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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

Monday December 2, 2019

Reason for the Update

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

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

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

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

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

Monday November 4, 2019

1.5 Date of this announcement

Monday December 2, 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

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)

Monday September 30, 2019

Ordinary

Update/amendment to previous announcement

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2A.4 +Record Date

Wednesday November 13, 2019

2A.5 Ex Date

Tuesday November 12, 2019

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday December 20, 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.

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

$ 0.80000000

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?

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

dividends/distributions on this +security?

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

this dividend/distribution?

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?

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

Yes

Yes

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

Yes

No

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

Details of dividend payment options for Westpac Ordinary Fully Paid Shares are available in 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:

CurrencyPayment currency equivalent amount per security

GBP - Pound Sterling$ 0.41960000

NZD - New Zealand Dollar$ 0.84640000

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

GBP - Pound Sterling 0.5245

NZD - New Zealand Dollar 1.0580

2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and exchange

rates not known, date for information to be released

Friday December 20, 2019

Estimated or Actual?

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

default arrangements?

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at

this time?

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount

per +security

$

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per

security

$ 0.80000000

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

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

$ 0.80000000

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

$ 0.00000000

YesYes

No

No

Actual

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3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign

income amount per security

$ 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?

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election

notices to share registry under DRP

Thursday November 14, 2019 17:00:00

4A.3 DRP discount rate

0.0000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date

Monday November 18, 2019

End Date

Friday November 29, 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 18 November 2019, with no discount.

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

$ 25.17000

4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

Friday December 20, 2019

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?4A.8a Do DRP +securities rank pari passu from +issue

date?

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

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

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

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.

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

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

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

https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/investor-centre/dividend-information/dividend-reinvestment-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 Final Dividend is expected to be approximately 9.77% of Westpac ordinary shares

on issue.

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

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