Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting
Market Announcements Office
ASX Limited
20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Westpac Place
Level 20, 275 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T.
+61 2 8219 8990
F.
+61 2 8253 1215
8 December 2017
Dear Sir / Madam
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) – Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting
In accordance with Listing Rule 3.13.2, the outcome of the polls conducted at Westpac’s Annual
General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, are as follows:
Item Resolution Outcome
2
Adoption of the Remuneration Report for the year ended
30 September 2017
Passed as ordinary resolution
3
Grant of equity to the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer
Passed as ordinary resolution
4(a)
To approve the terms and conditions of the First Buy-
back Scheme of Westpac Convertible Preference Shares
Passed as special resolution
4(b)
To approve the terms and conditions of the Second Buy-
back Scheme of Westpac Convertible Preference Shares
Passed as special resolution
5(a) Re-election of Lindsay Maxsted as a Director Passed as ordinary resolution
5(b) Re-election of Peter Hawkins as a Director Passed as ordinary resolution
5(c) Re-election of Alison Deans as a Director Passed as ordinary resolution
5(d) Election of Nerida Caesar as a Director Passed as ordinary resolution
In accordance with section 251AA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the total number of proxies
received and the total number of votes cast on each poll is attached.
Yours sincerely
Tim Hartin
Group Company Secretary
Westpac Banking Corporation
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Friday, 8 December, 2017
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
Resolution
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Discretionary
For
Against
Abstain **
As required by section 251AA(2) of the Corporations
Act 2001 (Commonwealth) the following statistics a
re provided in respect
of each resolution on the agenda.
Manner in which the securityholder directed the pro
xy vote
(as at proxy close):
Manner in which votes were cast in person or by proxy on a poll (where applicable)
Votes
Abstain
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
(ASX REPORT)
Direct vote
(as at proxy close):
For
Against
1,538,785,302
13,344,490
67,616,711
18,303,350
82,241,992
2
REMUNERATION REPORT
32,887,897
7,856,085
68,194,826
1,447,365,163
5.07%
94.93%
1,514,248,874
16,045,219
65,270,620
14,317,274
111,208,613
3
GRANT OF EQUITY TO MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
32,818,233
3,876,730
94,341,385
1,424,948,632
6.84%
93.16%
1,269,092,714
2,634,911
77,283,793
363,248,784
5,249,852
4A
BUY-BACK OF WESTPAC CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE SHARES FIRST BUY-BACK SCHEME
32,063,154
362,863,262
2,515,256
1,157,561,728
0.41%
99.59%
1,269,026,967
2,579,605
77,268,266
363,193,030
5,199,967
4B
BUY-BACK OF WESTPAC CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE SHARES SECOND BUY-BACK SCHEME
32,666,128
362,923,071
2,527,738
1,156,910,717
0.41%
99.59%
1,597,463,468
3,580,476
77,109,722
2,887,609
39,558,765
5A
TO RE-ELECT LINDSAY MAXSTED AS A DIRECTOR
33,672,405
2,862,142
35,718,721
1,484,323,668
2.42%
97.58%
1,624,351,525
2,984,689
77,714,505
2,890,873
12,660,262
5B
TO RE-
ELECT PETER HAWKINS AS
A DIRECTOR
33,798,458
2,857,008
9,465,291
1,510,447,690
0.77%
99.23%
1,631,996,196
2,813,112
77,979,749
2,581,111
5,335,544
5C
TO RE-ELECT ALISON DEANS AS A DIRECTOR
33,800,952
2,523,574
2,306,782
1,517,845,974
0.33%
99.67%
1,623,709,048
5,090,504
75,496,386
4,137,907
12,050,846
5D
TO ELECT NERIDA CAESAR AS A DIRECTOR
33,933,933
4,066,478
6,685,166
1,511,982,626
0.74%
99.26%
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This report was produced from the Link Market Servi
ces Meeting System
** - Note that votes relating to a person who absta
ins on an item are not counted in determining wheth
er or not the required majority of votes were cast
for or against that item
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