Cleansing Notice

ASX Release


18 DECEMBER 2020

Underwritten Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has today issued 36,693,733 new fully paid ordinary
shares in Westpac (Shares) to Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited at an issue price of
$19.5940 per Share. The Shares were issued pursuant to Westpac's Dividend Reinvestment Plan
and underwriting arrangements in relation to the final dividend for the full year ended 30 September
2020, details of which were announced to ASX on 2 November 2020.

Westpac confirms that:
(a) the Shares were issued without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations
Act 2001 (Cth) (the Corporations Act);
(b) this notice is given by Westpac under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act;
(c) as at the date of this notice, Westpac has complied with:
(i) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to Westpac; and
(ii) section 674 of the Corporations Act; and
(d) as at the date of this notice, there is no 'excluded information' of the type referred to in
sections 708A(7) and 708A(8) of the Corporations Act.


This document has been authorised for release by Tim Hartin, General Manager & Company
Secretary.



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