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Release

13 MAY 2021

Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac”) – issue of EUR1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate

Subordinated Instruments due 13 May 2031 (the “Subordinated Instruments”)

Cleansing notice under section 708A(12H)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(“Act”) as inserted by ASIC Corporations (Regulatory Capital Securities) Instrument

2016/71 (“Instrument”)

1. Westpac will issue the Subordinated Instruments on 13 May 2021. Offers of t

he

S

ubordinated Instruments do not require disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of

the Act.

2. The terms and conditions of the Subordinated Instruments (“Conditions”) are set out

on pages 60 to 150 of the Information Memorandum relating to Westpac’s

Programme for the Issuance of Debt Instruments dated 11 November 202

0

(“I

nformation Memorandum”), as supplemented by the Pricing Supplement dat

ed

11

May 2021, the form of which is attached to this notice as Annexure A (“Pricing

Supplement”). The Information Memorandum was released to the Australia

n

S

ecurities Exchange (“ASX”) on 12 November 2020 and may be viewed at

www.asx.com.au.

3. The Subordinated Instruments are expected to be treated as Tier 2 regulatory capital

under the Basel III capital adequacy framework as implemented in Australia by t

he

A

ustralian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”).

4. If APRA determines that Westpac is or would become non-viable, the Subordinat

ed

In

struments may be

:

(

a) Converted into fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Westpac; or

(b) immediately and irrevocably Written-off (and rights attaching to t

he

S

ubordinated Instruments terminated) if for any reason Conversion does not

occur within five ASX Business Days of APRA notifying Westpac of t

he

det

ermination,

in accordance with the Conditions.

5. In order to enable ordinary shares in the capital of Westpac issued on Conversion to

be sold without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Act, Westpac has elected to giv

e

t

his notice under section 708A(12H)(e) of the Act as inserted by the Instrument. The

Conditions and the information in the attached Schedule are included in, and form

part of, this notice.

Level 18, 275 Kent Street

Sydney, NSW, 2000

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6. Westpac confirms that:

(a) the information in this notice remains current as at today’s date

;

(

b) this notice complies with section 708A of the Act, as notionally modified by the

Instrument; and

(c) this notice complies with the content requirements of section 708A(12I) of t

he

A

ct as inserted by the Instrument.

7. Unless otherwise defined, capitalised expressions used in this notice have the

meanings given to them in the Information Memorandum or Pricing Supplement.

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

Secretary.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES

This market announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to

buy any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities offered have

not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and

may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit

of, U.S. persons, except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations.

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SCHEDULE

A. Effect on Westpac of the offer of the Subordinated Instruments

The issuance of the Subordinated Instruments is expected to raise Tier 2 regulatory capital

to satisfy Westpac’s regulatory requirements and maintain the diversity of Westpac’s

sources and types of capital funding.

The proceeds from the issue of the Subordinated Instruments will be used as described in

Annex 2 to the Pricing Supplement. Those proceeds, less the costs of the issue, will be

classified as loan capital in the financial statements of Westpac. The issue of the

Subordinated Instruments will not have a material impact on Westpac’s financial position.

The proceeds of the issue, less the costs of the issue, are expected to increase Westpac’s

total capital ratio on a Level 2 basis by less than 0.40%.

B. Rights and liabilities attaching to the Subordinated Instruments

The rights and liabilities attaching to the Subordinated Instruments are set out in the

Conditions as supplemented by the Pricing Supplement.

C. Effect on Westpac of the issue of the ordinary shares if the Subordinate

d

I

nstruments are required to be Converted

1

A

key feature of APRA’s requirements for Tier 2 regulatory capital instruments is that they

absorb losses at the point of non-viability of the issuer. The Conditions include provisions

that require the Subordinated Instruments to be Converted into ordinary shares in the capital

of Westpac or Written-off on the occurrence of a Non-Viability Trigger Event. A Non-Viability

Trigger Event will occur when APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes that relevant

non-viability circumstances (as described in the definition of “Non-Viability Trigger Event” in

the Conditions) subsist, which could occur at any time.

If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs and Westpac Converts the Subordinated Instruments

and issues ordinary shares to Holders (as required under the Conditions), the effect of

Conversion on Westpac would be to reduce loan capital by the principal amount, less any

unamortised costs of the issue, of the Subordinated Instruments being Converted and

increase Westpac’s shareholders’ equity (ordinary share capital) by a corresponding

amount. APRA has not provided specific guidance as to how it would determine

non‑viability. Non-viability could be expected to include serious impairment of Westpac’s

financial position and concerns about its capital, funding or liquidity levels and/or insolvency.

APRA has indicated that non-viability is likely to arise prior to insolvency.

The number of ordinary shares issued on Conversion is variable, but is limited to the

Maximum Conversion Number. Limiting the number of ordinary shares which may be issued

to the Maximum Conversion Number means that it is likely that Holders will receive a

number of ordinary shares that have a market value that is significantly less than the

Outstanding Principal Amount of the Subordinated Instruments. The Australian Dollar may

depreciate in value against the Euro by the time of Conversion. In that case, the Maximum

Conversion Number is more likely to apply.

1

If, in accordance with the Conditions, Westpac is replaced by an Approved Successor as debtor of the Subordinated

Instruments and the issuer of ordinary shares, Subordinated Instruments may be Converted into fully paid ordinary

shares in the capital of an Approved Successor in accordance with the Conditions. This notice also enables ordinary

shares in the capital of an Approved Successor which is a NOHC for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Cth) and the

ultimate holding company of Westpac issued on Conversion to be sold without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Act.

Refer to the Conditions and the Instrument for further information.

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The Maximum Conversion Number is calculated based on a VWAP set to reflect 20% of the

Issue Date VWAP. The Maximum Conversion Number may be adjusted to reflect a

consolidation, division or reclassification or pro rata bonus issue, of ordinary shares.

However, no adjustment will be made to it on account of other transactions which may affect

the price of ordinary shares, including for example, rights issues, returns of capital, buy-

backs or special dividends.

The Maximum Conversion Number is 30,754.7978 Westpac ordinary shares per

Subordinated Instrument (with denominations of EUR 100,000), based on the Issue Date

VWAP of AUD 25.19. If Conversion of any Subordinated Instruments does not occur for any

reason within five ASX Business Days after the occurrence of the Non-Viability Trigger

Event, the Subordinated Instruments will be Written-off, and all corresponding rights and

claims of Holders under the Conditions (including with respect to payments of interest, the

repayment of the Outstanding Principal Amount and upon Conversion, the receipt of ordinary

shares) will be immediately and irrevocably written-off and terminated, with effect on and

from the Non-Viability Trigger Event Date in accordance with the Conditions, and investors

will lose all or some of their investment and will not receive any compensation.

D. Rights and liabilities attaching to the ordinary shares in the capital of Westpac

Westpac was registered on 23 August 2002 as a public company limited by shares under the

Act. Westpac’s constitution was most recently amended at the general meeting held on 13

December 2012 (“Constitution”, as amended from time to time). The ordinary shares in the

capital of Westpac are admitted to trading on ASX. The rights attaching to the ordinary

shares in the capital of Westpac are set out in the Act and the Constitution.

In addition, the rights and liabilities attaching to the ordinary shares in the capital of Westpac

are described on pages 333 to 334 of the 2020 Westpac Group Annual Report

2

. The Annual

Report was released to ASX on 2 November 2020 and may be viewed at www.asx.com.au,

and is also available on the Westpac website at www.westpac.com.au/investorcentre.

E. Additional information

Information about the Subordinated Instruments is contained in the Information

Memorandum and the Pricing Supplement.

Westpac is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Act and, as a result, is subject to

regular reporting and disclosure obligations under the Act and the ASX Listing Rules. In

addition, Westpac must notify ASX immediately (subject to certain exceptions) if it becomes

aware of information about Westpac that a reasonable person would expect to have a

material effect on the price or value of its listed securities, including ordinary shares in the

capital of Westpac.

Copies of documents lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

(“ASIC”) can be obtained from, or inspected at, an ASIC office and Westpac’s ASX

announcements may be viewed at www.asx.com.au.

Any person has the right to obtain copies of:

•Westpac’s half-yearly and annual financial reports; and

2

If, in accordance with the Conditions, Westpac is replaced by an Approved Successor as debtor of the Subordinated

Instruments and the issuer of ordinary shares, then on Conversion Holders will be issued with fully paid ordinary shares in

the capital of the Approved Successor.


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• any continuous disclosure notices given by Westpac after the lodgement of the 2020

Westpac Group Annual Report, but before the date of this notice,

from www.westpac.com.au/investorcentre, or by request made in writing to Westpac at:

Westpac Group Secretariat

Level 18

Westpac Place

275 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000


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ANNEXURE A


Form of Pricing Supplement dated 11 May 2021 in respect of the issue of EUR

1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Subordinated Instruments due 13 May 2031

EXECUTION VERSION
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PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – The Subordinated Instruments are not intended

to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made

available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor

means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive

2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97,

where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of

Mi FID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as

amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Subordinated Ins truments or otherwise

making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the

Subordinated Instruments or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be

unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS – The Subordinated Instruments are not intended

to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made

available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a

person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No

2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

(“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act

2000 (UK) (“FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU)

2016/97 in the UK, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in the EUWA. Consequently

no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in

the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Subordinated

Instruments or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and

therefore offering or selling the Subordinated Instruments or otherwise making them available to any retail

investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulati on.

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ELIGI BL E

COUNTERPARTI ES ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of the manufacturer’s product

approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Subordinated Instruments has led to the

conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Subordinated Instruments is eligible counterparties and

professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Sub ordi nated

Instruments to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently

offering, selling or recommending the Subordinated Instruments (a “distributor”) should take into

consideration the manufacturer’s target market assessment; however, a distributor s ubject to MiFID II is

responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Subordinated Ins truments

(by either adopting or refining the manufacturer’s target m arket assessment) and determining appropriate

distribution channels.

UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ELIGI BL E

COUNTERPARTIES ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturers’ product

approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Subordinated Instruments has led to the

conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Subordinated Instruments is only eligible counterparties, as defined

in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (“COBS”), and professional clients, as defined in

Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA (“UK MiFIR”);

and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Subordinated Instruments to eligible counterparties and professional

clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Subordinated

Instruments (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers’ target market assessment;

however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance


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Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules”) is responsible for undertaking its own target

market assessment in respect of the Subordinated Instruments (by either adopting or refining the

manufacturers’ target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channe ls.

NOTIFICATIO N UNDER SECTION 309B OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT, CHAPTER 289 OF

SINGAPORE – The Subordinated Instruments are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the

Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products

(as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-

N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

NOTICE TO CANADIAN INVESTORS: No prospectus has been filed with any securities com mission or

similar regulatory authority in Canada in connection with the offer and sale of the Subordinated Instruments.

No securities commission or similar regulatory authority in Canada has reviewed or in any way passed upon

the Information Memorandum or this Pricing Supplement (collectively, the “Offering Documents”) or on the

merits of the Subordinated Instruments and any representation to the contrary is an offence. The offer and

sale of the Subordinated Instruments in Canada is being made on a private placement basis only and is

exempt from the requirement that the Issuer prepares and files a prospectus under applicable Canadian

securities laws. Securities legislation in certain provinces of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies

for rescission or damages if the Information Memorandum (including any amendment thereto) or this Pricing

Supplement contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are

exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s

province. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the

purchaser’s province for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Upon receipt of this

document, each Canadian purchaser hereby confirms that it has expressly requested that all documents

evidencing or relating in any way to the sale of the securities described herein (including for greater certainty

any purchase confirmation or any notice) be drawn up in the English language only. Par la réception de ce

document, chaque acheteur canadien confirme par les présentes qu’il a expressément exigé que tous les

documents faisant foi ou se rapportant de quelque manière que ce soit à la vente des valeurs mobilières

décrites aux présentes (incluant, pour plus de certitude, toute confirmation d’achat ou tout avis) soient

rédigés en anglais seulement.

THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RESPECT OF INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT

ADMITTED TO THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY OR TO ANY

OTHER EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA REGULATED MARKET OR OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC IN THE

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 (AS

AMENDED) (THE “PROSPECTUS REGULATION”) . THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT HAS NOT BEEN

REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY AND DOES NOT

CONSITUTE A BASE PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION.



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PRICING SUPPLEMENT

Series No.: 1462

Tranche No.: 1

W ES TPAC BANKING CORPORATION ABN 33 007 457 141

Programme for the Issuance of Debt Instruments

Issue of

EUR1,000,000,000

Fixed Rate Subordinated Instruments due 13 May 2031

by Westpac Banking Corporation

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): EN5TNI6CI43VEPAMHL14

This document constitutes the Pricing Supplement relating to the issue of Subordinated Instruments

described herein. Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms

and Conditions (the “Conditions”) set forth in the Information Memorandum dated 11 November 2020, as

supplemented (the “Information Memorandum”). This Pricing Supplement must be read in conjunction

with the Information Memorandum.

Full information on the Issuer and the Subordinated Instruments described herein is only available on the

basis of a combination of this Pricing Supplement and the Information Memorandum. The Information

Memorandum is available for viewing at Camomile Court, 23 Camomile Street, London EC3A 7LL, United

Kingdom and copies may be obtained from the Specified Offices of the Paying Agents.

Part A: Contractual Terms

The Subordinated Instruments being purchased have the following terms:

1 Issuer :

Westpac Banking Corporation, acting through its

head office

2 Date of Board Approval of the Issuer :

Not applicable, save as discussed in Section 2 of

the “General Information” section of the

Information Memorandum

3 Status : Subordinated

The primary method of loss absorption is

Conversion, subject to possible Write-off in

accordance with Condition 5.3.

For the purposes of:


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• Condition 6.1, the formula to be used for

calculating the Conversion Number, P is

0.99; and

• Condition 6.10(b), the Clearing System

Cut-off Date is 10 Busin ess D a ys p rior to

the Non-Viability Trigger Event Date.

4 Specified C u r re ncy:

(i) of denomination

(ii) of payment


:

:


Euro (“EUR”)

EUR

5 Aggregate Principal Amount of Tranche : EUR1,000,000,000

6 Aggregate Principal Amount of Series : EUR1,000,000,000

7

If interchangeable with existing Series,

Series No.

: Not applicable

8 Issue Date : 13 May 2021

9 Interest Commencement Date : Issue Date

10 Iss ue Price :

100 per cent. of the Aggregate Principal Amount

of Tranche

11 Maturity Date :

13 May 2031, subject to adjustment in

accordance with the Business Day Convention

specified at paragraph 21(vii)

12 Total Expenses related to admission to

trading

: Not applicable

13 Form of Subordinated Instruments: : Bearer


(i) Initially represented by a Temporary

Global Instrument or Permanent

Global Instrument

:

Temporary Global Instrument

(ii) Temporary Global Instrument

exchangeable for a Permanent

Global Instrument or for Definitive

Subordinated Ins truments

:

Yes. The Exchange Date shall be no earlier than

40 days after the Issue Date


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(iii) Specify date (if any) from which

exchanges for Registered

Subordinated Instruments will be

made:


Not applicable

(i v) Permanent Global Instrument

exchangeable at the option of the

bearer for Definitive Subordinated

Instruments

:

No. Permanent Global Instruments are only

exchangeable for Definitive Subordinated

Instruments in the limited circumstances set out

in Conditions 2.5(a) and (b)

(v) Talons for future Coupons to be

attached to Definitive Subordinated

Instruments

:

No

14 If issued in registered form: : Not applicable

15 Denomination :

EUR100,000 and integral multiples of EUR1,000

in excess thereof

16 Calculation Amount EUR1,000

17 Type of Subordinated Ins trument(s ) : Fixed Rate Reset Subordi nated Ins trumen ts

18 Interest :

0.766 per cent. per annum Fixed Rate subject to

reset to the Reset Rate

(further particulars specified below)

19 Change of interest basis :

Not applicable

20 Fixed Rate Subordinated Ins truments : Not applicable

21 Fixed Rate Reset Subordinated

Instruments Provisions

: Applicable

(i) Initial Rate of Interest : 0.766 per cent. per annum payable annually in

arrear for the period from (and including) the Issue

Date up to (but excluding) the Interest Payment

Date scheduled to fall on 13 May 2026 (the “Early

Redemption Date (Call)”).

(ii ) Fixed Rate Reset Date(s) : Early Redemption Date (Call)

(iii) Reset Rate(s) :

A fixed rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the

Reset Reference Rate and (ii) the R eset

Reference Rate Spread, payable annually i n

arrear for the period from (and including) the

Early Redemption Date (Call)

up to (but

excluding) the Maturity Date.

(iv ) Reset Reference Rate : Mi d-Market Swap Rate


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- Mi d-Market Swap Rate : The arithmetic mean of the bid and offered rates

for the annual fixed leg (calculated on a 30/360

day count basis) of a fixed-for-floating euro

interes t rate swap transaction which: (i) has a term

of fi ve

years; (ii) is in an amount that is

representative of a single transaction in the

relevant market at the relevant time with an

acknowledged dealer of good credit in the swap

market; and (iii) has a floating leg based on a six-

month EURIBOR (calculated on an Actual/360

day count basis), appearing on the Relevant

Screen Page at the Reset Rate Time on the Reset

Determination Date, as deter

mined by the

Calculation Agent.

- Relevant Screen Page : Bloomberg page “EUAMDB05 Index” (or such

other page as may replace such page on that

service, or such other page as may be determined

by the Calculation Agent for purposes of

displaying comparable rates).

- Reset Reference Rate Spread :

1.05 per cent. per annum, being the difference

between the Initial Rate of Interest and the 5-year

EUR mid-market swap rate of - 0.284 per cent.

per annum determined at the time of pricing on 6

May 2021.

(v) Interest Payment Dates :

13 Ma y of each year commencing on 13 Ma y

2022

up to and including the Maturity Date,

subject to adjustment in accordance with the

Business Day Convention specified at paragraph

21(vii) below

(vi ) Interest Period End Date(s) :

13 Ma y of each year commencing on 13 Ma y

2022 up to and including 13 May 2031


(vii) Applicable Business Day Convention

- for Interest Payment Dates:

- for Interest Period End Dates:

- for Maturity Date:

- any other date:

:


Following Business Day Convention

No adjustment

Following Business Day Convention

No adjustment

(viii) Additional Business Centre(s) : New York, London and Sydney

For the avoidance of doubt, in addition to the

Additional Business Centres noted above,

TAR GE T Settlement Day is au tomaticall y i n cluded

as an Additional Business Centre for the purpose

of the definition of “Business Day” in Condition 1.1


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(ix) Fixed Coupon Amount up to (but

excluding) the Fixed Rate Reset

Date

: EUR7.66 pe r C a l cul ati on Am ount

(x) Broken Am ount(s) : Not applicable

(xi ) Day Count Fraction : Actual/Actual (ICMA)

(xii) Reset Determination Date(s) :

The second Reset Business Day immediately

preceding the Early Redemption Date (Call),

where “Reset Business Day” means a day on

which commercial banks and foreign exchange

markets settle payments and are open for general

business (including dealing in foreign exchange

and foreign currency deposits) and which is a

TARGET Settlement Day.

(xiii) Reset Rate Time : 11:00 a.m. (Frankfurt tim e)

22 Floating Rate Subordinated Instruments : Not applicable

23

Final Redemption Amount of each

Subordinated Instrument

: EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount

24

Early Redemption at the option of the

Issuer (Call)

:

Condition 8.3 is applicable, but only in respect of

the Interest Payment Date scheduled to fall on 13

May 2026

(i) Early Redemption Date (Call) : Interest Payment Date scheduled to fall on 13 Ma y

2026

(ii) Early Redemption Amount (Call) of

each Subordinated Instrument

: EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount

(iii) Series redeemable in part : The Issuer may redeem all or some Subordinated

Instruments at its discretion under Condition 8.3

(i v) Notice period(s) : As set out in Condition 8.7


(v) Specify any additional conditions to

exercise of the call option

: Not applicable

25 Early Redemption (Adverse Tax Event) Condition 8.4 is applicable

(i) Early Redemption Amount (Adverse

Tax Event) of each Subordinated

Instrument

: EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount

(ii) Series redeemable in part : Not applicable

(iii) Notice period(s) : As set out in Condition 8.7


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(i v) Specify any additional conditions to

exercise of option

: Not applicable

26 Early Redemption (Regulatory Event) Condition 8.5 is applicable


(i) Early Redemption Amount

(Regulatory Event) of each

Subordinated Ins trument

: EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount

(ii) Series redeemable in part : Not applicable

(iii) Notice period(s) : As set out in Condition 8.7

(i v) Specify any additional conditions to

exercise of option

: Not applicable

27 Early Termination (Event of Default) : Condition 11 is applicable

Early Termination Amount : EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount

28 Taxation : Condition 10.1 is applicable

29 Other terms and conditions : Not applicable

30 Lead Managers :

Barclays Capital Asia Limited, BNP Paribas,

HSBC Bank plc, Société Générale, UBS AG

London Branch, Westpac Banking Corporation

31 Relevant Dealers : Lead Managers

32 Paying Agent(s) : As set out in the Information Memorandum

33 Calculation Agent : Fiscal Agent

34 Notices : Condition 16 applies

35 U.S. selling restrictions :

Regulation S Category 2 restrictions apply to the

Subordinated Instruments

Not Rule 144A eligible

TEFRA D Rules apply to the Subordinated

Ins trum ents


W ESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION By:

Name:

Date: May 2021

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
By:

[Signature page to Pricing Supplement]

Name: Alexander Bischoff, Head of Balance Sheet Management and Global Funding

Date: 11 May 2021


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Part B: Other Information

1. Listing : Yes. it is intended that the Subordinated

Instruments will be listed on the Australian

Securities Exchange’s wholesale Interest Rate

Securities Market.


2. Ratings :


3. Interests of natural and legal persons

involved in the issue

:

Save as discussed in the “Subscription and Sale”

section of the Information Memorandum, so far as

the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer

of the Subordinated Instruments has an interest


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material to the offer.

4. Reasons for the offer

Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds : The net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated

Instruments will be used as described in Annex 2

to this Pricing Supplement.

5. Operational Information

(i) ISIN : XS2342206591

(ii) Common Code : 234220659

(iii) CFI : DTFUFB

(i v) FISN : WESTPAC BANKING/1EMTN 20310513

(v) Common Depository/Lodging Agent : The Bank of New York Mellon


(vi ) Any Clearing System other than

Euroclear and Clearstream,

Luxembourg

: Not applicable

(vii) CMU Service Ins trument Number: Not applicable

(viii) Settlement procedures

Customary medium term note settlement and

payment procedures apply

6. Other

(i) Dis tribution of Inform ation

Memorandum

: See pages 1 to 4 and the “Subscription and Sale”

section of the Information Memorandum

(ii) Other selling restrictions : See the “Subscription and Sale” section of the

Information Memorandum; and

Canada

In Canada, the Subordinated Ins truments may

only be sold in each of the provinces of C a nada,

other than Prince Edward Island, to purchasers

who are, or who are deemed to be (i) pu rchasing,

as principal,

in accordance with Canadian

securities laws, for investment only and not with a

view to resale or redistribution, (ii) accredited

investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-

106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1)

of the Securities Act (Ontario), and (iii) permitted

clients, as defined in section 1.1 of N ati onal

Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements,

Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.


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Any resale of the Subordinated Ins truments must

be made in accordance with an exemption from,

or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus

requirements of applicable securities laws.

Westpac Banking Corporation will not be

acting as an underwriter in connection with

any distribution of the securities described

herein in Canada.


(iii) Stabilisation Manager : Not applicable

(i v) Other amendments : Applicable

See Annex 1 and 2 to this Pricing Supplement. For

the avoidance of doubt:

(a) a failure by the Issuer to comply with the

Climate Bonds Standard;

(b) a failure by the Issuer to u s e an amount

equal to the net proceeds of the issue of

the Subordinated Instruments to finance

or refinance Nominated Projects;

(c) a failure by the Issuer to obtain and

provide annual reports from a third-pa rty

assurance provider or to provide periodic

impact reports; or

(d) any revision or withdrawal of any opinion,

assurance or certification of the

Subordinated Instruments or any periodic

report,


will not constitute an Event of Default under the

Conditions of the Subordinated Instrum ents or

require the early repayment of the Subordinated

Ins trum ents.


.


(v) Additional disclosure :

Please see Annex 1 and Annex 2 to this Pricing

Supplement.



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ANNEX 1 TO THE PRICING SUPPLEMENT

Financial information: incorporation by reference of Interim Financial Report

On 3 May 2021,

Westpac released its Interim Financial Report containing the unaudited consolidated

interim financial statements (including the auditor’s review report thereon and the notes thereto) as at

and for the six-month period ended 31 March 2021, as set out on pages 98 to 134 (inclusive) of the

Interim Financial Report. By virtue of this Pricing Supplement, pages 98 to 134 (inclusive) of the Interim

Financial Report are incorporated in and form part of this Pricing Supplement, and are thereby

incorporated in and form part of the Information Memorandum.

Any information in the Interim Financial Report which is not incorporated in and does not form part of

this Pricing Supplement and therefore is not incorporated in and does not form part of the Information

Memorandum is not relevant for investors or is contained elsewhere in the Information Memorandum.

Addition to Significant Developments

The Significant Developments set out on pages 170 – 181 of the Information Memorandum are, for

the purposes of the Subordinated Instruments, amended to include the following:

Westpac acknowledges ASIC proceedings

On 5 May 2021, Westpac acknowledged ASIC’s filing of civil proceedings alleging that

Westpac engaged in insider trading and unconscionable conduct, and had failed to comply

with its Australian Financial Services License obligations.

The allegations relate to interest rate hedging activity undertaken during the course of

Westpac’s involvement in the 2016 Ausgrid privatisation transaction.

Westpac takes these allegations very seriously and is considering its position having just

received the Originating Application and Concise Statement of Claim.

Additions to risk factors

The Risk Factor entitled “Certain strategic decisions may have adverse effects on Westpac's

business” shall be amended for the purposes of the Subordinated Instruments by the addition of the

following paragraph, at page 35 of the Information Memorandum, immediately prior to the paragraph

which reads “There are also risk s involved in failing to appropriately respond to changes in the

business environment (including changes related to economic, geopolitical, regulatory, technological,

environmental, social and competitive factors). This could have a range of adverse effects on Westpac,

such as being unable to increase or maintain mark et share and placing pressure on margins and

fees.”:

If the Westpac Group decides to pursue the demerger of its New Zealand business there is

a risk that the demerger does not proceed due to a range of factors including it not being

approved by shareholders, regulators or the Court and, if it did occur, a number or risks could

arise including that the combined market value of the two entities could be less than the

market value of Westpac before the demerger, a loss of diversification benefits, a loss of

customers, increased costs from separating the businesses, changes in regulatory capital

l e vels for both the Westpac Group and WNZL and it is likely that credit ratings for WNZL


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would be negatively impacted due to the removal of implicit financial support by the Westpac

Group which could increase borrowing costs and impact liquidity levels.

The Risk Factors set out on pages 15 – 57 of the Information Memorandum are, for the purposes of

the Subordinated Instruments, amended to include the following:

There can be no assurance by the Issuer or any Manager that the use of an amount

equal to the net proceeds of the i ssu e of the Subordinated Instruments will be suitable

for the investment criteria of an investor

Prospective investors in the Subordinated Instruments should refer to the information set forth

under Annex 2 to this Pricing Supplement and make such other investigation such investor

deems necessary in order to determine the suitability of an investment in the Subordinated

Instruments. The use of an amount equal to the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated

Ins truments, to finance or refinance any Nominated Projects (as defined in Annex 2 to this

Pricing Supplement) may not satisfy, either in whole or in part, any present or future investor

expectations or requirements with respect to any investment criteria or guidelines with which

that investor or its investments are required to comply, whether by any present or future

applicable law or regulation or by its own governing documents or investment portfolio

mandates, in particular with regard to any direct or indirect environmental, sustainability or

social impact of any projects or uses, that are the subject of or related to the relevant

Nominated Projects. Furthermore, there is currently no clear definition (legal, regulatory or

otherwise) of, or market consensus as to what constitutes, a “green”, “environmentally

sustainable”, “social”, “ climate change solution” or equivalently-labelled project or as to the

attributes that are required for a particular project to be defined as such. A clear definition or

consensus may not develop over time. The Issuer has a Green Bond Framework relating to

its commitment to invest in “climate change solutions” and equivalently-labelled projects,

however, the Issuer may revise or terminate that framework at any time. Accordingly, projects

or uses that are the subject of, or related to, any of the Nominated Projects may not meet any

or all investor expectations with respect to “green”, “environmentally sustainable”, “social”,

“climate change solution” or other equivalently-labelled performance objectives. Adverse

environmental, social and/or other impacts may occur during the implementation of the

projects or uses that are the subject of, or related to, any Nominated Projects or the projects

or uses may become controversial or criticised by activist groups or other stakeholders.

Pending allocation of the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated Instruments to finance

or refinance, in whole or in part, one or more Nominated Projects, or in the event that the value

of all available Nominated Projects falls below the amount of the net proceeds of all Green

Bonds on issue, including the issue of the Subordinated Instruments, the Issuer will invest an

amount equal to the balance of those net proceeds in investment instruments that are c ash or

cash equivalent instruments. The investment of those net proceeds may not satisfy, either in

whole or in part, any present or future investor expectations or requirements with respect to

any investment criteria or guidelines with which that investor or its investments are required

to comply, whether by any present or future applicable law or regulation or by its own

governing documents or investment portfolio mandates.

The Subordinated Instruments may not comply, or continue to comply, with the Climate

Bonds Standard and the Issuer has no contractual obligation to the Holders of any

Subordinated Instruments to maintain such compliance


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No assurance or representation can be given by the Issuer or any Manager as to the ability of

the Subordinated Instruments to comply, or to continue to comply, with the Climate Bonds

Standard (as described in Annex 2 to this Pricing Supplement) (including in circumstances

where the Issuer is unable to find any Nominated Projects or the dollar value of all available

Nominated Projects falls below the amount of the net proceeds of all Green Bonds on issue,

including the issue of the Subordinated Instruments), or as to the suitability or reliability of any

report provided by a third-party assurance provider. In addition, although Climate Bonds

Standard (version 3.0) aligns with the 2018 update of the Green Bond Principles published by

the International Capital Markets Association, the Climate Bonds Standard may not align with

any subsequent updates of the Green Bond Principles.

Furthermore, the Issuer is not contractually obliged to the Holders of the Subordinated

Instruments to use an amount equal to the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated

Instruments, to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, one or more Nominated Projects or to

comply with the Climate Bonds Standard, nor is it under any contractual obligation to obtain

or provide annual reports from a third-party assurance provider or to provide periodic impact

reports as described in Annex 2 to this Pricing Supplement. A failure by the Issuer to comply

with the Climate Bonds Standard, including a failure by the Issuer to use an amount equal to

the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated Instruments, to finance or refinance

Nominated Projects, a failure by the Issuer to obtain and provide annual reports from a third-

party assurance provider or to provide periodic impact reports or any revision or withdrawal of

any opinion, assurance or certification of the Subordinated Instruments or any periodic report

will not constitute an Event of Default under the Conditions of the Subordinated Instruments

or require early repayment of the Subordinated Instruments. Any such failure may have an

adverse effect on the value of the Subordinated Instruments or result in adverse

consequences for investors, particularly those investors with portfolio mandates to invest in

instruments the proceeds of which are to be used for a particular purpose.



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ANNEX 2 TO THE PRICING SUPPLEMENT

The Use of Proceeds section set out on page 164 of the Information Memorandum is, for the purposes

of the Subordinated Instruments, deleted and replaced with the following:

“The Issuer expects to use the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated Ins truments, to finance

or refinance, in whole or in part, Nominated Projects (as defined below) that meet the process for

evaluation and selection in accordance with the Issuer's “Westpac Green Bond Framework” dated


May 2021 and that fall into investment areas set forth in the Climate Bonds Standard. Such

Subordinated Instruments may also be referred to as “Green Bonds”.

Eligible Projects and Assets

Only bonds, including the Subordinated Instruments, the net proceeds of which are used to finance or

refinance, in whole or in part, projects and assets that qualify “Eligible Projects and Assets” under the

terms of the Climate Bonds Standard (as described below), can be referred to as Green Bonds.

The Climate Bonds Initiative (the “CBI”) is an international not-for -profit organisation which was

launched in December 2009. As part of its stated aim to promote large-scale investments that will

deliver a global low-carbon economy, CBI developed eligibility criteria for certain bonds known as the

Climate Bonds Standard.

“Eligible Projects and Assets” are projects or physical assets, or indebtedness incurred to finance

such projects or physical assets that contribute to the delivery of a low-carbon economy and satisfy

the prescribed eligibility criteria within the terms of the Climate Bonds Standard and Sector E ligibility

Criteria published by the CBI. The Eligible Projects and Assets with which the Subordinated

Instruments are associated, are defined as the “Nominated Projects”. These Nominated P roj ects are

determined by the Issuer (in its absolute discretion). The Nominated Projects as at 30 September 2020

are detailed in the Issuer’s Green Bond Impact Report dated May 2021 (the “Impact Report”).

Eligible Projects and Assets, as at the date of this Pricing Supplement, are aligned to the Green Bond

Principles categories below:

SDG

Alignment

Green Bond Principles Category and Corresponding Eligibility

Criteria

Renewable energy and energy efficiency



 Construction, operation and maintenance of renewable energy, including

solar, wind and hydropower.

1


 Construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines, smart grids

and energy storage systems and facilities.

Clean transportation



 Construction, operation and maintenance of clean transportation

infrastructure and assets, including public transportation rolling stock (light

passenger rail and electrified buses), networks

and stations.

 Improvements, upgrades and expansion of clean transportation

infrastructure.

Green buildings



 Construction or operation of energy efficient commercial buildings with

minimum 5-star NABERS rating or equivalent under other national or

international energy performance rating agency.

2



1


Limited to maximum capacity of 25MW

2


For green bond certification requirement under the CBI Standard, the requirement is for the building to be below the city

emissions performance benchmark. This emission footprint baseline of the city represents the top 15% for carbon intensity

(kg CO 2-e/m2).


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 Retrofit and renovation of commercial buildings with the purpose of

improved energy efficiency (eg. LED lighting, thermal insulation, heating

and cooling systems) that result in at least 30% energy efficiency savings.

 Construction of new or refurbished residential properties that meet the

Climate Bonds Standard criteria for Australian low carbon residential

buildings.

3


Sustainable water and waste water management




 Construction, operation and maintenance of sustainable water treatment

infrastructure, including clean drinking water and waste treatment systems.

 Activities which improve water quality, distribution efficiency and

conservation, including engineered water infrastructure for flood defence

and drought resilience.

Pollution prevention and control



 Construction, operation and maintenance of sustainable waste

management and prevention including recycling for metals, plastic and

paper or composting, source reduction and treatment to divert waste from

landfill.

Environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use



 Management and operation of plantation and natural forests as certified

under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) framework.

 Production facilities incorporating efficient pulping processes.


In addition, the Green Bond Principles are a set of voluntary guidelines published by the International

Capital Markets Association for the issuance of green bonds. The Green Bond Principles are

coordinated by a committee of issuers, investors and intermediaries in the green bond market and are

intended to promote integrity in the green bond market through guidelines that recommend

transparency, disclosure and reporting. The Green Bond Principles have four components: (i) use of

proceeds for qualifying projects with environmentally sustainable benefits, (ii) disclosure and use of a

process for project evaluation and selection, (iii) management of proceeds through a formal process

to ensure they are allocated to qualifying projects and (iv) reporting on the allocation of such proceeds,

including on the projects for which funds have been used and their expected environmental impact.

The latest version of the Climate Bonds Standard (version 3.0) aligns with the 2018 update of the

Green Bond Principles.

Project Evaluation and Selection

The Nominated Projects are identified and selected via a Sustainable Finance Working Group,

comprised of participants from various functional areas within the Issuer including the Corporate and

Institutional Bank group, Sustainable Finance group and Group Treasury. The Sustainable Finance

Working Group evaluates and determines project eligibility against the prescribed eligibility criteria

under the terms of the Climate Bonds Standard.

Management of Proceeds

The Issuer intends to use an amount equal to the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated

Instruments to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the Nominated Projects. For so long as the

Subordinated Instruments are outstanding, the Issuer’s internal records will show an amount equal to

the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated Instruments as allocated to the assets that the Issuer

classifies as Nominated Projects.

Pending allocation of an amount equal to the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated

Instruments to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the Nominated Projects, or in the event that


3

The residential buildings criteria leverage local building codes and energy ratings/labels as a proxy for the carbon emissions

performance of the top 15% of residential buildings in a city


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the value of all available Nominated Projects falls below the amount of the net proceeds of all Green

Bonds on issue, including the issue of the Subordinated Instruments, the Issuer will invest an amount

equal to the balance of such net proceeds in investment instruments that are cash or cash equivalent

instruments.

Payment of principal and interest on the Subordinated Instruments will be made from the Issuer’s

general funds and will not be directly linked to the performance of the Nominated Projects.

The Issuer will review and update at least on a quarterly basis, the Nominated Projects to which an

amount equal to the net proceeds of the issue of the Subordinated Instruments, is allocated. Any

proceeds allocated to projects that have been sold, prepaid, amortised or otherwise become ineligible

shall be reallocated to other Nominated Projects.

Documents Available

Subject to applicable law, copies of the Green Bond Framework,

Impact Report and third-party

assurance provider’s independent reasonable assurance report (subject to any applicable consent

and confidentiality requirements) and periodic progress reports prepared by the Issuer may be

obtained from the Issuer’s website, at

https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/investor-

centre/fixed-income-investors/green-bonds/. None of these documents or the contents of such

website are incorporated into, or form part of, either this Pricing Supplement or the Information

Memorandum.

Reporting

For so long as the Subordinated Instruments remain outstanding, the Issuer will retain a CBI-approved

third-party assurance provider to perform an assurance engagement in relation to the compliance of

its Green Bond Program, including the Subordinated Instruments, as at the relevant balance date with

the requirements of the Climate Bonds Standard and Sector Eligibility Criteria published by CBI.

Subject to the outcome of the assurance engagement, the third-party assurance provider will prepare

reports, on an annual basis, that will provide a reasonable assurance opinion on the matters referred

to above. The assurance engagement will be conducted in accordance with the Climate Bonds

Standard, as well as the Australian Standard on Assurance Engagements (ASAE3000) A ss urance

Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information and the Australian

Standard on Assurance Engagements (ASAE 3100) Compliance Engagements issued by the Auditing

and Assurance Standards Board. The reports of the third-party assurance provider will be prepared

solely to comply with those Australian standards and not the standards or practices of any jurisdictions

outside Australia, including the United States of America.

Further, for so long as any Subordinated Instruments remain outstanding, the Issuer intends to provide

Holders of Subordinated Instruments with periodic reports, at least on an annual basis, on the use of

proceeds and expected environmental impact of each category of the Nominated Projects.

To the extent that reports of the third-party assurance provider or periodic impact reports are published

on the Issuer’s website, they (together with any other information included on the Issuer’s websi t e) are

not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of the Information Memorandum or this P ri c ing

Supplement. In addition, the Climate Bond Standard is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of

the Information Memorandum or this Pricing Supplement.

Details of actual Nominated Projects with which Subordinated Instruments may be associated at any

given time may be subject to obligations of confidentiality that would preclude the Issuer from

disclosing t hos e details to Holders of the Subordinated Instruments. Investors should further note that

the Issuer may, at any time and from time to time, change the composition of its Nominated Projects.

Additional Nominated Projects may be added to, or used to substitute or replenish, the portfolio of

Nominated Projects.”

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