Brambles Limited : Initial Director`s Interest Notice

Brambles Limited

ABN 89 118 896 021

Level 40 Gateway 1 Macquarie Place

Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

GPO Box 4173 Sydney NSW 2001

Tel [phone] Fax [phone] www.brambles.com

25 January 2012

The Manager - Listings

Australian Securities Exchange Limited

Exchange Centre

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Via electronic lodgement

Dear Sir/Madam,

APPENDIX 3X

Pursuant to Listing Rule 3.19A.3, attached is an Appendix 3X for Mr Doug Duncan, who was appointed as a Non-executive Director of Brambles Limited on 24 January

2012.

Yours faithfully

Brambles Limited Robert Gerrard

Company Secretary

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Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3X Initial Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity	BRAMBLES LIMITED
ABN	89 118 896 021

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	DOUGLAS GORDON DUNCAN
Date of appointment	24 JANUARY 2012

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

NIL.

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 3X
Initial Director's Interest Notice
Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to

the relevant interest.

Number & class of Securities

NIL.

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract	NIL.
Nature of interest
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)
No. and class of securities to which interest relates

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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