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ASX Cleansing Notice Wholesale Subordinated Notes

Debt Issuance28 July 2019ANZFinancials

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522
News Release

For release: 26 July 2019

Issue of A$1,750,000,000 Floating Rate

Subordinated Notes

Notice under section 708A(12H)(e) of the

Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth)

Today Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ABN 11 005 357 522) (“Issuer”)

will issue A$1,750,000,000 subordinated notes due 26 July 2029 pursuant to its Australian

dollar debt issuance programme (the “Subordinated Notes”).

The Subordinated Notes convert into fully paid ordinary shares of the Issuer (“Ordinary

Shares”) where the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”) determines this to

be necessary on the grounds that the Issuer would otherwise become non-viable.

This notice is a cleansing notice prepared for the purposes of section 708A(12H)(e) of the

Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth) (“Corporations Act”) (as inserted by ASIC Corporations

(Regulatory Capital Securities) Instrument 2016/71) to enable Ordinary Shares or Approved

NOHC

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Ordinary Shares issued on conversion of the Subordinated Notes to be freely

tradeable without further disclosure and includes in the Schedule commercial particulars of

the Subordinated Notes, extracted from the Pricing Supplement for the Subordinated Notes

dated 25 July 2019.


A description of the rights and liabilities attaching to the Subordinated Notes is contained in

the “Conditions of the Securities” section of the Information Memorandum dated 15 October

2018 that was lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) on that day

(“Information Memorandum”). A description of the rights and liabilities attaching to

Ordinary Shares is set out in the Information Memorandum.

Words and expressions defined in the Information Memorandum have the same meanings in

the remainder of this cleansing notice unless the contrary intention appears.

The issue of Subordinated Notes by the Issuer will not have a material impact on the

Issuer’s financial position. If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs and the Issuer issues

Ordinary Shares, the impact of Conversion on the Issuer would be to increase the Issuer’s

shareholders’ equity. The number of Ordinary Shares issued on Conversion is limited to the

Maximum Conversion Number. The Maximum Conversion Number is 181.0282 Ordinary

Shares per Subordinated Note (with a Principal Amount of A$1,000), based on the Issue

Date VWAP

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of A$27.62.

As a disclosing entity, the Issuer is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations

under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules. Broadly, these obligations require the


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Non-operating holding company. Refer to the Information Memorandum for the meaning of “Approved NOHC

Ordinary Shares” in the context of the Subordinated Notes.


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Average of the daily volume weighted average sale prices of ANZ ordinary shares. Refer to the Information

Memorandum for the meaning of “Issue Date VWAP” in the context of the Subordinated Notes.

Issuer to prepare and lodge with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(“ASIC”) both yearly and half yearly financial statements and to report on its operations

during the relevant accounting period, and to obtain an audit or review report from its

auditor.

Copies of documents lodged with ASIC may be obtained from or inspected at an ASIC office.

The Issuer must ensure that the ASX is continuously notified of information about specific

events and matters as they arise for the purposes of ASX making the information available

to the Australian securities market. In this regard, the Issuer has an obligation under the

ASX Listing Rules (subject to certain exceptions) to notify the ASX immediately of any

information concerning it of which it becomes aware, which a reasonable person would

expect to have a material effect on the price or value of its quoted securities.

The Issuer will provide a copy of any of the following documents free of charge to any

person who requests a copy before the Subordinated Notes are issued:

 the Information Memorandum;

 any continuous disclosure notices given by the Issuer in the period after the lodgement

of the annual financial report of the Issuer for the year ended 30 September 2018 and

before the date of this notice;

 the Issuer’s consolidated financial report and dividend announcement for the half year

ended 31 March 2019;

 the Issuer’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 September 2018; and

 the Issuer’s constitution.


All written requests for copies of the above documents should be addressed to:

Investor Relations Department

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

ANZ Centre Melbourne

Level 10

833 Collins Street

Docklands Vic 3008


This notice is not a prospectus or other disclosure document in relation to the Subordinated

Notes, and does not constitute an offer or invitation for the Subordinated Notes or any

Ordinary Shares for issue or sale in Australia. Subordinated Notes are only available for sale

to persons in Australia in circumstances where disclosure is not required in accordance with

Part 6D.2 and the sale is not to a retail client for the purposes of Chapter 7 of the

Corporations Act.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR

INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of

1933, as amended (“US Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state of the United

States or any jurisdiction, and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States

or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under

the US Securities Act) unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the US

Securities Act is available and the offer and sale is in accordance with all applicable state

securities laws of any state of the United States. This notice is not an offer or invitation to

any U.S. persons.

SCHEDULE - Commercial particulars of the Subordinated Notes
This description is extracted from the Pricing Supplement.


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Issuer: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

2 (i) Series Number:

140

(ii) Tranche Number:

1


(if fungible with an existing Series, include details of

that Series, including the date on which the Securities

become fungible)


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Specified Currency:

Australian Dollars (“A$”)

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Aggregate Principal Amount: A$1,750,000,000


(i) Tranche: A$1,750,000,000


(ii) Series: A$1,750,000,000

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(i) Issue Price: 100.00 per cent. of the Aggregate Principal Amount


(ii) Net proceeds: A$1,750,000,000

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Specified Denomination(s) (and Principal Amount): A$1,000 in each case as it may be adjusted in

accordance with Condition 5A.4

The minimum aggregate consideration payable in respect

of an offer or invitation in Australia or any offer or

invitation received in Australia must be no less than

A$500,000 (or its equivalent in an alternate currency, in

each case, disregarding moneys lent by the offeror or its

associates) unless the offer or invitation otherwise does

not require disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 or

Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act. In every case, an offer

or invitation must not be to a retail client (as defined in

section 761G of the Corporations Act).

7 (i) Issue Date:

26 July 2019

(ii) Interest Commencement Date:

Issue Date

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Maturity Date:

Interest Payment Date falling on or nearest to 26 July

2029

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Interest Basis: 3 month BBSW + 2.00 per cent. per annum Floating Rate

(Further particulars specified below)

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Redemption/Payment Basis: Redemption at Par

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Change of Interest or Redemption/Payment Basis: Not Applicable

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Put/Call Options: Issuer Call Option

(Further particulars specified below)

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Status of the Securities: Subordinated Notes

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Listing: None

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Method of distribution: Non-syndicated

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

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Fixed Rate Security Provisions: Not Applicable

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Floating Rate Security Provisions: Applicable

(i) (a) Interest Period(s):

Not Applicable (For the avoidance of doubt, the definition

in Condition 1.1 applies)

(b) Interest Payment Dates:

26 July, October, January and April in each year

commencing on 26 October 2019 up to (and including)

the earlier of either the Optional Redemption Date or the

Maturity Date, in each case subject to adjustment in

accordance with the Business Day Convention


(c) Interest Period Date if not an Interest Payment

Date:

Not Applicable

(ii) Business Day Convention:

Modified Following Business Day Convention


(iii) Manner in which the Rate(s) of Interest is/are to be

determined:

Screen Rate Determination

(iv) Calculation Agent responsible for calculating the

Rate(s) of Interest and Interest Amount(s):

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

(v) Screen Rate Determination:

Applicable


- Reference Rate: BBSW



- Interest Determination Date(s):

The first day of each Interest Period


- Relevant Screen Page: BBSW Page


- Relevant Time: 10:30 am


- Relevant Financial Centre: Sydney


- Reference Banks: Not Applicable

(vi) Margin(s):

+ 2.00 per cent. per annum

(vii) Minimum Rate of Interest:

Not Applicable

(viii) Maximum Rate of Interest:

Not Applicable

(ix) Rate Multiplier

Not Applicable

(x) Day Count Fraction:

Actual/365 (fixed)

(xi) Fall back provisions, rounding provisions,

denominator and any other terms relating to the

method of calculating interest on Floating Rate

Securities, if different from those set out in the

Conditions:

Not Applicable

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Zero Coupon Security Provisions: Not Applicable

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Linear interpolation: Not Applicable

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Index-Linked Interest Security Provisions: Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

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Call Option: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the prior written

approval of APRA.

(i) Option Exercise Date(s) (if other than as set out in

the Conditions):

As set out in Condition 5.4

(ii) Optional Redemption Date(s):

26 July 2024 and every Interest Payment Date thereafter

up to (but excluding) the Maturity Date, in each case

subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business

Day Convention
The Optional Redemption Date must not be earlier than 5

years from the Issue Date.

(iii) Optional Redemption Amount(s) and method, if

any, of calculation of such amount(s):

Redemption at Par, as it may be adjusted in accordance

with Condition 5A.4

(iv) If redeemable in part:

Not Applicable

(a) Minimum Redemption Amount:

Not Applicable

(b) Maximum Redemption Amount:

Not Applicable

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Put Option: Not Applicable

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Final Redemption Amount: Par, as it may be adjusted in accordance with Condition

5A.4

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Early Redemption Amount:

Early Redemption Amount(s) payable on redemption

for taxation reasons, or a Regulatory Event (if

applicable, for Subordinated Notes only) or on Event of

Default and/or the method of calculating the same (if

required or if different from that set out in the

Conditions):

Par, as it may be adjusted in accordance with Condition

5A.4

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Redemption for Regulatory Event (Subordinated Notes

only):

Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the prior written

approval of APRA.

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Redemption for taxation reasons: Any early redemption will be subject to the prior written

approval of APRA.


Condition 5.2(i): Applicable (Note that Condition 5.2(i) applies

automatically).


Condition 5.2(ii) (Subordinated Notes only): Applicable


Condition 5.2(iii) (Subordinated Notes only): Applicable

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SUBORDINATED NOTES

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Subordinated Notes: Applicable

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Write-Off: Not Applicable

(Where “Not Applicable” is specified at this paragraph 28,

this is without prejudice to the application of Condition

5B.5 where “Applicable” is specified at paragraph 29)

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Conversion: Applicable


(i) CD:

(ii) VWAP Period:

1.00%

5 Business Days

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Alternative Conversion Number: Not Applicable

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SECURITIES

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Form of Securities: Registered

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Record Date: 7 days

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Additional Financial Centre(s) (for the purposes of the

“Business Day” definition) or other special provisions

relating to Interest Payment Dates:

Not Applicable

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Public Offer Test compliant: Yes

35 Details relating to Instalment Notes, including

Instalment Amount(s) and Instalment Date(s):

Not Applicable

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Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable

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Governing law: State of Victoria and Commonwealth of Australia

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Other terms or special conditions: Applicable

Conditions 4.2(ii)(z) and 4.2(ii)(cc) are amended in each

case by adding the words “in the case of the Medium

Term Notes only,” before the words “after readjustment

for any difference between any Margin, Rate Multiplier or

Maximum or Minimum Rate of Interest applicable to the

preceding Interest Accrual Period and to the relevant

Interest Accrual Period).”

In Condition 4.2(iv), immediately under paragraph (c),

add the following:

“In the case of Subordinated Notes only, any Successor

Reference Rate determined by the Calculation Agent in

accordance with paragraph (a) above, and any terms and

other relevant methodology for calculating such

Successor Reference Rate (including any adjustment

factor to the Successor Reference Rate) determined by

the Calculation Agent in accordance with paragraph (b)

above, will be subject to the prior written approval of

APRA having been obtained in each case.”

In Condition 4.2(v), after the words “make such

determination in its discretion”, insert the words “(subject,

in the case of Subordinated Notes only, to the

requirement for APRA’s prior written approval as

specified in Condition 4.2(iv) above)”.

In Condition 5.2, in the first paragraph, delete the words

“on or” before the words “after the Issue Date”.

In Condition 5B.1, at the beginning of the second

paragraph, replace the words “From the Trigger Event

Date,” with the words “On and from the Trigger Event

Date,”.

In Condition 5D.2(iv), replace the words “necessary and

appropriate” with the words “necessary or appropriate”.

DISTRIBUTION

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If syndicated, names of Lead Managers and the

Dealers:

Not Applicable

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If non-syndicated, name of Dealer: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

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Additional selling restrictions: Applicable

The selling restriction set out in the Information

Memorandum in the section “Subscription and Sale”

under “Singapore” is deleted and replaced with:

This Information Memorandum has not been registered

as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of

Singapore. Accordingly, this Information Memorandum

and any other document or material in connection with

the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase,

of the Securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor

may the Securities be offered or sold, or be made the

subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase,

whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore

other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in the

SFA) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant
person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA)

pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to

Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions

specified in Section 275, of the SFA, and (where

applicable) Regulation 3 of the Securities and Futures

(Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018 or (iii) otherwise

pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any

other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the Securities are subscribed or purchased under

Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor

(as defined in the SFA)) the sole business of which

is to hold investments and the entire share capital

of which is owned by one or more individuals, each

of whom is an accredited investor; or

(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited

investor) whose sole purpose is to hold

investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an

individual who is an accredited investor,

the securities or securities-based derivatives contracts

(each as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that

corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest

(howsoever described) in that trust shall not be

transferred within six months after that corporation or that

trust has acquired the Securities pursuant to an offer

made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

(1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person,

or to any person arising from an offer referred to in

Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;

(2) where no consideration is or will be given for the

transfer;

(3) where the transfer is by operation of law;

(4) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or

(5) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities

and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities

and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts)

Regulations 2018.

Any reference to the SFA is a reference to the Securities

and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore and a

reference to any term as defined in the SFA or any

provision in the SFA is a reference to that term as

modified or amended from time to time including by such

of its subsidiary legislation as may be applicable at the

relevant time.


OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

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ISIN:

AU3FN0049128

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Common Code:

203286619

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Any clearing system(s) other than Austraclear and the

relevant identification number(s):

The Securities will be lodged in the Australcear System.

Securities may also be held and transacted in the

Euroclear and Clearstream systems.

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