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Announcement Summary

Entity name

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

Security on which the Interest Payment will be paid

WBCHA - SUB BOND 3-BBSW+2.75% 23-8-22 RED T-08-17

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Monday February 27, 2017

Interest Payment Amount

AUD 1.1046

Ex Date

Friday May 12, 2017

Record Date

Monday May 15, 2017

Payment Date

Tuesday May 23, 2017

Additional Information

The Interest Rate was determined using the following formula:

Bank Bill Rate + Margin

as follows:

Bank Bill Rate is the 90 day Bank Bill Rate on 23 February 2017: 1.7800%

+ Margin: 2.7500%

= Interest Rate: 4.5300% pa

The Interest on each Westpac Subordinated Note (WSN) was calculated as follows:

Interest Rate: 4.5300% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Interest Period: 89

/ 365

= Interest: AUD 1.1046, unfranked

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

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1.2 Registered Number Type

ABN

Registration Number

33007457141

1.3 ASX issuer code

WBC

1.4 The announcement is

New announcement

1.5 Date of this announcement

Monday February 27, 2017

1.6 ASX +Security Code for Interest Payment

WBCHA

ASX +Security Description

SUB BOND 3-BBSW+2.75% 23-8-22 RED T-08-17

Part 2A - Interest period dates and interest payment details

Interest Rate Calendar Type

Rule 7(2), 7 calendar day

2A.1 Payment date

Tuesday May 23, 2017

2A.2 +Record Date

Monday May 15, 2017

2A.3 Ex-Date

Friday May 12, 2017

2A.4 First day of payment period

Thursday February 23, 2017

2A.5 Last day of payment period

Monday May 22, 2017

2A.6 Number of days in the payment period

89

2A.7 Interest rate expressed as a per annum rate

4.530000 %

2A.8 Interest rate pro-rated for the number of

days in the payment period

1.104600 %

2A.9 Currency in which the interest payment is

made ("primary currency")

AUD - Australian Dollar

2A.10 Interest payment amount per +security

AUD 1.10460000

2A.10(i) Comment on how the interest payment amount per security is calculated

Refer to 4.3

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2A.11 Are any of the below approvals required for the interest payment before business day 0 of

the timetable?

Security holder approval

Court approval

Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

ACCC approval

FIRB approval

Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the

timetable for the interest payment.

No

2A.12 Is the interest payment franked?

No

2A.13 Is the interest payment payable in the form of +securities rather than cash?

No

2A.14 Does the entity have arrangements relating to currency in which the interest payment is

paid to security holders that it wishes to disclose to the market?

No

2A.15 Is there a principal amount payment component payable?

No

Part 3 - Floating rate +securities - details of interest rate applicable to the payment notified in

Part 2A

3.1 Date interest rate is set

Thursday February 23, 2017

3.2 Comments on how the date that interest rate is set is determined

First Business Day of the Interest Period

3.3 Interest base rate

1.7800 %

3.4 Comments on how interest base rate is set

90 day Bank Bill Rate on the first Business Day of the Interest Period. For more information, refer to the WSN

Information Memorandum.

3.5 Interest margin

2.7500 %

3.6 Comments on how interest margin is set

Margin set at the time of issue of WSN and will not change. For more information, refer to the WSN Information

Memorandum.

3.7 Any other rate/multiplier used in calculating interest rate

0.0000 %

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3.8 Comments on how other rate used in calculating interest rate is set

3.9 Total interest rate expressed as a per annum rate

4.5300 %

3.10 Comment on how the total interest rate expressed as a per annum rate is set

Interest Rate = Bank Bill Rate + Margin

Part 4 - Further information

4.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this payment

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the meanings given in the WSN Information Memorandum.

4.2 URL link to a copy of the prospectus/PDS or further information about the +security

www.westpac.com.au/westpacsubnotes

4.3 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

The Interest Rate was determined using the following formula:

Bank Bill Rate + Margin

as follows:

Bank Bill Rate is the 90 day Bank Bill Rate on 23 February 2017: 1.7800%

+ Margin: 2.7500%

= Interest Rate: 4.5300% pa

The Interest on each Westpac Subordinated Note (WSN) was calculated as follows:

Interest Rate: 4.5300% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Interest Period: 89

/ 365

= Interest: AUD 1.1046, unfranked

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