Commonwealth Bank of Australia Profit announcement for the half year ended 31 December 2012 Sydney, 17 January 2013: Commonwealth Bank of Australia will release its results for the half year ended 31 December 2012 on Wednesday, 13 February 2013.

A results briefing will be hosted by the Chief Executive Officer, Ian Narev and Chief Financial Officer, David Craig at 10.30am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on 13 February 2013. This briefing will be available via webcast on the Commonwealth Bank Shareholder Centre www.commbank.com.au/shareholder.

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