Elders Limited

Feb 10, 2012

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Elders Limited Company Summary

Elders Limited, formerly Futuris Corporation Limited, is Australia's rural and regional company. The Company's businesses consist of Elders Rural Services, Elders Financial Services, Forestry and Automotive. The Company provides farmers in Australia and New Zealand with an integrated service offering for farming that extends from the supply of financial services and farm inputs to the marketing and sale of farm outputs. Its product areas include sheep and cattle, wool, grain, merchandise, financial services and real estate. Elders Financial Services include Elders Rural Bank and Elders Insurance. Forestry includes ITC Forestry and ITC Timber. The Futuris Automotive Group includes a 100% of Futuris Automotive Interiors and a 35% owned share in Air International Thermal Systems. Futuris Automotive Interiors designs, engineers and manufactures automotive interior solutions. In December 2008, the Company completed divestment of Amcom Telecommunications.

COMPANY DATA

	Principal Sector	Industrial

	Principal Industry	Industrial

Key Developments: Elders Limited

	Elders (ASX:ELD) Negotiations for Woodchip Prices To Japan Concluded JULY 14, 2010 12:50 - Article Views: 2,327 Agribusiness Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) said negotiations for the calendar year 2010 benchmark price for Australian plantation grown Tasmanian bluegum woodchip for export to Japan have concluded with agreement that existing prices be maintained.

	iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) Appoints Dr. James Fox As Deputy Chairman MAY 31, 2010 10:52 - Article Views: 3,891 iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF), Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Fox as Deputy Chairman. This decision affirms the Board's commitment to the continual process of review and development of the Company's overall corporate governance position and the composition of the Board.

	Australian Market Report of November 26: Supported by Upbeat US Data NOV 26, 2009 13:15 - Article Views: 5,764 Overnight US stocks ended at a fresh 13-month high ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, helped by a series of upbeat economic data. A report showed initial claims for US jobless insurance benefits plunged to their lowest levels since September last year. US incomes rose 0.2 per cent and consumer spending jumped 0.7 per cent in October. New home sales rose 6.2 per cent unexpectedly.

	Australian Market Report of November 16: Encouraged by US Quarter Earnings NOV 16, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 5,825 On Friday, the US stocks were boosted by the encouraging earnings from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. A record number of U.S. companies beat earnings expectations in the third quarter. This week a new round of economic data including retail sales, inflation readings and housing starts will be the focus after most corporate results already reported.

	VIDEO: Australian Market Report of October 9: Upbeat US Job Data and Consumer Spending OCT 9, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 9,144 Overnight the US stocks closed higher on the positive Alcoa earnings and better-than-expected weekly jobless claims and consumer spending. Investors were also encouraged by the US retailers' first same-store sales gains in more than a year.

	Australian Market Report of September 7: Up on US Employment Data SEP 7, 2009 11:28 - Article Views: 8,921 Wall Street was higher on Friday as a government report showed that the pace of job losses slowed in August. But the US stocks were still in negative territory for the week with the worst performance since early July.

	Australian Market Report of September 1: Sell-off in China Dented Sentiment SEP 1, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 6,841 Overnight Wall Street fell following a massive sell-off in Chinese shares, which plunged 6.7 per cent on Monday. The Shanghai Composite index has lost more than 20% of its value in one month.

	Australian Market Report of August 31: Upbeat Earnings and Outlooks AUG 31, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 6,820 US stocks were lower Friday over consumer data. Commerce Department said that consumer spending rose mildly in July, while personal income was unchanged. The downbeat data of US consumer sentiment also weighed on the market.

	Australian Market Report of July 31: To Extend Solid Gains JULY 31, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 8,684 US stocks broadly surged on Thursday fueled by the better-than-expected earnings reports. The market's rally pushed the major indexes to their highest closes of the year.

	Australian Market Report of July 30: Weak Overseas Markets JULY 30, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 8,866 Wall Street ended modestly lower overnight after the Shanghai stock market slumped 5 per cent, a biggest single day decline of the year in China. The US stocks were also hit by the Commerce Department data that new orders for US manufactured durable goods fell 2.5 per cent in June.