co Management Co established in second half of 2005/06 year

11. Opex Merger Effects – Management Co Management Co costs are being stripped out of other areas

12. Opex Merger Effects 2003/04 to 2006/07

13. Opex Merger Effects – savings Large on-going savings in maintenance and operations and corporate overheads

14. Opex Merger Effects – bottom line Almost 2 Million dollars saved on an ongoing basis