INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE OF MEETING FINAL DIVIDEND STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS Publications SHAREHOLDER ENQUIRIES DIRECTORS SECRETARY CHANGE OF SHAREHOLDER DETAILS SHAREHOLDERS’ CALENDAR Santos website INVESTOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES Annual Report 2004 QUARTERLY REPORTING CALENDAR 2005 First Quarter Activities Report  27 April 2005 2005 Second Quarter Activities Report  27 July 2005 2005 Third Quarter Activities Report  26 October 2005 2005 Fourth Quarter Activities Report  25 January 2006 2004 full year results announcement  23 February 2005 Ex-dividend date for 2004 full year dividend  28 February 2005 Record date for 2004 full year dividend  4 March 2005 Payment date for 2004 full year dividend  31 March 2005 Annual General Meeting  20 May 2005 Half year end  30 June 2005 2005 interim results announcement  16 August 2005 Full year end  31 December 2005 The Annual General Meeting of Santos Ltd will be held in the Auditorium at The Adelaide Town Hall Function Centre, 128 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia on Friday 20 May 2005 at 10.00 am. Other investor information available on the Santos website includes: The 2004 final ordinary dividend will be paid on 31 March 2005 to shareholders registered in the books of the Company at the close of business on 4 March 2005 in respect of fully paid shares held at record date. The Santos website provides shareholder forms to help shareholders manage their holdings, as well as a full history of Santos’ dividend payments and equity issues. Shareholders can also check their holdings and payment history in the secure View Shareholding section. Santos Ltd. Incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, on 18 March 1954. Quoted on the official list of the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ordinary shares code STO; FUELS code STOPB) and the NZX Ltd. Santos’ website also provides an online Conversion Calculator, which instantly computes equivalent values of the most common units of measurement in the oil and gas industry. Santos American Depository Receipts issued by Morgan Guaranty in the USA are sponsored and are quoted on the NASDAQ system in the USA (code STOSY). The Annual Report and the Sustainability Review are the major sources of printed information about Santos. Printed copies are available from the Share Registrar or Investor Relations. S Gerlach (Chairman), J C Ellice-Flint (Managing Director), P C Barnett,  K A Dean, R M Harding, G W McGregor, M A O’Leary, C J Recny, J Sloan. F J Conroy (retired 14 December 2004). Enquiries about shareholdings should be directed to: Share Registrar, Santos Ltd, GPO Box 2455, Adelaide, South Australia 5001. Telephone: 08 8218 5111. E-mail: share.register@santos.com Investor information, other than that relating to a shareholding, can be obtained from: Investor Relations, Santos Ltd, GPO Box 2455, Adelaide, South Australia 5001. Telephone: 08 8218 5111. E-mail: investor.relations@santos.com Electronic enquiries can also be submitted through the Contact Us section of the Santos website, www.santos.com. M G Roberts (retired 1 July 2004).  W J Glanville (appointed 23 February 2004).  Mr Glanville is responsible for corporate governance, secretariat and legal services. Prior to his appointment, he was Manager – Legal of Santos’ Legal Department and, prior to joining Santos, he practised law as a Barrister and Solicitor. Mr Glanville holds a Degree of Bachelor of Laws, a Degree of Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. Issuer Sponsored Shareholders wishing to update their details must notify the Share Registrar in writing. The relevant shareholder forms can be obtained from the Share Registrar or via the Investor Centre on the Santos website, www.santos.com.  Forms are available to advise the Company of changes relating to change of address, direct crediting of dividends, Tax File Number and Australian Business Number, Annual Report and Sustainability Review mailing preferences and Dividend Reinvestment Plan participation. A wide range of information for investors is available from Santos’ website, www.santos.com, including Annual Reports, Full Year and Interim Reports and Presentations, Press Releases, Quarterly Activities Reports and Weekly Drilling Summaries. Comprehensive archives of these materials dating back to 1997 are available on the Santos website. • an e-mail alert facility where shareholders and other interested parties can register to be notified, free of charge, of Santos’ Press Releases and Weekly Drilling Summaries via e-mail. • live and archived webcasts of investor briefings • open briefings with Corporate File – an ASX-endorsed online briefing service 92