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Announcement Summary

Entity name

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

WBCPG - CAP NOTE 3-BBSW+4.90% PERP NON-CUM RED T-12-21

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Wednesday October 2, 2019

Distribution Amount

AUD 1.01830000

Ex Date

Thursday December 19, 2019

Record Date

Friday December 20, 2019

Payment Date

Monday December 30, 2019

Additional Information

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 1 October 2019: 0.9350% pa

+ Margin: 4.9000% pa

= 5.8350% pa

x (1 - Tax Rate): 0.70

= Distribution Rate: 4.0845% pa

The cash amount of the Distribution on each Westpac Capital Note 4 (WCN 4) was calculated as follows:

Distribution Rate: 4.0845% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Distribution Period: 91

/ 365

= cash amount of Distribution: AUD 1.0183, fully franked

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

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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

Wednesday October 2, 2019

1.6 ASX +Security Code

WBCPG

ASX +Security Description

CAP NOTE 3-BBSW+4.90% PERP NON-CUM RED T-12-21

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)

Monday December 30, 2019

2A.4 +Record Date

Friday December 20, 2019

2A.5 Ex Date

Thursday December 19, 2019

2A.6 Payment Date

Monday December 30, 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

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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 1.01830000

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 1.01830000

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 1.01830000

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

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Part 3D - Preference +security distribution rate details

3D.1 Start date of payment period

Tuesday October 1, 2019

3D.2 End date of payment period

Monday December 30, 2019

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

Tuesday October 1, 2019

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

First Business Day of the Distribution Period

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

period

91

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

0.9350 %

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

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

the WCN 4 Prospectus

3D.8 Dividend/distribution margin

4.9000 %

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

Margin set at the time of issue of WCN 4 and will not change. For more information, refer to the WCN 4 Prospectus.

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

-1.7505 %

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 4 Prospectus.

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

4.0845 %

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

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

Part 5 - Further information

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

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the meanings given in the WCN 4 Prospectus, which is available from

. www.westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes4

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 4 - refer to the WCN 4 Prospectus.)

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

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 1 October 2019: 0.9350% pa

+ Margin: 4.9000% pa

= 5.8350% pa

x (1 - Tax Rate): 0.70

= Distribution Rate: 4.0845% pa

The cash amount of the Distribution on each Westpac Capital Note 4 (WCN 4) was calculated as follows:

Distribution Rate: 4.0845% pa

x Face Value: AUD 100

x days in Distribution Period: 91

/ 365

= cash amount of Distribution: AUD 1.0183, fully franked

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