Auditor’s Independence Declaration  Directors’ Report Schedule 2  for the financial year ended 31 March 2014  As lead auditor for the audit of Macquarie Group Limited  for the year ended 31 March 2014, I declare that to the  best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:  This declaration is in respect of Macquarie Group Limited  and the entities it controlled during the period.  a) no contraventions of the auditor independence  requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)  in relation to the audit; and  b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional  conduct in relation to the audit.  DH Armstrong  Partner  PricewaterhouseCoopers  Liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional  Standards Legislation.  Sydney  2 May 2014  93 