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Update Summary

Entity name

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

WBC - ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

Wednesday June 5, 2019

Reason for the Update

Provide details of DRP price, DRP participation rate, and foreign currency payment details.

Additional Information

NIL

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

1.2 Registered Number Type

ABN

Registration Number

33007457141

1.3 ASX issuer code

WBC

1.4 The announcement is

Update/amendment to previous announcement

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

Provide details of DRP price, DRP participation rate, and foreign currency payment details.

1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update

Monday May 6, 2019

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1.5 Date of this announcement

Wednesday June 5, 2019

1.6 ASX +Security Code

WBC

ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

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

ended/ending (date)

Sunday March 31, 2019

2A.4 +Record Date

Friday May 17, 2019

2A.5 Ex Date

Thursday May 16, 2019

2A.6 Payment Date

Monday June 24, 2019

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 0.94000000

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?

Yes

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

dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment

Plan (DRP)

2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP

applicable to this dividend/distribution?

Yes

2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this

dividend/distribution

Full DRP

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component

information apart from franking?

Yes

Part 2B - Currency Information

2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes

such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD

to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).

Yes

2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements

Details of dividend payment options for Westpac Ordinary Fully Paid Shares are available on Westpac's Investor

Centre at .http://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/investor-centre/dividend-information/dividend-payment/

2B.2a Other currency/currencies in which the dividend/distribution will be paid:

GBP - Pound SterlingGBP 0.50854000

NZD - New Zealand DollarNZD 0.99076000

2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments

AUD / GBP 0.5410

AUD / NZD 1.0540

2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and

exchange rates not known, date for information

to be released

Wednesday June 5, 2019

Estimated or Actual?

Actual

2B.3 Can the securityholder choose to receive a currency different to the currency they would

receive under the default arrangements?

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

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3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

AUD 0.94000000

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 %

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked

amount per +security

AUD 0.94000000

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 3E - Other - distribution components / tax

3E.1 Please indicate where and when information about tax components can be obtained (you may

enter a url).

A New Zealand imputation credit of NZD 0.07 per Westpac Ordinary Fully Paid Share will attach to the dividend.

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP)

4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to

participate in the DRP?

Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of

election notices to share registry under DRP

Monday May 20, 2019 17:00:00

4A.3 DRP discount rate

1.5000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

Wednesday May 22, 2019

End Date

Tuesday June 4, 2019

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

The average of the daily volume weighted average market price per Westpac Ordinary Fully Paid Share sold on the

ASX and Chi-X during the 10 trading days commencing 22 May 2019, with a discount of 1.5 percent applied.

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4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount):

AUD 27.36000

4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

Monday June 24, 2019

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?

Yes

4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from

+issue date?

Yes

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

No

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

No

4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?

Yes

4A.11a Conditions for DRP participation

Participation in the DRP is restricted to shareholders who are resident in, and whose address on the register of

shareholders is in, Australia or New Zealand.

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/investor-centre/dividend-information/dividend-reinve

stment-plan/

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/investor-centre/dividend-information/dividend-reinvestment-plan/

Part 5 - Further information

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

Participation in the DRP for the 2019 Interim Dividend is expected to be approximately 35.77% of Westpac ordinary

shares on issue.

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

NIL

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