Sarah Bateson

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited is engaged in the provision of banking and other financial services. The Company's segments include Local connection, which includes all distribution channels, including branch and community banking, business banking, Delphi Bank, financial markets and network support; Partner connection, which includes all partner distribution channels, including mortgage brokers, mortgage managers, mortgage originators, alliance partners, home safe, leveraged, portfolio funding, financial planning, wealth management, responsible entity activities, other trustee services and custodial services, and Agribusiness, which includes the provision of banking services to agribusiness in rural and regional Australia. Rural bank and rural finance are included within the agribusiness segment. The partner connection segment is a combination of the third party and wealth cash generating units. Its Bendigo Bank has a network of approximately 400 branches and agencies.