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Announcement Summary

Entity name

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

WBCPH - CAPITAL NOTES 5 DEFERRED SETTLEMENT

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Thursday March 15, 2018

Distribution Amount

AUD 0.99270000

Ex Date

Wednesday June 13, 2018

Record Date

Thursday June 14, 2018

Payment Date

Friday June 22, 2018

Additional Information

This announcement is in relation to the first Distribution Period for Westpac Capital Notes 5 (WCN 5), which were

issued by Westpac Banking Corporation on 13 March 2018 (Issue Date). The first Distribution Period is from (but

excluding) the Issue Date to (and including) Friday 22 June 2018. The number of days in the first Distribution Period

is 101 days and is longer than the normal Distribution Period.


The Distribution Rate was determined using the following formula:

(Bank Bill Rate + Margin) x (1 - Tax Rate)

as follows:

Bank Bill Rate is the 90 day Bank Bill Rate on 13 March 2018: 1.9250% pa

+ Margin: 3.2000% pa

= 5.1250% pa

x (1 - Tax Rate): 0.70

= Distribution Rate: 3.5875% pa

The cash amount of the Distribution on each WCN 5 was calculated as follows:

Distribution Rate: 3.5875% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Distribution Period: 101

/ 365

= cash amount of Distribution: AUD 0.9927, fully franked

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

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Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

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

Thursday March 15, 2018

1.6 ASX +Security Code

WBCPH

ASX +Security Description

CAPITAL NOTES 5 DEFERRED SETTLEMENT

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of one quarter

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending

ended/ending (date)

Friday June 22, 2018

2A.4 +Record Date

Thursday June 14, 2018

2A.5 Ex Date

Wednesday June 13, 2018

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday June 22, 2018

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2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution 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 dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

AUD - Australian Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount

per +security (in primary currency) for all

dividends/distributions notified in this form

AUD 0.99270000

Estimated or Actual?

Actual

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements

relating to the currency in which the

dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders

that it wishes to disclose to the market?

No

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this +security?

We do not have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this security

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component

information apart from franking?

No

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution

estimated at this time?

No

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated

amount per +security

AUD

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

AUD 0.99270000

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution

franked?

Yes

3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully

franked?

Yes

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary

dividend/distribution that is franked

100.0000 %

3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking

credit (%)

30.0000 %

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3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked

amount per +security

AUD 0.99270000

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is

unfranked

0.0000 %

3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked

amount per +security excluding conduit foreign

income amount

AUD 0.00000000

3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit

foreign income amount per security

AUD 0.00000000

Part 3D - Preference +security distribution rate details

3D.1 Start date of payment period

Wednesday March 14, 2018

3D.2 End date of payment period

Friday June 22, 2018

3D.3 Date dividend/distribution rate is set (optional)

Tuesday March 13, 2018

3D.4 Describe how the date that dividend/distribution rate is set is determined

The Distribution Rate for the first Distribution Period is determined on the Issue Date.

3D.5 Number of days in the dividend/distribution

period

101

3D.6 Dividend/distribution base rate (pa)

1.9250 %

3D.7 Comments on how dividend/distribution base rate is set

90 day Bank Bill Rate on the Issue Date for the first Distribution Period. For more information, refer to the WCN 5

Prospectus.

3D.8 Dividend/distribution margin

3.2000 %

3D.9 Comments on how dividend/distribution margin is set

Margin set at the time of issue of WCN 5 and will not change. For more information, refer to the WCN 5 Prospectus.

3D.10 Any other rate / multiplier used in calculating dividend/distribution rate

-1.5375 %

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3D.11 Comments on how other rate used in calculating dividend/distribution rate is set

Other rate = A - B

where

A = (Bank Bill Rate + Margin) x (1 - Tax Rate)

B = Bank Bill Rate + Margin

Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal) means the Australian corporate tax rate applicable to the franking account of

Westpac as at the relevant Distribution Payment Date (30%). For more information, refer to the WCN 5 Prospectus.

3D.12 Total dividend/distribution rate for the period (pa)

3.5875 %

3D.13 Comment on how total distribution rate is set

Distribution Rate = (Bank Bill Rate + Margin) x (1 - Tax Rate)

Part 5 - Further information

5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the meanings given in the WCN 5 Prospectus, which is available from

. www.westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes5

This Distribution payment is subject to Westpac's absolute discretion and the Distribution Payment Conditions being

satisfied in respect of the Distribution Payment Date. (NB: These are standard conditions in respect of each

quarterly Distribution paid on WCN 5 - refer to the WCN 5 Prospectus.)

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

This announcement is in relation to the first Distribution Period for Westpac Capital Notes 5 (WCN 5), which were

issued by Westpac Banking Corporation on 13 March 2018 (Issue Date). The first Distribution Period is from (but

excluding) the Issue Date to (and including) Friday 22 June 2018. The number of days in the first Distribution Period

is 101 days and is longer than the normal Distribution Period.


The Distribution Rate was determined using the following formula:

(Bank Bill Rate + Margin) x (1 - Tax Rate)

as follows:

Bank Bill Rate is the 90 day Bank Bill Rate on 13 March 2018: 1.9250% pa

+ Margin: 3.2000% pa

= 5.1250% pa

x (1 - Tax Rate): 0.70

= Distribution Rate: 3.5875% pa

The cash amount of the Distribution on each WCN 5 was calculated as follows:

Distribution Rate: 3.5875% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Distribution Period: 101

/ 365

= cash amount of Distribution: AUD 0.9927, fully franked

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