Exhibit 6

ASB BANK LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006
CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE IN BRIEF

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	NZ IFRS			NZ IFRS			NZ GAAP			NZ GAAP			NZ GAAP
For the year ended 30 June	2006			2005			2004			2003			2002
INCOME STATEMENT ($ MILLIONS)
Interest Income		3,210			2,682			2,099			1,899			1,501
Interest Expense		2,406			1,906			1,411			1,282			992
Net Interest Earnings		804			776			688			617			509
Other Income		344			268			249			234			215
Total Operating Income		1,148			1,044			937			851			724
Impairment Losses on Advances		19			16			21			25			18
Total Operating Income after Impairment Losses		1,129			1,028			916			826			706
Total Operating Expenses		495			470			446			407			371
Net Profit before Taxation		634			558			470			419			335
Taxation		194			179			153			141			110
Net Profit after Taxation		440			379			317			278			225
BALANCE SHEET ($ MILLIONS)
Total Assets		44,568			38,796			33,048			27,538			24,250
Advances (includes Money Market Advances and Advances to Customers before Collective Provision for Impairment)		39,034			34,978			28,789			22,297			19,032
Collective Provision		79			123			108			89			71
Specific Provisions		1			9			9			10			7
Total Liabilities		41,879			36,527			31,452			26,228			23,217
Deposits (includes Money Market Deposits, Deposits from Customers and Amounts Due to other Banks)		41,066			36,050			30,832			25,621			22,680
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY ($ MILLIONS)
Shareholder’s Equity at End of Year		2,689			2,269			1,596			1,310			1,033
Dividends: Ordinary		860			43			25			195			10
Perpetual Preference		30			16			10			6			—
PERFORMANCE
Return on Ordinary Shareholder’s Equity		21.3	%		23.3	%		24.5	%		25.4	%		24.3	%
Return on Total Average Assets		1.1	%		1.1	%		1.1	%		1.1	%		1.0	%
Net Interest Margin / Total Average Assets		1.9	%		2.2	%		2.3	%		2.4	%		2.3	%
Total Operating Expenses / Total Operating Income		43.1	%		45.0	%		47.7	%		47.9	%		51.3	%
Growth in Total Assets		14.9	%		17.4	%		20.0	%		13.6	%		21.1	%
PRUDENTIAL
Shareholder’s Equity as a percentage of Total Assets		6.0	%		5.8	%		4.8	%		4.8	%		4.3	%
Tier One Capital as a percentage of Total Risk Weighted Exposures		9.8	%		9.6	%		8.2	%		8.1	%		7.4	%
Total Capital as a percentage of Total Risk Weighted Exposures		10.6	%		10.2	%		10.2	%		10.3	%		9.8	%