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17 August 2021


NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES


Prospectus for the Westpac Capital Notes 8


Westpac Banking Corporation today lodged with the ASX and the Australian Securities and

Investments Commission a prospectus for Westpac Capital Notes 8 (WCN 8), including

information on the Reinvestment Offer. A copy of the prospectus is attached.



For further information:


David Lording Andrew Bowden

Group Head of Media Relations Head of Investor Relations

0419 683 411 0438 284 863



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

Secretary.


Disclaimer


This announcement does not constitute an offer in any place in which, or to any person to

whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. In particular, this announcement does

not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United

States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S

under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933) (U.S. Person). WCN 8 are being offered in Australia

only and will not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of,

any U.S. Person.

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Sydney, NSW, 2000

Westpac
Capital Notes 8

Prospectus and

Westpac Capital Notes 4

Reinvestment Offer Information

Arranger

Westpac Institutional Bank

Issuer

Westpac Banking Corporation

ABN 33 007 457 141

Joint Lead Managers

Westpac Institutional Bank

ANZ Securities Limited

Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Morgans Financial Limited

National Australia Bank Limited

Ord Minnett Limited

Shaw and Partners Limited

Date of this Prospectus

17 August 2021

Co-Managers

Bell Potter Securities Limited

Crestone Wealth

Management Limited

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable for some investors. Their complexity may

make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or

the risks associated with them, you should obtain professional advice.

Important notices
About this Prospectus

This Prospectus relates to the offer of Westpac Capital Notes 8 (“Notes”) at

an Issue Price of $100 each to raise approximately $1.0 billion with the ability

to raise more or less.

The Westpac Capital Notes 8 offered under this Prospectus are designated as

Series 2021-1.

This Prospectus is dated 17 August 2021 and was lodged with the Australian

Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) on that date. ASIC and ASX

Limited (“ASX”) take no responsibility for the content of this Prospectus

nor for the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates. This

Prospectus expires on the date which is 13 months after the date of this

Prospectus (“Expiry Date”) and no Notes will be issued or transferred on the

basis of this Prospectus after the Expiry Date.

Status of Westpac Capital Notes 8

Westpac Capital Notes 8 are fully paid, non-cumulative, convertible,

transferable, redeemable, subordinated

1

, perpetual, unsecured notes issued by

Westpac.

The Notes are not deposit liabilities or protected accounts of Westpac

for the purposes of the Banking Act or Financial Claims Scheme and are

not subject to the depositor protection provisions of Australian banking

legislation (including the Australian Government guarantee of certain bank

deposits).

Investment-type products are subject to investment risk, including possible

delays in payment and loss of income and principal invested. Except as

required by law, and only to the extent so required, neither Westpac nor

any other person in any way warrants or guarantees the capital value or

performance of the Notes, the performance of Westpac or any particular

rate of return on any investment made under this Prospectus. If a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs, Westpac will be required

to Convert some or all of the Notes (or, where Conversion does not occur

for any reason and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm

on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date

or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then:

(i) those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such Capital Trigger

Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as the case may be) and will not be

Converted, Redeemed or Transferred on any subsequent date; (ii) all rights in

relation to those Notes will be terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date

(as the case may be); and (iii) Holders will suffer loss as a consequence).

If Conversion occurs in these circumstances, Holders may (in the case of a

Capital Trigger Event) and are likely to (in the case of a Non-Viability Trigger

Event) receive Ordinary Shares that are worth significantly less than the Face

Value of the Notes. If Holders receive Ordinary Shares worth less than the

Face Value of the Notes, they will suffer loss as a consequence.

Defined words and expressions

Some words and expressions used in this Prospectus are capitalised as

they have defined meanings. The Glossary in Appendix A and clause 16.2 of

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms in Appendix B define these words and

expressions.

A reference to time in this Prospectus is to Sydney time, unless otherwise

stated. A reference to $, A$, dollars and cents is to Australian currency, unless

otherwise stated.

No representations other than in this Prospectus

You should rely only on information in this Prospectus. No person is

authorised to provide any information or to make any representations in

connection with the Offer which are not contained in this Prospectus. Any

information or representations not contained in this Prospectus may not be

relied upon as having been authorised by Westpac in connection with the

Offer.

Past performance information

The financial information provided in this Prospectus is for information

purposes only and is not a forecast of operating results to be expected

in future periods. Past performance is not a reliable indication of future

performance.

This Prospectus does not provide investment advice – you should seek your

own professional investment advice.

The information in this Prospectus is not investment advice and has

been prepared without taking into account your investment objectives,

financial situation and particular needs (including financial and taxation

considerations) as an investor. You should consider the appropriateness

of the Notes having regard to these factors before deciding to apply for

any Notes. It is important that you read the entire Prospectus (including

the investment risks described in Sections 1.5 and 5) and seek professional

investment advice from your financial adviser or other professional adviser

before deciding whether to apply for any Notes.

Except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law, each Joint Lead

Manager and its respective directors, officers, employees and advisers

expressly disclaims and does not accept any liability for the contents of this

Prospectus, the Notes or the Offer.

This Prospectus also contains information in relation to (amongst other

things) the Reinvestment Offer. Neither Westpac nor any other person is

providing any investment advice or making any recommendation to Eligible

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders in respect of the Reinvestment Offer.

Restrictions in foreign jurisdictions

This Offer is being made in Australia only and this Prospectus does not

constitute an offer in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom,

it would not be lawful to make such an offer. No action has been taken to

register or qualify the Notes or the Offer or to otherwise permit a public

offering of the Notes in any jurisdiction outside Australia. The distribution

of this Prospectus (including an electronic copy) in jurisdictions outside

Australia may be restricted by law.

You should read the foreign selling restrictions (including, in particular, the

restrictions in the United States and on US Persons) in Section 7.13. If you

come into possession of this Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia,

you should seek advice on, and observe, any such restrictions. If you fail

to comply with such restrictions that failure may constitute a violation of

applicable securities laws.

Exposure period

The Corporations Act prohibits the acceptance of Applications during the

seven day period after the date this Prospectus was lodged with ASIC. This

period is referred to as the “exposure period” and ASIC may extend this

period by up to a further seven days (that is up to 14 days in total). The

purpose of the exposure period is to enable this Prospectus to be examined

by market participants before the Opening Date.

How to access a Prospectus and Apply

The Prospectus will be available via the Offer website at

westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8.

During the Offer Period:

• Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders may apply for Notes by

following the Reinvestment Application instructions via the Offer website

at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8;

• Eligible Securityholders may apply for Notes by following the

Securityholder Application instructions via the Offer website at

westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8; and

• Broker Firm Applicants can access a copy of this Prospectus, by

downloading an electronic copy at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8

or from their Syndicate Broker.

The Prospectus is only available electronically to persons accessing

and downloading it in Australia. If you access an electronic copy of this

Prospectus, you should ensure that you download and read the entire

Prospectus.

For information on who is eligible to apply for any Notes under the Offer and

how to make an Application – see Section 8 and the online Reinvestment

Application instructions, online Securityholder Application instructions or

contact your Syndicate Broker (as applicable).

No withdrawal of Application

You cannot withdraw your Application once it has been lodged, except as

permitted under the Corporations Act.

Refunds

If you are Allocated less than the number of Notes that you applied for, you

will receive a refund as soon as possible after the Issue Date. If the Offer does

not proceed, any Application Payment you have made will be refunded to

you. No interest will be payable on Application Payments.

Trading in Westpac Capital Notes 8

It is your responsibility to determine your Allocation before trading in Notes

to avoid the risk of selling Notes you do not own. To assist you in determining

your Allocation before the receipt of your Holding Statement, you may call

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Information Line (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to

7.30pm, Sydney time) on 1300 660 106 (in Australia) and +61 1300 660 106

(outside Australia) if you are an Eligible Securityholder, or contact your

Syndicate Broker if you are a Broker Firm Applicant. If you sell Notes before

you receive confirmation of your Allocation, you do so at your own risk.

Providing personal information

You will be asked to provide personal information to Westpac (directly or via

its agents, including the Registrar) if you apply for any Notes. See Section 7.14

for information on how Westpac (and its agents, including the Registrar on its

behalf) collects, holds and uses this personal information. You can also obtain

a copy of Westpac’s privacy policy at westpac.com.au/privacy.

Incorporation by reference

Information contained in or accessible through the documents or websites

mentioned in this Prospectus does not form part of this Prospectus unless

it is specifically stated that the document or website is incorporated by

reference and forms part of this Prospectus.

Note:

1. See Sections 1.4 and 2.7 for a description of how the Notes will rank in a Winding Up.

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APPENDIX B

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4

APPENDIX A

6

1WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

Table of contents

Important noticesInside front cover

Guidance for retail investors2

Key dates3

1. Investment overview4

2. Information about Westpac Capital Notes 818

3. Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 437

4. About Westpac44

5. Investment risks53

6. Australian tax summary75

7. Other information81

8. Applying for Westpac Capital Notes 889

Appendix A – Glossary95

Appendix B – Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms107

Corporate DirectoryInside back cover

2WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
Guidance for retail investors

1. Read this

Prospectus in

full

• If you are considering applying for any Notes under the Offer, this Prospectus is

important and should be read in its entirety (including the “Westpac Capital Notes 8

Terms” in Appendix B).

• You should have particular regard to the:

–“Investment overview” in Section 1;

–“Information about Westpac Capital Notes 8” in Section 2;

–“Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4” in Section 3; and

–“Investment risks” in Section 5.

• In considering whether to apply for any Notes, it is important to consider all risks

and other information regarding an investment in the Notes in light of your particular

investment objectives and circumstances.

• Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank

deposits and may not be suitable for some investors. Their complexity may make them

difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in the loss

of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks

associated with them, you should obtain professional advice.

2. Speak to your

professional

adviser

• You should seek professional advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or

other independent and qualified professional adviser about the Offer.

• ASIC has published guidance on how to choose a professional adviser on its

MoneySmart website. You can also search ‘choosing a financial adviser’ at

moneysmart.gov.au.

3. Consider

the ASIC

guidance

for retail

investors

• Further guidance on investing in bank hybrid securities can be found on ASIC’s

MoneySmart website. You can find this guidance by searching “hybrid securities” at

moneysmart.gov.au or via a link at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8. The guidance

includes a series of questions you should ask before you invest in hybrid securities to

check your understanding of how hybrids work, their features and risks.

4. Learn more

about

investing in

bank hybrid

securities

• Westpac’s Guide to Bank Hybrids, a web-based guide to help investors understand

some of the typical features and risks associated with an investment in bank hybrid

securities, is available at westpac.com.au/bankhybridguide. The Guide to Bank Hybrids

provides a brief overview of hybrid investments, including how to invest in an Australian

bank and the typical features and risks of different types of bank hybrids. The Guide to

Bank Hybrids may be helpful when you are considering an investment in the Notes.

5. Obtain further

information

about

Westpac and

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

• Westpac is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and, as a

result, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations under the Corporations

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

securities, including the Notes.

• Copies of documents lodged with ASIC can be obtained from, or inspected at, an ASIC

office and Westpac’s ASX announcements may be viewed at asx.com.au (ASX code

WBC). Further information about Westpac, including Westpac’s half-yearly and annual

financial reports, presentations and other investor information, can be obtained from

westpac.com.au/investorcentre.

6. Use of

franking

credits

• The value and availability of franking credits to you will depend on your particular

circumstances and the tax rules that apply at the time of each Distribution.

7. Enquiries• If you have any questions in relation to the Offer, please call the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Information Line (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 7.30pm, Sydney time) on

1300 660 106 (in Australia) and +61 1300 660 106 (outside Australia) (local call cost

within Australia) or contact your financial adviser or other professional adviser.

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APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

3WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

Key dates

Key dates for the Offer

Record date for determining Eligible Securityholders (7.00pm Sydney time)10 August 2021

Announcement of the Offer and lodgement of this Prospectus with ASIC17 August 2021

Bookbuild period commences17 August 2021

Announcement of the Margin24 August 2021

Lodgement of replacement Prospectus with ASIC25 August 2021

Opening Date25 August 2021

Closing Date for the Securityholder Offer (6.00pm Sydney time)9 September 2021

Closing Date for the Broker Firm Offer (6.00pm Sydney time)9 September 2021

Issue Date of Notes15 September 2021

Commencement of normal settlement trading16 September 2021

Holding Statements dispatched by17 September 2021

Key dates for Westpac Capital Notes 8

Record Date for first Distribution 13 December 2021

First Distribution Payment Date

1

21 December 2021

Option for Westpac to Convert

2

, Redeem

3

or Transfer the Notes 21 September 2029

21 December 2029

21 March 2030

21 June 2030

Scheduled Conversion Date

4

21 June 2032

Key dates for the Reinvestment Offer

Reinvestment Offer Record Date for determining Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders

(7.00pm Sydney time)

10 August 2021

Opening Date for the Reinvestment Offer25 August 2021

Record date for First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution (7.00pm Sydney time)7 September 2021

Closing Date for the Reinvestment Offer (6.00pm Sydney time)9 September 2021

Expected date of transfer of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 to Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Nominated Party

15 September 2021

Issue Date of Notes for the Reinvestment Offer15 September 2021

Payment date for First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution

5

15 September 2021

Key dates for the Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4

Record date for First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution (7.00pm Sydney time)7 September 2021

Payment date for First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution

5

15 September 2021

Record date for Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution (7.00pm Sydney time)22 September 2021

Payment date for Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution

5

30 September 2021

Last day of trading in Westpac Capital Notes 48 December 2021

Record date for intended Final Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 (7.00pm Sydney time)

10 December 2021

Payment date for intended Final Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution

5

on Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4

20 December 2021

Expected date of redemption of Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 420 December 2021

Dates may change

These dates are indicative only and may change. Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers may, in their absolute

discretion, close the Offer early or extend the Offer Period without notice. Westpac may also withdraw the Offer at

any time before Notes are issued. Accordingly, if you wish to apply for any Notes, you are encouraged to do so as

soon as possible after the Opening Date.

Except as otherwise specified in the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms, if any of these dates are not Business Days

and an event under the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms is stipulated to occur on that day, then the event will occur

on the next Business Day.

Note:

1. Distributions are payable quarterly, subject to satisfaction of the Distribution Payment Conditions – see Section 2.1.9.

2. Subject to satisfaction of the Optional Conversion Restriction – see Section 2.4.2.

3. There can be no certainty that APRA will provide its prior written approval for any such Redemption.

4. Conversion of the Notes to Ordinary Shares on this date is subject to satisfaction of the Scheduled Conversion Conditions – see Section 2.2.3.

5. Subject to satisfaction of the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms.

Investment
overview

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

SECTION 1

This Section sets out:

1.1 Key features of the Offer and Westpac Capital Notes 8

1.2 Summary of the Distributions payable on Westpac Capital Notes 8

1.3 Summary of certain events which may affect what Holders of Westpac Capital Notes 8 receive

and when they receive it

1.4 Ranking of Westpac Capital Notes 8 in a Winding Up

1.5 Key risks associated with an investment in Westpac Capital Notes 8 and Westpac

1.6 Comparison of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 with certain other Westpac investments or products

1.7 Structure of the Offer and how to apply for Westpac Capital Notes 8

4WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

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APPENDIX B

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APPENDIX A

5WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

1.1 Key features of the Offer and Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummaryFurther information

1.1.1 The OfferThe Offer is for the issue of Westpac Capital Notes 8 to

raise approximately $1.0 billion, with the ability to raise more

or less. The Offer includes the Reinvestment Offer, which is

a priority offer to Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders

to reinvest all or some of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 in

the Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Sections 2, 3 and 8

1.1.2 The issuerWestpac Banking Corporation

ABN 33 007 457 141.

Section 4

1.1.3 Key features

of Westpac

Capital Notes 8

Westpac Capital Notes 8 are:

• fully paid – the Issue Price ($100 per Note, which will also

be the Initial Face Value of the Note) must be paid to

Westpac before the Notes are issued;

• non-cumulative – they offer Distributions which

are discretionary and unpaid Distributions do not

accumulate. Holders will not have any right to

compensation if Westpac does not pay a Distribution;

• convertible – in certain circumstances, Westpac will be

required or permitted to Convert the Notes into Ordinary

Shares;

• redeemable and transferable – in certain circumstances,

Westpac may be permitted to repay the Face Value

(initially $100 per Note) of the Notes to Holders or

transfer the Notes to a third party (but there are

significant restrictions on repayment of the Notes);

• perpetual – they do not have a fixed maturity date and

could exist indefinitely if not Redeemed, Converted or

Transferred (in which case you would not receive your

capital back, although you may sell your Notes on ASX

at the prevailing market price to realise your investment.

However, that price may be less than the Face Value

(initially $100 per Note) and there may be no liquid

market in the Notes);

• unsecured – they are not guaranteed nor are they

deposit liabilities or protected accounts of Westpac

under the Banking Act or Financial Claims Scheme

and they are not subject to the depositor protection

provisions of Australian banking legislation;

• subject to a Capital Trigger Event and Non-Viability

Trigger Event – where such an event occurs (which

includes where Westpac suffers significant losses), some

or all of the Notes must be Converted into Ordinary

Shares or, if Conversion does not occur for any reason

and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by

5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital

Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), the rights

of Holders attaching to those Notes will be terminated

immediately on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as

the case may be), and Holders will lose all the value of

their investment in those Notes and they will not receive

any compensation or unpaid Distributions;

• subordinated – in the event of a Winding Up, if the

Notes are still on issue and have not been Redeemed

or Converted, or otherwise had the rights attaching to

them terminated, they will rank ahead of Ordinary Shares,

equally among themselves and with Equal Ranking Capital

Securities and behind Senior Creditors. However, it is likely

that a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

would occur prior to a Winding Up and the Notes would

have been Converted into Ordinary Shares or otherwise

had the rights attaching to them terminated; and

Section 2

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms

6WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 1 Investment overview

Note:

1. The Tax Rate is 30% (or 0.30 expressed as a decimal) as at the date of this Prospectus but that rate may change.

2. The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms do not include any events of default.

TopicSummaryFurther information

• listed – Westpac will apply for the Notes to be quoted on

ASX and the Notes are expected to trade on ASX under

the code WBCPK.

The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms are complex and derive

from the detailed capital requirements that APRA applies to

these instruments. Westpac’s ability to pay Distributions or

to Convert or Redeem the Notes is subject to a number of

restrictions, including APRA not objecting to the Distributions

and APRA giving prior written approval to a Redemption.

1.1.4 Use of

proceeds of

the Westpac

Capital Notes 8

Westpac is issuing the Notes to raise regulatory capital

which satisfies the regulatory capital requirements of APRA.

The proceeds received under the Offer will be used by

Westpac for general business purposes.

Sections 4.1.5 and

4.2.1

1.2 Summary of the Distributions payable on Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummaryFurther information

1.2.1 Distributions

payable on

Westpac

Capital Notes 8

The Notes offer Holders quarterly, floating rate Distributions

until the Notes are Converted at their full Face Value (or

terminated following a failure to Convert) or Redeemed.

The Distribution Payment Dates are quarterly, being

21 March, 21 June, 21 September and 21 December of each

year. The first Distribution is scheduled to be paid on

21 December 2021.

The Distribution Rate is determined in accordance with the

following formula:

(3 month BBSW Rate + Margin) x (1 – Tax Rate

1

)

The Margin is expected to be in the range of 2.90% to

3.10% per annum and will be determined at the end of the

Bookbuild.

Distributions are expected to be fully franked.

Section 2.1

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms

clause 3

1.2.2 Distributions

may not be paid on

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

Payments of Distributions are within the absolute discretion

of Westpac, which means Westpac does not have to

pay them. Distributions are also only payable if the other

Distribution Payment Conditions are satisfied.

Distributions are non-cumulative, which means that unpaid

Distributions will not be made up or accumulate. Holders will

not have any rights to compensation if Westpac does not pay

Distributions. Failure to pay any Distribution is not an event

of default

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and Holders have no right to apply for a Winding

Up on the grounds of non-payment of a Distribution.

If for any reason a Distribution has not been paid in full for a

relevant Distribution Payment Date, then until a Distribution

is paid in full on a subsequent Distribution Payment Date (or

all Notes are Converted at their full Face Value, Redeemed or

terminated following a failure to Convert), Westpac must not:

• determine or pay any Dividends on its Ordinary Shares; or

• undertake any discretionary Buy Back or Capital Reduction,

unless the amount of the unpaid Distribution is paid in

full within 20 Business Days of the relevant Distribution

Payment Date (and in certain other limited circumstances).

These restrictions would not apply where the reason a

Distribution was not paid was because the Distribution Rate

was zero or negative (see Section 2.1.3).

Sections 2.1.1 and

2.1.9 to 2.1.11

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms

clauses 3.3, 3.4, 3.7

and 3.8

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APPENDIX B

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APPENDIX A

7WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

1.3 Summary of certain events which may affect what Holders of

Westpac Capital Notes 8 receive and when they receive it

TopicSummaryFurther information

1.3.1 Events that

may affect the

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

The Notes do not have a fixed maturity date and Holders

do not have a right to request or require Westpac to

Convert, Redeem or arrange for the Transfer of the Notes.

Accordingly, what will happen to the Notes is uncertain.

It is possible that the Notes could remain on issue

indefinitely and the Face Value (initially $100 per Note) will

not be repaid.

The diagram and table in this Section 1.3.1 summarise certain

events that may occur while the Notes are on issue and

what Holders may receive in relation to the Notes under the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Sections 2.2 to 2.6

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms

clauses 4 to 8

OPTION FOR WESTPAC TO CONVERT,

REDEEM OR TRANSFER

15 September

2021, the

Issue Date

21

September

2029

Conversion, Redemption (subject to

APRA approval) or Transfer at Westpac’s

option (see Sections 2.3 and 2.4)

Conversion

You receive

Ordinary

Shares

Redemption

You receive

the Face

Value from

Westpac

Transfer

You receive

the Face

Value

from a

nominated

third party

purchaser

You receive

Ordinary Shares

Tax Event or Regulatory Event

Conversion, Redemption (subject to APRA approval) or Transfer at Westpac’s option if a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event occurs (see Sections 2.3 and 2.4)

Acquisition Event

Automatic Conversion if an Acquisition Event occurs subject to the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition, as it

applies to an Acquisition Event, being satisfied (see Section 2.6)

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Automatic Conversion if a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs (or if Conversion

does not occur for any reason by 5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date, all rights in relation to those Notes will be terminated)

(see Section 2.5)

You receive

Ordinary Shares

21 June 2032, the first

possible Scheduled

Conversion Date

Scheduled Conversion

subject to the Scheduled

Conversion Conditions

being satisfied

(see Section 2.2.3)

Each Distribution

Payment Date after the

first possible Scheduled

Conversion Date

If Scheduled Conversion

does not occur on the

first possible Scheduled

Conversion Date of

21 June 2032, then

Scheduled Conversion

will occur on the first

Distribution Payment

Date after that date on

which the Scheduled

Conversion Conditions

are satisfied (see Section

2.2.3).

SCHEDULED CONVERSION DATE

Perpetual

EVENTS THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME:

21

December

2029

21

March

2030

21

June

2030

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SECTION 1 Investment overview

EventWhen?Is APRA

approval

required?

Are there

other pre-

conditions

to the event?

What value

will a Holder

receive?

In what form

will that value

be provided

to Holders?

Where to

find further

information?

Redemption

at Westpac's

option

21 September

2029, 21

December

2029, 21

March 2030,

21 June 2030

or if a Tax

Event or

Regulatory

Event occurs

Ye s

3

Yes,

before or

concurrently

with

Redemption

4

Face Value

(initially

$100 per

Note) plus a

Distribution

5

CashSections 2.3.1

to 2.3.4

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clause 7

Transfer at

Westpac's

option

21 September

2029, 21

December

2029, 21

March 2030,

21 June 2030

or if a Tax

Event or

Regulatory

Event occurs

NoNoFace Value

(initially

$100 per

Note) plus a

Distribution

5

Cash

6

Sections 2.3.1

and 2.3.5

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clause 8

Conversion

at Westpac's

option

21 September

2029, 21

December

2029, 21

March 2030,

21 June 2030

or if a Tax

Event or

Regulatory

Event occurs

NoYe s

7

Ordinary

Shares worth

approximately

$101.01

8

per

Note plus a

Distribution

5

A variable

number of

Ordinary

Shares

plus a cash

Distribution

5

Section 2.4

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 6

and 9

Scheduled

Conversion

21 June 2032NoYe s

7

Ordinary

Shares worth

approximately

$101.01

8

per

Note plus a

Distribution

5

A variable

number of

Ordinary

Shares

plus a cash

Distribution

5

Section 2.2

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 4

and 9

Conversion

upon an

Acquisition

Event

If an

Acquisition

Event occurs

NoYe s

7

Ordinary

Shares worth

approximately

$101.01

8

per

Note plus a

Distribution

5

A variable

number of

Ordinary

Shares

plus a cash

Distribution

5

Section 2.6

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 5.9

and 9

Note:

3. Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior written approval will be given if requested.

4. Westpac may only Redeem Notes if it replaces them with capital of the same or better quality (and the replacement is done under conditions

that are sustainable for the income capacity of Westpac) or obtains confirmation that APRA is satisfied that Westpac does not have to replace

the Notes.

5. The Distribution would be for the period from (but excluding) the last Distribution Payment Date to (and including) the relevant Conversion

Date, Redemption Date or Transfer Date (as applicable). Payments of Distributions are within the absolute discretion of Westpac, which means

Westpac does not have to pay them. Distributions are also only payable if the Distribution Payment Conditions are satisfied.

6. On Transfer, Holders will receive the Face Value in cash from the Nominated Party to whom the Notes are transferred.

7. Conversion is conditional on Westpac’s share price being above a specified level in the period prior to Conversion.

8. Based on the Initial Face Value of $100 per Note and the VWAP of Ordinary Shares during the relevant VWAP Period before the Conversion

Date, with the benefit of a 1% discount. The value of Ordinary Shares received on the Conversion of one Note may be worth more or less than

$101.01 depending on the market price of Ordinary Shares before Conversion and the Face Value of the Notes at the Conversion Date.

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4

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9WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

EventWhen?Is APRA

approval

required?

Are there

other pre-

conditions

to the event?

What value

will a Holder

receive?

In what form

will that value

be provided

to Holders?

Where to

find further

information?

Conversion

upon a Capital

Trigger

Event or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event

If a Capital

Trigger

Event or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event

occurs

NoNoA variable

value,

depending on

the price of

the Ordinary

Shares at

the relevant

time and

the number

of Ordinary

Shares

received on

Conversion.

However,

Holders may

(in the case

of a Capital

Trigger Event)

and are likely

to (in the

case of a

Non-Viability

Trigger

Event) receive

significantly

less than

approximately

$101.01 for

each Note

(based on

the Initial

Face Value

of $100 per

Note), and

the value may

be nothing if

Conversion

does not

occur for

any reason

and Ordinary

Shares are

not issued for

any reason

by 5.00pm

on the fifth

Business

Day after

the Capital

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date (as

the case

may be).

9

A variable

number of

Ordinary

Shares up to

the Maximum

Conversion

Number.

However, if

Conversion

of the Notes

does not

occur for

any reason

and Ordinary

Shares are

not issued for

any reason

by 5.00pm

on the fifth

Business

Day after

the Capital

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date (as the

case may

be), then

the rights

of Holders

attaching

to those

Notes will be

terminated

immediately

on the Capital

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event

Conversion

Date (as the

case may

be) and

Holders will

lose all of the

value of their

investment

in those

Notes and

they will not

receive any

compensation

or unpaid

Distributions.

Sections 2.5

and 5.1.9 to

5.1.11

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 5.1 to

5.8 and 9

Note:

9. Section 2.5 provides further detail on the circumstances in which Holders are likely to receive significantly less than $101.01 for each Note due to

a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

10WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 1 Investment overview

1.4 Ranking of Westpac Capital Notes 8 in a Winding Up

The table in this Section 1.4 illustrates how the Notes would rank upon a Winding Up, if they are on issue at that

time. It is likely that a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event would occur prior to a Winding Up

and the Notes would have been Converted into Ordinary Shares or otherwise had the rights attaching to them

terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion

Date (as the case may be) where Conversion does not occur for any reason and Ordinary Shares are not issued for

any reason by 5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be).

Higher rankingIllustrative examples

10

Preferred and secured

debt

Liabilities in Australia in relation to protected accounts (generally,

savings accounts and term deposits) and other liabilities preferred

by law including employee entitlements and secured creditors

Unsubordinated

unsecured debt

Trade and general creditors, bonds, notes and debentures and

other unsubordinated unsecured debt obligations. This includes

covered bonds which are an unsecured claim on Westpac, though

they are secured over assets that form part of the Westpac Group

Subordinated

unsecured debt and

subordinated perpetual

debt

Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes

11

, other subordinated bonds,

notes and debentures and other subordinated unsecured debt

obligations with a fixed maturity date and subordinated perpetual

floating rate notes issued in 1986

Additional Tier 1

Capital securities

Westpac Capital Notes 8, Westpac Capital Notes 2, Westpac

Capital Notes 4, Westpac Capital Notes 5, Westpac Capital

Notes 6, Westpac Capital Notes 7 and Westpac USD AT1

Securities

Lower rankingOrdinary sharesOrdinary Shares

1.5 Key risks associated with an investment in Westpac Capital Notes 8

and Westpac

Before applying for any Notes, you should consider whether the Notes are a suitable investment for you. There are

risks involved with investing in the Notes and in Westpac. Many of these risks are outside the control of Westpac

and the Westpac Directors. These risks include those in this Section 1.5 and Section 5 and any other matters

referred to in this Prospectus.

1.5.1 Key risks of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummaryFurther information

Distributions may not

be paid

There is a risk that Distributions will not be paid.

Distributions are discretionary and are only payable subject

to the satisfaction of the Distribution Payment Conditions.

For example, this includes the Distribution not resulting in

a breach of capital requirements and APRA not otherwise

objecting to the payment of the Distribution.

Distributions are non-cumulative. If a Distribution is not

paid in full because the Distribution Payment Conditions are

not satisfied, Holders are not entitled to receive the unpaid

Distribution.

Sections 2.1.9 and 5.1.1

Note:

10. This diagram and the descriptions are simplified and illustrative only, and do not include every type of security or obligation that may be issued

or entered into by Westpac, or every potential claim against Westpac in a Winding Up. Westpac will from time to time issue additional securities

or incur other obligations that rank ahead of, equally with, or subordinated to, the Notes. Further, some of the securities represented in the

diagram (for example, Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes and Additional Tier 1 Capital securities) may be converted into Ordinary Shares, which

will then rank equally with other Ordinary Shares.

11. On 9 July 2021, Westpac announced it will redeem all Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes on their first optional redemption date, being

1 September 2021.

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2

7

4

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11WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

TopicSummaryFurther information

It is not certain

whether and when

the Westpac

Capital Notes 8

will be Converted,

Redeemed or

Transferred

Conversion may not occur on 21 June 2032, being the

first possible Scheduled Conversion Date, or at all if the

Scheduled Conversion Conditions are not satisfied.

Conversion, Redemption or Transfer may occur in certain

circumstances before the Scheduled Conversion Date,

which may be disadvantageous to Holders in light of market

conditions or your individual circumstances.

Holders have no right to request that their Notes be

Converted, Redeemed or Transferred. Unless their Notes are

Converted, Redeemed or Transferred, Holders would need

to sell their Notes on ASX at the prevailing market price

to realise their investment. That price may be less than the

Face Value (initially $100 per Note) and there may be no

liquid market in the Notes.

Sections 5.1.14 to

5.1.16

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 are not

deposit liabilities or

protected accounts

The Notes are not deposit liabilities or protected accounts

of Westpac for the purposes of the Banking Act or Financial

Claims Scheme and are not subject to the depositor

protection provisions of Australian banking legislation

(including the Australian Government guarantee of certain

bank deposits).

Important Notices

and Section 5.1.3

Market price of the

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 may

fluctuate

The Notes may trade at a market price below Face Value

(initially $100 per Note).

Circumstances in which the market price of the Notes may

decline include general conditions, changes in government

policy, changes in regulatory policy, impacts of regulatory

change, changes in investor perception and sentiment in

relation to Westpac, changes in the market price of other

securities issued by Westpac or other issuers and the

occurrence of or increase in the likelihood of the occurrence

of one or more Distributions not being paid, a Capital

Trigger Event or a Non-Viability Trigger Event.

Sections 5.1.1 and

5.1.4

Liquidity of the

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 may be low

The market for the Notes will likely be less liquid than the

market for Ordinary Shares.

Holders who wish to sell their Notes may be unable to do so

at an acceptable price, or at all, if insufficient liquidity exists

in the market for the Notes.

Section 5.1.5

Use of franking

credits

The value and availability of franking credits to a Holder will

depend on that Holder’s particular circumstances and the

tax rules that apply at the time of each Distribution.

Sections 2.1.6, 5.1.7

and 6.3.1

Changes in the

Distribution Rate

The Distribution Rate will fluctuate (and may increase and/

or decrease) over time with movements in the 3 month

BBSW Rate. It is possible for the 3 month BBSW Rate to

become negative. Should this occur, the negative amount

will be taken into account in calculating the Distribution

Rate (but there is no obligation on Holders to pay Westpac

if the Distribution Rate becomes negative and there would

be no Distribution in those circumstances).

There is a risk that the Distribution Rate may become less

attractive compared to returns available on comparable

securities or investments.

Sections 2.1.2 and

5.1.6

12WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 1 Investment overview

TopicSummaryFurther information

Conversion or

termination of rights

on account of a

Capital Trigger Event

or a Non-Viability

Trigger Event

The value of Ordinary Shares received for each Note that is

Converted upon the occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event

or Non-Viability Trigger Event may (in the case of a Capital

Trigger Event) and is likely to (in the case of a Non-Viability

Trigger Event) be significantly less than approximately

$101.01 for each Note (based on the Initial Face Value of

$100 per Note). This is because the number of Ordinary

Shares issued on Conversion is limited by the Maximum

Conversion Number, as required by APRA. The Maximum

Conversion Number applied on a Conversion of this kind is

based on an Ordinary Share price that reflects 20% of the

Ordinary Share price at the time of issue of the Notes.

If Conversion of Notes does not occur for any reason and

Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm

on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion

Date (as the case may be) (including, for example, due to

applicable law, order of a court or action of any government

authority, including regarding the insolvency, Winding

Up or other external administration of Westpac, as a

result of Westpac's inability or failure to comply with its

obligations under the terms and conditions of the Notes

in relation to Conversion, or as a result of laws relating to

Australian foreign investment laws, Australian financial

sector ownership laws, Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act

or operational delays (for example, due to COVID-19 related

restrictions on access to facilities and systems of Westpac

and/or its agents)), then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as

the case may be) and will not be Converted, Redeemed

or Transferred on any subsequent date; and

• all rights in relation to those Notes will be terminated

immediately on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as

the case may be), and Holders will lose all of the value of

their investment in those Notes and they will not receive

any compensation or unpaid Distributions.

Sections 2.5.4, 2.5.5,

2.5.6, 5.1.9, 5.1.10 and

5.1.11

Credit ratingsAny credit rating assigned to the Notes or other Westpac

securities could be reviewed, suspended, withdrawn or

downgraded by credit rating agencies, or credit rating

agencies could change their rating methodology, at any

time which could adversely affect the market price and

liquidity of the Notes and other Westpac securities.

Section 5.1.12

The price used to

calculate the number

of Ordinary Shares

to be issued on

Conversion may not

be the market price

The Ordinary Share price used to calculate the number

of Ordinary Shares to be issued on Conversion may be

different to the market price of Ordinary Shares at the time

of Conversion because the price used in the calculation is

based on the VWAP during the relevant period prior to the

Conversion Date.

The value of Ordinary Shares Holders receive based on

the calculation may therefore be less than the value of

those Ordinary Shares based on the market price on the

Conversion Date.

Section 5.1.13

No fixed maturity

date

As the Notes are perpetual instruments and have no fixed

maturity date, there is a risk the Notes could remain on issue

indefinitely and Holders may not be repaid their investment.

Section 5.1.17

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6

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13WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

TopicSummaryFurther information

Ranking of the

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

In the event of a Winding Up, if the Notes are still on issue

and have not been Redeemed or Converted, they will rank

ahead of Ordinary Shares, equally among themselves and

with all Equal Ranking Capital Securities and behind Senior

Creditors (including depositors and holders of Westpac's

senior or less subordinated debt). This means that if there

is a shortfall of funds on a Winding Up to pay all amounts

ranking senior to, and equally with, the Notes, Holders will

lose all or some of their investment.

However, it is likely that a Capital Trigger Event or Non-

Viability Trigger Event would occur prior to a Winding Up

and the Notes would have been Converted into Ordinary

Shares, in which case Holders will hold Ordinary Shares

and rank equally with other holders of Ordinary Shares in

a Winding Up. If Conversion does not occur for any reason

following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger

Event and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by

5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be), all rights attaching to

those Notes will be terminated on the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion

Date (as the case may be), and Holders will lose all of the

value of their investment in those Notes and they will not

receive any compensation or unpaid Distributions and those

Notes will have no ranking in a Winding Up.

Sections 1.4, 2.7,

5.1.10, 5.1.11, 5.1.24 and

5.1.25

Changes in

regulatory capital

requirements

Any fall in Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital

Ratio as a result of future changes to regulatory capital

requirements may adversely impact the market price of the

Notes or potentially increase the chance at a later date that

Conversion takes place due to the occurrence of a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

Sections 4.2.1, 4.2.2,

4.2.3, 4.2.4 and 5.1.18

Future issues of

securities by Westpac

Westpac may issue further securities which rank equally

with or ahead of the Notes.

Section 5.1.24

Terms may be

amended

In certain circumstances as set out in the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms, Westpac may, with APRA's prior written

approval where required and subject to compliance with

applicable laws, amend the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

without the approval of Holders.

Section 5.1.26

14WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 1 Investment overview

1.5.2 Key risks associated with Westpac and the Westpac Group

TopicSummaryFurther information

Information security,

including cyber

attacks

The Westpac Group (and its external service providers) is

subject to information security risks, such as cyberattacks,

espionage and/or errors happening at an unprecedented

pace, scale and reach.

Section 5.2.1

COVID-19 and a

pandemic like

COVID-19

The Westpac Group is vulnerable to the impacts of a

communicable disease outbreak or a pandemic. The

COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have,

a negative impact on Westpac's customers, shareholders,

employees and financial performance. The pandemic has

also disrupted, and will continue to disrupt, numerous

industries and global supply chains, causing a negative

effect on economic activity.

Section 5.2.2

Legal or regulatory

change and

compliance

Westpac could be adversely affected by changes in laws,

regulations or regulatory policy, by failing to comply with

laws, regulations or regulatory policy, or by other regulatory

action (including as a result of reviews and inquiries

commissioned by governments or regulators).

Sections 5.2.3, 5.2.4,

5.2.6, 5.2.9 and 5.2.12

Ineffective risk

management

Westpac’s risk management framework has not always been,

or may not in the future prove to be, effective.

Section 5.2.5

Availability and cost

of funding

Adverse funding market conditions or depositor preferences,

or failure to maintain Westpac’s credit ratings, may

significantly affect the availability and cost of Westpac’s

funding.

Sections 5.2.11 and

5.2.14

Financial market

volatility

Westpac could be adversely affected by disruptions to

global financial markets or other financial market volatility.

Sections 5.2.13 and

5.2.20

Economic conditions,

asset values,

commodity prices

and credit losses

Economic disruptions, declines in asset values or declines in

commodity prices may cause Westpac to incur higher credit

losses on lending and counterparty exposures.

Sections 5.2.15 to

5.2.18

Other risksWestpac could be adversely affected by other events such

as reputational damage, climate change, technology failures,

changes in competition, operational failures, fraudulent

conduct, poor data quality or other risks.

Sections 5.2.7, 5.2.8,

5.2.10, 5.2.11, 5.2.19

and 5.2.21 to 5.2.30

1.6 Comparison of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 with certain other

Westpac investments or products

TopicSummaryFurther information

Differences between

term deposits,

Westpac Capital

Notes 7, Westpac

Capital Notes 8 and

Ordinary Shares

There are differences between term deposits, Westpac

Capital Notes 7, Westpac Capital Notes 8 and Ordinary

Shares. You should consider these differences in light of

your investment objectives, financial situation and particular

needs (including financial and taxation considerations)

before deciding to invest in the Notes.

Please refer to the table in Section 3.4 setting out the key

differences between Westpac Capital Notes 4 (which is the

subject of the Reinvestment Offer) and Westpac Capital

Notes 8.

See table in this

Section 1.6

Section 3.4

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15WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

SECTION 1 Investment overview

Westpac Term

Deposit

Westpac Capital

Notes 7

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

Ordinary Shares

ASX codeNot quoted on ASXWBCPJWBCPK

12

WBC

Legal formDepositUnsecured subordinated debt obligationOrdinary share

Protection under

the Banking Act or

Financial Claims

Scheme

Ye s

13

No

TermSeven days to 60

months

Perpetual (no

fixed maturity

date) with the first

possible scheduled

conversion date on

22 March 2029

14

Perpetual (no

fixed maturity

date) with the first

possible Scheduled

Conversion Date in

approximately 10.8

years

15

Perpetual (no fixed

maturity date)

Distribution/

interest/dividend

rate

Fixed

16

Floating, calculated

as the (margin +

3 month BBSW rate)

× (1 – tax rate)

Floating, calculated

as the (Margin +

3 month BBSW Rate)

× (1 – Tax Rate)

Variable dividends

as determined by

Westpac

MarginN /A3.40% per annumThe Margin is

expected to be

in the range of

2.90% to 3.10% per

annum and will be

determined at the

end of the Bookbuild

N /A

Distribution/

interest/dividend

payment

frequency

Either at specific

intervals, at maturity

or at early closure

by the customer

Quarterly (subject to Westpac's absolute

discretion and distribution payment

conditions)

Semi-annually

(if determined)

Are there

conditions to

payment of

distributions/

interest/dividend

payments?

No, subject to

applicable laws

16

Yes, subject to

Westpac's absolute

discretion and

distribution payment

conditions

Yes, subject to

Westpac's absolute

discretion and

Distribution

Payment Conditions

(see Section 2.1.9)

Yes, subject to

Westpac's absolute

discretion and

applicable laws and

regulations

Interest/

distribution/

dividend payments

restriction

if interest/

distribution/

dividend not paid

N /AYes, applies to

Ordinary Shares until

the next quarterly

distribution payment

date on which a

distribution is paid

in full

Yes, applies to

Ordinary Shares until

the next quarterly

Distribution

Payment Date

17

on

which a Distribution

is paid in full

No

Franking

of interest/

distribution/

dividend

N /AFrankable and grossed-up for an unfranked

portion

Frankable

Transferable by

holder

NoYes, quoted on ASXYes, quoted on ASX

18

Yes, quoted

on ASX

Note:

12. Westpac will apply for Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be quoted on ASX and they are expected to trade on ASX under the code WBCPK.

13. Customers may be entitled to payment under the Financial Claims Scheme for deposits up to an amount per account holder per ADI of $250,000.

14. Subject to possible early redemption (with APRA’s prior written approval), conversion or transfer in certain circumstances.

15. Subject to possible early Redemption (with APRA’s prior written approval), Conversion or Transfer in certain circumstances.

16. Interest rate adjustments may apply if a customer withdraws an amount before the end of the term of the Westpac Term Deposit. Customers

must usually give 31 days’ notice to close the Westpac Term Deposit during its term.

17. These restrictions would not apply where the reason a Distribution was not paid was because the Distribution Rate was zero or negative (see

Section 2.1.3).

18 Westpac will apply for Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be quoted on ASX and they are expected to trade on ASX under the code WBCPK.

16WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 1 Investment overview

Westpac Term

Deposit

Westpac Capital

Notes 7

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

Ordinary Shares

Investor's ability

to withdraw or

redeem

Yes, by closing the

deposit

19

No

Redemption at

issuer's option

(subject to APRA

approval and

certain other

conditions)

NoYes, on 22 March

2027, and in

certain specified

circumstances

Yes, on 21

September 2029,

21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or

21 June 2030, and

in certain specified

circumstances (see

Section 2.3)

No

Transfer to

nominated party at

issuer's option

NoYes, on 22 March

2027, and in

certain specified

circumstances

Yes, on 21

September 2029,

21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or

21 June 2030, and

in certain specified

circumstances (see

Section 2.3)

No

Conversion to

Ordinary Shares

at issuer’s option

(subject to certain

conditions)

NoYes, on 22 March

2027, and in

certain specified

circumstances

Yes, on 21

September 2029,

21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or

21 June 2030, and

in certain specified

circumstances (see

Section 2.4)

N /A

Potential

Conversion to

Ordinary Shares

(other than on a

Capital Trigger

Event or Non-

Viability Trigger

Event)

NoYes, scheduled

conversion on 22

March 2029 (subject

to the satisfaction

of the scheduled

conversion

conditions), and in

certain specified

circumstances

Yes, Scheduled

Conversion on 21

June 2032 (subject

to the satisfaction

of the Scheduled

Conversion

Conditions), and in

certain specified

circumstances (see

Section 2.2.3)

N /A

Conversion to

Ordinary Shares on

a Capital Trigger

Event or Non-

Viability Trigger

Event

NoYes, following a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event

If a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event occurs and conversion of

the notes does not occur for any reason

and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any

reason by 5.00pm on the fifth business day

after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be),

then all rights in relation to those notes will

be terminated immediately on the Capital

Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-

Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as

the case may be) (and holders will lose all of

the value of their investment in those notes

and they will not receive any compensation

or unpaid distributions)

In the event of Conversion following a

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event the Maximum Conversion

Number may limit the number of Ordinary

N /A

Note:

19 For Westpac Term Deposits, customers must usually give 31 days’ notice to close the Westpac Term Deposit during its term.

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SECTION 1 Investment overview

Westpac Term

Deposit

Westpac Capital

Notes 7

Westpac Capital

Notes 8

Ordinary Shares

Conversion to

Ordinary Shares on

a Capital Trigger

Event or Non-

Viability Trigger

Event

(continued)

Shares to be issued and Holders are likely to

suffer a loss in such circumstances

Refer to Section 2.5 for more information

in relation to the conversion of Westpac

Capital Notes 8 on a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event

RankingSee Sections 1.4, 2.7, 5.1.11, 5.1.12, 5.1.25 and 5.1.26

1.7 Structure of the Offer and how to apply for Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummaryFurther information

1.7.1 Offer structure

and who can

apply

The Offer consists of:

• a Reinvestment Offer – to Eligible Westpac Capital Notes

4 Holders;

• a Securityholder Offer – to Eligible Securityholders;

• a Broker Firm Offer – to Australian resident clients of the

Syndicate Brokers; and

• an Institutional Offer – to Institutional Investors invited by

Westpac Institutional Bank.

There is no guaranteed Allocation under the Offer, but

Westpac will give priority to Applications received under

the Reinvestment Offer (including Applications made

through Syndicate Brokers). This priority will not extend

to Applications for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8 by

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders.

If there is excess demand, Applications may be scaled back

by Westpac.

There is no general public offer of the Notes. However,

Westpac reserves the right to accept Applications from

other persons at its discretion.

Sections 3 and 8

1.7.2 How to applyFor information on how to apply for the Notes, see Section

8 and the online Securityholder Application instructions,

online Reinvestment Application instructions or contact

your Syndicate Broker (as applicable).

Section 8

1.7.3 Minimum

Application

amount

Applications must be for a minimum of 50 Notes ($5,000).

If your Application is for more than 50 Notes, you must

apply in multiples of 10 Notes ($1,000) thereafter.

If you are an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder,

you may apply to reinvest all or some of your Westpac

Capital Notes 4 in Westpac Capital Notes 8 under the

Reinvestment Offer. However, if you wish to participate in

the Reinvestment Offer and:

• you own 50 Westpac Capital Notes 4 or fewer, you must

apply to reinvest all your Westpac Capital Notes 4; or

• you own more than 50 Westpac Capital Notes 4, you

must apply to reinvest a minimum of 50 Westpac Capital

Notes 4 ($5,000).

If you apply to reinvest all your Westpac Capital Notes

4, you may also apply for additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8. Your Application for additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8 must be for a minimum of 50 additional Westpac

Capital Notes 8 ($5,000), and in multiples of 10 Westpac

Capital Notes 8 ($1,000) thereafter (over and above your

Application for reinvestment).

Section 8

Information
about Westpac

Capital Notes 8

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

SECTION 2

This Section sets out:

2.1 Distributions

2.2 Conversion on the Scheduled Conversion Date

2.3 Optional Redemption and optional Transfer

2.4 Optional Conversion

2.5 Automatic Conversion – Capital Trigger Event and Non-Viability Trigger Event

2.6 Automatic Conversion – Acquisition Event

2.7 Ranking of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 in a Winding Up

2.8 Other key features of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

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4

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6

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Note:

1. The calculation of the Distribution Rate will be rounded to four decimal places. The Distribution Rate in this Section 2.1.2 is for illustrative

purposes only and does not indicate the actual Distribution Rate. It is not a guarantee or forecast of the actual Distribution Rate that may be

achieved. The actual Distribution Rate may be higher or lower than this and may vary each Distribution Period depending on the applicable 3

month BBSW Rate, the Margin and the Tax Rate.

The following is an overview of the key terms of Westpac Capital Notes 8. It is important that you read this

Prospectus, the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms, the Notes Deed Poll and Westpac’s Constitution in full before

deciding to invest in Westpac Capital Notes 8. If you have any questions, you should seek advice from your

financial adviser or other professional adviser.

The full Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms are contained in Appendix B. Rights and liabilities attaching to Westpac

Capital Notes 8 may also arise under the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other applicable laws.

2.1 Distributions

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.1.1 Distributions

on Westpac

Capital Notes

8

Distributions on Notes are calculated based on the Distribution Rate

and are expected to be paid quarterly in arrear.

Distributions are discretionary, non-cumulative and only payable

subject to the satisfaction of the Distribution Payment Conditions.

Distributions are expected to be fully franked and accordingly

Holders are expected to receive cash Distributions and franking

credits.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3

2.1.2 Distribution

Rate

The Distribution Rate is a floating rate and will generally be set on

the first Business Day of each Distribution Period using the following

formula:

Distribution Rate = (3 month BBSW Rate + Margin)

x (1 – Tax Rate)

3 month

BBSW

Rate

The 3 month BBSW Rate on the first Business

Day of the Distribution Period (except for the first

Distribution Period, where the 3 month BBSW Rate

will be determined on the Issue Date)

MarginThe Margin is expected to be in the range of 2.90%

to 3.10% per annum. The Margin will be determined

at the end of the Bookbuild and will not change after

that determination is made

Tax

Rate

The Australian corporate tax rate applicable to

the franking account of Westpac at the relevant

Distribution Payment Date expressed as a decimal.

At the date of this Prospectus, the relevant Tax Rate

is 30% or, expressed as a decimal in the formula, 0.30

(but that rate may change)

As an example, assuming a Margin of 2.90% per annum, if the

3 month BBSW Rate on the Issue Date is the same as on 6 August

2021 and assuming that the Distribution will be fully franked, the

Distribution Rate for that Distribution Period would be calculated as

follows:

1


3 month BBSW Rate at 6 August 20210.0100% per annum

Plus the assumed Margin+ 2.9000% per annum

Equivalent unfranked Distribution Rate

Multiplied by (1 – Tax Rate)

2.9100% per annum

x 0.70

Distribution Rate2.0370% per annum

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3.1

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.1.3 Calculation of

Distributions

Distributions will be calculated as follows:

Distribution =Distribution Rate x Face Value x N /365

Distribution RateSee Section 2.1.2

Face ValueInitially $100 per Note

NThe number of days in the Distribution

Period

Distribution PeriodThe period from (but excluding) the

Issue Date in the case of the first

Distribution Period, or otherwise from

(but excluding) each Distribution

Payment Date, to (and including) the

next Distribution Payment Date

Distribution Payment

Date

See Section 2.1.7

As an example, if the Distribution was fully franked and the

Distribution Rate was 2.0370% per annum as calculated in Section

2.1.2, then the cash amount of the Distribution on each Note for the

Distribution Period (if the Distribution Period was 90 days) would

be calculated as follows:

2,3

Distribution Rate2.0370% per annum

Multiplied by the Face Valuex $100

Multiplied by the number of days in the

Distribution Period (N)

x 90

Divided by÷ 365

Cash amount of Distribution$0.5023

Franking credits

4

attached to the cash

amount of the Distribution

$0.2153

It is possible for the 3 month BBSW Rate to become negative.

Should this occur, the negative amount will be taken into account in

calculating the Distribution Rate.

As an example, if the Margin is 2.9000% per annum, the 3 month

BBSW Rate is -1.0000% per annum and assuming that the

Distribution will be fully franked, the Distribution Rate for that

Distribution Period would be calculated as follows:

5


3 month BBSW Rate -1.0000% per annum

Plus the assumed Margin+ 2.9000% per annum

Equivalent unfranked Distribution Rate

Multiplied by (1 – Tax Rate)

1.9000% per annum

x 0.70

Distribution Rate1.3300% per annum

However, even if the Distribution Rate was negative because the

combination of a negative 3 month BBSW Rate and the Margin

produced a negative number, there would be no obligation on

Holders to pay Westpac and there would be no distribution in those

circumstances.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3.1

Note:

2. Distribution Periods will generally have 90-92 days in them. The number of days in the first Distribution Period will be 97 days and is longer than

a normal Distribution Period.

3. All calculations of payments will be rounded to four decimal places. For the purposes of making any payment in respect of a Holder’s aggregate

holding of Notes, any fraction of a cent will be rounded to the nearest one Australian cent (with one half of an Australian cent being rounded

up to one Australian cent). The Distribution Rate on which this calculation is based, and the Distribution, are for illustrative purposes only and

do not indicate the actual Distribution Rate or Distribution. It is not a guarantee or forecast of the actual Distribution that may be obtained. Past

performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

4. See Section 2.1.6 in relation to the use of franking credits by Holders.

5. The calculation of the Distribution Rate will be rounded to four decimal places. The Distribution Rate in this Section 2.1.3 is for illustrative

purposes only and does not indicate the actual Distribution Rate. It is not a guarantee or forecast of the actual Distribution Rate that may be

achieved. The actual Distribution Rate may be higher or lower than this and may vary each Distribution Period depending on the applicable

3 month BBSW Rate, the Margin and the Tax Rate.

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.1.4 3 month

BBSW Rate

The 3 month BBSW Rate is a key benchmark interest rate for the

Australian money market. It is the primary short-term interest

rate benchmark used in the financial markets for the pricing and

valuation of Australian dollar securities and as a lending reference

rate. This rate changes to reflect the supply and demand within the

cash and currency markets.

The movements in the 3 month BBSW Rate over the last 10 years

are set out in the graph in this Section 2.1.4

6

. The rate on 6 August

2021 was 0.01% per annum.

3 month BBSW Rate (% per annum)

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

7.00%

Aug- 2011Aug- 2013Aug- 2015Aug- 2017Aug- 2019Aug- 2021

If Westpac determines that a “BBSW Rate Disruption Event” has

occurred, Westpac may select an Alternative BBSW Rate and

make other related changes to the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

(subject, in each case, to APRA’s prior written approval, which may

or may not be given).

Broadly, a “BBSW Rate Disruption Event” occurs where the 3

month BBSW Rate has been discontinued or is no longer generally

accepted in the Australian market for securities such as Westpac

Capital Notes 8.

Westpac is required to act in good faith and in a commercially

reasonable manner in selecting an Alternative BBSW Rate, and

may consult with sources of market practice that it considers

appropriate, but may otherwise exercise its discretion.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3.1

2.1.5 Franking of

Distributions

Westpac expects, but does not guarantee, that Distributions will be

fully franked.

If a Distribution is not fully franked then the amount of the cash

Distribution entitlement would be adjusted to compensate for

the unfranked amount. The formula for determining the adjusted

Distribution is:

Adjusted

Distribution =

Distribution

1 – [Tax Rate x (1 – Franking Rate)]

DistributionThe Distribution entitlement on that

Distribution Payment Date as calculated

under clause 3.1 of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms – see Section 2.1.3

Tax RateSee Section 2.1.2

Franking RateThe percentage of the Distribution that

would carry franking credits

If there is a change in the Tax Rate, the Distribution Rate will

change accordingly. For example, if the Tax Rate decreases, the

cash amount of any Distribution that Westpac may pay would

increase and the franking credits attached to that Distribution would

decrease.

Section 2.1.6

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 3.1

and 3.2

Note:

6. This graph is for illustrative purposes only and does not indicate, guarantee or forecast the actual 3 month BBSW Rate. Past levels are not

necessarily indicative of future levels. The actual 3 month BBSW Rate for the first and any subsequent Distribution Period may be higher or

lower than the rates in the graph in this Section 2.1.4. Source: IRESS.

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.1.6 Franking

credits in

respect of

Distributions

It is expected (but not guaranteed) that Holders will receive franking

credits in respect of Distributions (other than where a Holder’s lack of

entitlement to franking credits is a result of an act by, or circumstance

affecting, the Holder). The franking credits represent each Holder’s

share of tax paid by Westpac on the profits from which the cash

Distribution is paid.

Impact of franking credits

If the Distribution is fully franked, the potential value of the

franking credits attached to a Distribution at the Distribution Rate

of 2.0370% per annum in the example in Section 2.1.2 would be

0.8730% per annum. If that potential value is taken into account

in full, the combined value of those franking credits and the cash

Distribution would be equivalent to an unfranked Distribution Rate

of approximately 2.9100% per annum. However, you should be aware

that the potential value of the franking credits does not accrue to

you at the same time as you receive the cash Distribution and you

may not be able to obtain full value for these depending on your

circumstances (see the following information in this Section 2.1.6 for

more information).

Use of franking credits by Holders

Australian resident Holders may be entitled to use franking credits

to offset their tax liability and Australian resident Holders that are

individuals or complying superannuation entities may be entitled to

a refund of excess franking credits, to the extent that the franking

credits exceed their tax liability.

You should be aware that your ability to use the franking credits,

either as an offset to your tax liability or by claiming a refund after the

end of the year of income, will depend on your individual tax position.

Investors should refer to the Australian tax summary in Section 6

and the Class Ruling (when published), and should seek professional

advice in relation to their tax position. Investors should also monitor

any potential changes to government policy relating to franking

credits on an ongoing basis.

Sections 5.1.7

and 6

2.1.7 Distribution

Payment

Dates

Distributions are payable quarterly in arrear on the Distribution

Payment Dates, subject to satisfaction of the Distribution Payment

Conditions.

The Distribution Payment Dates are:

• 21 March, 21 June, 21 September and 21 December of each year

commencing on 21 December 2021, until the Notes are Converted

at their full Face Value (or terminated following a failure to Convert)

or Redeemed; and

• the Conversion Date (other than a Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date), Redemption

Date or Transfer Date, if those dates are not 21 March, 21 June, 21

September and 21 December.

If a Distribution Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the

Distribution will be paid on the next Business Day (without any

interest in respect of the delay).

The first Distribution Period runs from (but excludes) the Issue Date to

(and includes) 21 December 2021. Thereafter, each Distribution Period

runs from (but excludes) the previous Distribution Payment Date to

(and includes) the next Distribution Payment Date. You should note

that the first Distribution Period is a longer period of 97 days and

other Distribution Periods will otherwise generally be 90 to 92 days.

The Distribution Rate for the first Distribution Period will be

determined on the Issue Date.

After the first Distribution Period, the Distribution Rate will be

determined on the first Business Day of each Distribution Period.

Distributions will be paid to persons who are Holders on the Record

Date in respect of the Distribution.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 3.1,

3.5, 3.6 and

11.1(b)

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4

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6

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.1.8 Method of

payment of

Distributions

Distributions will be paid in Australian dollars. Westpac will only pay

Distributions directly into an Australian dollar account of a financial

institution. Westpac reserves the right to vary the way in which any

Distribution is paid in accordance with the Westpac Capital Notes 8

Terms (provided that Distributions are always paid in cash).

Section 8.5.1

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 11

2.1.9 Distribution

Payment

Conditions

Distributions are only payable subject to satisfaction of the

Distribution Payment Conditions, being:

• Westpac’s absolute discretion;

• the payment of the Distribution not resulting in a breach of

Westpac’s capital requirements (on a Level 1 basis) or of the

Westpac Group’s capital requirements (on a Level 2 basis) under

the then current Prudential Standards at the time of the payment;

• the payment of the Distribution not resulting in Westpac

becoming, or being likely to become, insolvent; and

• APRA not otherwise objecting to the payment.

Distributions will also be subject to the Corporations Act and any

other law regulating the payment of Distributions.

Section 5.1.1

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3.3

2.1.10 Consequence

if a

Distribution is

not paid in full

Payments of Distributions are within the absolute discretion of

Westpac and are non-cumulative. If a Distribution is not paid in full

because the Distribution Payment Conditions are not satisfied or

because of any other reason, Holders will not be entitled to receive

the unpaid portion of that Distribution. No interest accrues on any

unpaid Distributions and Westpac has no liability to the Holder

and the Holder has no claim in respect of such non-payment.

Non-payment of a Distribution will not be an event of default

7

and

Holders have no right to apply for a Winding Up on the grounds of

Westpac’s failure to pay a Distribution.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 3.4

2.1.11 Dividend

and capital

restrictions

may apply to

Westpac if a

Distribution is

not paid

If for any reason a Distribution has not been paid in full for a relevant

Distribution Payment Date, then until a Distribution is paid in full on

a subsequent Distribution Payment Date (or all Notes are Converted

at their full Face Value, Redeemed or terminated following a failure

to Convert) Westpac must not:

• determine or pay any Dividends on its Ordinary Shares; or

• undertake any discretionary Buy Back or Capital Reduction,

unless the amount of the unpaid Distribution is paid in full within

20 Business Days of the relevant Distribution Payment Date (and in

certain other limited circumstances). These restrictions would not

apply where the reason a Distribution was not paid was because the

Distribution Rate was zero or negative (see Section 2.1.3).

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 3.7

and 3.8

2.2 Conversion on the Scheduled Conversion Date

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.2.1 Meaning of

Conversion

Conversion means the conversion of the Notes into a variable

number of Ordinary Shares in accordance with the formula

contained in clause 9.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

On Conversion of a Note on the Scheduled Conversion Date, the

Holder’s rights in relation to that Note will be immediately and

irrevocably terminated and Westpac will apply the Face Value of

each Note by way of payment for the subscription for the Ordinary

Shares. The Ordinary Shares issued will have the same rights as

other Ordinary Shares on issue at the relevant time.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 9.1

Note:

7. The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms do not include any events of default.

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TopicSummary

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information

2.2.2 Scheduled

Conversion

Date

The Notes do not have a maturity date but have a Scheduled

Conversion Date. Conversion is scheduled to occur on the

Scheduled Conversion Date, which will be the earlier of:

• 21 June 2032; and

• the first Distribution Payment Date after 21 June 2032,

on which the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are satisfied.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 4.1

2.2.3 Scheduled

Conversion

Conditions

The Scheduled Conversion Conditions in relation to a potential

Scheduled Conversion Date are satisfied where:

• First Scheduled Conversion Condition: the VWAP of Ordinary

Shares on the 25

th

Business Day before (but not including) the

Scheduled Conversion Date is greater than 56.12% of the Issue

Date VWAP; and

• Second Scheduled Conversion Condition: the VWAP of Ordinary

Shares during the 20 Business Days before (but not including)

the Scheduled Conversion Date is greater than 50.51% of the

Issue Date VWAP.

• The percentages used in the Scheduled Conversion Conditions

are derived from market precedents and the cap on the number

of Ordinary Shares that are permitted to be issued under

applicable Prudential Standards and ratings guidance.

• The diagram in this Section 2.2.3 illustrates the timeframes that

are relevant for the Scheduled Conversion Conditions using the

date 21 June 2032 as a potential Scheduled Conversion Date.

These dates are indicative only and may change.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 4.2

18 June 2032

Last Business Day

of VWAP Period

(Business Day before the

Scheduled Conversion

Date)

21 May 2032

First Business Day

of VWAP Period

(20th Business Day

before the Scheduled

Conversion Date)

14 May 2032

25th Business Day

before the Scheduled

Conversion Date

First Scheduled Conversion Condition

The VWAP of Ordinary Shares on the

25th Business Day before (but not

including) the Scheduled Conversion

Date is greater than 56.12% of the Issue

Date VWAP

Second Scheduled Conversion

Condition

The VWAP of Ordinary Shares during

the 20 Business Days before (but not

including) the Scheduled Conversion

Date is greater than 50.51% of the Issue

Date VWAP

21 June 2032

Scheduled Conversion

Date (subject to

satisfaction of the

Scheduled Conversion

Conditions)

20 BUSINESS DAY VWAP PERIOD

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information

2.2.4 Purpose of

the Scheduled

Conversion

Conditions

It is intended that upon a Scheduled Conversion, Holders should

receive Ordinary Shares worth approximately $101.01 per Note

(based on the Initial Face Value of $100 per Note and the VWAP of

Ordinary Shares during the 20 Business Days before the Scheduled

Conversion Date, with the benefit of a 1% discount)

8

.

There is a cap on the number of Ordinary Shares (Maximum

Conversion Number) that Holders can be issued upon Scheduled

Conversion of the Notes, due to Prudential Standards and ratings

guidance. The Maximum Conversion Number in the case of

Scheduled Conversion is set by dividing the Face Value (initially

$100 per Note) by 50% of the Issue Date VWAP.

If the price of Ordinary Shares were to fall significantly and there

were no Scheduled Conversion Conditions, the number of Ordinary

Shares that you would receive might be limited by the Maximum

Conversion Number. In that case, the value of those Ordinary Shares

would be likely to be less than $101.01 per Note. In order to give

Holders some protection against receiving Ordinary Shares worth

less than approximately $101.01 per Note, the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions operate, so that where the VWAP of Ordinary Shares

has fallen to or is less than the specified percentage of the Issue

Date VWAP (see Section 2.2.3), Scheduled Conversion is deferred.

However, there can be no guarantee that the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions will be satisfied in the future.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 4.2

and 9

2.2.5 Consequences

if the

Scheduled

Conversion

Conditions are

not satisfied

If the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are not satisfied on 21 June

2032, Conversion will not occur until the next Distribution Payment

Date on which the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are satisfied, if

eve r.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 4.1

and 4.2

2.2.6 VWAP and

Issue Date

VWA P

In general terms, VWAP refers to the average of the daily volume

weighted average sales prices of Ordinary Shares sold on ASX and

Chi-X during the relevant period.

The Issue Date VWAP means the VWAP of Ordinary Shares during

the 20 Business Days on which trading in Ordinary Shares took

place immediately preceding (but not including) the Issue Date (as

adjusted in accordance with the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms).

The satisfaction of the Scheduled Conversion Conditions on a

potential Scheduled Conversion Date will depend on the price of

Ordinary Shares. For example

9

, if the Issue Date VWAP is $25.00,

then, for the First Scheduled Conversion Condition and Second

Scheduled Conversion Condition to be satisfied:

• the VWAP for the First Scheduled Conversion Condition would

need to be at least $14.04 (which is greater than 56.12% of the

Issue Date VWAP); and

• the VWAP for the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition would

need to be at least $12.63 (which is greater than 50.51% of the

Issue Date VWAP).

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 4.2,

9.1 to 9.8

and 16.2

(definition of

“Issue Date

VWAP” and

“VWAP”)

Note:

8. However, if the market price of Ordinary Shares on the Scheduled Conversion Date is different to the price used to calculate the number of

Ordinary Shares to be issued on Conversion, the value of Ordinary Shares resulting from the Conversion of one Note may be worth more or less

than $101.01. The value of Ordinary Shares Holders receive could also be less than this amount if the Face Value has previously been reduced

(following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event – see Section 2.5 for more information). If the Scheduled Conversion Conditions

are not met, the Notes will not Convert on the Scheduled Conversion Date and the Scheduled Conversion Conditions will be re-tested on the

next possible Scheduled Conversion Date. The Notes may remain on issue indefinitely.

9. This example is for illustrative purposes only and does not indicate whether or not the Scheduled Conversion Conditions will actually be satisfied

in respect of a potential Scheduled Conversion Date.

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Further

information

2.2.7 How many

Ordinary

Shares will

I receive if

the Westpac

Capital

Notes 8 are

Converted?

Upon Conversion, Holders will receive for each Note they hold a

variable number of Ordinary Shares calculated using the following

formula:

Face Value

0.99 x VWAP

Face ValueInitially $100 per Note

VWA PThe VWAP during the VWAP Period

VWAP PeriodIn the case of a Scheduled Conversion, the

period of 20 Business Days on which trading

in Ordinary Shares took place immediately

preceding (but not including) the Scheduled

Conversion Date

For example, assuming the VWAP is $25.00, the number of Ordinary

Shares that Holders will receive for each Note on the Scheduled

Conversion Date would be calculated as follows:

Face Value $100.00

Divide by 0.99 x VWAP $24.75

Ordinary Shares per Note 4.0404

Assuming the price of the Ordinary Shares on the Scheduled

Conversion Date is also $25.00, the aggregate value of the Ordinary

Shares would be approximately $101.01 (calculated by multiplying

4.0404 Ordinary Shares by the Ordinary Share price of $25.00).

Please be aware, the example in this Section 2.2.7 is for illustrative

purposes only. The actual VWAP and number of Ordinary Shares

that Holders may receive on Conversion on the Scheduled

Conversion Date may be higher or lower than in this example. In

addition, if the total number of Ordinary Shares to be allotted and

issued in respect of a Holder’s aggregate holding of Notes includes

a fraction of an Ordinary Share, that fraction of an Ordinary Share

will be disregarded. This has not been considered in the example in

this Section 2.2.7.

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clause 9.1

2.2.8 What if I

do not wish

to receive

Ordinary

Shares or if I

am prohibited

or restricted

from receiving

Ordinary

Shares?

If you do not wish to receive Ordinary Shares, you can notify

Westpac of this at any time but no less than 15 Business Days prior

to the Conversion Date. If Conversion occurs and you have notified

Westpac that you do not wish to receive Ordinary Shares, or if

you are an Ineligible Holder

10

, then Westpac will issue the relevant

number of Ordinary Shares

11

to the Sale Agent who will hold the

Ordinary Shares on trust for sale for your benefit

12

. At the first

reasonable opportunity, the Sale Agent will arrange for the sale

of the Ordinary Shares on your behalf and pay the proceeds less

selling costs, brokerage, stamp duty and other taxes and charges, to

you. No guarantee is given in relation to the timing or price at which

any sale will occur or whether a sale can be achieved.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 9.10

Note:

10. Westpac will treat a Holder as not being an Ineligible Holder unless the Holder has otherwise notified it after the Issue Date and prior to the

Conversion Date.

11. See Sections 5.1.9 and 5.1.10 regarding risks associated with Conversion or Termination of rights where Conversion does not occur following a

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event which may impact the number of Ordinary Shares issued to the Sale Agent and that would

be available to be sold for the benefit of a Holder who elects not to receive Ordinary Shares or is an Ineligible Holder.

12. If Conversion is occurring because of the occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event and the Conversion is not effective

and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason to the Sale Agent by 5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then: (i) those Notes will not be Converted in respect

of such Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as the case may be) and will not be Converted, Redeemed or Transferred on any

subsequent date; and (ii) all rights in relation to those Notes will be terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or

Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be) and Holders will lose all of the value of their investment in those Notes and

they will not receive any compensation or unpaid Distributions.

1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

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2.3 Optional Redemption and optional Transfer

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.3.1 Westpac’s

option to

Redeem or

Transfer the

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Westpac may elect to:

• Redeem all or some of the Notes on 21 September 2029,

21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030;

• Transfer all or some of the Notes on 21 September 2029,

21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• Redeem or Transfer all of the Notes following a Tax Event or

Regulatory Event.

Redemption is subject to Westpac receiving APRA’s prior written

approval. There can be no certainty that APRA will provide its prior

written approval.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 7,

8 and 16.2

(definition

of “Tax

Event” and

“Regulatory

Event”)

2.3.2 Tax EventA Tax Event will occur if Westpac determines, after receiving a

supporting opinion of reputable legal counsel or other tax adviser in

Australia experienced in such matters, that (as a result of a Change

of Law) there is a more than insubstantial risk that:

• Westpac would be exposed to a more than de minimis adverse

tax consequence or increased cost in relation to the Notes; or

• any Distribution would not be a frankable distribution within the

meaning of Division 202 of the Tax Act.

A Tax Event will not arise where, at the Issue Date, Westpac

expected the event would occur.

Section 2.1.6

and Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 16.2

(definition of

“Tax Event”)

2.3.3 Regulatory

Event

Broadly, a Regulatory Event will occur if Westpac determines, after

receiving a supporting opinion of reputable legal counsel in Australia

experienced in such matters or confirmation from APRA that, as a

result of a change of law or regulation after the Issue Date:

• more than de minimis additional requirements would be imposed

on the Westpac Group or there would be a more than de

minimis negative impact on the Westpac Group in relation to

(or in connection with) Notes which Westpac determines to be

unacceptable; or

• Westpac will not be entitled to treat some or all of the Notes as

Additional Tier 1 Capital of the Westpac Group.

A Regulatory Event will not arise where, at the Issue Date, Westpac

expected the event would occur.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 16.2

(definition of

“Regulatory

Event”)

2.3.4 Meaning of

Redemption

Redemption means Westpac will pay to Holders the Face Value

(initially $100 per Note) for each Note Redeemed.

Westpac may only Redeem Notes if it replaces them with capital

of the same or better quality (and the replacement is done under

conditions that are sustainable for the income capacity of Westpac)

or obtains confirmation that APRA is satisfied that Westpac does

not have to replace the Notes.

Holders cannot request Redemption of their Notes.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 7

and 16.2

(definition of

“Redemption”)

2.3.5 Meaning of

Transfer

Transfer means Westpac will arrange for a Nominated Party to

undertake to purchase Notes from Holders for the Face Value. On

Transfer, Holders will receive the Face Value (initially $100 per Note)

for each Note from the Nominated Party, paid in cash.

• If the Nominated Party does not pay the Face Value to Holders

on the Transfer Date of 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030, or on a Transfer Date following a

Tax Event or Regulatory Event, the Transfer will not proceed and

Holders will continue to hold their Notes.

• The Nominated Party means one or more third parties selected

by Westpac in its absolute discretion, which cannot be a member

of the Westpac Group or a related entity (as described in the

Prudential Standards) of Westpac.

Holders cannot request a Transfer of Notes.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 8

and 16.2

(definitions

of “Transfer”

and

“Nominated

Party”)

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.4.1 When does

Westpac have

an option

to Convert

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8?

Subject to satisfaction of the Optional Conversion Restriction,

Westpac may elect to Convert:

• all or some of the Notes on 21 September 2029, 21 December

2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• all of the Notes following a Tax Event or Regulatory Event.

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 6

and 16.2

(definition

of “Tax

Event” and

“Regulatory

Event”)

Sections

2.3.2 and

2.3.3

2.4.2 Restrictions

or conditions

on Optional

Conversion

There are two types of restrictions or conditions that apply to

Optional Conversion:

1. A restriction that may prevent Westpac from choosing to

Convert the Notes (i.e. from sending an Optional Conversion

Notice to Holders)

• The Optional Conversion Restriction applies to Optional

Conversion such that Westpac may not elect to Convert the

Notes if on the second Business Day before the date on which

Westpac is to send an Optional Conversion Notice the VWAP

of Ordinary Shares is:

–less than or equal to 56.12% of the Issue Date VWAP, where

Westpac chooses to Convert the Notes on an Optional

Conversion Date of 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; and

–less than or equal to 22.20% of the Issue Date VWAP, where

Westpac chooses to Convert the Notes on an Optional

Conversion Date following a Tax Event or Regulatory Event.

2. A condition that may prevent Westpac from Converting the

Notes on the Optional Conversion Date

• Once an Optional Conversion Notice has been sent, Westpac

may still be prevented from Converting the Notes by the

operation of the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition,

which is deemed to apply to Optional Conversion as though

the proposed Optional Conversion Date were a Scheduled

Conversion Date.

• The Second Scheduled Conversion Condition otherwise

applies as set out in Section 2.2.3, except that in the case of

Optional Conversion on an Optional Conversion Date following

a Tax Event or Regulatory Event, it applies as if the reference

to 50.51% referred to 20.20% of the Issue Date VWAP.

The percentages used in the restrictions and conditions in this

Section 2.4.2 for Optional Conversion are derived from market

precedents and the cap on the number of Ordinary Shares that are

permitted to be issued under the Prudential Standards and ratings

guidance.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 6.3,

6.4 and 6.5

2.4.3 Number of

Ordinary

Shares

Holders will

receive on

an Optional

Conversion

Date

If the Notes are Converted on an Optional Conversion Date,

Holders will receive a variable number of Ordinary Shares on the

Conversion Date equal to the Conversion Number calculated in

the same manner as if Conversion was occurring on the Scheduled

Conversion Date (see Section 2.2.7), except that the VWAP Period

will be 20 Business Days on which trading in Ordinary Shares

took place immediately preceding, but not including, the Optional

Conversion Date.

Section 2.2.7

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 16.2

(definition

of “VWAP

Period”)

2.4 Optional Conversion

1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.4.4 Consequences

if Conversion

does not

occur on

an Optional

Conversion

Date

If Westpac chooses to Convert the Notes (and gives an Optional

Conversion Notice to Holders) but the Second Scheduled Conversion

Condition (applied as described in Section 2.4.2) prevents Conversion

from occurring on the Optional Conversion Date, Westpac will notify

Holders and the Conversion will be deferred until the first Distribution

Payment Date on which the Scheduled Conversion Conditions

are satisfied as if that Distribution Payment Date was a Scheduled

Conversion Date (the “Deferred Conversion Date”). The Scheduled

Conversion Conditions apply to Conversion on the Deferred

Conversion Date except that in the case of a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event, the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition will apply as if it

referred to 20.20% of the Issue Date VWAP.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 6.6

2.5 Automatic Conversion – Capital Trigger Event and Non-

Viability Trigger Event

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.5.1 Automatic

Conversion

of Westpac

Capital Notes

8 – Capital

Trigger Event

and Non-

Viability

Trigger Event

Westpac must Convert all or some of the Notes following a:

• Capital Trigger Event; or

• Non-Viability Trigger Event.

The Scheduled Conversion Conditions do not need to be satisfied

following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

The proportion of Notes that will be Converted in these

circumstances will be the number of Notes (or the percentage of

the Face Value of the Notes) as is necessary to satisfy APRA that

Westpac will no longer be non-viable (in the case of a Non-Viability

Trigger Event) or be dependent on restoration of Westpac’s

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio to above 5.125% (either or

both on a Level 1 or Level 2 basis, as the case may be) (in the case

of a Capital Trigger Event). Where a Non-Viability Trigger Event

occurs because APRA has determined that without a public sector

injection of capital, or equivalent support, Westpac would become

non-viable, all Notes must be Converted at their full Face Value.

If Conversion does not occur for any reason following a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event and Ordinary Shares

are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm (Sydney time) on the fifth

Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or

Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be),

then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as the case may

be) and will not be Converted, Redeemed or Transferred on any

subsequent date; and

• the Holder’s rights in relation to those Notes will be immediately

and irrevocably terminated on the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date

(as the case may be), and Holders will lose all of the value of

their investment in those Notes and they will not receive any

compensation or unpaid Distributions.

If Westpac is required to Convert some of the Notes following a

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event, Westpac must

treat Holders on an approximate pro-rata basis among themselves

and other holders of Relevant Securities or in a manner that is

otherwise, in the opinion of Westpac, fair and reasonable. This is

subject to such adjustments as Westpac may determine to take into

account the effect on marketable parcels of Notes and the need to

round to whole numbers of Ordinary Shares and the face value of

any Notes or other Relevant Securities remaining on issue and the

need to effect the conversion, write-off or write-down immediately,

provided that such determination does not impede the immediate

Conversion of the relevant number of Notes.

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clauses 5.2

to 5.8

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.5.2 Capital

Trigger Event

A Capital Trigger Event will occur when Westpac determines,

or APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes, Westpac’s

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio is equal to or less than 5.125% on

either or both a Level 1 or Level 2 basis.

Upon a Capital Trigger Event occurring, Westpac must Convert (or

otherwise, if Conversion does not occur for any reason and Ordinary

Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm (Sydney time) on

the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date, terminate the rights attaching to), that number of the Notes

(or such percentage of the Face Value of the Notes) as is sufficient

(taking into consideration any conversion, write-off or write down of

other Relevant Securities) to return either or both the Westpac Level

1 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio or Westpac Level 2 Common

Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio (as the case may be) to above 5.125%.

Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio on a Level 2 basis

of 12.3% as at 31 March 2021 equates to a surplus of $31.0 billion

of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital above the Capital Trigger Event

level of 5.125%. Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio on

a Level 1 basis of 12.6% as at 31 March 2021 equates to a surplus

of $31.5 billion of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital above the Capital

Trigger Event level of 5.125%.

Following the finalisation of the Prudential Standards described

in Section 4.2.3, Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio,

and the surplus of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Westpac holds

above the Capital Trigger Event level of 5.125%, the Distribution

Restriction Trigger of 8% and for illustrative purposes the 10.5%

unquestionably strong benchmark may differ from current levels.

In addition, given Westpac’s excess capital and franking credits, the

Board will consider a return of capital, with an update expected at

Westpac’s 2021 full year financial results. This may also have the

effect of reducing Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

and the buffer above the Capital Trigger Event level of 5.125% and

Distribution Restriction Trigger of 8.0% which increases the risk of

Conversion of the Notes and/or non-payment of Distributions on

the Notes.

See Sections 4.2.4 to 4.2.5 for more information about Westpac’s

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio.

The graph in this Section 2.5.2 illustrates the historical Common

Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of Westpac on a Level 1 and Level 2 basis.

Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

(Level 1 and Level 2 basis) (%)

Sep-16Mar-17Sep-17Mar-18Sep-18Mar-19Sep-19Sep-20Mar-20

5.125%

9.7%

9.5%

10.2%

10.0%

10.4%

10.6%

10.4%

10.5%

10.5%

10.6%

10.7%

10.6%

11.0%

10.7%

11.1%

10.8%

Level 1

12.6%

Level 2

12.3%

CET 1 ratio - Level 1CET1 ratio - Level 2AT1 Trigger

11.4%

11.1%

Mar-21

The graph in this Section 2.5.2 is for illustrative purposes only and

does not indicate, guarantee or forecast Westpac’s Common Equity

Tier 1 Capital Ratio. The ratio may be higher or lower and may

be affected by regulatory change, changes in the level of capital,

changes in RWA calculations, and/or unexpected events affecting

Westpac’s business, operations and financial condition.

Sections

4.1.5, 4.2.4

and 4.2.5

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 5.1,

5.2, 5.7, 5.8

and 9.1

1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.5.3 Non-Viability

Trigger Event

A Non-Viability Trigger Event will occur when APRA notifies

Westpac in writing that it believes Conversion of the Notes (or

conversion, write-off or write down of other capital instruments

of the Westpac Group) or a public sector injection of capital, or

equivalent support, is necessary because, without it, Westpac would

become non-viable.

Upon a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurring, Westpac must

Convert (or otherwise, if Conversion does not occur for any reason

and Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm

(Sydney time) on the fifth Business Day after the Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date, terminate the rights attaching to),

that number of the Notes (or such percentage of the Face Value

of the Notes) as is necessary (when added to the amount of any

other Relevant Securities converted, written-off or written down)

to satisfy APRA that Westpac will no longer be non-viable. Where a

Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs because APRA has determined

that without a public sector injection of capital, or equivalent

support, Westpac would become non-viable, all Notes must be

Converted at their full Face Value.

Whether a Non-Viability Trigger Event will occur is at the discretion

of APRA. APRA has not provided specific guidance on when it

will consider an entity to be non-viable and there are currently no

Australian precedents for this. However, APRA has indicated that

non-viability is likely to arise prior to insolvency. Non-viability could

be expected to include situations in which an entity is suffering from

significant financial stress or cannot raise money in the public or

private market.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 5.3,

5.4, 5.7, 5.8

and 9.1

2.5.4 How many

Ordinary

Shares will

I receive on

Conversion

following

a Capital

Trigger

Event or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event?

If Notes are Converted following a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event then in respect of each Note that is

Converted, Holders will receive a number of Ordinary Shares equal

to the lower of:

• the Maximum Conversion Number (which, applied on a

Conversion of this kind, is based on an Ordinary Share price that

reflects 20% of the Ordinary Share price at the time of issue of

the Notes); and

• the Conversion Number calculated in the same manner as if

Conversion was occurring on the Scheduled Conversion Date

(see Section 2.2.7) except that the VWAP Period will be the

5 Business Days in which trading of Ordinary Shares took place

immediately preceding, but not including, the Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion

Date, as applicable.

In addition, the Conversion of Notes into Ordinary Shares on a

Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date is not subject to the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions being satisfied. This means that, due to the application

of the Maximum Conversion Number, depending on the market

price of Ordinary Shares at the time, Holders may (in the case of

a Capital Trigger Event) and are likely to (in the case of a Non-

Viability Trigger Event) receive significantly less than approximately

$101.01 per Note (based on the Initial Face Value of $100 per Note).

If Holders receive Ordinary Shares worth less than the Face Value of

the Notes, they will suffer loss as a consequence. The value received

may be nothing if Conversion does not occur for any reason and

Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm (Sydney

time) on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as

the case may be).

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 5.5,

5.7, 9.1

and 16.2

(definition

of “VWAP

Period”)

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.5.5 Is there a

limit on the

number of

Ordinary

Shares I will

receive on

Conversion

following

a Capital

Trigger

Event or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event?

Yes. The Maximum Conversion Number is used to limit the number

of Ordinary Shares to be issued on Conversion following a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

The example in this Section 2.5.5 illustrates how many Ordinary

Shares may be issued for each Note on Conversion following a

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event, assuming a

VWAP of $3.00 and an Issue Date VWAP of $25.00. This example

is for illustrative purposes only. The actual VWAP, Issue Date

VWAP and Maximum Conversion Number may be higher or lower

than provided in this example, and may be adjusted in certain

circumstances as outlined in the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Step 1 - Calculate the Conversion Number of Ordinary Shares for

each Note

Face Value$100.00

Divide by 0.99 x VWAP$2.97

Ordinary Shares per Note33.6700

Step 2 - Calculate the Maximum Conversion Number for each Note

applicable to Conversion in the case of a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event

Face Value$100.00

Divide by 0.20 x Issue Date VWAP$5.00

Ordinary Shares per Note20.0000

Step 3 - Assess the effect of the Maximum Conversion Number

In this example, the Maximum Conversion Number is lower than

the Conversion Number of Ordinary Shares for each Note. As a

result, the number of Ordinary Shares a Holder would receive for

each Note would be limited to the Maximum Conversion Number

of Ordinary Shares for each Note. For example, a Holder of a single

Note would receive 20 Ordinary Shares on Conversion in the case

of a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (any

fraction of an Ordinary Share to be allotted in respect of a Holder’s

aggregate holding of Notes will be disregarded). If those Ordinary

Shares were sold on ASX at the same price as the VWAP (being

$3.00), the Holder would receive $60.00, thereby suffering a loss of

$40.00 on their investment of $100.00 on the Initial Face Value of

the Note.

The Maximum Conversion Number will be announced by Westpac to

ASX at the time of issue of the Notes.

The Maximum Conversion Number may be adjusted up or

down to reflect transactions affecting the capital of Westpac

(including bonus issues, share splits, consolidations or other similar

transactions not involving any cash payment (or the giving of any

other form of consideration) to or by holders of Ordinary Shares)

as set out in the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms. The Maximum

Conversion Number will not be adjusted to reflect other transactions

which may affect the price of Ordinary Shares, including, for

example, rights issues, returns of capital, buy-backs, special

dividends, demergers and other corporate actions.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 9.1 to

9.8

1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.5.6 What happens

if Westpac

does not issue

Ordinary

Shares for

any reason

following

a Capital

Trigger

Event or

Non-Viability

Trigger Event?

If for any reason Conversion of Notes does not occur (including,

for example, due to applicable law, order of a court or action of any

government authority, including regarding the insolvency, Winding

Up or other external administration of Westpac, as a result of

Westpac’s inability or failure to comply with its obligations under

the terms and conditions of the Notes in relation to Conversion,

or as a result of operational delays (for example, due to COVID-19

related restrictions on access to facilities and systems of Westpac

and/or its agents)) and the Ordinary Shares are not issued for any

reason by 5.00pm (Sydney time) on the fifth Business Day after the

Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be), then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as the case may

be) and will not be Converted, Redeemed or Transferred on any

subsequent date; and

• all rights in relation to those Notes will be terminated immediately

on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), and Holders

will lose all of the value of their investment in those Notes and

they will not receive any compensation or unpaid Distributions.

Westpac

Capital

Notes 8

Terms

clause 5.8

2.6 Automatic Conversion – Acquisition Event

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.6.1 Automatic

Conversion

of Westpac

Capital

Notes 8 –

Acquisition

Event

Westpac must Convert all of the Notes following an Acquisition

Event subject to a modified application of the Second Scheduled

Conversion Condition (see Section 2.6.3).

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 5.9

2.6.2 Acquisition

Event

An Acquisition Event will occur where:

• a takeover bid is made for Ordinary Shares and certain conditions

are satisfied; or

• a scheme of arrangement is proposed and approved and certain

conditions are satisfied.

However, an Acquisition Event will not have occurred where

Westpac is replaced as the ultimate holding company of the

Westpac Group by an Approved Successor in accordance with the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 16.2

(definition of

“Acquisition

Event”)

2.6.3 Conditions on

Conversion

following an

Acquisition

Event

The Second Scheduled Conversion Condition will apply in a

modified form following an Acquisition Event such that Conversion

will not occur unless the VWAP of Ordinary Shares during the

20 Business Days

13

before (but not including) the Acquisition Event

Conversion Date is greater than 20.20% of the Issue Date VWAP.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses

4.2(a)(ii) and

5.9(b)

Note:

13. If trading in Ordinary Shares after an Acquisition Event occurs for less than 20 Business Days, the VWAP Period will be the number of Business

Days after the occurrence of the Acquisition Event on which trading in Ordinary Shares takes place, immediately preceding, but not including,

the Business Day before the Acquisition Event Conversion Date.

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TopicSummary

Further

information

2.6.4 How many

Ordinary

Shares will

I receive on

Conversion

following an

Acquisition

Event?

If Notes are Converted following an Acquisition Event, Holders will

receive a variable number of Ordinary Shares on the Conversion

Date equal to the Conversion Number calculated in the same

manner as if Conversion was occurring on the Scheduled Conversion

Date (see Section 2.2.7), subject to the following adjustments:

• the VWAP Period will be the 20 Business Days

14

on which trading

in Ordinary Shares took place immediately preceding, but not

including, the Acquisition Event Conversion Date;

• the First Scheduled Conversion Condition will not apply; and

• the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition will be applied as if

the reference to 50.51% were a reference to 20.20%.

Section 2.2.7

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses

5.9(b), 9.1

and 16.2

(definition

of “VWAP

Period”)

2.7 Ranking of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 in a Winding Up

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.7.1 Ranking of

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 in a Winding

Up

In the event of a Winding Up (and assuming the Notes are still on

issue and have not been Redeemed or Converted or otherwise had

the rights attaching to them terminated following a Capital Trigger

Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event), the right of Holders to receive

a return of capital will rank ahead of Ordinary Shares, equally

among themselves and with Equal Ranking Capital Securities, but

subordinated to Senior Creditors. The ranking of the Notes in a

Winding Up will be adversely affected if a Capital Trigger Event or

a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs. It is likely that such an event

would occur prior to a Winding Up, requiring the Conversion of

Notes. If Conversion has occurred, Holders will hold Ordinary Shares

and will rank equally with other holders of Ordinary Shares.

However, if for any reason Conversion of Notes following a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event does not occur

(including, for example, due to applicable law, order of a court

or action of any government authority, including regarding the

insolvency, Winding Up or other external administration of Westpac,

as a result of Westpac’s inability or failure to comply with its

obligations under the terms and conditions of the Notes in relation

to Conversion, or as a result of operational delays (for example, due

to COVID-19 related restrictions on access to facilities and systems

of Westpac and/or its agents)) and the Ordinary Shares are not

issued for any reason by 5.00pm (Sydney time) on the fifth Business

Day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event (as the case may

be) and will not be Converted, Redeemed or Transferred on any

subsequent date; and

• all rights in relation to those Notes will be terminated immediately

on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be).

Sections 1.4,

5.1.11, 5.1.12,

5.1.25 and

5.1.26

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 2,

5.8, 9.9 and

13.4

Note:

14. If trading in Ordinary Shares after an Acquisition Event occurs for less than 20 Business Days, the VWAP Period will be the number of Business

Days after the occurrence of the Acquisition Event on which trading in Ordinary Shares takes place, immediately preceding, but not including,

the Business Day before the Acquisition Event Conversion Date.

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SECTION 2 Information about Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.7.1 Ranking of

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 in a Winding

Up

(continued)

In these circumstances, Holders will lose all of the value of

their investment in those Notes and they will not receive any

compensation or unpaid Distributions and those Notes will have no

ranking in a Winding Up.

For a diagrammatic representation of the way Notes will rank on a

Winding Up, see Section 1.4.

For the potential effect on the assets of Westpac available to meet

the claims of a Holder in a Winding Up where Westpac is replaced

by an Approved Successor as the ultimate holding company of the

Westpac Group, see Section 5.1.25.

2.8.1 Approved

Successor

Where Westpac is replaced as the ultimate holding company

of the Westpac Group by an Approved Successor and certain

other conditions are satisfied, Conversion of the Notes will not

be triggered but Westpac may instead be allowed to make

amendments (provided APRA’s prior written approval is obtained)

to substitute the Approved Successor as the debtor of the Notes

and the issuer of ordinary shares issued on Conversion and to make

certain other amendments to the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Accordingly, if:

• Westpac is replaced by an Approved Successor as the ultimate

holding company of the Westpac Group; and

• a substitution of the Approved Successor as the debtor of the

Notes and the issuer of ordinary shares on Conversion is effected

under the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms,

Holders will be obliged to accept Approved Successor Shares on

Conversion, and will not receive Ordinary Shares on Conversion.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clauses 5.10

and 13.4

2.8.2 No restriction

on future

issues of

securities by

Westpac

Westpac may issue other securities, including further Notes, or

other Capital Securities that rank equally with, ahead of or behind

the Notes whether in respect of distributions, dividends, return

of capital or principal in a Winding Up or otherwise, without the

approval of Holders.

Section 5.1.24

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 14.2

2.8.3 Participation

in future

issues of

securities by

Westpac

The Notes do not carry a right for Holders to participate in new

issues of Westpac securities.

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 14.7

2.8.4 No set-offNeither Westpac nor any Holder is entitled to set-off any amounts

due in respect of the Notes against any amount of any nature

owed by Westpac to the Holder or by the Holder to Westpac (as

applicable).

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 14.3

2.8.5 Voting rightsHolders have no right to vote at any general meeting of Westpac

before Conversion.

Holders have certain voting rights which can be exercised at a

meeting of Holders, as set out in the Notes Deed Poll.

Following Conversion, Holders will become holders of Ordinary

Shares and have the voting rights that attach to Ordinary Shares.

Section 7.4.4

Westpac

Capital Notes

8 Terms

clause 14.7

2.8 Other key features of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

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SECTION 2 Information about Westpac Capital Notes 8

TopicSummary

Further

information

2.8.6 Notes Deed

Poll

A trustee has not been appointed for the Notes. Instead, a Notes

Deed Poll will be made by Westpac in favour of each person who is

from time to time a Holder.

The Notes Deed Poll will contain:

• the agreement of Westpac to observe its obligations as set out in

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms;

• an obligation on Westpac to appoint the Registrar and procure

the Registrar to establish and maintain a Westpac Capital Notes 8

Register; and

• provisions for meetings of Holders.

Holders will be bound by the terms of the Notes Deed Poll, the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms and this Prospectus when Notes are

Allotted or transferred to them or they purchase Notes.

The Registrar will hold the original executed Notes Deed Poll on

behalf of Holders. Each Holder can enforce the obligations of

Westpac under the Notes Deed Poll and the Westpac Capital Notes

8 Terms independently of the Registrar and each other Holder.

The Notes Deed Poll is expected to be executed by Westpac on or

around the date of the Bookbuild. An electronic copy of the final

form of the Notes Deed Poll can be viewed and downloaded from

Westpac’s website at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8. The final

form of the Notes Deed Poll is incorporated by reference into this

Prospectus.

See the final

form of the

Notes Deed

Poll, available

at Westpac’s

website at

westpac.

com.au/

westpaccap

notes8

Reinvestment
Offer for

Westpac Capital

Notes 4

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

SECTION 3

This Section sets out:

3.1 Overview of Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Reinvestment Offer

3.2 Key details of the Reinvestment Offer

3.3 Options for Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders

3.4 Key differences between Westpac Capital Notes 4 and Westpac Capital Notes 8

3.5 Risks associated with the Reinvestment Offer

3.6 Further information about Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Reinvestment Offer

37WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8

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SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

3.1 Overview of Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Reinvestment

Offer

TopicSummary

3.1.1 What are

Westpac

Capital

Notes 4?

Westpac Capital Notes 4 are fully paid, non-cumulative, convertible, transferable,

redeemable, subordinated, perpetual, unsecured notes issued by Westpac. Westpac

Capital Notes 4 were issued on 30 June 2016 and trade on ASX under the code

WBCPG.

3.1.2 What is

happening

to Westpac

Capital

Notes 4?

On 20 December 2021, Westpac has the option under the Westpac Capital Notes 4

Terms to:

• redeem all or some Westpac Capital Notes 4 for their face value of $100 (subject

to APRA’s prior written approval, which may or may not be given); and/or

• arrange for the transfer of all or some Westpac Capital Notes 4 for their face

value of $100 to a nominated third party selected by Westpac; and/or

• convert all or some Westpac Capital Notes 4 into Ordinary Shares.

Westpac intends to issue a redemption notice to redeem all outstanding Westpac

Capital Notes 4 (for $100 per Westpac Capital Note 4) on 20 December 2021. The

redemption notice will be lodged on ASX when issued by Westpac.

3.1.3 What is the

Reinvestment

Offer?

The Reinvestment Offer is an opportunity for Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4

Holders to apply to reinvest all or some of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 in

Westpac Capital Notes 8 (and apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8). Any

reinvestment in Westpac Capital Notes 8 will occur before the intended redemption

of Westpac Capital Notes 4 on 20 December 2021.

3.1.4 What is the

difference

between

Participating

Westpac

Capital Notes 4

and Non-

Participating

Westpac

Capital

Notes 4?

Westpac Capital Notes 4 that are reinvested in Westpac Capital Notes 8 under the

Reinvestment Offer are referred to in this Prospectus as Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4. Westpac Capital Notes 4 that are not reinvested in Westpac

Capital Notes 8 under the Reinvestment Offer are referred to in this Prospectus as

Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4.

3.1.5 What happens

to Participating

Westpac

Capital

Notes 4 upon

reinvestment?

To facilitate the Reinvestment Offer, Westpac lodged a transfer notice in respect

of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 only on ASX on 17 August 2021. In

accordance with that transfer notice, any Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 will

be transferred to the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Nominated Party on 15 September

2021 and the transfer proceeds ($100 per Participating Westpac Capital Note 4)

will be automatically applied towards the subscription for Westpac Capital Notes

8. Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders will be Allocated one Westpac

Capital Note 8 for each Participating Westpac Capital Note 4.

3.1.6 What happens

to Non-

Participating

Westpac

Capital

Notes 4?

Any Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 will remain on issue following

completion of the Reinvestment Offer and will be dealt with in accordance with

the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms. All rights attaching to the Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 will continue, including to any distributions determined to

be paid.

If Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 are redeemed by Westpac on

20 December 2021 as intended by Westpac (see Section 3.1.2), the redemption

proceeds ($100 per Non-Participating Westpac Capital Note 4) will be paid to

Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders.

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SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

3.2 Key details of the Reinvestment Offer

TopicSummary

3.2.1 Who is eligible

to participate

in the

Reinvestment

Offer?

To be eligible to participate in the Reinvestment Offer, Westpac Capital Notes 4

holders must be registered holders of Westpac Capital Notes 4 shown on the

Register at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on the Reinvestment Offer Record Date, being

10 August 2021 as having an address in Australia.

3.2.2 What will

Participating

Westpac

Capital Notes 4

Holders

receive?

Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders will be Allocated one Westpac Capital

Note 8 for each Participating Westpac Capital Note 4 reinvested on 15 September

2021 and will be entitled to the distributions on Westpac Capital Notes 4 set out in

Option 1 in Section 3.3.

3.2.3 How do I apply

to participate

in the

Reinvestment

Offer?

Please refer to Section 8.2.1 for details of how to apply under the Reinvestment Offer.

3.2.4 Do Applications

received

under the

Reinvestment

Offer have

priority?

Westpac will give priority to Applications received under the Reinvestment Offer

(including Applications made through Syndicate Brokers) when Allocating the

Westpac Capital Notes 8. This priority does not apply to Applications for additional

Westpac Capital Notes 8 by Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders (as further

described in Option 1 in Section 3.3).

3.2.5 Can Westpac

Capital Notes 4

be sold after

an Application

under the

Reinvestment

Offer has been

made?

No. Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders who apply to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer are taken to agree to a holding lock being placed on their

Westpac Capital Notes 4 elected for reinvestment, pending completion of the

Reinvestment Offer. Once the holding lock has been applied, you will not be able to

dispose of or otherwise successfully deal with those Participating Westpac Capital

Notes 4.

3.2.6 Is any

brokerage or

stamp duty

payable?

No brokerage or stamp duty is payable on the reinvestment of the transfer proceeds

of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 under the Reinvestment Offer or an

Application for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8, provided that all Ordinary

Shares are quoted on ASX at that time.

40WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

3.3 Options for Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders have two options to consider which are described in the table below.

Participation in the Reinvestment Offer is optional for Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders.

TopicSummary

Option 1 – Reinvest

all or some of your

Westpac Capital

Notes 4 in Notes

• Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders may apply to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer in respect of all or some of their Westpac Capital Notes 4

held on the Reinvestment Offer Record Date. See Section 8.2.1 for details on how

to apply.

• You do not need to submit an Application Payment in respect of Westpac Capital

Notes 4 being reinvested as the transfer proceeds ($100 per Westpac Capital

Note 4) will be automatically reinvested in the equivalent number of Westpac

Capital Notes 8.

• If you choose to reinvest all of your Westpac Capital Notes 4, you may also apply

for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8. You will need to submit an Application

Payment for any additional Westpac Capital Notes 8. See Section 8.2.1 for details

on how to apply.

• You will be paid the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution of

$0.7273 on 15 September 2021 for each Participating Westpac Capital Note 4 held

on the record date, being 7 September 2021, provided the distribution payment

conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms are satisfied. This is the last

distribution you will receive on any Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4.

• If you choose not to participate or participate partially in the Reinvestment Offer

in respect of only some of your Westpac Capital Notes 4, please see Option 2

below in respect of any Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4.

Option 2 – Do not

participate in the

Reinvestment Offer

• If you are a Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder, no further action

is required and you can continue to hold your Non-Participating Westpac Capital

Notes 4, which will be dealt with in accordance with the Westpac Capital Notes 4

Terms.

• Westpac intends to arrange for the redemption of all remaining Westpac Capital

Notes 4 on 20 December 2021. If the intended redemption were to occur, you will

be paid the redemption proceeds of $100 per Non-Participating Westpac Capital

Note 4 that you still hold on that date.

• You will be paid the following distributions on Non-Participating Westpac Capital

Notes 4:

– the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution of $0.7273 on

15 September 2021 for each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date,

being 7 September 2021;

– the Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on 30 September

2021 for each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date, being 22

September 2021; and

–the intended Final Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on 20 December

2021 for each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date, being

10 December 2021,

in each case provided that the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Terms are satisfied.

• Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders may choose to sell their

Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 on ASX at the prevailing market

price, which may be higher or lower than the redemption proceeds of $100 (if the

intended redemption were to occur). The last day of trading for Westpac Capital

Notes 4 is expected to be 8 December 2021. It is also expected that off-market

transfers of Westpac Capital Notes 4 will not be accepted after 10 December 2021.

You may be required to pay applicable brokerage if you choose to sell Westpac

Capital Notes 4 on ASX.

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SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

3.4 Key differences between Westpac Capital Notes 8 and

Westpac Capital Notes 4

The terms and conditions of Westpac Capital Notes 4 and Westpac Capital Notes 8 are similar. However, there are

some key differences between Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Westpac Capital Notes 8 which you should be

aware of before deciding whether to reinvest your Westpac Capital Notes 4 under the Reinvestment Offer.

The following table describes the key features of Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Westpac Capital Notes 8 and

highlights the differences between them. This table is not an exhaustive description of the differences between

Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Westpac Capital Notes 8. If you have any questions about the differences

between Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the Westpac Capital Notes 8, you should seek advice from your financial or

other professional adviser before deciding to invest in the Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Westpac Capital Notes 8Westpac Capital Notes 4

IssuerWestpac

Issue price$100

ASX codeWBCPKWBCPG

Legal formNote – unsecured subordinated debt obligation

DistributionsDiscretionary, non-cumulative,

floating rate Distributions, payable

quarterly in arrear, subject to the

satisfaction of the Distribution

Payment Conditions

Discretionary, non-cumulative,

floating rate distributions, payable

quarterly in arrear, subject to

the satisfaction of distribution

payment conditions

Expected to be fully frankedYe s

Distribution rate(margin + 3 month BBSW rate) x (1 – tax rate)

MarginMargin is expected to be in the

range of 2.90% to 3.10% per

annum and will be determined at

the end of the Bookbuild

margin of 4.90% per annum

Maturity dateNo fixed maturity date but

scheduled to Convert into

Ordinary Shares on 21 June

2032 (subject to satisfaction

of the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions)

No fixed maturity date but

scheduled to convert into

Ordinary Shares on 20 December

2023 (subject to satisfaction of

scheduled conversion conditions)

Redemption at the issuer’s

option (subject to APRA’s prior

written approval)

Yes, on 21 September 2029,

21 December 2029, 21 March 2030

or 21 June 2030, and in certain

specified circumstances (as

described in Section 2.3)

Yes, on 20 December 2021 and in

certain specified circumstances

Transfer to a nominated party at

the issuer’s option

Yes, on 21 September 2029,

21 December 2029, 21 March 2030

or 21 June 2030, and in certain

specified circumstances (see

Section 2.3)

Yes, in respect of Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 on

15 September 2021 or in respect

of Non-Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4 on 20 December

2021

Potential conversion to Ordinary

Shares (other than on a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event)

Yes, Scheduled Conversion on

21 June 2032 (as described in

Section 2.2), Optional Conversion

(as described in Section 2.4) or

following an Acquisition Event

(as described in Section 2.6),

each being subject to certain

conditions

Yes, scheduled conversion on

20 December 2023, optional

conversion on 20 December

2021 or following occurrence of

a tax event or regulatory event,

or following an acquisition event,

in each case subject to certain

conditions

42WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

Westpac Capital Notes 8Westpac Capital Notes 4

Conversion to Ordinary Shares

on a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event

Yes, following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

If a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs and

Conversion of the notes does not occur for any reason and Ordinary

Shares are not issued for any reason by 5.00pm (Sydney time) on the

fifth business day after the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or

Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then

all rights in relation to those notes will be terminated immediately on

the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be) (and holders will lose all of the

value of their investment in those notes and they will not receive any

compensation or unpaid distributions)

In the event of Conversion following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-

Viability Trigger Event the Maximum Conversion Number may limit the

number of Ordinary Shares to be issued. See Section 2.5.5, which applies

equally to Westpac Capital Notes 8 and Westpac Capital Notes 4

Ranking in a Winding Up of

Westpac

If notes are on issue at the time of a Winding Up, they will rank ahead of

Ordinary Shares, equally among themselves and with all Equal Ranking

Capital Securities and behind Senior Creditors (including depositors and

holders of Westpac’s senior or less subordinated debt) of Westpac

However, it is likely that a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger

Event would occur prior to a Winding Up

If notes have been Converted into Ordinary Shares, holders will become

holders of Ordinary Shares and will rank equally with other holders of

Ordinary Shares

If conversion is not possible following a Capital Trigger Event or a

Non-Viability Trigger Event, all rights in relation to those notes will be

terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date

or Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date (as the case may be)

and holders will lose all of the value of their investment in those notes. In

these circumstances, those notes will have no ranking in a Winding Up

3.5 Risks associated with the Reinvestment Offer

TopicSummary

3.5.1 What are the

risks associated

with the

Reinvestment

Offer?

The Reinvestment Offer is not a simple rollover into a similar investment. By

participating in the Reinvestment Offer, you will be making an investment in Westpac

Capital Notes 8. For further information about the risks relating to an investment

in Westpac Capital Notes 8 and in Westpac, see Section 5. These risks should be

considered carefully before you apply to reinvest in Westpac Capital Notes 8 under

the Reinvestment Offer or apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8.

There are also the risks that you may not receive the full Allocation of Westpac

Capital Notes 8 that you apply for or that the Offer does not proceed (and the

transfer of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 does not occur). See Option 2 in

Section 3.3 and Section 3.6.4 for further details.

If following the Reinvestment Offer, you hold both Westpac Capital Notes 8 and

any Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4, you will hold two securities with

different terms and conditions until, as intended by Westpac, your Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 are redeemed by Westpac (for $100 per Westpac Capital

Note 4) on 20 December 2021.

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SECTION 3 Reinvestment Offer for Westpac Capital Notes 4

3.6 Further information about Westpac Capital Notes 4 and the

Reinvestment Offer

TopicSummary

3.6.1 Why have

the Westpac

Capital Notes 4

Terms been

amended?

Westpac has amended the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms primarily to facilitate the

Reinvestment Offer, in particular to enable:

• the transfer of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 to the Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Nominated Party on 15 September 2021 for $100 per Participating

Westpac Capital Note 4;

• the potential redemption or conversion of Participating Westpac Capital Notes

4 following their transfer to the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Nominated Party on

15 September 2021; and

• the payment of the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution and the

Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution.

The amended Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms were lodged by Westpac with ASX on

17 August 2021.

3.6.2 How will

payments of

distributions

and transfer

proceeds be

made?

Distribution payments to all Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders will be made in

accordance with your payment instructions recorded on the Register. You may

amend these instructions with the Registrar up to 5.00pm (Sydney time) on the

record date for the relevant payment.

In respect of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4, transfer proceeds will be

automatically applied towards the subscription for Westpac Capital Notes 8.

3.6.3 What are

the taxation

consequences

of the

Reinvestment

Offer?

Section 6 provides information about the general taxation consequences of

participating in the Reinvestment Offer.

The Australian taxation consequences of participating in the Reinvestment Offer

will depend on your individual circumstances. You should obtain your own taxation

advice before you hold or dispose of Westpac Capital Notes 4.

3.6.4 What happens

if the Offer

does not

proceed?

If you have elected to apply to reinvest all or some of your Westpac Capital Notes 4

under the Reinvestment Offer and the Offer does not proceed, your Westpac Capital

Notes 4 will remain on issue and be dealt with in accordance with the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Terms. You will be paid:

• the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on 15 September 2021 for

each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date, being 7 September 2021

(provided the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4

Terms are satisfied);

• the Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on 30 September 2021

for each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date, being 22 September

2021 (provided the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes

4 Terms are satisfied);

• the redemption proceeds of $100 per Westpac Capital Note 4 you still hold

on 20 December 2021 (provided all remaining Westpac Capital Notes 4 are

redeemed on 20 December 2021 as intended by Westpac); and

• the intended Final Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on 20 December 2021

for each Westpac Capital Note 4 held on the record date for that distribution

(provided the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4

Terms are satisfied).

3.6.5 What will

happen if the

redemption

of Non-

Participating

Westpac

Capital Notes 4

does not occur

as intended?

If the redemption in respect of Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 does

not occur as intended on 20 December 2021 for any reason, the Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 will remain on issue and all rights attaching to them will

continue, including to any distributions determined to be paid, until otherwise dealt

with in accordance with the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms. See Section 3.4 for a

description of the key features of Westpac Capital Notes 4.

44WESTPAC CAPITAL NOTES 8
CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

SECTION 4

This Section sets out:

4.1 Overview of Westpac’s business including summary financial information

4.2 Capital management strategy and capital ratios

4.3 Funding and liquidity

4.4 New and Ongoing Customer Support Measures

About Westpac

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4.1 Overview of Westpac’s

business including summary

financial information

4.1.1 Overview of Westpac’s business

Westpac is one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading

providers of financial services, operating under multiple

brands, with a small presence in Europe, North America

and Asia.

Westpac’s purpose is helping Australians and New

Zealanders succeed. Its strategy seeks to deliver on

this purpose by building deep and enduring customer

relationships, being a leader in the community, being

a place where the best people want to work and, in so

doing, delivering superior returns for shareholders. In

delivering on this strategy, Westpac has three priorities

that help guide its activities:

• Fix: Addressing shortcomings by materially

improving management of risk and risk culture,

reducing customer pain points, completing its

historical customer remediation program, and

reducing the complexity of technology.

• Simplify: Returning to core businesses of banking in

Australia and New Zealand, including exiting some

businesses and international locations. Rationalising

products and simplifying processes to make it easier

for customers.

• Perform: Improving performance by building

customer loyalty and growth through service,

sharpening the focus on returns, and resetting the

cost base. A strong balance sheet and engaged

workforce form the foundations of performance.

As at 31 March 2021, Westpac and its controlled

entities had total assets of approximately $889 billion.

Westpac’s Ordinary Shares and certain other securities

are quoted on ASX and, as at 6 August 2021, Westpac’s

Ordinary Share market capitalisation was approximately

$92 billion.

The performance of Ordinary Shares during the period

from 8 August 2011 to 6 August 2021 is set out in the

graph in this Section 4.1.1.

Westpac Ordinary Shares daily closing price

1


$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

$45

Aug- 2011Aug- 2013Aug- 2015Aug- 2017Aug- 2019Aug-2021

4.1.2 Organisational structure

Westpac is focused on its core markets of Australia

and New Zealand, providing a comprehensive range of

financial products and services that assist in meeting

the financial services needs of customers. Westpac

operates through an extensive branch and ATM

network, significant online capability, and call centres

supported by specialist relationship and product

managers. Westpac’s operations are reported as the

following key divisions:

Consumer is responsible for sales and service of

banking products, including mortgages, credit cards,

personal loans, and savings and deposit products to

consumers in Australia. Products are provided under

the Westpac, St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne,

and RAMS brands. Consumer works with the other

operating divisions in Australia in the sales, service, and

referral of certain specialist financial services such as

auto lending and foreign exchange.

Business is responsible for sales and service of banking

products for Australian SME and Commercial businesses

(including Agribusiness) generally up to $200 million

in exposure. The division also includes Private Wealth,

meeting the personal banking needs of high-net-worth

individuals. The division offers a wide range of banking

products and services to support their borrowing,

savings and transaction needs. Specialist services

including cash flow finance, trade finance, equipment

finance and property finance are also provided. Business

operates under the Westpac, St.George, BankSA,

and Bank of Melbourne, brands. Business works with

the other operating divisions for select products and

services including financial risk management products,

corporate superannuation and mortgages.

Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) delivers a broad

range of financial products and services to corporate,

institutional and government customers operating

in, or with connections to, Australia and New

Zealand. WIB operates through dedicated industry

relationship and specialist product teams, with expert

knowledge in financing, transactional banking, and

financial and debt capital markets. Customers are

supported throughout Australia and via branches

and subsidiaries located in New Zealand, the US, UK

and Asia. WIB works with all the Group’s operating

divisions in the provision of markets’ related financial

needs including foreign exchange and fixed interest

solutions.

Westpac New Zealand provides banking, wealth

and insurance products and services for consumer,

business and institutional customers in New Zealand.

Westpac conducts its business through two banks:

Westpac New Zealand Limited, which is incorporated

in New Zealand, and Westpac Banking Corporation

(New Zealand Branch), which is incorporated in

Australia. Westpac New Zealand operates through

a network of branches and ATMs across the North

and South Islands. Business and institutional

customers are also served through relationship and

specialist product teams. Banking products and

services are provided under the Westpac brand while

insurance and wealth products are provided under

Westpac Life

2

and BT brands, respectively. New

Zealand maintains its own infrastructure, including

technology, operations and treasury in accordance

with regulatory requirements.

Note:

1. Past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future performance. Source: IRESS.

2. An agreement is in place for the sale of Westpac Life-NZ- Limited.

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Specialist Businesses provides auto finance, Australian
life, investment products and services (including margin

lending and equities broking), superannuation and

retirement products as well as wealth administration

platforms. It also manages Westpac Pacific which

provides a full range of banking services in Fiji and

Papua New Guinea. The division operates under the

Westpac, St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne, and

BT brands. Specialist Businesses works with Consumer,

Business and WIB in the provision of select financial

services and products. The division comprises the

operations that Westpac ultimately plans to exit. On

1 July 2021, Westpac announced the sale of Westpac

General Insurance was completed and on 3 August

2021, Westpac announced the sale of Vendor Finance

was completed. Agreements are in place for the sale of

Westpac Pacific

3

, Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance,

the motor vehicle finance and novated leasing

businesses, and the Australian life insurance business.

Westpac Group Businesses include:

• Treasury, which is responsible for the management

of the Group’s balance sheet including wholesale

funding, capital and the management of liquidity.

Treasury also manages the interest rate risk and

foreign exchange risks inherent in the balance

sheet, including managing the mismatch between

Group assets and liabilities. Treasury’s earnings

are primarily sourced from managing the Group’s

balance sheet and interest rate risk, (excluding

Westpac New Zealand) within set risk limits;

• Chief Operating Office

4

, which includes Group

Technology function and Australian banking

operations and property services. Group

Technology is responsible for technology strategy

and architecture, infrastructure, applications

development and business integration in Australia;

and

• Core Support

5

, which comprises functions

performed centrally including strategy, finance, risk,

compliance, legal, human resources, customer and

corporate relations, and Group head office costs.

On 17 March 2021, Westpac announced that it was

bringing together the leadership of its Consumer

and Business divisions into a new Consumer and

Business Banking division. There is no change in

how Westpac reports its Consumer and Business

division’s performance as there has been no change

to the performance information provided internally to

Westpac’s key decision makers.

4.1.3 Consolidated Income Statement and selected financial information

6,7



Reported

31 March 2020

Reported

31 March 2021

$m$m

Interest income14,68411,434

Interest expense(5,684)(3,086)

Net interest income9,0008,348

Non-interest income1,6042,338

Net operating income before operating expenses and impairment charges10,60410,686

Operating expenses(6,181)(5,997)

Impairment (charges)/benefits(2,238)372

Profit before income tax2,1855,061

Income tax expense(994)(1,616)

Net profit for the period1,1913,445

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests(1)(2)

Net profit attributable to owners of Westpac Banking Corporation1,1903,443

Selected financial information

Expense to income ratio58.29%56.12%

Statutory earnings per Ordinary Share – basic (cents)33.294.5

Fully franked dividends per Ordinary Share (cents)-58

Note:

3. On 26 July 2021, Westpac announced that Papua New Guinea’s Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has released its

draft determination indicating it proposes to deny authorisation to Kina Bank for the proposed acquisition of Westpac’s stake in Westpac Bank

PNG Limited. Westpac and Kina Bank are currently reviewing the draft determination and intend to make further submissions to the ICCC before

its final determination is issued in September 2021, following a public consultation period.

4. Chief Operating Office costs are fully allocated to other divisions in the Group.

5. Core Support costs are partially allocated to other divisions, while Group head office costs are retained in Group Businesses.

6. The Consolidated Income Statement has been derived from Westpac’s unaudited half year financial report as at and for the 6 months ended

31 March 2021.

7. Subsequent to 31 March 2021, Westpac has announced that agreements are in place for the sale of the motor vehicle finance and novated

leasing businesses (announced on 28 June 2021), Westpac Life-NZ- Limited (announced on 6 July 2021) and the Australian life insurance

business (announced on 9 August 2021). The potential financial impacts of these transactions on the Westpac Group are not reflected in the

31 March 2021 Income Statement and no related pro forma adjustments have been made to the financial information in this Section. Refer to

Westpac’s relevant ASX announcements for further details, including Westpac’s assessment of financial implications of these transactions (these

announcements can be accessed as described in Section 7.2.2).

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1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

4.1.4 Consolidated Balance Sheet and unaudited pro-forma Consolidated Balance

Sheet

8,9


Reported

30 September

2020

Reported

31 March

2021

Pro-forma

Adjustments

Pro-forma

31 March

2021

$m$m$m$m

Assets

Cash and balances with central banks30,12933,877(712)33,165

Collateral paid4,7783,9173,917

Trading securities and financial assets

measured at fair value through income

statement and investment securities132,206112,231112,231

Derivative financial instruments23,36722,37322,373

Loans693,059688,218688,218

Life insurance assets3,5933,4163,416

All other assets24,81425,42725,427

Total assets911,946889,459(712)888,747

Liabilities

Collateral received2,2502,5042,504

Deposits and other borrowings591,131585,401585,401

Other financial liabilities40,92542,99642,996

Derivative financial instruments23,05420,30320,303

Debt issues150,325127,850127,850

Life insurance liabilities1,3961,0701,070

All other liabilities10,84210,94010,940

Total liabilities excluding loan capital819,923791,064791,064

Loan capital23,94926,294(712)25,582

Total liabilities843,872817,358(712)816,646

Net assets68,07472,10172,101

Shareholders’ equity

Total equity attributable to owners of

Westpac Banking Corporation68,02372,05272,052

Non-controlling interests514949

Total shareholders’ equity and non-

controlling interests68,07472,10172,101

Impact of the issue of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

and redemption of Westpac Capital Notes 4 on

Westpac's consolidated balance sheet position

The unaudited pro-forma balance sheet shows the

adjustments that would be made to Westpac’s

consolidated balance sheet as at 31 March 2021,

assuming:

• an issue of $1.0 billion of Notes, less Offer costs of

$12 million; and

• the redemption of all $1.7 billion of Westpac Capital

Notes 4 either as a result of the Reinvestment

Offer or on the Westpac Capital Notes 4 optional

redemption date, being 20 December 2021.

On a net basis, the Offer of the Notes and redemption

of all Westpac Capital Notes 4 would decrease

Westpac’s loan capital and cash by approximately

$712 million. There is no material impact from the

pro-forma adjustments to Westpac’s net assets and

shareholders’ equity. The anticipated proceeds (less

Offer costs) received under the Offer will be used by

Westpac for general business purposes.

Westpac may raise more or less than $1.0 billion

under the Offer and all Westpac Capital Notes 4 may

not be redeemed, either as part of the Reinvestment

Offer or on the Westpac Capital Notes 4 optional

redemption date. Westpac intends to issue a

redemption notice to redeem all outstanding

Westpac Capital Notes 4 on 20 December 2021.

Any redemption is subject to final approval and may

be subject to conditions. See Section 3.1.2 for further

details. In any of these scenarios, the figures referred

to above will be impacted accordingly.

Note:

8. The Consolidated Balance Sheet has been derived from Westpac’s audited financial report as at 30 September 2020 and unaudited half year

financial report as at 31 March 2021.

9. Subsequent to 31 March 2021, Westpac has announced that agreements are in place for the sale of the motor vehicle finance and novated

leasing businesses (announced on 28 June 2021), Westpac Life-NZ- Limited (announced on 6 July 2021) and the Australian life insurance

business (announced on 9 August 2021). The potential financial impacts of these transactions on the Westpac Group are not reflected in

the 31 March 2021 Consolidated Balance Sheet and no related pro forma adjustments have been made to the financial information in this

Section. Refer to Westpac’s relevant ASX announcements for further details, including Westpac’s assessment of financial implications of these

transactions (these announcements can be accessed as described in Section 7.2.2).

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4.1.5 Capital adequacy position and pro-forma capital adequacy position
(Level 1 and 2)

10,11


Capital ratios

(Level 1)

Reported

30 June 2021

Reported

31 March 2021

Pro-forma

Adjustments

Pro-forma

31 March 2021

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio12.2%12.6%0.00%12.6%

Additional Tier 1 Capital Ratio2.2%2.2%(0.16%)2.1%

Tier 1 Capital Ratio14.4%14.8%(0.17%)14.6%

Tier 2 Capital Ratio4.3%4.0%0.00%4.0%

Total Capital Ratio18.7%18.8%(0.17%)18.6%

Capital and Leverage ratios

(Level 2)

Reported

30 June 2021

Reported

31 March 2021

Pro-forma

Adjustments

Pro-forma

31 March 2021

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio12.0%12.3%0.00%12.3%

Additional Tier 1 Capital Ratio2.2%2.2%(0.16%)2.0%

Tier 1 Capital Ratio14.2%14.5%(0.17%)14.4%

Tier 2 Capital Ratio4.2%3.9%0.00%3.9%

Total Capital Ratio18.4%18.4%(0.17%)18.3%

APRA leverage ratio5.9%6.3%(0.07%)6.2%

Impact of the issue of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

and redemption of all Westpac Capital Notes 4 on

Westpac's Level 2 capital adequacy position

The table in this Section 4.1.5 shows the unaudited pro-

forma capital adequacy position as at 31 March 2021

assuming the following pro-forma adjustments:

• the issue of $1.0 billion of Notes less Offer costs of

$12 million; and

• the redemption of all $1.7 billion of Westpac Capital

Notes 4 either as a result of the Reinvestment Offer

or on the 20 December 2021 Westpac Capital Notes

4 optional redemption date.

On a Level 1 basis, the pro-forma adjustments decrease

the 31 March 2021 Tier 1 Capital Ratio and Total Capital

Ratio by 0.17%. On a Level 2 basis, the pro-forma

adjustments decrease the 31 March 2021 Tier 1 Capital

Ratio and Total Capital Ratio by 0.17%.

Westpac may raise more or less than $1.0 billion under

the Offer and all Westpac Capital Notes 4 may not be

redeemed, either as part of the Reinvestment Offer or

on the Westpac Capital Notes 4 optional redemption

date. Westpac intends to issue a redemption notice to

redeem all outstanding Westpac Capital Notes 4 on

20 December 2021. Any redemption is subject to final

approval and may be subject to conditions. See Section

3.1.2 for further details. In any of these scenarios,

the capital adequacy ratios referred to above will be

impacted accordingly.

4.2 Capital management

strategy and capital ratios

4.2.1 Capital adequacy framework

APRA is the prudential regulator of the Australian

financial services industry. It oversees credit unions,

building societies, general insurance and reinsurance

companies, life insurers, friendly societies, most

members of the superannuation industry, and

Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions ("ADIs") such

as Westpac. APRA’s website at apra.gov.au includes

further details of its functions and Prudential Standards.

APRA’s Prudential Standards aim to ensure that ADIs

remain adequately capitalised to support the risks

associated with their activities and to generally protect

Australian depositors.

APRA applies a tiered approach to measuring

Westpac’s capital adequacy

12

by assessing financial

strength at three levels:

• Level 1, comprising Westpac and its subsidiary

entities that have been approved by APRA as being

part of a single 'Extended Licensed Entity' for the

purposes of measuring capital adequacy;

• Level 2, the consolidation of Westpac and all its

subsidiary entities (including offshore subsidiaries

such as Westpac New Zealand Limited)

except those entities specifically excluded by

APRA regulations such as insurance or wealth

management subsidiaries; and

• Level 3, the consolidation of Westpac and all its

subsidiary entities.

Note:

10. The capital adequacy ratios contained in this table have been rounded to the nearest decimal place. Capital ratios may not sum due to rounding.

11. Westpac has announced the completion of the sale of Westpac General Insurance and Vendor Finance. Westpac has also announced that

agreements are in place for the sale of Westpac Pacific, Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance, the motor vehicle finance and novated

businesses, Westpac Life-NZ- Limited and the Australian life insurance business. The total unrealised expected Level 2 CET1 benefit of all

business sales that Westpac has announced and not included in the reported Level 2 30 June 2021 CET1 Ratio above, is 50 basis points. No

related pro forma adjustments have been made to the capital adequacy ratios in this Section. Refer to Westpac’s 3Q21 Update released on 17

August 2021 for further details (this document can be accessed as described in Section 7.2.2).

12. APS110 Capital Adequacy outlines the overall framework adopted by APRA for the purpose of assessing the capital adequacy of an ADI.

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1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

APRA measures an ADI’s regulatory capital as a

percentage of RWA, by reference to:

• Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (“CET1”), the highest

quality components of capital that consists of paid-

up share capital, retained profits and certain reserves,

less certain intangible assets, capitalised expenses

and software, and investments and retained profits in

insurance and funds management subsidiaries that

are not consolidated for capital adequacy purposes.

The ratio of CET1 to RWA is called the “Common

Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio” (“CET1 Ratio”);

• Tier 1 Capital, being the sum of Common Equity

Tier 1 Capital and Additional Tier 1 Capital. Additional

Tier 1 Capital comprises high quality components

of capital that consists of certain securities not

included in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, such as

the Notes. The ratio of Tier 1 Capital to RWA is called

the “Tier 1 Capital Ratio”; and

• Total Capital, being the sum of Tier 1 Capital and

Tier 2 Capital. Tier 2 Capital includes subordinated

instruments and other components of capital that,

to varying degrees, do not meet the criteria for

Tier 1 Capital, but nonetheless contribute to the

overall strength of an ADI and its capacity to absorb

losses. The ratio of Total Capital to RWA is called the

“Total Capital Ratio”.

APRA has confirmed that the Notes will be eligible for

inclusion as Additional Tier 1 Capital under Prudential

Standard APS 111.

4.2.2 Regulatory capital requirements

Under APRA’s Prudential Standards, Australian ADIs,

including Westpac, are required to maintain at least the

following regulatory capital minimum ratios of capital to

RWA at Level 1 and Level 2:

• 4.5% Common Equity Tier 1 Capital;

• 6% Tier 1 Capital; and

• 8% Total Capital.

APRA may also require ADIs, including Westpac, to

meet prudential capital requirements (“PCR”) above the

regulatory capital minimums. APRA does not allow the

PCR for individual ADIs to be disclosed.

APRA also requires ADIs to hold an additional buffer of

capital above the ADI’s regulatory capital minimum of

CET1 (“capital buffer”). This must be met with CET1. The

capital buffer comprises:

• a Capital Conservation Buffer. The Capital

Conservation Buffer for a domestic systemically

important bank (“D-SIB”) is 3.5% of RWA, unless

otherwise determined by APRA. APRA has

determined that Westpac is a D-SIB; and

• a Countercyclical Capital Buffer. The Countercyclical

Capital Buffer is set on a jurisdictional basis and APRA

is responsible for setting the requirement in Australia,

currently within a range of 0% to 2.5% of RWA

13

. The

Countercyclical Capital Buffer requirement is currently

set to zero for Australia and New Zealand.

APRA’s Prudential Standards are generally consistent

with the international regulatory framework for banks,

also known as Basel III, issued by the Basel Committee

on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”), except where APRA

has exercised certain discretions. On balance, the

application of these discretions acts to reduce capital

ratios reported under APRA’s Prudential Standards

relative to the BCBS approach and to those reported in

some other jurisdictions.

4.2.3 Regulatory capital developments

APRA announcements on capital

As part of its response to the Financial System Inquiry

in 2017, APRA has set an “unquestionably strong”

benchmark of a CET1 capital ratio of 10.5%. Banks were

expected to meet this new benchmark by 1 January 2020.

This benchmark was met by Westpac by 1 January 2020

and our 30 June 2021 CET1 capital ratio continues to be

above that benchmark.

APRA is currently proposing a number of changes

to embed the ‘unquestionably strong’ level of capital

in the capital framework including implementation

of Basel III reforms

14

. On 21 July 2021 APRA released

further guidance on capital buffers and the calculation

of RWA including for specific asset classes. As part of

the proposal APRA are intending to increase the Capital

Conservation Buffer from 2.5% to 4.0% and introduce

a base level for the Countercyclical Capital Buffer of

1.0%. As a result, the CET1 requirement (comprising the

minimum requirement and buffers) for the major banks

is proposed to increase from 8% to 10.5% from 1 January

2023. We expect further clarity on the changes ahead of 1

January 2023.

COVID-19 response

As part of its response to the current economic

environment following the COVID-19 pandemic, APRA

has made the following announcements on capital:

• Regulatory support for banks offering temporary

financial assistance to borrowers impacted by

COVID-19 which allow for payment deferrals up to

three months before the end of August 2021

15

;

• On 15 December 2020, APRA issued revised capital

management guidance to all ADIs and insurers that

from 1 January 2021, APRA will no longer hold ADIs

to a minimum level of earnings retention (previously

50% of net profit after tax in 2020). However,

APRA has stated that it expects banks to moderate

dividend payout ratios, consider the use of dividend

reinvestment plans (DRPs) and/or other capital

management initiatives to offset the impact from

dividends and conduct regular stress testing;

• Deferral of APRA’s implementation of the Basel III

capital reforms by a year to 1 January 2023; and

• Deferral of changes to APS 222 Associations with

Related Entities by a year to 1 January 2022.

APRA’s proposed revisions to subsidiary capital

investment treatment

APRA has released the final revised Prudential Standard

for APS 111 Capital Adequacy: Measurement of Capital

effective from 1 January 2022

16

. The final Prudential

Standard includes changes to the parent ADI’s

(Level 1) treatment of equity investments in banking

and insurance subsidiaries.

The impact to the Level 1 CET1 Ratio on a pro-forma

basis at 30 June 2021 is an approximate reduction of 20

basis points. There is no impact from this proposal on the

calculation of the reported regulatory capital ratios on a

Level 2 basis.

Note:

13. ADIs will be notified of any decision to set, or increase, the level of the countercyclical buffer up to 12 months before the date from which it applies.

14. Letter to all authorised deposit taking institutions – “Bank Capital Reforms: Update” dated 21 July 2021.

15. APRA announcement – “APRA announces further regulatory support for loans impacted by COVID-19” dated 19 July 2021.

16. Letter to all authorised deposit taking institutions – “Final revised Prudential Standard: APS 111 Capital Adequacy - Measurement of Capital” dated

5 August 2021.

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Additional loss absorbing capacity
On 9 July 2019, APRA announced a requirement for the

Australian major banks (including Westpac) to increase

their total capital requirements by three percentage

points of RWA as measured under the current capital

adequacy framework. This increase in total capital will

take full effect from 1 January 2024.

The additional capital is expected to be raised through

Tier 2 Capital and is likely to be offset by a decrease in

other forms of long-term wholesale funding. Westpac

is continuing to make progress towards the new

requirements. As at 31 March 2021, Westpac’s Tier 2

ratio was 3.88%. This compares to a target minimum

Tier 2 Capital Ratio requirement of 5.0%.

APRA is still targeting an additional four to five

percentage points of loss-absorbing capacity. Over the

next four years, APRA has stated that it will consider

feasible alternative methods for raising the remaining

1-2 percentage points.

Regulatory developments in New Zealand

RBNZ capital review

On 5 December 2019, the RBNZ announced changes

to the capital adequacy framework in New Zealand.

The new framework was finalised on 17 June 2021 and

includes:

• Tier 1 capital requirement of 16% of RWA for

systemically important banks (including Westpac

New Zealand Limited ("WNZL")

• Additional Tier 1 capital can comprise no more than

2.5% of the 16% Tier 1 capital requirement;

• Eligible Tier 1 capital will comprise common equity

and redeemable perpetual preference shares.

Existing Additional Tier 1 capital instruments will be

phased out over a seven year transition period;

• Maintaining the existing Tier 2 capital requirement of

2% of RWA; and

• Recalibrating RWA for internal rating based banks,

such as WNZL, such that aggregate RWA will

increase to 90% of standardised RWA.

In response to the impacts of COVID-19, and to support

credit availability, the RBNZ delayed the start date of

increases in the required level of bank capital until 1 July

2022. Banks will be given up to seven years to comply.

Freeze on New Zealand Bank Dividends

In response to the impacts of COVID-19, on 2 April

2020, the RBNZ made the decision to freeze dividend

payments by banks in New Zealand. In March 2021,

the RBNZ lifted this freeze but placed a 50% dividend

restriction on the distribution of dividends on ordinary

shares by banks in New Zealand, until 1 July 2022.

This prevents Westpac’s subsidiary, Westpac New

Zealand Limited, from paying more than 50% of its

earnings as dividends. As upstreaming of dividends

contributes to the Level 1 CET1 Ratio, these restrictions

negatively impact Westpac’s Level 1 CET1 Ratio.

4.2.4 Capital management strategy

Westpac’s approach to capital management seeks

to ensure that it is adequately capitalised as an ADI.

Westpac evaluates its approach to capital management

through an internal capital adequacy assessment

process, the key features of which include:

• the development of a capital management strategy,

including consideration of regulatory minimums,

capital buffers and contingency plans;

• consideration of both regulatory and economic

capital requirements;

• a stress testing framework that challenges the

capital measures, coverage and requirements

including the impact of adverse economic scenarios;

and

• consideration of the perspectives of external

stakeholders including rating agencies as well as

equity and debt investors.

During the period of disruption caused by COVID-19,

Westpac is operating with the following principles in

relation to capital:

• prioritise maintaining capital strength;

• in the event of a significant market deterioration

Westpac will retain capital to absorb any further

potential downside on credit quality and to

acknowledge a high degree of uncertainty regarding

the length and depth of the stress;

• allow for capital flexibility to support lending to

customers; and

• in line with APRA guidance, Westpac will seek to

maintain a buffer above the regulatory requirement

including buffers (currently at least 8% for

Domestically – Systemically Important Banks

(D-SIBs) including Westpac).

These principles take into consideration:

• current regulatory capital minimums and the

capital buffer, which together are the Total CET1

Requirement. In line with the above, the Total CET1

Requirement for Westpac is at least 8.0%, based

upon an industry minimum CET1 requirement of

4.5% plus a capital buffer of at least 3.5% applicable

to D-SIBs

17,18

;

• stress testing to calibrate an appropriate buffer

against a downturn; and

• quarterly volatility of capital ratios due to the half

yearly cycle of ordinary dividend payments.

Westpac will revise its capital management preferred

range once APRA's review of the capital adequacy

framework is finalised.

Distribution restrictions

Should an ADI’s Level 1 or Level 2 CET1 Ratio fall below

the Total CET1 Requirement (“Distribution Restriction

Trigger” or “DRT”), restrictions on the distribution

of earnings will apply (“Maximum Distributable

Amount”). This includes restrictions on the amount of

earnings that can be distributed through dividends,

Additional Tier 1 Capital distributions (which will include

Distribution payments on the Notes) and discretionary

staff bonuses (“Tier 1 Capital Distributions”). The

Distribution Restriction Trigger is currently 8.0% for

D-SIBs, however it may be higher for individual ADIs

(including Westpac).

Note:

17. Noting that APRA may apply higher CET1 Ratio requirements for an individual ADI.

18. If an ADI’s CET1 Ratio falls below the Total CET1 Requirement (at least 8%), it faces restrictions on the distribution of earnings that can be distributed

through dividends, Additional Tier 1 Capital distributions and discretionary staff bonuses.

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1
3

8

5

APPENDIX B

2

7

4

APPENDIX A

6

The Maximum Distributable Amount that can be paid

as Tier 1 Capital Distributions is limited in accordance

with the diagram in this Section 4.2.4 which sets out

the indicative Distribution Restriction Trigger. Earnings

are defined as distributable profits calculated prior to

deduction of Tier 1 Capital Distributions on an after tax

basis. An ADI can apply to APRA to make payments in

excess of the Maximum Distributable Amount. APRA

will only grant approval where it is satisfied that an

ADI has established measures to raise capital equal to

or greater than the amount above the constraint that

it wishes to distribute. The Corporations Act does not

limit the sources of payment of Distributions on the

Notes to the profits of a particular year or period.

In addition, under the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms,

if a Distribution has not been paid in full for a relevant

Distribution Payment Date, Westpac must not (unless in

certain limited circumstances):

• determine or pay any Dividends on its Ordinary

Shares; or

• undertake any discretionary Buy Back or Capital

Reduction.

This means that Westpac would give priority to the

payment of distributions on Additional Tier 1 Capital

securities (including Notes) over payments of Dividends

so it is not restricted from paying Dividends. The

restrictions on determining or paying a Dividend will be

of limited application in circumstances where Westpac

has deferred its decision on determining a Dividend or

determines not to pay a Dividend.

Other Additional Tier 1 Capital securities within

the Westpac Group include similar restrictions if

distributions on those securities are not paid in full.

WestpacAPRA Prudential Standard

Minimum

CET1

4.5%

Management

Buer

CET1

above

DRT of 8%

CET1

between DRT

and 5.125%

CET1

< 5.125%

Distribution

Restriction

Trigger (DRT)

8.0%

Distribution Restriction Trigger

19

Distribution restrictions

Indicative Level 2 buers

21

CET1 12.3% as at

31 March 2021

Maximum

Distributable

Amount

60%

40%

20%

0%

Distribution

increasingly

restricted

Capital

buer

3.5%


PCR

20

+ 3.5%


PCR


+ 2.625%


PCR


+ 1.75%


PCR


+ 0.875%

$18.6bn

$12.3bn

$22.0bn

1

st

Quartile

2

nd

Quartile

3

rd

Quartile

4

th

Quartile

Note:

19. The Distribution Restriction Trigger is currently 8.0% for D-SIBs, however, it may be higher for individual ADIs (including Westpac). Applicable at

Level 1 and Level 2.

20. Prudential capital requirement.

21. Based on Westpac’s capital position as at 31 March 2021 and assuming that industry minimums apply as at 31 March 2021.

4.2.5 CET1 Ratio and the Notes

Under the Terms, the Notes include certain loss

absorption features required by APRA, such as

Conversion of the Notes into Ordinary Shares or the

termination of Holders’ rights (if Conversion does not

occur for any reason), when Westpac’s CET1 Ratio falls

to or below a certain threshold – see Sections 2.5.2,

4.2.3, 5.1.8 and 5.1.9 for a discussion on the Capital

Trigger Event. A Capital Trigger Event may occur if

Westpac’s CET1 Ratio declines to (or falls below) 5.125%,

on either a Level 1 or Level 2 basis, as defined by APRA.

The table at the end of this Section 4.2.5 shows

Westpac’s CET1 surplus above the Capital Trigger Event

level of 5.125%, the Distribution Restriction Trigger of 8.0%

and for illustrative purposes the 10.5% unquestionably

strong benchmark. The Distribution Restriction Trigger

of 8.0% applies to D-SIBs, however it may be higher for

individual ADIs (including Westpac) - see Section 4.2.4.

A CET1 Ratio of 12.6% on a Level 1 basis and 12.3% on a

Level 2 basis at 31 March 2021 equates to:

• a surplus of $31.5 billion and $31.0 billion for the

Level 1 Westpac Group and Level 2 Westpac Group

respectively of CET1 above the Capital Trigger Event

level of 5.125%;

• a surplus of $19.3 billion and $18.6 billion for the

Level 1 Westpac Group and Level 2 Westpac Group

respectively of CET1 above a Distribution Restriction

Trigger of 8.0%; and

• a surplus of $8.7 billion and $7.9 billion for the

Level 1 Westpac Group and Level 2 Westpac Group

respectively of CET1 above the 10.5% unquestionably

strong benchmark.

Differences between Westpac’s Level 1 and Level 2 CET1

Ratios relate principally to the level of capital held by,

and RWA of, offshore banking subsidiaries and insurance

subsidiaries of the ADI. Westpac's capital management

policy for Westpac's subsidiaries assumes surplus capital

is repatriated from subsidiaries (subject to subsidiary

board approval, relevant regulatory approvals and

regulatory requirements for Westpac subsidiaries).

Westpac gives no assurance as to what its CET1 Ratio

on a Level 1 or Level 2 basis will be at any time as it

may be significantly impacted by regulatory changes to

the measurement of capital or RWA calculations, and

unexpected events affecting its business, operations

and financial condition.

Following the finalisation of the Prudential Standards

described in Section 4.2.3 above, Westpac’s CET1

Ratio, and the surplus of CET1 Westpac holds above

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the Capital Trigger Event, the Distribution Restriction
Trigger of 8% and the 10.5% unquestionably strong

benchmark may differ from current levels. In addition,

given Westpac’s excess capital and franking credits, the

Board will consider a return of capital, with an update

expected at Westpac’s 2021 full year financial results.

This may also have the effect of reducing Westpac’s

CET1 Ratio and the buffer above the Capital Trigger

Event level of 5.125% and Distribution Restriction Trigger

of 8.0% which increases the risk of Conversion of the

Notes and/or non-payment of Distributions on the

Notes.

CET1 surplus above the Capital Trigger Event and Distribution Restriction Trigger

Reported

30 September

2020

Reported

31 March

2021

Reported

30 June

2021

Level 1 Westpac Group

Surplus ($bn) above Capital Trigger Event level of 5.125%$27.2$31.5$30.7

Surplus ($bn) above Distribution Restriction Trigger of 8.0%

22

$14.7$19.3$18.2

Surplus ($bn) above 10.5% unquestionably strong benchmark$3.9$8.7$ 7. 4

Level 2 Westpac Group

Surplus ($bn) above Capital Trigger Event level of 5.125%$26.3$31.0$30.1

Surplus ($bn) above Distribution Restriction Trigger of 8.0%

22

$13.7$18.6$17.5

Surplus ($bn) above 10.5% unquestionably strong benchmark$2.8$ 7. 9$6.6

Note:

22. The Distribution Restriction Trigger of 8.0% applies to D-SIBs, however it may be higher for individual ADIs (including Westpac) – see Section 4.2.4.

23. For full details of terms and conditions refer to westpac.com.au.

24. Support provided only relates to those customers who have accessed COVID-19 emergency support since 10 July 2021. Business loans also include

equipment finance and auto loans to business customers.

4.3 Funding and liquidity

4.3.1 Funding

The Westpac Group monitors the composition and

stability of its funding so that it remains within the

Westpac Group’s funding risk appetite. This includes

compliance with both the Liquidity Coverage Ratio

(“LCR”) and Net Stable Funding Ratio (“NSFR”).

In March 2020, the RBA introduced the Term Funding

Facility (“TFF”) providing funding to eligible ADIs at a

fixed interest rate.

At 30 June 2021, Westpac’s total TFF allowance was

$30 billion, and Westpac had drawn down the full

amount.

4.3.2 Liquidity

The Westpac Group has a liquidity risk management

framework which seeks to meet cash flow obligations

under a wide range of market conditions, including

name specific and market-wide stress scenarios, as well

as meeting the regulatory requirements of the LCR and

NSFR.

Liquid Assets

The Westpac Group has a number of sources of liquidity

that provide a buffer against periods of liquidity stress.

These include high-quality liquid assets (“HQLA”)

and the Committed Liquidity Facility (“CLF”), both

of which are used to meet the Westpac Group’s LCR

requirements.

The Westpac Group also holds a portfolio of non-

HQLA liquid assets including private securities and

self-originated AAA rated mortgage-backed securities,

which are repo-eligible with the RBA.

LCR

The LCR enhances banks’ short-term resilience by

requiring banks to hold sufficient HQLA, as defined,

to withstand 30 days under a regulator-defined

acute stress scenario. Given the limited amount of

Government debt in Australia, the RBA, jointly with

APRA, makes available to ADIs a CLF. Subject to the

satisfaction of qualifying conditions, the CLF can be

accessed to help meet the LCR requirement of at least

100%.

The Westpac Group’s LCR was 124% as at 31 March

2021, and 127% as at 30 June 2021.

Net Stable Funding Ratio

The Westpac Group is required to maintain a NSFR,

designed to encourage longer-term funding resilience,

of at least 100%. Westpac had a NSFR of 123% at

31 March 2021 and at 30 June 2021.

4.4 New and Ongoing Customer

Support Measures

In July 2021, the Westpac Group announced measures

to support its customers during the most recent

COVID-19 outbreak in Australia. New support measures

for eligible customers include

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:

• short term deferrals for mortgages, personal loans

and small business loans;

• repayment and interest rate reductions for credit

cards;

• interest free temporary overdrafts up to $15,000 on

a maximum 45-day term for business customers;

and

• access to term deposit or farm management

deposits early with no interest adjustment.

In the period from 10 July 2021 to 11 August 2021:

• $1.6 billion in home loan balance deferrals have

been approved, with approximately 3,700 customers

supported; and

• $29.5 million in business loan balance deferrals

(relating to approximately 725 customers) have

been approved

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.

The support measures described above are in addition

to standard hardship support options available to

customers experiencing financial difficulty.

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Investment risks

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

SECTION 5

This Section sets out:

5.1 Investment risks relating to the Westpac Capital Notes 8

5.2 Investment risks relating to Westpac

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Before applying for any Notes, you should consider

whether the Notes are a suitable investment for you.

There are risks associated with an investment in

the Notes, many of which are outside the control of

Westpac. These risks include those in this Section 5 and

other matters referred to in this Prospectus. You should

carefully consider the risks described and the other

information in this Prospectus before investing in Notes.

The risks and uncertainties described in this Section 5

are not the only ones Westpac faces. Additional risks

and uncertainties that Westpac is unaware of, or that

Westpac currently deems to be immaterial, may also

become important factors that affect the Notes or

Westpac.

5.1 Investment risks relating

to the Westpac Capital

Notes 8

Set out in this Section 5.1 are risks associated

specifically with an investment in the Notes. In

particular, these risks arise from the nature of the Notes

and the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms. You should

also consider the other risks in Section 5.2 as they

relate to Westpac.

5.1.1 Distributions may not be paid

There is a risk that Distributions may not be paid.

The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms do not oblige

Westpac to pay Distributions, which are only payable at

Westpac’s discretion and are subject to satisfaction of

the Distribution Payment Conditions, being:

• Westpac’s absolute discretion;

• the payment of Distributions not resulting in a

breach of Westpac’s capital requirements

(on a Level 1 basis) or of the Westpac Group’s

capital requirements (on a Level 2 basis) under the

then current Prudential Standards at the time of

payment;

• the payment of Distributions not resulting in

Westpac becoming, or being likely to become,

insolvent for the purposes of the Corporations

Act; and

• APRA not otherwise objecting to the payment.

APRA has stated in response to the uncertainty

resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that APRA

expects that ADIs (such as Westpac) continue to

moderate dividend payout ratios, and consider the use

of dividend reinvestment plans and/or other capital

management initiatives to offset the impact on capital

from distributions (for further information see Sections

4.2.3 and 5.2.2). Discretionary capital distributions may

include distributions on AT1 capital instruments such

as the Notes. APRA’s guidance on capital management

does not prohibit Westpac from paying Distributions,

however there is a risk that if the economic outlook is

negative or uncertain for a prolonged period of time,

APRA may object to the payment of a Distribution,

including where Westpac is above its CET1 Ratio

requirement (see Section 4.2.4). To date, APRA has not

objected to distributions on AT1 capital instruments. In

addition, changes in laws and regulations applicable to

Westpac may impose additional requirements which

prevent Westpac from paying a Distribution.

There are also restrictions on the amount of earnings

that can be distributed through Tier 1 Capital

Distributions should an ADI’s Level 1 or Level 2

CET1 Ratios fall below the Distribution Restriction

Trigger (as more fully described in Section 4.2.4).

This may result in a Distribution Payment Condition

not being satisfied. Payments of Distributions are

non-cumulative and decisions to pay a Distribution

cannot be deferred. If a Distribution is not paid in

full because the Distribution Payment Conditions are

not satisfied or because of any other reason, Holders

will not be entitled to receive the unpaid portion of

that Distribution. No interest accrues on any unpaid

Distributions and Westpac has no liability to the Holder

and the Holder has no claim in respect of such non-

payment.

Non-payment of a Distribution will not be an event

of default

1

and Holders have no right to apply for a

Winding Up on the grounds of Westpac’s failure to pay

a Distribution.

However, if a Distribution has not been paid in full

for a relevant Distribution Payment Date, then until a

Distribution is paid in full on a subsequent Distribution

Payment Date (or all Notes are Converted at their full

Face Value, Redeemed or terminated following a failure

to Convert) Westpac must not:

• determine or pay any Dividends on its Ordinary

Shares; or

• undertake any discretionary Buy Back or Capital

Reduction,

unless the amount of the unpaid Distribution is

paid in full within 20 Business Days of the relevant

Distribution Payment Date (and in certain other limited

circumstances). These restrictions would not apply

where the reason a Distribution was not paid was

because the Distribution Rate was zero or negative

(see Section 2.1.3).

This means that Westpac would give priority to the

payment of distributions on Additional Tier 1 Capital

securities (including Notes) over payments of Dividends

so it is not restricted from paying Dividends.

The restrictions on determining or paying a Dividend

will be of limited application in circumstances where

Westpac has deferred its decision on determining a

Dividend or determines not to pay a Dividend. For

example, on 18 August 2020, Westpac announced that,

as a result of the uncertain economic and operating

conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the

Board had determined not to pay a 2020 interim

dividend.

Further, the terms of Westpac’s future securities

could limit Westpac’s ability to make payments on the

Notes. If Westpac does not make payments on other

securities, payments may not be permitted to be made

in respect of the Notes.

Note:

1. The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms do not include any events of default.

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5.1.2 Westpac may initiate Conversion,

Redemption or Transfer of Notes

Westpac may initiate Conversion, Redemption (subject

to APRA’s prior written approval) or Transfer of:

• some or all of the Notes on 21 September 2029,

21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• all of the Notes following the occurrence of a Tax

Event or Regulatory Event.

If Westpac elects to Redeem Notes, APRA’s prior written

approval is required. There can be no certainty that

APRA will provide its prior written approval. Westpac

may only Redeem Notes if it replaces them with capital

of the same or better quality (and the replacement

is done under conditions that are sustainable for the

income capacity of Westpac), or obtains confirmation

that APRA is satisfied that Westpac does not have to

replace the Notes. APRA may not provide its written

approval for Westpac to Redeem Notes if, for example,

it were to adopt a similar approach to RBNZ following

the RBNZ’s announcement on 2 April 2020 that all

locally incorporated banks in New Zealand should not

redeem non-CET1 capital instruments during the period

of economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19

pandemic. On 31 March 2021, these restrictions were

eased by the RBNZ. For further information see

Sections 4.2.3 and 5.2.2.

Holders have no right to request or require a

Conversion, Redemption or Transfer of their Notes.

Any Conversion, Redemption or Transfer may occur on

dates not previously contemplated by Holders, which

may be disadvantageous to Holders in light of market

conditions or Holders’ individual circumstances. This

means that the period for which Holders will be entitled

to the benefit of the rights attaching to the Notes is

unknown.

Where Holders receive cash on Redemption or Transfer,

the rate of return at which Holders could reinvest their

funds may be lower than the Distribution Rate at the

time. Further, upon Redemption, Holders will receive

the Face Value of the Notes which may be less than

their market value immediately prior to Redemption.

5.1.3 Investments in Notes are not

deposit liabilities or protected

accounts under the Banking Act

or Financial Claims Scheme

Investments in the Notes are an investment in Westpac

and will be affected by the ongoing performance,

financial position and solvency of Westpac. They are

not deposit liabilities or protected accounts of Westpac

for the purposes of the Banking Act or Financial Claims

Scheme and are not subject to the depositor protection

provisions of Australian banking legislation (including

the Australian Government guarantee of certain bank

deposits). Therefore, the Notes are not guaranteed or

insured by the Australian Government, any government

agency or compensation scheme of Australia or any

other jurisdiction.

5.1.4 Market price of the Notes may

fluctuate

Westpac will apply for quotation of the Notes on ASX,

but Westpac is unable to forecast the market price and

liquidity of the market for the Notes. The Notes may

experience market price volatility more or less than

Westpac Ordinary Shares. The market price for the

Notes may fluctuate due to various factors, including:

• Australian and international general conditions

(including inflation rates, interest rates and currency

exchange rates), changes in government policy,

changes in regulatory policy, impacts of regulatory

change (including intervention by ASIC in the market

for the Notes or similar securities), changes in the

laws relating to the taxation treatment of Notes

(including the availability of franking), the expressed

views of regulators, investor sentiment and general

market movements, which may or may not have an

impact on Westpac’s actual operating performance;

• operating results of Westpac that vary from

expectations of securities analysts and investors;

• changes in expectations as to Westpac’s future

financial performance, including financial estimates

by securities analysts and investors;

• changes in market valuations of other financial

services institutions;

• announcement of demergers, acquisitions, strategic

partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments

by Westpac or its competitors;

• changes in the market price of Ordinary Shares and/

or other debt securities or other capital securities

issued by Westpac or by other issuers, or changes in

the supply of equity securities or capital securities

issued by Westpac or by other issuers;

• the occurrence of or increase in the likelihood of

the occurrence of one or more Distributions not

being paid, a Capital Trigger Event or a Non-Viability

Trigger Event;

• the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global,

regional and national economies and markets; and

• other major Australian and international events such

as hostilities and tensions, and acts of terrorism.

It is possible that the Notes will trade at a market price

above or below the Face Value as a result of these and

other factors.

5.1.5 The liquidity of the Notes may

be low

The market for the Notes will likely be less liquid

than the market for Ordinary Shares. Holders who

wish to sell their Notes may be unable to do so at an

acceptable price, or at all, if insufficient liquidity exists

in the market for the Notes.

The liquidity of the market for the Notes may be

impacted by a number of factors, including changes in

law such as the new product design and distribution

obligations that come into force in October 2021. The

impact of those obligations is untested but they may

affect the liquidity of funding instruments (including

Additional Tier 1 Capital securities such as the Notes)

if they lead to a material reduction in future issuance

volumes or secondary market trading activity by

investors. If they increase the difficulty of undertaking

further issuance of Additional Tier 1 Capital securities

such as the Notes, this could also in turn affect the

likelihood of Westpac electing to Redeem or Transfer

the Notes rather than Converting them. See Section

7.12.

Westpac does not guarantee the market price or

liquidity of the Notes. There is a risk that if Holders sell

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Notes before the Scheduled Conversion Date, Holders

may lose some of the money they have invested.

5.1.6 Changes in the Distribution Rate

The Distribution Rate is calculated for each Distribution

Period by reference to the relevant 3 month BBSW

Rate, which is influenced by a number of factors and

varies over time. The Distribution Rate will fluctuate

and may increase and/or decrease over time with

movements in the 3 month BBSW Rate. It is possible

for the 3 month BBSW Rate to become negative. The

3 month BBSW Rate is influenced by the Interbank

Overnight Cash Rate which is set by the RBA. One

scenario under which the 3 month BBSW Rate

sets negative is if RBA’s Cash Rate Target (or other

overnight rates such as rates on exchange settlement

balances) is cut below 0.00%. The 3 month BBSW

Rate could move before the Cash Rate is adjusted in

anticipation of any moves by the RBA over a 3 month

horizon. Noting the 3 month BBSW Rate is a market

set rate, even in a scenario where the Cash Rate is at

or above 0.00%, it could move negative depending on

supply and demand in the prime bank paper market.

The Eurozone, Switzerland, Japan and Denmark are

examples of jurisdictions where central banks have

set negative monetary policy rates. Should this occur,

the negative amount will be taken into account in

calculating the Distribution Rate (but there is no

obligation on Holders to pay Westpac if the Distribution

Rate becomes negative and there would be no

Distribution in those circumstances).

Refer to the graph in Section 2.1.4 to see the

movements in the 3 month BBSW Rate over the last 10

years.

As the Distribution Rate fluctuates, there is a risk that

the rate may become less attractive when compared

to returns available on comparable securities issued by

Westpac or other issuers or other investments.

Westpac does not guarantee any particular rate of

return on the Notes.

5.1.7 Use of franking credits by Holders

Australian resident Holders may be entitled to

use franking credits to offset their tax liability and

Australian resident Holders that are individuals or

complying superannuation entities may be entitled to a

refund of excess franking credits, to the extent that the

franking credits exceed their tax liability.

You should be aware that your ability to use the

franking credits, either as an offset to your tax liability

or by claiming a refund after the end of the year of

income, will depend on your individual tax position.

Investors should refer to the Australian tax summary

in Section 6 and the Class Ruling (when published),

and should seek professional advice in relation to their

tax position and monitor any potential changes to

government policy relating to franking credits on an

ongoing basis.

5.1.8 A Capital Trigger Event or a

Non-Viability Trigger Event

may occur

A Capital Trigger Event occurs when Westpac

determines, or APRA notifies Westpac in writing that

it believes, that either or both the Westpac Level 1

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio or Westpac Level 2

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio is equal to, or is less

than, 5.125%.

The Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio is the ratio of

Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to its RWA,

where Common Equity Tier 1 Capital comprises the

highest quality components of capital.

A Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs when APRA

notifies Westpac in writing that it believes:

• Conversion of the Notes (or conversion, write-off

or write down of other capital instruments of the

Westpac Group) is necessary because, without it,

Westpac would become non-viable; or

• a public sector injection of capital, or equivalent

support, is necessary because, without it, Westpac

would become non-viable.

It should be noted that whether a Non-Viability

Trigger Event will occur is at the discretion of APRA

and there are currently no Australian precedents. The

circumstances in which APRA may exercise its discretion

are not limited to when APRA may have a concern about

a bank’s capital levels but may also include when APRA

has a concern about a bank’s funding and liquidity levels

or any other matters affecting a bank’s viability.

APRA has not provided explicit guidance as to how

it would determine non-viability. However, APRA has

indicated that non-viability is likely to arise prior to

insolvency. Non-viability could be expected to include

serious impairment of Westpac’s financial position,

concerns about its capital, funding or liquidity levels

and / or insolvency. However, it is possible that APRA’s

definition of non-viability may not necessarily be

confined to these matters and APRA’s position on these

matters may change over time. As the occurrence of a

Non-Viability Trigger Event is at the discretion of APRA,

there can be no assurance given as to the factors and

circumstances that might give rise to such an event.

Refer to Section 4.2.5 for further details regarding the

surplus of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital above the

Capital Trigger Event level of 5.125%.

Differences between Westpac’s Level 1 and Level 2 CET1

Ratios relate principally to the level of capital held by,

and RWA of, offshore banking subsidiaries. Westpac’s

capital management policy for Westpac’s subsidiaries

assumes surplus capital is repatriated from subsidiaries

(subject to subsidiary board approval, relevant

regulatory approvals and regulatory requirements for

Westpac subsidiaries).

Westpac gives no assurance as to what its CET1 Ratio

on a Level 1 or Level 2 basis will be at any time as it

may be significantly impacted by regulatory changes to

the measurement of capital or RWA calculations, and

unexpected events affecting its business, operations

and financial condition.

A Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

may result in the loss of some or all of the value of the

Notes. See Sections 5.1.9, 5.1.10 and 5.1.11.

5.1.9 Conversion following a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event

Upon the occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event, Westpac is required to

Convert all or some of the Notes (or a percentage

of the Face Value of each Note) into the Conversion

Number of Ordinary Shares based on the VWAP during

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the 5 Business Days prior to, but not including, the

Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date.

If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs because APRA

has determined that without a public sector injection of

capital, or other public sector support, Westpac would

become non-viable, then Westpac must Convert all of

the Notes.

Conversion following a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event is not subject to the

Scheduled Conversion Conditions being satisfied and

Westpac is required to issue to Holders the Conversion

Number of Ordinary Shares on the Conversion Date,

which will not exceed the Maximum Conversion Number.

Maximum Conversion Number

The Conversion Number of Ordinary Shares following

a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

is subject to the Maximum Conversion Number. The

Maximum Conversion Number of Ordinary Shares

following a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event will be calculated based on a VWAP set

to reflect 20% of the Issue Date VWAP.

Accordingly, depending upon the Ordinary Share price

during the 5 Business Days prior to a Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date, the value of Ordinary Shares received

for each Note may (in the case of a Capital Trigger

Event) and is likely to (in the case of a Non-Viability

Trigger Event) be significantly less than approximately

$101.01 for each Note (based on the Initial Face Value of

$100 per Note).

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, special dividends, demergers, and

other corporate actions. The Westpac Capital Notes 8

Terms do not limit the transactions that Westpac may

undertake with respect to its share capital and any such

action may increase the risk that Holders receive only

the Maximum Conversion Number and so adversely

affect the position of Holders.

Order of Conversion of Relevant Securities

If Westpac is only required to convert a certain amount

of Relevant Securities, Westpac will determine the

amount of Notes which will be Converted and other

Relevant Securities which will be converted, written-off

or be written down as follows:

• first, Westpac is required to convert, write-off or

write down such number or amount of the face

value of any other Relevant Securities whose

terms require them to be converted, written-off or

written down before Conversion of the Notes as is

necessary to return either or both Westpac’s Level

1 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio or Westpac’s

Level 2 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio, as the

case may be, to above 5.125% or to satisfy APRA

that Westpac will no longer be non-viable; and

• second, if conversion, write-off or write down of

those Relevant Securities is not sufficient, Westpac

is required to Convert the Notes and/or convert,

write-off or write down other Relevant Securities,

on a pro-rata basis or in a manner that is otherwise,

in the opinion of Westpac, fair and reasonable, the

Face Value of the Notes and the face value of any

Relevant Securities whose terms require or permit

them to be converted, written-off or written down

in that manner (subject to such adjustments as

Westpac may determine to take into account the

effect on marketable parcels and whole numbers

of Ordinary Shares and any Notes or Relevant

Securities remaining on issue and the need to effect

conversion, write-off or write-down immediately),

but such determination will not impede the immediate

Conversion of the relevant number of Notes or

percentage of the Face Value of each Note (as the case

may be), or, if applicable, termination of the relevant

Holders’ rights and claims.

However, Westpac has no obligation to have or

maintain on issue any Relevant Securities (and does

not, and may never, have on issue Relevant Securities)

which are required to be converted, written-off or

written down ahead of Notes and Westpac gives no

assurance that there will be any such instruments on

issue at the time at which the Notes may be required to

be Converted.

Further, in Converting Notes or converting, writing-off

or writing down other Relevant Securities, although

Westpac will endeavour to treat Holders and holders

of other Relevant Securities on an approximately

proportionate basis, Westpac may discriminate to take

account of the effect on marketable parcels of Notes

and other logistical considerations. Accordingly, should

a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

occur and only some of the Notes must be Converted,

it is possible that not all Holders will have their Notes

Converted into Ordinary Shares.

Westpac expects that any ASX purchase or sale

transactions in Notes that have not settled on the date

a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

occurs will continue to settle in accordance with the

normal ASX T+2 settlement, although Westpac expects

that the seller will be treated as having delivered,

and the buyer will be treated as having acquired, the

number of Ordinary Shares into which the Notes have

been Converted as a result of the occurrence of the

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

Ordinary Shares

The Ordinary Shares issued on Conversion may not be

listed. Westpac’s Ordinary Shares may not have been

listed for some period of time, for example, if Westpac

is acquired by another entity and delisted. The price of

Ordinary Shares and the ability to trade them would

likely be affected if not listed.

The Ordinary Shares may not be able to be sold at

prices representing their value based on the VWAP. In

particular, the VWAP prices will be based on trading

days which occur before the Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event.

Ordinary Shares are a different type of investment to

the Notes. Like Distributions on the Notes, Dividends

are payable at the absolute discretion of Westpac,

but, unlike Distributions, Dividends are not scheduled

to be paid at any particular time and the amount of

each Dividend is also discretionary (and not subject

to a formula). In a Winding Up, claims of holders of

Ordinary Shares rank behind claims of holders of all

other securities and debts of Westpac. The market

price of Ordinary Shares may fluctuate and be more

sensitive than that of Notes to changes in Westpac’s

performance, operational issues and other business

issues.

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5.1.10 Termination of rights where

Conversion does not occur

following a Capital Trigger Event

or Non-Viability Trigger Event

If for any reason Conversion of Notes does not occur

and the Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason

by 5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital

Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

(as the case may be) and will not be Converted,

Redeemed or Transferred on any subsequent date;

and

• all rights in relation to those Notes will be

terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be), and Holders

will lose all of the value of their investment in those

Notes and they will not receive any compensation or

unpaid Distributions.

Conversion of Notes may not occur, for example,

due to applicable law, order of a court or action of

any government authority, including regarding the

insolvency, Winding Up or other external administration

of Westpac, as a result of Westpac’s inability or failure

to comply with its obligations under the terms and

conditions of the Notes in relation to Conversion, or

as a result of operational delays. Those laws and the

grounds on which a court or government authority may

make orders or take action preventing the Conversion

of Notes may change and the change may be adverse

to the interests of Holders. Further, pandemics (such

as COVID-19) and the related restrictions on access

to facilities and systems of Westpac and/or its agents

may increase the risk of a breakdown in process or

operational delays, which may result in Conversion of

the Notes not occurring and Holders losing all of the

value of their investment.

5.1.11 Ranking of the Notes

In the event of a Winding Up, if the Notes are still on

issue and have not been Redeemed or Converted, they

will rank for payment:

• ahead of Ordinary Shares;

• equally with all Equal Ranking Capital Securities

which at the Issue Date, would include Westpac

Capital Notes 2, Westpac Capital Notes 4, Westpac

Capital Notes 5, Westpac Capital Notes 6, Westpac

Capital Notes 7 and Westpac USD AT1 Securities;

and

• behind Senior Creditors.

If, in a Winding Up, the Notes have not been Converted,

Redeemed, or Transferred, Holders will be entitled to

be paid the Liquidation Sum at the commencement

of the Winding Up (or if less actual cash is available to

Westpac for distribution to Holders, a proportionate

share of that cash). The Liquidation Sum is an amount

of surplus assets equal to $100 per Note (as adjusted

for a Conversion under clauses 5.2 or 5.4 of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms or termination of rights under

clause 5.8 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms).

The claim for the Liquidation Sum effectively ranks

equally with Equal Ranking Capital Securities, but is

subordinated to Senior Creditors. As the Notes rank

behind Senior Creditors, there is a risk that in the

Winding Up, there will be insufficient funds to provide

to Holders any return of their initial investment.

However it is likely that any Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Trigger Event would occur prior to a

Winding Up, requiring the Conversion of the Notes.

Where a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger

Event occurs, the ranking of Notes in a Winding Up will

be adversely affected.

If the Notes have been Converted (including upon the

occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event), Holders will hold Ordinary Shares and

rank equally with other holders of Ordinary Shares in a

Winding Up.

If for any reason Conversion of Notes does not occur

following one of these events (including, for example,

due to applicable law, order of a court or action of

any government authority, including regarding the

insolvency, Winding Up or other external administration

of Westpac, as a result of Westpac’s inability or failure

to comply with its obligations under the terms and

conditions of the Notes in relation to Conversion, or

as a result of operational delays (for example, due to

COVID-19 related restrictions on access to facilities

and systems of Westpac and/or its agents)) and the

Ordinary Shares are not issued for any reason by

5.00pm on the fifth Business Day after the Capital

Trigger Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date (as the case may be), then:

• those Notes will not be Converted in respect of such

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

(as the case may be) and will not be Converted,

Redeemed or Transferred on any subsequent date;

and

• all rights in relation to those Notes will be

terminated immediately on the Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be), and Holders

will lose all of the value of their investment in those

Notes and they will not receive any compensation or

unpaid Distributions. In these circumstances, those

Notes will have no ranking in a Winding Up.

5.1.12 Changes to credit rating

Any credit rating assigned to the Notes or other

Westpac securities could be reviewed, suspended,

withdrawn or downgraded. Credit rating agencies may

withdraw, revise or suspend credit ratings or change

the methodology by which securities are rated at

any time. Any revisions and any other changes could

adversely affect the market price and liquidity of the

Notes or other Westpac securities.

5.1.13 The Ordinary Share price used

to calculate the Conversion

Number of Ordinary Shares may

be different to the market price

of Ordinary Shares at the time of

Conversion

The number of Ordinary Shares issued to Holders upon

Conversion will depend on the VWAP of Ordinary

Shares over the 20 Business Days on which trading in

Ordinary Shares took place immediately prior to the

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relevant Conversion Date (or in the case of a Capital

Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event, the VWAP

over 5 Business Days prior to the Conversion Date).

Accordingly, the Ordinary Share price used to calculate

the Conversion Number of Ordinary Shares may be

different to the market price of Ordinary Shares at the

time of Conversion so that the value of Ordinary Shares

Holders receive may be less than the value of those

Ordinary Shares based on the Ordinary Share price on

the Conversion Date.

Holders receiving Ordinary Shares on Conversion may

not be able to sell those Ordinary Shares at the price on

which the Conversion calculation is based, or at all.

5.1.14 Holders cannot request

Conversion, Redemption or

Transfer of the Notes

Holders have no right to request Conversion,

Redemption or Transfer of the Notes for any reason.

Therefore, to realise their investment Holders would

have to sell their Notes on ASX at the prevailing market

price. Depending on market conditions at the time,

the Notes may be trading at a market price below the

Face Value and/or the market for the Notes may not

be liquid. Brokerage fees may also be payable if Notes

are sold through a broker. Westpac does not guarantee

that Holders will be able to sell Notes on ASX at an

acceptable price or at all.

5.1.15 Conversion may or may not occur

on 21 June 2032

The Notes may Convert into Ordinary Shares on 21 June

2032, being the first possible Scheduled Conversion Date.

However, there is a risk that Conversion will not occur

on 21 June 2032 because the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions are not satisfied – see Sections 2.2.3 and

2.2.5. The Scheduled Conversion Conditions will not

be satisfied if the VWAP of Ordinary Shares on the

25th Business Day on which trading in Ordinary Shares

took place before (but not including) the Scheduled

Conversion Date is less than or equal to 56.12% of the

Issue Date VWAP, or the VWAP of Ordinary Shares

during the period of 20 Business Days on which trading

in Ordinary Shares took place before (but not including)

the Scheduled Conversion Date is less than or equal to

50.51% of the Issue Date VWAP.

If Conversion does not occur on a potential Scheduled

Conversion Date, Distributions will continue to be paid

on the Notes, subject to the Distribution Payment

Conditions.

The Notes are perpetual instruments. If the Ordinary

Share price deteriorates significantly and never

recovers, it is possible that the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions will never be satisfied and, if this occurs, the

Notes may never Convert.

5.1.16 Westpac may issue a Transfer

Notice requiring the Transfer of

Notes to a Nominated Party

Westpac may elect to issue a Transfer Notice, requiring

all or some Notes (in the case of a Transfer on

21 September 2029, 21 December 2029, 21 March 2030

or 21 June 2030) or all Notes (in the case of a Tax Event

or Regulatory Event) to be Transferred to a Nominated

Party for a cash amount per Note equal to the Face

Value.

Upon a Transfer of Notes (in the circumstances

described in Section 5.1.16), it will be the Nominated

Party’s obligation to pay the aggregate Face Value

of the Notes being Transferred, not Westpac’s. If the

Nominated Party does not pay this amount to Holders,

the Transfer will not proceed, in which case Holders will

continue to hold Notes in accordance with the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Where Holders receive cash pursuant to a Transfer,

the rate of return at which Holders could reinvest their

funds may be lower than the Distribution Rate at the

time.

5.1.17 No fixed maturity date

The Notes are perpetual instruments. The Notes may

Convert on a potential Scheduled Conversion Date, but

it is possible that market conditions at the time may

be such that the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are

not satisfied. If the Ordinary Share price falls far enough

and never recovers it is possible that the Notes will not

Convert at any point in time. Furthermore, any Optional

Conversion, Redemption or Transfer is subject to the

discretion of Westpac and certain other restrictions.

Redemption is also subject to obtaining APRA’s prior

written approval. It is possible that Optional Conversion,

Redemption or Transfer will not occur at any point in

time.

5.1.18 Changes to regulatory capital

requirements in Australia

Any fall in Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital

Ratio as a result of future changes to regulatory capital

requirements may adversely impact the market price

of the Notes or potentially increase the chance at a

later date that Conversion of Notes takes place due to

the occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event (a Capital

Trigger Event will occur where Westpac determines,

or APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes,

that Westpac’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

is equal to or less than 5.125% on a Level 1 or Level 2

basis) or a Non-Viability Trigger Event (a Non-Viability

Trigger Event will occur where APRA notifies Westpac

in writing that it believes Conversion of the Notes

or conversion, write-off or write down of other

capital instruments of the Westpac Group or a public

sector injection of capital, or equivalent support, is

necessary because, without it, Westpac would become

non-viable).

See Section 5.1.9 for the risk associated with Conversion

of the Notes due to the occurrence of a Capital Trigger

Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

See Sections 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 for more

information about the Basel III capital framework and

proposed changes to regulatory capital requirements,

including the potential for the CET1 requirement to

stay the same or increase. The Westpac Capital Notes

8 Terms may be amended without the approval of

Holders to comply with applicable laws (including the

requirements of any statutory authority, such as APRA

– see Section 5.1.26).

5.1.19 Regulatory classification

APRA has confirmed that the Notes will be eligible

for inclusion as Additional Tier 1 Capital under APRA’s

Prudential Standard APS 111.

However, if APRA subsequently determines that the

Notes do not or will not qualify for Additional Tier 1

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Capital treatment (under the Basel III capital adequacy

framework, as amended from time to time), Westpac

may decide that a Regulatory Event has occurred and

may elect to Convert, Redeem (subject to APRA’s prior

written approval) or Transfer the Notes – see Sections

2.3 and 2.4.

A Regulatory Event may also occur as a result of other

regulatory changes. See Section 2.3.3 for information

on what constitutes a Regulatory Event, and Section

5.2.3 for risks associated with regulation for Westpac

generally.

5.1.20 Taxation treatment

A general description of the Australian taxation

consequences of investing in the Notes is set out in

Section 6. The information in Section 6 is provided in

general terms and is not intended to provide specific

advice in relation to the circumstances of any particular

potential investor or Holder. Accordingly, you should

seek independent advice in relation to your individual

tax position before you choose to apply for or invest in

the Notes.

A Tax Event will occur if Westpac determines, after

receiving a supporting opinion of reputable legal

counsel or other tax adviser in Australia experienced

in such matters, that (as a result of a Change of Law),

there is a more than insubstantial risk that:

• Westpac would be exposed to a more than de

minimis adverse tax consequence or increased cost

in relation to the Notes; or

• any Distribution would not be a frankable

distribution within the meaning of Division 202 of

the Tax Act.

In each of those situations, the risk may itself be

a Tax Event, even before the cost or adverse tax

consequence is incurred or the Distribution ceases

to be frankable. If a Tax Event occurs, Westpac may

Convert, Redeem or Transfer the Notes (subject to

the conditions contained in the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms, including that Westpac has obtained a

supporting opinion of reputable legal counsel or other

tax adviser, experienced in such matters, in relation to

the Tax Event – see Section 2.3.2).

5.1.21 Foreign Account Tax Compliance

Act (“FATCA”) withholding and

reporting

In order to comply with FATCA, Westpac (or, if Notes

are held through another financial institution, such other

financial institution) may be required (pursuant to an

agreement with the United States or under applicable

law including pursuant to the terms of an applicable

intergovernmental agreement entered into between

the United States and any other jurisdiction) (i) to

request certain information from Holders or beneficial

owners of Notes, which information may be provided

to the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and (ii) to

withhold US tax on some portion of payments made

with respect to the Notes treated as foreign passthru

payments made two years or more after the date on

which the final regulations that define “foreign passthru

payments” are published if such information is not

provided or if payments are made to certain foreign

financial institutions that have not entered into a similar

agreement with the United States (and are not otherwise

required to comply with the FATCA regime under

applicable law including pursuant to the terms of an

applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into

between the United States and any other jurisdiction).

If Westpac or any other person is required to withhold

amounts under or in connection with FATCA from

any payments made with respect to Notes or with

respect to the issuance of any Ordinary Shares upon

any Conversion, Holders and beneficial owners of

Notes, and holders of Ordinary Shares issued upon any

Conversion will not be entitled to receive any gross up

or additional amounts to compensate them for such

withholdings. FATCA is complex and its application to

the Notes remains uncertain. Prospective investors are

advised to consult their own tax advisers about the

application of FATCA to the Notes.

This information is based on guidance issued by the

IRS or other relevant tax authority as at the date of this

Prospectus. Future guidance may affect the application

of FATCA to Westpac, Holders or beneficial owners of

Notes or Ordinary Shares.

5.1.22 Provision of information and

certifications pursuant to

Common Reporting Standard

compliance requirements

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and

Development’s Common Reporting Standard for

Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information

(“CRS”) requires certain financial institutions to report

information regarding certain accounts (which may

include the Notes) to their local tax authority and follow

related due diligence procedures. A jurisdiction that

has signed the CRS Competent Authority Agreement

may provide this information to other jurisdictions that

have signed the CRS Competent Authority Agreement.

Australia has enacted legislation to give effect to the

CRS, with the CRS applying to Australian financial

institutions from 1 July 2017. Therefore, Holders may

be requested to provide certain information and

certifications to ensure compliance with the CRS and

this information may be provided to the ATO and,

potentially, other taxing authorities in other jurisdictions

outside Australia.

5.1.23 Powers of a Banking Act statutory

manager and APRA

In certain circumstances APRA may appoint a statutory

manager to take control of the business of an ADI, such

as Westpac. Those circumstances are defined in the

Banking Act to include:

• where the ADI informs APRA that it considers it is

likely to become unable to meet its obligations, or is

about to suspend payment;

• where APRA considers that, in the absence of

external support:

–the ADI may become unable to meet its

obligations;

–the ADI may suspend payment;

–it is likely that the ADI will be unable to carry on

banking business in Australia consistently with

the interests of its depositors; or

–it is likely that the ADI will be unable to carry on

banking business in Australia consistently with

the stability of the financial system in Australia;

• the ADI becomes unable to meet its obligations or

suspends payment; or

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• where, in certain circumstances, the ADI, its holding

company (if any) or any of its subsidiaries, is in

default of compliance with a direction by APRA

to comply with the Banking Act or regulations

made under it and the Federal Court of Australia

authorises APRA to assume control of the ADI’s

business.

The powers of a Banking Act statutory manager

include the power to alter the constitution of an ADI, its

holding company (if any) or any of its subsidiaries, to

issue, cancel or sell shares (or rights to acquire shares)

in the ADI, its holding company (if any) or any of its

subsidiaries, and to vary or cancel rights or restrictions

attached to shares in a class of shares in the ADI, its

holding company (if any) or any of its subsidiaries. The

Banking Act statutory manager is authorised to do so

despite the Corporations Act, the ADI’s constitution,

any contract or arrangement to which the ADI, its

holding company (if any) or any of its subsidiaries

is party or the ASX Listing Rules. In the event that

a Banking Act statutory manager is appointed to

Westpac in the future, these broad powers of a Banking

Act statutory manager may be exercised in a way which

adversely affects the rights attaching to the Notes and

the position of Holders.

The Banking Act was amended in 2018 to enhance

APRA’s powers to facilitate resolution of the entities it

regulates (and their subsidiaries). Additional powers

which have been given to APRA and which impact

Westpac include greater oversight, management

and directions powers in relation to Westpac Group

entities which were previously not regulated by APRA,

increased statutory management powers over certain

other entities within the Westpac Group and changes

which are designed to give statutory recognition to the

conversion or write-off of regulatory capital instruments.

In addition, APRA has powers to require the

compulsory transfer of all or part of the business of

Westpac (including Ordinary Shares of Westpac) to

another entity under the Financial Sector (Transfer and

Restructure) Act 1999 (Cth) (“FSTR Act”). A transfer

under the FSTR Act overrides anything in any contract

or agreement to which Westpac is a party, including the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms. These powers of APRA

may be exercised in a way which adversely affects the

ability of Westpac to comply with its obligations in

respect of the Notes and this may adversely affect the

position of Holders.

5.1.24 Future issues of debt or other

securities by Westpac

Westpac and members of the Westpac Group may, at

their absolute discretion, issue securities in the future that:

• rank for distribution or payment of capital (including

in the Winding Up of Westpac or another member

of the Westpac Group) equally with, behind or

ahead of the Notes; or

• have the same or different dividend, interest or

distribution rates as the Notes; or

• have the same or different terms and conditions as

the Notes.

Any issue of other securities may affect Holders’ ability

to recover the Liquidation Sum due to Holders on a

Winding Up, if the Notes are on issue at the time.

The Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms do not require

Westpac to refrain from certain business changes or

require Westpac to operate within certain ratio limits.

An investment in Notes carries no right to participate in

any future issue of securities (whether equity, hybrid, debt

or otherwise) by any member of the Westpac Group.

No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, such

future issues of debt or other securities by an entity in

the Westpac Group may have on the market price or

liquidity of the Notes.

5.1.25 Successor holding company

Where Westpac is replaced as the ultimate holding

company of the Westpac Group by an Approved

Successor and certain other conditions are satisfied,

Conversion of Notes will not be triggered but Westpac

may be allowed to instead make amendments

(provided APRA’s prior written approval is obtained)

to substitute the Approved Successor as the debtor

in respect of the Notes and as the issuer in respect of

the ordinary shares issued on Conversion and to make

certain other amendments to the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms. Accordingly, potential investors should

be aware that, if:

• Westpac is replaced by an Approved Successor

as the ultimate holding company of the Westpac

Group; and

• a substitution of the Approved Successor as the

debtor in respect of the Notes and the issuer of the

ordinary shares on Conversion is effected under the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms.

Holders will be obliged to accept Approved Successor

Shares and will not receive Ordinary Shares on

Conversion.

Potential investors should also be aware that Holders

may not have a right to vote on any proposal to

approve, implement or give effect to the establishment

of an Approved Successor.

Westpac has not made any decision to substitute an

Approved Successor as the ultimate holding company

of the Westpac Group.

Where Westpac transfers only some of its assets to

an Approved Successor, the Approved Successor may

as a result have reduced assets which may affect its

credit rating and the likelihood Holders will receive their

claims in full in a Winding Up.

There is also a risk that the establishment of a successor

holding company that is not an Approved Successor

is treated as an Acquisition Event, leading to the

Conversion of the Notes. Further, if the establishment of

a successor holding company is treated as an Acquisition

Event and Conversion does not occur, a number of

different risks may arise for Holders, including that

Westpac may be assigned a different credit rating and

its financial position may be materially altered thereby

adversely affecting its ability to pay Distributions.

5.1.26 Amendment of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms

Westpac may, with APRA’s prior written approval where

required and subject to compliance with applicable

laws, amend the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

without the approval of Holders. This includes an

amendment which, in Westpac’s opinion, is:

• of a formal, minor or technical nature;

• made to cure ambiguities and manifest errors;

• necessary to give effect to the listing of the Notes

on any stock exchange (and is not considered by

Westpac to be materially prejudicial to the interest

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of Holders as a whole) or to comply with applicable

laws (including the requirements of any statutory

authority, such as APRA); or

• generally not materially prejudicial to the interest of

Holders as a whole.

Westpac may also amend the Westpac Capital Notes

8 Terms, with APRA’s prior written approval, if the

amendment has been approved by a Special Resolution

of Holders or is necessary to effect the substitution of

an Approved Successor as the debtor in respect of the

Notes and the issuer of ordinary shares on Conversion.

Amendments under these powers are binding on all

Holders despite the fact that a Holder may not agree

with the amendment.

Westpac may also amend the Westpac Capital Notes

8 Terms in certain circumstances where the 3 month

BBSW Rate ceases to be available (i.e. a BBSW Rate

Disruption Event occurs) and replace the 3 month

BBSW Rate with an alternative rate that Westpac

considers appropriate (subject to APRA’s prior written

approval), acting in good faith and in a commercially

reasonable manner, and make certain other

consequential amendments to the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms. Such amendments could adversely

affect the interests of Holders.

APRA’s prior written approval to amend the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms is always required where the

amendment would impact, or potentially impact, the

classification of the Notes as Additional Tier 1 Capital on

a Level 1 or Level 2 basis.

5.1.27 No rights if control of Westpac is

acquired

If a person other than an Approved Successor acquires

control of Westpac, the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

do not provide any right or remedy for the Holders

on account of such an acquisition occurring except

where the acquisition constitutes an Acquisition Event.

Further, such an acquisition of Westpac may result in

Westpac’s Ordinary Shares no longer being quoted on

ASX.

If after such an acquisition has occurred a Non-Viability

Trigger Event occurs, the number of Ordinary Shares

issued on Conversion will reflect the VWAP for the

period of 5 Business Days on which the Ordinary Shares

were last traded on ASX. The period of 5 Business Days

may be well before the Non-Viability Trigger Event

and, accordingly, the value of the Conversion Number

of Ordinary Shares when issued may be very different

from the value based on the VWAP used to determine

the Conversion Number. This may adversely affect

the value of the Ordinary Shares which are issued to

Holders upon Conversion and such Ordinary Shares

may not be freely tradable.

5.2 Investment risks relating

to Westpac

Set out in this Section 5.2 are specific risks associated

with an investment in Westpac. Westpac’s business

is subject to risks that can adversely impact its

financial performance, financial condition and future

performance. These risks are relevant to an investment

in Notes and Ordinary Shares as the value of such

an investment in Notes will depend on Westpac’s

financial condition and future performance, regardless

of when or if the Notes are Converted, Redeemed,

Transferred or, in the event of a Capital Trigger Event

or Non-Viability Trigger Event, terminated. If any of the

following risks occur, Westpac’s business, prospects,

reputation, financial performance or financial condition

could be materially adversely affected, and the

likelihood of a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event may increase, with the result that the

trading price of Westpac’s securities could decline

and as a Holder you could lose all, or part, of your

investment.

5.2.1 Westpac has suffered, and could

in the future suffer, information

security risks, including

cyberattacks

The Westpac Group (and its external service providers)

is subject to information security risks. These risks are

heightened by:

• new technologies and increased digital service

options;

• increased use of the internet and

telecommunications to conduct financial

transactions;

• the growing sophistication of attackers;

• the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in many

Westpac employees (and staff of service providers)

working remotely or from other sites, potentially

providing increased opportunities for cyber threat

actors to exploit.

These risks could result in information security

risks such as cyberattacks, espionage and/or errors

happening at an unprecedented pace, scale and

reach. While Westpac has systems in place to protect

against, detect and respond to cyberattacks, these

systems have not always been, and may not always be,

effective. Westpac and its customers could suffer losses

from cyberattacks, information security breaches or

ineffective cyber resilience. The Westpac Group may

not be able to anticipate and prevent a cyberattack,

effectively respond to a cyberattack and/or rectify

or minimise damage resulting from a cyberattack.

Westpac’s external service providers, and other parties

that facilitate its activities and financial platforms

and infrastructure (such as payment systems and

exchanges) are also subject to the risk of cyberattacks,

which could in turn impact Westpac.

Westpac’s operations rely on the secure processing,

storage and transmission of information on its

computer systems and networks, and the systems

and networks of external suppliers. Although Westpac

implements measures to protect the confidentiality

and integrity of its information, there is a risk that the

computer systems, software and networks on which

Westpac, or its service providers, rely may be subject

to security breaches, unauthorised access, malicious

software, external attacks or internal breaches

that could have an adverse impact on Westpac’s

confidential information or that of its customers and

counterparties.

A range of potential consequences could arise from a

successful cyberattack, such as:

• systems disrupting operations due to not operating

properly;

• damage to technology infrastructure;

• adverse impacts to network access, operations or

availability of services;

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• loss of customers;

• loss of market share;

• loss of data or information;

• reputational damage;

• claims for compensation;

• breach of privacy laws;

• adverse regulatory action including fines or

penalties and increased regulatory scrutiny;

• litigation; and

• significant additional resources required to modify

or enhance Westpac’s systems or to investigate and

remediate any vulnerabilities or incidents.

All these potential consequences could negatively

affect Westpac’s business, prospects, reputation,

financial performance or financial condition.

As cyber threats evolve, Westpac may need to spend

significant resources to modify or enhance its systems

or investigate and remediate any vulnerabilities or

incidents.

5.2.2 COVID-19 has had, and may

continue to have (and a pandemic

like COVID-19 could in the future

have), an adverse effect on the

Westpac Group

The Westpac Group is vulnerable to the impacts of

a communicable disease outbreak or a pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue

to have, a negative impact on Westpac’s customers,

shareholders, employees and financial performance,

among other adverse effects.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, and will

continue to disrupt, numerous industries and global

supply chains, while important measures to mitigate its

impact (such as restrictions on businesses, movement

and public gatherings) have had, and may continue to

have, a negative effect on economic activity.

Reduction in economic activity due to these COVID-19

induced factors has affected, and may in the future

affect, demand for Westpac’s products and services

for an unknown time and by an unknown amount. The

associated financial stress on Westpac’s customers has,

and is expected to, increase impairments, defaults and

write-offs. Westpac has increased its COVID-19 related

overlays to allow for the potential emergence of losses

once the effect of support and stimulus measures

reduces in its business portfolios, however, further

increases may be required.

Westpac has supported customers impacted by

the pandemic by lowering interest rates on certain

products, waiving certain fees and granting deferrals

of certain loan repayments. These initiatives have

had and may continue to have a negative impact on

the Westpac Group’s financial performance and may

see the Westpac Group assume greater risk than it

would have under ordinary circumstances. There is

also the potential for further government or regulator

intervention to support the economy and customers

impacted by COVID-19 which may require banks

(including Westpac) to support those interventions.

Actions taken by regulators in response to the

COVID-19 pandemic have impacted and could in the

future impact the Westpac Group. As an example,

regulators in some overseas jurisdictions have exercised

their powers to prevent banks from declaring dividends

or undertaking share buybacks. In New Zealand, in April

2020, the RBNZ made the decision to freeze dividend

payments by banks in New Zealand, and in March

2021, it eased the restriction to place a 50% dividend

restriction on the distribution of dividends on ordinary

shares by banks in New Zealand until 1 July 2022. This

prevents Westpac’s subsidiary, Westpac New Zealand

Limited, from paying more than 50% of its earnings as

dividends and negatively impacts Westpac’s Level 1

CET1 capital ratio. More recently, the RBNZ has moved

to stem the rapid growth in house prices by introducing

new Loan Value Ratio restrictions on mortgage lending

for both owner-occupier and investor-based borrowers.

APRA has written to Australian banks (including

Westpac) and outlined its expectations that they

continue to moderate dividend payout ratios and

consider the use of dividend reinvestment plans and/

or other capital management initiatives to offset the

impact on capital from distributions.

Westpac’s business activities and operations have been,

and may in the future be, disrupted by disease outbreaks

or pandemics. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has

resulted in Westpac and its third party suppliers closing

workplaces and suspending the provision of services

through certain channels for a period.

When such outbreaks or pandemics occur, Westpac may

need to adjust its risk appetite, policies or controls so it

can respond to the outbreak or pandemic and protect

the well-being of staff and customers who visit Westpac’s

premises. These changes could have unforeseen

consequences and expose the Westpac Group to

increased regulatory focus and/or media scrutiny.

Further, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,

Westpac has implemented (and may in the future

implement) new measures in very short periods of

time. Taking this type of action may increase the risk

that an operational or compliance breakdown occurs,

potentially leading to financial losses, impacts on

customer service or regulatory and/or legal action.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Westpac

Group’s ability to pay dividends, with the Westpac

Group electing not to pay an interim dividend last

financial year given the desire to retain a strong

balance sheet and the ongoing uncertainty in the

operating environment. It is possible that the COVID-19

pandemic, or another communicable disease outbreak

or pandemic like COVID-19, will negatively impact the

Westpac Group’s ability to pay future dividends or

make capital distributions.

There continues to be uncertainty associated with the

COVID-19 pandemic, including the ultimate course,

duration and severity of the disease and the availability

and effectiveness of vaccination programs. There is

also uncertainty in relation to future actions that may

be taken by governments and businesses to attempt

to contain the virus or mitigate its impact and the

effectiveness of such actions, as well as the timing and

speed of economic recovery. In turn, such uncertainty

has the potential for longer term impacts on Westpac’s

customers, business and operations. The COVID-19

pandemic may also heighten other risks described in

this Section 5.2.

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5.2.3 Westpac could be adversely

affected by legal or regulatory

change

The Westpac Group’s business, prospects, reputation,

financial performance and financial condition have

been, and could in the future be, adversely affected

by changes to law, regulation, policies, supervisory

activities and the expectations of its regulators. The

Westpac Group operates in an environment where

there is increased regulation and scrutiny of financial

services providers.

Regulatory change has directly and adversely

affected the Westpac Group’s financial performance

and financial condition, and could do so in the

future. In recent years, laws and regulations have

been introduced requiring Westpac to hold more

liquidity and higher capital, and a Bank Levy (based

on liabilities) has been imposed on Australia’s largest

banks. Laws and regulations that have a similar effect

could be passed in the future, including as a result of

APRA’s proposed capital policy reforms.

Regulatory changes may also affect how Westpac

operates. For example, recent regulation has altered

the way Westpac provides its products and services,

in some cases requiring it to change or discontinue

Westpac’s offerings. Regulation could also limit

Westpac’s flexibility, require Westpac to incur

substantial costs, impact the profitability of Westpac’s

businesses, result in the Westpac Group being unable

to increase or maintain market share and/or create

pressure on margins and fees.

There are many sources of regulatory change that

could affect Westpac’s business. Such change could

stem from international bodies, such as the Basel

Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), or from

reviews and inquiries commissioned by governments

(including the Royal Commission into Misconduct in

the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services

Industry) or regulators. Reviews and commissions of

inquiry may lead to, and in some cases already have led

to, substantial regulatory change, which could have a

material impact on the Westpac Group.

Regulation impacting Westpac’s business may not

always be released in a timely manner before its date

of implementation. Similarly, early announcements of

regulatory change may not be specific and significantly

differ from the final regulation. In those cases, the

Westpac Group may not be able to effectively manage

its compliance design in the timeframes available.

Relevant governments or regulators could also

revise their application of regulatory policies,

thereby impacting Westpac’s business (such as

macro-prudential limits on lending).

It is critical the Westpac Group manages regulatory

change effectively. The failure to do so has resulted,

and could in the future result, in the Westpac Group

not meeting its compliance obligations, the potential

consequences of which are set out in Section 5.2.4

below. Westpac expects that Westpac will continue to

invest significantly in compliance and the management

and implementation of regulatory change, and

significant management attention and resources may

be required to update existing, or implement new,

processes to comply with such new regulations.

The Westpac Group’s ability to manage regulatory

change has been, and may in the future be, impacted

by the COVID-19 pandemic or similar pandemics. The

COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions

and delays to regulatory change projects, increasing

the risk that the Westpac Group may not comply

with new regulations when they come into effect. The

governmental response to COVID-19 has also seen

new legislation and regulation, which may increase

compliance risks. The Westpac Group may also incur

significant costs responding to this new legislation and

regulation.

5.2.4 Westpac has been and could be

adversely affected by failing to

comply with laws, regulations or

regulatory policy

Westpac is responsible for ensuring that it complies

with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements

and industry codes of practice in the jurisdictions in

which it operates or obtain funding, as well as meeting

its ethical standards.

The Westpac Group is subject to conduct and

compliance risk. These risks are exacerbated by the

increasing complexity and volume of regulation,

including where Westpac interprets its obligations and

rights differently to regulators or a court, tribunal or

other body. The potential for this is heightened when

regulation is new, untested or is not accompanied by

extensive regulatory guidance.

The Westpac Group’s compliance management system

is designed to identify, assess and manage compliance

risk. However, this system has not always been, and

may not always be, effective. Breakdowns have, and

may in the future, occur due to flaws in the design

or implementation of controls or processes. This has

resulted in, and may in the future result in, potential

breaches of compliance obligations as well as poor

customer outcomes.

Conduct risk could occur through the provision of

products and services to customers that do not

meet their needs or do not meet the expectations

of the market, as well as the poor conduct of

Westpac’s employees, contractors, agents, authorised

representatives and external services providers. This

could occur through a failure to meet professional

obligations to specific clients (including fiduciary and

suitability requirements), weakness in risk culture

or corporate governance or organisational culture,

poor product design and implementation, failure

to adequately consider customer needs or selling

products and services outside of customer target

markets. This could include deliberate attempts by such

individuals to circumvent Westpac’s controls, processes

and procedures or reckless or negligent actions

that could result in the circumvention of Westpac’s

controls, processes and procedures. The Westpac

Group depends on its people to ‘do the right thing’ to

meet its compliance obligations and abide by its Code

of Conduct. Inappropriate or poor conduct by these

individuals such as not following a policy or engaging

in misconduct has resulted, and could result, in poor

customer outcomes and a failure by the Westpac Group

to meet its compliance obligations. The large number

of employees and the staff of Westpac’s third-party

contractors working remotely due to the COVID-19

pandemic may negatively affect the Westpac Group’s

compliance controls and monitoring processes and

there may be an increased risk that staff fail to follow

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internal policies or that customers may be adversely

affected through privacy breaches.

While Westpac has frameworks, policies, processes and

controls that are designed to manage poor conduct

outcomes, these frameworks, policies, processes and

controls have been, and may be, ineffective. The failure

of these frameworks, policies, processes and controls

could result in financial losses (including incurring

substantial remediation costs and as a result of

litigation by regulators and customers) and reputational

damage, which could adversely affect Westpac’s

business, prospects, financial performance or financial

condition.

The Westpac Group’s failure, or suspected failure, to

comply with a compliance obligation has in the past

and could in the future lead to a regulator commencing

surveillance or an investigation. The Westpac Group

is currently subject to a number of investigations and

reviews by regulators. The Westpac Group has devoted

(and will need to continue to devote) significant

resources and has incurred (and will continue to incur)

costs for these reviews and investigations, which

may adversely affect Westpac’s business, operations,

reputation, financial performance and ability to pay

dividends.

Depending on the circumstances, regulatory reviews

and investigations have in the past and may in the

future result in a regulator taking administrative or

enforcement action against the Westpac Group and/

or its representatives. Westpac is currently the subject

of various actions relating to potential breaches of

market conduct and financial services laws, including

unconscionable conduct, insider trading and a failure

to comply with Australian Financial Services Licence

conditions. Regulators could pursue civil or criminal

proceedings, seeking substantial fines, civil penalties

or other enforcement outcomes. In addition, regulatory

investigations may lead to adverse findings against

directors and management, including potential

disqualification.

In many cases, Westpac’s regulators have broad

powers. For example, APRA can, in certain

circumstances, issue directions to Westpac (such as

a direction to comply with a prudential requirement,

conduct an audit or take remedial action) or disqualify

an ‘Accountable Person’ under the Banking and

Executive Accountability Regime

APRA can also require the Westpac Group to hold

additional capital either through a capital overlay or

higher risk weighted assets. APRA imposed a $500

million overlay to Westpac’s operational risk capital

requirement following the completion of Westpac’s self-

assessment into its frameworks and practices in relation

to culture, governance and accountability and a further

$500 million overlay following the commencement of

civil penalty proceedings by AUSTRAC (both overlays

were applied through an increase in risk weighted

assets). If the Westpac Group incurs additional

capital overlays it may need to raise additional capital

which could have an adverse impact on its financial

performance and financial condition.

The political and regulatory environment that the

Westpac Group operates in has seen (and may in the

future see) Westpac’s regulators (including any new

regulator) receive new powers along with materially

increased penalties for corporate and financial sector

misconduct. In particular, ASIC can commence civil

penalty proceedings and seek civil penalties (currently

up to $525 million per offence) against an Australian

financial services licensee (such as Westpac) for failing

to do all things necessary to ensure that financial

services provided under the licence are provided

efficiently, honestly and fairly. The Westpac Group may

also face significant penalties for failing to comply with

other obligations, and a failure by the Westpac Group

may result in multiple contraventions leading to large

penalties.

Westpac’s regulators have adjusted and may in the

future continue to adjust the way they approach

oversight, potentially preferring their enforcement

powers over a more consultative approach. For

example, ASIC committed to a ‘Why not litigate?’

approach and has prioritised case studies and referrals

arising from the Royal Commission and significant

market misconduct. APRA has also committed to

a revised enforcement approach (including a new

Supervision Risk and Intensity Model), indicating it will

use enforcement where appropriate to prevent and

address serious prudential risks and hold entities and

individuals to account.

There may also be a shift in the type and focus of

enforcement proceedings commenced by regulators

in the future. For example, regulators may increasingly

seek to refer investigations for potential criminal

consideration to the Commonwealth Department of

Public Prosecutions or other prosecutorial bodies.

This may result in an increase in criminal prosecutions

against institutions and/or their employees or

representatives.

The way regulators supervise and monitor institutions

has also changed and may continue to change in the

future. An example is ASIC’s ‘Close and Continuous

Monitoring’ program involving onsite reviews of

financial services entities, including Westpac.

The Westpac Group is responding to a high volume

of regulatory requests from ASIC, APRA and other

regulators. This is consistent with the long term trend

towards enhanced supervision and monitoring and

greater enforcement activity by regulators.

Disruptions to Westpac’s business, operations, third

party contractors and suppliers resulting from the

COVID-19 pandemic have increased and may continue

to increase the risk that Westpac will not be able

to satisfy commitments made to regulators about

improving processes and/or resolving outstanding

issues, potentially increasing the prospect of a regulator

taking action against the Westpac Group.

Regulatory action commenced against the Westpac

Group has exposed and may in the future expose

the Westpac Group to an increased risk of litigation

brought by third parties (including through class action

proceedings), which may require the Westpac Group

to pay compensation to third parties and/or undertake

further remediation activities.

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5.2.5 Westpac has suffered, and in the

future could suffer, losses and

be adversely affected by the

failure to implement effective risk

management

Westpac’s risk management framework has not always

been, or may not in the future prove to be, effective.

This could be because the design of the framework

is inadequate or that key risk management policies,

controls and processes may be ineffective, due to

inadequacies in their design, technology failures or

because of poor implementation or high execution risk.

The potential for these types of failings is heightened

if the Westpac Group does not have enough

appropriately skilled, trained and qualified employees in

key positions.

There are also inherent limitations with any risk

management framework as risks may exist, or emerge

in the future, that Westpac has not anticipated or

identified, and Westpac’s controls may not be effective.

The risk management framework may also prove

ineffective because of weaknesses in risk culture, which

may result in risks and control weaknesses not being

identified, escalated or acted upon. Recent analysis

and reviews, in addition to regulatory feedback, have

highlighted that the framework is not operating

satisfactorily in a number of respects and needs to

be improved. The Westpac Group has a number of

risks which sit outside its risk appetite or do not meet

the expectations of regulators. Many of these areas

requiring improvement relate to the enforceable

undertaking entered into with APRA by Westpac in

December 2020. Further, a deficiency in the design or

operation of Westpac’s remuneration structures could

have a negative effect, potentially resulting in staff

engaging in excessive risk-taking behaviours.

As part of the Westpac Group’s risk management

framework, the Westpac Group measures and monitors

risks against its risk appetite. If a risk is out-of-appetite,

the Westpac Group needs to take steps to bring this

risk back into appetite in a timely way. However, the

Westpac Group may not always be able to achieve this

within proposed timeframes. This may occur because,

for example, the Westpac Group experiences delays

in enhancing its information technology systems or in

recruiting sufficient numbers of appropriately trained

staff for required activities. It is also possible that due

to external factors beyond Westpac’s control, certain

risks may be inherently outside of appetite for periods

of time. The Westpac Group is required to periodically

review its risk management framework to determine if it

remains appropriate.

If the Westpac Group is unable to bring risks back into

appetite, or if it is determined that the Westpac Group’s

risk management framework is no longer appropriate,

the Westpac Group may incur unexpected losses

and be required to undertake considerable remedial

work, including incurring substantial costs. The failure

to remedy this situation could result in increased

scrutiny from regulators, who could require (amongst

other things) that the Westpac Group hold additional

capital or direct the Westpac Group to spend money

to enhance its risk management systems and controls.

Weaknesses in risk management systems and controls

have recently led to adverse outcomes for the Westpac

Group, with APRA requiring Westpac to hold additional

capital following the completion of its Culture,

Governance and Accountability self-assessment, as

well as the payment of a civil penalty of $1.3 billion as

a result of the civil penalty proceedings brought by

AUSTRAC against Westpac. In the reporting period

ending 31 March 2021, APRA accepted an Enforceable

Undertaking from Westpac, reflecting the crystallisation

of many of the risks discussed above, and APRA has

approved Westpac’s integrated plan in relation to risk

governance. Inadequacies in addressing risks or in the

Westpac Group’s risk management framework could

also result in the Westpac Group failing to meet a

compliance obligation and/or financial losses.

If any of Westpac’s governance or risk management

processes and procedures prove ineffective or

inadequate or are otherwise not appropriately

implemented, as has occurred, Westpac could be

exposed to higher levels of risk than expected which

may result in unexpected losses, imposition of capital

requirements, breaches of compliance obligations and

reputational damage which could adversely affect

Westpac’s business, prospects, financial performance or

financial condition.

5.2.6 The failure to comply with

financial crime obligations has

had and could have further

adverse effects on Westpac’s

business and reputation

The Westpac Group is subject to anti-money laundering

and counter-terrorism financing (“AML/CTF”) laws,

anti-bribery and corruption laws, economic and

trade sanctions laws and tax transparency laws in the

jurisdictions in which it operates. These laws can be

complex and, in some circumstances, impose a diverse

range of obligations. As a result, regulatory, operational

and compliance risks are heightened. For example,

AML/CTF laws require Westpac and other regulated

institutions to (amongst other things) undertake the

applicable customer identification procedures, conduct

ongoing and enhanced due diligence on customers,

maintain and comply with an AML/CTF program and

undertake ongoing risk assessments.

AML/CTF laws also require Westpac to report certain

matters and transactions to regulators (including

international funds transfer instructions, threshold

transaction reports and suspicious matter reports) and

ensure that certain information is not disclosed to third

parties in a way that would contravene the ‘tipping off’

provisions in AML/CTF legislation. The failure to comply

with these laws has had, and in the future may have,

adverse impacts for the Westpac Group.

In recent years there has been, and there continues to

be, increased focus on compliance with financial crime

obligations, with regulators globally commencing large-

scale investigations and taking enforcement action for

identified non-compliance (often seeking significant

penalties). Further, due to the Westpac Group’s large

number of customers and transaction volumes, the

undetected failure or the ineffective implementation,

monitoring or remediation of a system, policy, process

or control (including a regulatory reporting obligation)

has resulted, and could in the future result, in a

significant number of breaches of AML/CTF obligations.

This in turn could lead to significant penalties, such as

in the AUSTRAC proceedings described below, and

other adverse impacts for the Westpac Group, such as

reputational damage.

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While the Westpac Group has systems, policies,

processes and controls in place designed to manage

its financial crime obligations (including reporting

obligations), these have not always been, and may not

in the future always be, effective. This could be for a

range of reasons, including, for example, a deficiency

in the design of a control or a technology failure.

Westpac’s analysis and reviews, in addition to regulator

feedback, have highlighted that its systems, policies,

processes and controls are not operating satisfactorily

in a number of respects and require improvement.

The Westpac Group is currently undertaking a

significant multi-year program of work to strengthen

areas of control weakness in its financial crime risk

management framework (including important aspects

of its money laundering and terrorism financing risk

assessments and governance) and seek to rectify the

management of this risk. The Westpac Group has

increased dedicated financial crime risk expertise and

resources to deliver the financial crime program of

work. With increased focus on financial crime, further

issues requiring attention have been identified and may

continue to be identified.

Although the Westpac Group provides updates

to AUSTRAC, the ATO and other regulators on its

remediation and other program activities, there is no

assurance that AUSTRAC, the ATO or other regulators

will agree that its remediation and program update

activities will be adequate or effectively enhance the

Westpac Group’s compliance programs.

If Westpac fails to comply with these financial crime

obligations, Westpac could face, and has in the

past faced, regulatory enforcement action such as

litigation, significant fines, penalties and the revocation,

suspension or variation of licence conditions. For

example, Westpac paid a civil penalty of $1.3 billion as

a result of the civil proceedings brought by AUSTRAC

against Westpac on 20 November 2019 for certain

contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering and

Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth).

Non-compliance or alleged non-compliance with

Westpac’s financial crime related obligations and public

disclosure have also resulted in, and could lead to

regulatory investigations, reviews, inquiries, proceedings

or other litigation commenced by third parties

(including Australian, US or other class actions), and

regulatory action in non- Australian jurisdictions where

Westpac operates. Any such litigation or proceeding

could cause significant financial and reputational

damage to Westpac. Reputational damage could result

in the loss of customers or restrict the Westpac Group’s

ability to efficiently access capital markets, which could

have a material adverse effect on the Westpac Group’s

business, reputation, prospects, financial performance

and financial condition. Furthermore, any such effect

could harm the Westpac Group’s credit ratings.

Previous enforcement action by AUSTRAC has resulted

in a range of outcomes, depending on the nature and

severity of the relevant conduct and its consequences,

including substantial financial penalties.

5.2.7 Climate change may have adverse

effects on Westpac’s business

Westpac, its customers, external suppliers and

communities in which it operates, may be adversely

affected by the physical risks of climate change,

including increases in temperatures, rising sea levels,

and the frequency and severity of adverse climatic

events including fires, storms, floods and droughts.

These effects, whether acute or chronic in nature, may

directly impact Westpac and its customers through, for

example, disruptions to business and economic activity

or impacts on income and asset values. Adverse

impacts on Westpac’s customers may negatively

impact loan serviceability and security values, as well as

its profitability.

In addition, Westpac is exposed to risk arising from

initiatives and trends associated with climate change

mitigation (transition risks). Changes in supervisory

expectations of banks, other regulatory changes

and changes in investor appetite could directly

impact Westpac, for example, by giving rise to higher

compliance and/or funding costs.

Examples of regulatory change in this space include the

commencement by APRA of its Climate Vulnerability

Assessment involving major Australian banks including

Westpac; the release of APRA’s draft Prudential

Practice Guide on climate change financial risks; and

the introduction of proposed legislation in New Zealand

to require mandatory climate-risk reporting for the

financial sector.

Westpac is also exposed to transition risk indirectly

through its lending to higher risk sectors or regions.

Technological developments, regulatory changes,

stakeholder pressure and shifting customer preferences

may place additional pressure on certain customer

sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which

could in turn result in additional credit risk, or loss of

revenues due to changes in markets.

Westpac may be subject, from time to time, to legal and

business challenges due to actions instituted by activist

shareholders or others. Responding to such actions

could be costly and time-consuming, and may create

increased attention and disclosure associated with

such matters. In addition, there could be heightened

litigation risk due to varying shareholder expectations

or additional disclosures or commitments made by

Westpac to shareholders. Perceived uncertainties as

to Westpac’s future direction as a result of shareholder

activism may lead to the perception of a change in the

direction of the business or other instability.

Further, any failure or perceived failure by Westpac to

proactively manage and disclose climate change risks

appropriately may in turn increase the risk of third

party and shareholder litigation, or regulatory action

against the Westpac Group (and/or its customers), with

these types of climate-related actions becoming more

common in Australia and globally. Further, Westpac

expects scrutiny from shareholders and regulators on

the climate-related risk management practices and

lending policies of banks and other financial institutions

to remain high in Australia in coming years.

Westpac is also exposed to broader geopolitical

and macro-economic impacts of climate change

given its international portfolio. Climate change may

remove stability from both domestic and international

economic conditions and may impact customer

confidence in these markets.

Failure to effectively manage and disclose direct

and indirect climate-related risks, including physical,

transition, litigation and shareholder activism risks,

could adversely affect Westpac’s business, prospects,

reputation, financial performance or financial condition.

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5.2.8 Reputational damage has harmed

and could in the future harm

Westpac’s business and prospects

Reputational risk arises where there are differences

between stakeholders’ current and emerging

perceptions, beliefs and expectations and Westpac’s

past, current and planned activities, processes,

performance and behaviours.

There are various potential sources of reputational

damage. For example, where Westpac’s actions

cause, or are perceived to cause, a negative outcome

for customers, shareholders, stakeholders or the

community. Reputational damage could also arise from

the failure to effectively manage risks, failure to comply

with legal and regulatory requirements, enforcement

or supervisory action by regulators, adverse findings

from regulatory reviews, failure or perceived failure

to adequately respond to community, environmental,

social and ethical issues, failure of information security

systems, technology failures and security breaches

and inadequate record keeping, which may prevent

Westpac from demonstrating that or determining if a

past decision was appropriate at the time it was made.

The AUSTRAC proceedings illustrate a number of these

risks.

Westpac’s reputation could also be adversely affected

by the actions of customers, suppliers, joint-venture

partners, strategic partners, other counterparties and

accredited data recipients that the Westpac Group

provides customer data to under Australia’s ‘Open

Banking’ regime.

Failure, or perceived failure, to address issues that

could or do give rise to reputational risk has created,

and could in the future create, additional legal risk,

subject Westpac to regulatory investigations, regulatory

enforcement actions, fines and penalties or litigation or

other actions brought by third parties (including class

actions), requirements to remediate and compensate

customers, remediation and other costs and

reputational harm among customers, investors and the

market. This could adversely affect Westpac’s business,

prospects, financial performance or financial condition.

5.2.9 Westpac has suffered and could

suffer losses due to litigation

Westpac and its subsidiaries are, from time to time,

involved in legal proceedings (including class actions),

regulatory actions or arbitration. Such litigation has

been and could in the future be commenced by a range

of plaintiffs, such as customers, shareholders, suppliers,

counterparties and regulators.

In recent years, there has been an increase in class

action proceedings, many of which have resulted in

significant monetary settlements. The risk of class

actions has been heightened by a number of factors,

including regulatory enforcement actions (such as the

civil penalty proceedings brought by AUSTRAC), an

increase in the number of regulatory investigations and

inquiries (such as the Royal Commission), a greater

willingness on the part of regulators to commence

court proceedings, more intense media scrutiny and the

growth of third-party litigation funding. Class actions

commenced against a competitor could also lead to

similar proceedings against Westpac.

Litigation (including class actions) may, either

individually or in aggregate, adversely affect the

Westpac Group’s business, operations, prospects,

reputation or financial condition. This risk is heightened

by increases in the severity of penalties for certain

breaches of the law. Such matters are subject to many

uncertainties and the outcome may not be predicted

accurately. Furthermore, the Westpac Group’s ability

to respond to and defend litigation may be adversely

affected by inadequate record keeping.

Depending on the outcome of any litigation, the

Westpac Group has been and may in the future be

required to comply with broad court orders, including

compliance orders, enforcement orders or otherwise

pay significant damages, fines, penalties or legal costs.

In addition, the case studies considered by the Royal

Commission, and the Royal Commission’s findings,

have led, and may in the future lead to, regulators

commencing investigations and/or enforcement action

against the Westpac Group.

There is a risk that the actual penalty or damages paid

following a settlement or determination by a Court

for any legal proceedings may be materially higher or

lower than the provision or that any contingent liability

may be larger than anticipated. This may occur in a

range of situations, for example where the scope of

litigation against the Westpac Group is expanded by

further claims or causes of action. There is also a risk

that additional litigation or contingent liabilities arise,

all of which could adversely affect Westpac’s business,

prospects, reputation, financial performance or financial

condition.

5.2.10 Westpac could suffer losses due

to technology failures

Maintaining the reliability, integrity and security of

Westpac’s information and technology is crucial to

Westpac’s business.

While the Westpac Group has a number of processes

in place to preserve and monitor the availability and

recovery of its systems, there is a risk that Westpac’s

information and technology systems might fail to

operate properly or become disabled, including

from events wholly or partially beyond Westpac’s

control. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has

seen more employees and staff of Westpac’s third-

party contractors work remotely or from alternative

sites, which may put additional stress on Westpac’s

technology infrastructure and systems.

If Westpac incurs a technology failure, it may fail

to meet a compliance obligation (such as retaining

records and data for a certain period), or its customers

may be adversely affected, including through privacy

breaches or loss of personal data. This could result in

reputational damage, remediation costs and a regulator

commencing an investigation and/or taking action

against Westpac. The over reliance on legacy systems

may heighten the risk of a technology failure.

Westpac needs to regularly renew and enhance its

technology to deliver new products and services,

comply with regulatory obligations and meet its

customers’ and regulators’ obligations. Consequently,

Westpac are constantly managing new technology

projects. Failure to effectively implement these projects

could result in cost overruns, reduced productivity,

operational instability, compliance failures, reputational

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damage and/or the loss of market share. This could

place Westpac at a competitive disadvantage and

adversely affect Westpac’s business, prospects,

financial performance or financial condition.

5.2.11 Westpac is exposed to adverse

funding market conditions

Westpac relies on deposits, money markets and capital

markets to fund its business and source liquidity.

Westpac’s liquidity and costs of obtaining funding are

related to funding market conditions.

Funding markets can experience periods of extreme

volatility, disruption and decreased liquidity. Such

disruption can be for extended periods and be

unpredictable as experienced during the Global

Financial Crisis and, more recently, as a result of

the COVID-19 pandemic. The main risks Westpac

face are damage to market confidence, changes to

the access and cost of funding, a slowing in global

economic activity or other impacts on customers or

counterparties.

As of 31 March 2021, approximately 26% of Westpac’s

total funding originated from domestic and

international wholesale markets. Of this, around 53%

was sourced outside Australia and New Zealand.

Customer deposits provided around 66% of total

funding. Customer deposits held by Westpac comprise

both term deposits, which can be withdrawn after

a certain period and at call deposits, which can be

withdrawn at any time.

A shift in investment preferences, or an unwind

of the RBA’s quantitative easing measures as the

economy continues to improve, could result in deposit

withdrawals which could increase Westpac’s need for

funding from other, potentially less stable, or more

expensive sources.

If market conditions deteriorate due to economic,

financial, political or other reasons (including the

COVID-19 pandemic), there may also be a loss of

confidence in bank deposits leading to unexpected

withdrawals. This could increase funding costs and

Westpac’s liquidity, funding and lending activities

may be constrained and Westpac’s financial solvency

threatened.

If Westpac’s current sources of funding prove to be

insufficient, Westpac may need to seek alternatives

which will depend on factors such as market conditions,

Westpac’s credit ratings and market capacity. Even if

available, these alternatives may be more expensive or

on unfavourable terms, which could adversely affect

Westpac’s financial performance, liquidity, capital

resources or financial condition.

If Westpac is unable to source appropriate funding,

Westpac may be forced to reduce lending or liquidity.

This may adversely impact Westpac’s business,

prospects, liquidity, capital resources, financial

performance or financial condition. If Westpac is unable

to source appropriate funding for an extended period,

or if it can no longer realise liquidity, Westpac may not

be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due or

meet other contractual obligations.

Westpac enters into collateralised derivative

obligations, which may require Westpac to post

additional collateral based on market movements,

which has the potential to adversely affect Westpac’s

liquidity or ability to use derivative obligations to hedge

its interest rate, currency and other financial instrument

risks.

5.2.12 Westpac could be adversely

affected by the risk of inadequate

capital levels under stressed

conditions

The risk of an inadequate level or composition of

capital to support normal business activities and to

meet regulatory capital requirements under normal

operating environments or stressed conditions

has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regulatory change will require banks to hold higher

capital, specifically for the implementation of future

capital and risk-weighted assets regulations coming

into effect from 2023. APRA requires banks to operate

above the 10.5% unquestionably strong benchmark to

prepare for this change although the impact on each

bank will be different due to different balance sheet

and portfolio mix. Capital distribution constraints apply

when an ADI’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio is

within the capital buffer range (consisting of the Capital

Conservation Buffer plus any Countercyclical Capital

Buffer). Capital constraints could have an impact on

Westpac’s ability to pay future dividends or make

capital distributions. Adverse conditions and/or adverse

regulatory change could impact Westpac’s capital

adequacy and/or trigger capital distribution constraints.

5.2.13 Sovereign risk may destabilise

financial markets adversely

Sovereign risk is the risk that governments will default

on their debt obligations or will be unable to refinance

their debts as they fall due. Potential sovereign debt

defaults and the risk that governments will nationalise

parts of their economy including assets of financial

institutions such as Westpac could negatively impact

the value of Westpac’s holdings of liquid assets. There

may also be a cascading effect to other markets and

countries, the consequences of which, while difficult

to predict, may be similar to or worse than those

experienced during the Global Financial Crisis. Such

an event could destabilise global financial markets,

adversely affecting Westpac’s liquidity, financial

performance or financial condition.

5.2.14 Westpac could be adversely

affected by the failure to maintain

its credit ratings

Credit ratings are independent opinions on Westpac’s

creditworthiness. Westpac’s credit ratings can affect

the cost and availability of Westpac’s funding and may

be important to certain customers or counterparties

when evaluating our products and services.

Credit ratings assigned to Westpac by rating agencies

are based on an evaluation of a number of factors,

including Westpac’s financial strength, the quality

of Westpac’s governance, structural considerations

regarding the Australian financial system and

economy and Australia’s Sovereign credit rating. A

rating downgrade could be driven by a downgrade

of Australia’s Sovereign credit rating, or one or more

of the risks identified in this Section 5.2 or by other

events including changes to the methodologies rating

agencies use to determine credit ratings.

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The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

negatively affected Westpac’s credit ratings. In April

2020, Fitch Ratings downgraded its short-term and

long-term ratings for the major Australian banks

(including Westpac) by one notch, to A+ (from AA-)

and F1 (from F1+) respectively and S&P Global Ratings

revised its outlook for Westpac’s long-term issuer

credit rating to ‘negative’, mirroring a similar change

to its outlook for the Australian Sovereign. In April

2021, Fitch Ratings revised the rating outlook for

Westpac from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’ and affirmed its

short-term and long-term ratings. In June 2021, S&P

Global Ratings revised the rating outlook for Westpac

from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’ and affirmed its short-term

and long-term ratings. While these changes in ratings

outlook reflect Fitch Ratings’ and S&P Global Ratings’

view of the improved economic prospects in Australia,

as the economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic

continue, it remains uncertain as to whether there may

be negative movement in Westpac’s credit ratings in

the future.

A downgrade to Westpac’s credit ratings could have

an adverse effect on Westpac’s cost of funds, collateral

requirements, liquidity, competitive position and its

access to capital markets. The extent and nature

of these impacts would depend on various factors,

including the extent of any rating change, differences

across agencies (split ratings) and whether competitors

or the sector are also impacted.

5.2.15 Westpac could be adversely

affected by a shock to the

Australian, New Zealand or other

financial systems

There is a risk that a major systemic shock could occur

that adversely impacts the Australian, New Zealand or

other financial systems.

In the past decade, the financial services industry

and capital markets have been, and may continue to

be, adversely affected by volatility, global economic

conditions, external events, geopolitical instability (such

as global conflicts), and political developments. For

example, the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic

have been, and could continue to be, significant for the

global economy including Australia and New Zealand.

Market and economic disruptions could adversely

affect financial institutions such as Westpac because

consumer and business spending may decrease,

unemployment may rise and demand for Westpac’s

products and services could decline, thereby reducing

Westpac’s earnings. These conditions may also affect

the ability of Westpac’s borrowers or counterparties

to repay their loans or meet their obligations, causing

Westpac higher credit losses and affecting investors’

willingness to invest in the Westpac Group. These

events could also undermine confidence in the financial

system, reduce liquidity, impair access to funding and

affect Westpac’s customers and counterparties. If

this occurs, Westpac’s business, prospects, financial

performance or financial condition could be adversely

affected.

The nature and consequences of any such event are

difficult to predict and there is a risk that Westpac’s

response may be ineffective.

5.2.16 Declines in asset markets could

adversely affect Westpac’s

operations or profitability

Potential declines in Australian, New Zealand or

other asset markets, including equity, residential and

commercial property markets, have adversely affected,

and could in the future adversely affect, Westpac’s

operations and profitability.

Declining asset prices could also impact customers

and counterparties and the value of security (including

residential and commercial property) Westpac holds.

This may impact Westpac’s ability to recover amounts

owing to Westpac if customers or counterparties

default. It may also affect Westpac’s impairment

charges and provisions, in turn impacting its financial

performance and financial condition.

Declining asset prices also impact Westpac’s wealth

management business as its earnings partly depend on

fees based on the value of securities and/or assets held

or managed.

5.2.17 Westpac’s business is

substantially dependent on the

Australian and New Zealand

economies

Westpac’s revenues and earnings are dependent on

economic activity and the level of financial services its

customers require.

Most of Westpac’s business is conducted in Australia

and New Zealand so Westpac’s performance is

influenced by the level and cyclical nature of activity

in these countries. These factors are in turn impacted

by domestic and international economic conditions

(including the COVID-19 pandemic).

Any significant decrease in Australian and New Zealand

housing valuations and commercial property valuations

could adversely impact Westpac’s lending activities

because borrowers with loans in excess of their

property value show a higher propensity to default.

If defaults occur, Westpac’s security may be eroded,

causing higher credit losses. The demand for Westpac’s

home lending products may also decline due to adverse

economic conditions, changes in tax legislation (such

as changes to tax rates, concessions or deductions),

regulatory requirements or buyer concerns about

decreases in values.

Adverse changes to economic and business conditions

in Australia, New Zealand and other countries could

also adversely affect Westpac’s customers. In particular,

due to the economic relationship between Australia/

New Zealand and China, particularly in the mining,

resources and agricultural sectors, a slowdown in

China’s economic growth and foreign Government

policies (including the adoption of protectionist trade

measures) could negatively impact the Australian

economy. Changes in commodity prices, Chinese

Government policies or China’s economic conditions

could reduce demand for Westpac’s products and

services and affect the level of economic activity and

the ability of Westpac’s borrowers to repay their loans.

If this occurred, it could negatively impact Westpac’s

business, prospects, financial performance or financial

condition.

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Monetary policy can also significantly affect the

Westpac Group. Interest rate settings (including low

or negative rates) and other actions taken by central

banks (such as quantitative easing) may adversely

affect Westpac’s cost of funds, the value of Westpac’s

lending and investments and Westpac’s margins.

Monetary policies also impact economic conditions of

the jurisdictions Westpac operates or obtains funding

in. These policies could affect demand for Westpac’s

products and services and/or have a negative impact

on the Westpac Group’s customers and counterparties,

potentially increasing the risk that they will default.

All these factors could adversely affect Westpac’s

business, prospects, financial performance or financial

condition.

5.2.18 An increase in defaults has

adversely affected and could

further adversely affect Westpac’s

financial performance or financial

condition

Westpac establishes provisions for credit impairment

based on current information and Westpac’s

expectations. If economic conditions deteriorate

beyond Westpac’s expectations, some customers and/

or counterparties could experience higher financial

stress, leading to an increase in defaults and write-offs,

and higher provisioning. Such events could adversely

affect Westpac’s liquidity, capital resources, financial

performance or financial condition.

These risks have been heightened by the COVID-19

pandemic, which has negatively impacted economic

activity and caused a range of customers to

experience financial stress. The pandemic has seen

many customers cease or substantially reduce

their operations for an unknown period. In addition,

individuals may have been laid off, been unable to work,

or have had fewer work hours.

Westpac has received requests for assistance

from affected businesses and consumers and has

implemented, and will continue to implement, various

initiatives to support them, including repayment

deferrals and interest capitalisation. These initiatives,

and any support that governments or regulators may

in the future require banks to provide to customers

impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, may have a

negative impact on the Westpac Group’s financial

performance and may see the Westpac Group

assume greater risk than it would have under ordinary

circumstances.

The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

on customers and the magnitude of defaults or

impairments is uncertain. For example, consumers may

permanently decrease discretionary spending, which

may increase the time it takes certain industries to

recover.

Credit risk also arises from certain derivative, clearing

and settlement contracts Westpac enters into, and from

Westpac’s dealings in, and holdings of, debt securities

issued by other institutions, the financial conditions of

which may be affected to varying degrees by economic

conditions in global financial markets.

5.2.19 Westpac faces intense

competition in all aspects of

its business

The financial services industry is highly competitive.

Westpac competes with a range of firms, including retail

and commercial banks, investment banks, other financial

service companies, fintech companies and businesses in

other industries with financial services aspirations. This

includes those competitors who are not subject to the

same capital and regulatory requirements as us, which

may allow those competitors to operate more flexibly.

Emerging competitors are increasingly altering the

competitive environment by adopting new business

models or seeking to use new technologies to disrupt

existing business models.

The competitive environment may also change as a

result of increased scrutiny by regulators in the sector

and legislative reforms such as ‘Open Banking’, which

will stimulate competition, improve customer choice

and likely give rise to increased competition from new

and existing firms.

Competition in the various markets in which Westpac

operates has led, and may continue to lead, to a decline

in Westpac’s margins or market share.

Deposits fund a significant portion of Westpac’s

balance sheet and have been a relatively stable source

of funding. If Westpac is not able to successfully

compete for deposits this could increase its cost of

funding, lead it to seek access to other types of funding

or result in it reducing its lending.

Westpac’s ability to compete depends on its ability to

offer products and services that meet evolving customer

preferences. Not responding to changes in customer

preferences could see Westpac lose customers. This

could adversely affect Westpac’s business, prospects,

financial performance or financial condition.

5.2.20 Westpac could suffer losses due

to market volatility

Westpac is exposed to market risk due to its financial

markets businesses, its defined benefit plan and

through asset and liability management (including

through volatility in prices of equity securities it holds

or is exposed to).

Market risk is the risk of an adverse impact on earnings

resulting from changes in market factors, such as

foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, equity

prices, and interest rates (including low or negative

interest rates and any resulting pressure placed on

the Westpac Group’s interest margins). This includes

interest rate risk in the banking book due to a mismatch

between the duration of assets and liabilities arising

from the normal course of business activities.

Changes in market factors could be driven by numerous

developments. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic

has resulted in significant market disruption and price

volatility. Changes in central bank policy settings in

response to the economic recovery from the pandemic

period have the potential to influence market liquidity

and volatility. Westpac could suffer substantial losses

due to market volatility (including changes in the

return on, value of or market for securities or other

instruments), which may adversely affect Westpac’s

business, prospects, liquidity, capital resources, financial

performance or financial condition.

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The planned cessation of parts of the London Inter-bank

Offered Rate (‘LIBOR’) regime from 1 January 2022,

continuation of some U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings until

30 June 2023 and possible pre–cessation events will also

continue to impact market pricing. Any future changes in

the administration of LIBOR or other market benchmarks

could have adverse consequences for the return on,

value of and market for securities and other instruments

linked to any such benchmark, including securities or

other instruments issued by the Westpac Group. While

Westpac is monitoring its exposure to LIBOR, it remains

dependent on market developments in relation to the

LIBOR transition, which may have an impact on market

pricing for, or valuations of, its LIBOR exposures.

5.2.21 Westpac has suffered and

could suffer losses due to

operational risks

Operational risk includes, among other things,

reputational risk, technology risk, model risk and

outsourcing risk, as well as the risk of business

disruption due to external events such as natural

disasters, or outbreaks of communicable diseases (such

as the COVID-19 pandemic), environmental hazards,

damage to critical utilities and targeted activism and

protest activity. While Westpac has policies, processes

and controls in place to manage these risks, these have

not always been, or may not be, effective.

Ineffective processes and controls have resulted in,

and could result in, adverse outcomes for Westpac’s

customers. For example, a process breakdown could

result in a customer not receiving a product on the

terms, conditions, or pricing they agreed to, potentially

to the detriment of the customer. Failed processes

could also result in Westpac incurring losses because

it cannot enforce its contractual rights. This could

occur because Westpac did not correctly document

its rights or failed to perfect a security interest. These

types of operational failures may also result in customer

remediation and/or increased regulatory scrutiny and,

depending on the nature of the failure, result in class

action proceedings or a regulator commencing an

investigation and/or taking other action.

Westpac could incur losses from fraudulent applications

for loans or from incorrect or fraudulent payments and

settlements. Fraudulent conduct can also arise from

external parties seeking to access the bank’s systems

or customer accounts. If systems, procedures and

protocols for managing fraud fail, or are ineffective,

they could lead to losses which could adversely affect

Westpac’s customers, business, prospects, reputation,

financial performance or financial condition.

Westpac is also exposed to model risk, being the risk

of loss arising from errors or inadequacies in data or a

model, or in the control and use of a model.

Financial services entities have been increasingly sharing

data with third parties, such as suppliers and regulators,

to conduct their business and meet regulatory

obligations. Each third party can give rise to a variety of

risks, including financial crime compliance, information

security, cyber, privacy, regulatory compliance,

environmental and business continuity risks. For

example, a breakdown in a process or control related to

the transfer, storage or protection of data sent to a third

party, or the failure of a third party to use and handle this

data correctly, could result in the Westpac Group failing

to meet a compliance obligation (including relevant

privacy obligations) and/or have an adverse impact on

Westpac’s customers and the Westpac Group.

Westpac also relies on a number of suppliers, both in

Australia and overseas, to provide services to it and

its customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted

some suppliers and third-party contractors, and these

disruptions may occur in the future. Failures by these

third-party contractors and suppliers to deliver services

as required could disrupt Westpac’s ability to provide its

products and services and adversely impact Westpac’s

operations, financial performance or reputation.

Another possible source of disruption to the Westpac

Group is central banks adopting negative interest rates.

If this occurred, the technology systems used by the

Westpac Group, its counterparties and/or financial

infrastructure providers may not operate correctly and

this may cause loss or damage to the Westpac Group

and/or its counterparties.

5.2.22 Poor data quality could adversely

affect Westpac’s business and

operations

Accurate, complete and reliable data, along with

appropriate data control, retention and access

frameworks and processes, is critical to Westpac’s

business. Data plays a key role in how Westpac

provides products and services to customers,

Westpac’s systems, its risk management framework and

its decision-making and strategic planning.

In some areas of its business, Westpac is affected by

poor data quality. This has occurred and could arise

in the future in a number of ways, including through

inadequacies in systems, processes and policies, or

the ineffective implementation of data management

frameworks.

Poor data quality could lead to poor customer service,

negative risk management outcomes, and deficiencies

in credit systems and processes. Any deficiency in

credit systems and processes could, in turn, have

a negative impact on Westpac’s decision making

in the provision of credit and the terms on which it

is provided. Westpac also needs accurate data for

financial and other reporting.

Poor data or poor data retention has affected, currently

affects and may in the future continue to affect

Westpac’s ability to meet its compliance obligations

(including its regulatory reporting obligations) which

could lead to a regulator taking action against Westpac.

For example, APRA has raised concerns regarding

Westpac’s data quality, including missing data and its

increasing trend of resubmissions. The RBA and ABS

also footnote that they exclude Westpac data from

certain economic and financial statistics reports.

Due to the importance of data, the Westpac Group

has and will likely continue to incur substantial costs

and devote significant effort to improving the quality

of data and data frameworks and processes and

remediating deficiencies where necessary. Some of

Westpac’s efforts to remediate data issues have been

disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and if these

are not fixed in a timely way could result in increased

regulatory scrutiny and lead regulators to require

the Westpac Group to remediate these issues within

specific timeframes.

The consequences and effects arising from poor data

quality or poor data retention could have an adverse

impact on the Westpac Group’s business, operations,

prospects, reputation, financial performance and/or

financial condition.

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5.2.23 Breakdowns in processes and

procedures have required,

and could in the future

require, Westpac to undertake

remediation activity

Breakdowns in Westpac’s processes and procedures

have led to, and could in the future lead to, adverse

outcomes for customers, employees or other third

parties which Westpac is required to remediate.

The Westpac Group has, on a number of occasions,

incurred significant remediation costs (including

compensation payments and costs of correcting the

issue), and there is a risk that similar issues will arise in

the future that will require remediation.

There are significant challenges and risks involved in

remediation activities. Westpac’s ability to investigate

the underlying issue could be impeded if the issue is

old and occurred beyond Westpac’s record retention

period, or Westpac’s records are inadequate. It may

also be difficult and take significant time to properly

quantify and scope a remediation activity.

Determining how to compensate customers, employees

or third parties properly and fairly can also be

complicated, involving numerous stakeholders. The

Westpac Group’s proposed approach to a remediation

may be affected by a number of events, such as

affected customers commencing a class action, or

a regulator requiring a remediation to be done in a

specific way or within a specific timeframe. These

factors could delay Westpac in completing the

remediation and may lead to a regulator commencing

enforcement action against the Westpac Group. In

turn, this could result in increased reputational risk, and

Westpac could be challenged by regulators, affected

customers, the media and other stakeholders.

The significant challenges involved in scoping and

executing remediations also create a risk that the

remediation costs incurred will be higher than

initially estimated. Further, delays in completing a

remediation could result in Westpac incurring additional

administration costs and making higher remediation

payments to customers to reflect the time value of

money.

If the Westpac Group cannot effectively scope, quantify

or implement a remediation activity in a timely way,

there could be an adverse impact on Westpac’s

business, prospects, reputation, financial performance

or financial condition and could lead to further

regulatory action and/or oversight.

5.2.24 Westpac’s failure to recruit and

retain key executives, employees

and Directors may have adverse

effects on its business

Key executives, employees and Directors play an

integral role in the operation of Westpac’s business and

its pursuit of its strategic objectives. The unexpected

departure of an individual in a key role, or the Westpac

Group’s failure to recruit and retain appropriately skilled

and qualified persons into these roles, could each have

an adverse effect on Westpac’s business, prospects,

reputation, financial performance or financial condition.

5.2.25 Westpac could suffer losses

due to environmental factors or

external events

Westpac and its customers operate businesses and

hold assets in a diverse range of geographic locations.

Any significant environmental change or external event

(including fire, storm, flood, earthquake, outbreaks

or pandemics of communicable diseases such as the

COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest, war, heightened

tension or terrorism) in any of these locations has

the potential to disrupt business activities, damage

property, affect asset values and impact Westpac’s

ability to recover amounts owing to it. In addition, such

an event could have an adverse impact on economic

activity, consumer and investor confidence or the

levels of volatility in financial markets, all of which

could adversely affect Westpac’s business, prospects,

financial performance or financial condition.

5.2.26 Westpac could suffer losses due

to insurance risk

Insurance risk is the risk in Westpac’s licensed

regulated insurance entities of lapses being greater

than expected, or the costs of claims being greater

than expected due to a failure in product design,

underwriting or reinsurance arrangements. A pandemic,

such as COVID-19, and its economic impacts may lead

to increased insurance claims, as well as potentially

impact new business, lapses and capital coverage for

the Westpac Group’s insurance entities. There is also

a risk of policyholders or a Court interpreting policy

wording differently to the way the Westpac Group or

the industry has applied it to claims.

In life insurance, risk arises primarily through mortality

and morbidity (illness and injury) risks, the costs of

claims relating to those risks being greater than was

anticipated and policy lapses.

In lenders mortgage insurance, insurance risk arises

primarily from higher levels of mortgage defaults

than expected, mostly from unemployment or other

economic factors.

If Westpac’s reinsurance arrangements are ineffective,

this could lead to more retained losses than anticipated.

The Westpac Group has been unable to, and may in the

future be unable to, renew reinsurance arrangements on

similar terms, including in relation to the cost, duration

and amount of reinsurance cover provided. There is

also a risk that Westpac will not be able to obtain and

have not obtained appropriate reinsurance or insurance

coverage for the risks that the Westpac Group may be

exposed to.

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5.2.27 Changes in critical accounting

estimates and judgements could

expose the Westpac Group to

losses

The Westpac Group is required to make estimates,

assumptions and judgements when applying

accounting policies and preparing its financial

statements, particularly in connection with the

calculation of provisions (including remediation and

expected credit losses) and the determination of the

fair value of financial instruments. A change in a critical

accounting estimate, assumption and/or judgement

resulting from new information or from changes

in circumstances or experience could result in the

Westpac Group incurring losses greater than those

anticipated or provided for.

If the Westpac Group’s actual and expected credit

losses exceed those currently provided for, or if any

of its other accounting judgements are found to

be incorrect or change in the future, there could be

an adverse effect on the Westpac Group’s financial

performance, financial condition and reputation.

The Westpac Group’s financial performance and

financial condition may also be impacted by changes

to accounting standards or to generally accepted

accounting principles.

5.2.28 Westpac could suffer losses due

to impairment of capitalised

software, goodwill and other

intangible assets that may

adversely affect its business,

operations or financial condition

In certain circumstances Westpac may incur a reduction

in the value of intangible assets. At Westpac’s balance

date, Westpac’s intangible assets principally relate to

goodwill and brand-names recognised on business

acquisitions and capitalised software.

Westpac is required to assess the recoverability of

goodwill and other intangible asset balances at least

annually or wherever an indicator of impairment

exists. For this purpose, Westpac uses a discounted

cash flow calculation. Changes in the methodology

or assumptions in calculations together with changes

in expected cash flows, could materially impact this

assessment.

Estimates and assumptions used in assessing the

useful life of an asset can also be affected by a range

of factors including changes in strategy, changes in

technology and regulatory requirements.

In the event that an asset is no longer in use, or its value

has been reduced or that its estimated useful life has

declined, an impairment will be recorded, adversely

impacting the Westpac Group’s financial performance.

5.2.29 Westpac could suffer losses if

it fails to syndicate or sell down

underwritten securities

As a financial intermediary, Westpac underwrites listed

and unlisted debt and equity securities. Westpac could

suffer losses if it fails to syndicate or sell down this

risk to others. This risk is more pronounced in times

of heightened market volatility, such as during the

COVID-19 pandemic.

5.2.30 Certain strategic decisions

may have adverse effects on

Westpac’s business

The Westpac Group routinely evaluates and

implements strategic decisions and objectives including

diversification, innovation, divestment, acquisitions or

business expansion initiatives.

The expansion or integration of a new business, or entry

into a new business, can be complex and costly.

Westpac also acquires and invests in businesses. These

transactions involve a number of risks and costs.

For example, a business Westpac invests in may not

perform as anticipated or may ultimately prove to have

been overvalued when the transaction was entered into.

In addition, Westpac has established the Specialist

Business Division to manage (and exit) a number of

non-core businesses and assets. There is a risk that

Westpac may be unable to successfully divest these

businesses and assets, or unable to successfully do

so in a timely manner. As a result Westpac may not

receive the anticipated positive business results or

it may undervalue the divestment, and the Westpac

Group could otherwise be adversely affected. For

example, divestments may cause Westpac reputational

damage, or it may experience difficulties in separating

businesses, disruptions to operations, diversion of

management resources and higher than expected

transaction costs.

Multiple divestments and/or acquisitions at the same

time may intensify these risks.

In addition, warranties and other contractual

commitments (including transitional services) and

claims under indemnities provided by Westpac to

counterparties may result in Westpac being liable

to such counterparties and additional operating risk

capital is expected to be required to be held against the

risk pursuant to APRA’s recently published guidance.

There are also risks 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 market share and placing pressure on margins

and fees.

Any of these risks could have a negative impact on

the Westpac Group’s business, prospects, reputation,

engagement with regulators, financial performance or

financial condition.

The summary of risks in this Section 5 is not

exhaustive and you should read this Prospectus in its

entirety and consult your financial adviser or other

professional adviser before deciding whether to invest

in Westpac Capital Notes 8.

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SECTION 6

This Section sets out:

6.1 Summary of the Australian tax consequences for Holders

6.2 Class Ruling

6.3 Distributions

6.4 Disposals of Westpac Capital Notes 8

6.5 Conversion of Westpac Capital Notes 8

6.6 Westpac Capital Notes 4 Reinvestment Offer

6.7 Provision of TFN and/or ABN

6.8 GST

6.9 Stamp Duty

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

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6.1 Summary of the Australian

tax consequences for Holders

The following is a summary of the Australian tax

consequences for certain Australian resident and non-

Australian resident Holders who subscribe for Westpac

Capital Notes 8 under the Offer. This summary has been

prepared by Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills Pty

Limited (“Greenwoods”), the Australian tax adviser to

the Offer on the assumption that all the transactions

described in this Prospectus will be carried out in the

manner described in this Prospectus.

Greenwoods has consented to the inclusion of this

summary in this Prospectus but this consent should

not be taken as a statement about any other matter

in this Prospectus or in relation to Westpac or the

performance of any investment in Westpac.

The information contained in this summary does not

constitute financial product advice for the purposes

of the Corporations Act. Greenwoods is not licenced,

under the Corporations Act, to provide financial

product advice and to the extent that this summary

contains any information about a financial product

within the meaning of the Corporations Act, taxation is

only one of the matters that must be considered when

making a decision about the relevant financial product.

An investor or prospective investor should, before

making any decision to invest in the Westpac Capital

Notes 8, consider taking financial advice from a person

who holds an AFSL under the Corporations Act.

This summary does not address all tax consequences of

ownership of Westpac Capital Notes 8 and, in particular,

does not address the positions of Holders who:

• acquire their Westpac Capital Notes 8 in the course

of a business of trading or investing in securities,

such as share traders, investment companies, banks

or insurance companies, or who otherwise hold

Westpac Capital Notes 8 on revenue account or as

trading stock; and/or

• are subject to the “taxation of financial

arrangements” rules in Division 230 of the Tax Act.

The actual tax consequences of your investment in

Westpac Capital Notes 8 may differ depending upon

your individual circumstances.

You should consult your own professional tax adviser

regarding the consequences of acquiring, holding or

disposing of Westpac Capital Notes 8 in light of your

particular circumstances.

This summary is based on Australian tax laws and

regulations and the current administrative practice of

the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”) as at the date of

this Prospectus.

6.2 Class Ruling

Westpac has applied for a public Class Ruling

requesting confirmation of the ATO’s views on the

principal tax issues considered in this Section 6.

The Class Ruling should be issued shortly after the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 are issued. When it has been

issued, the Class Ruling will be available on the ATO and

Westpac websites.

6.3 Distributions

The Westpac Capital Notes 8 should be characterised

as “non-share equity interests” for Australian income

tax purposes and Distributions should be treated as

“non-share dividends” which are frankable.

6.3.1 Australian resident Holders

Distributions

Australian resident Holders will be required to include the

amounts of any Distributions in their assessable income.

Any franking credits attached to those Distributions

should also be included in Holders’ assessable income

and tax offsets should generally be available, equal

to the amounts of the franking credits, subject to

the requirements that the Westpac Capital Notes

8 be held “at risk” for the requisite periods (see the

following information in this Section 6.3.1 regarding the

“holding period rule”) and that the Commissioner of

Taxation (“Commissioner”) does not make an adverse

determination under certain anti-avoidance rules

(see the following information in this Section 6.3.1).

Where Holders who are individuals or complying

superannuation entities are entitled to tax offsets,

those offsets will either reduce any tax payable by the

Holders, or give rise to tax refunds to the extent that

the tax offsets exceed the tax that is otherwise payable

by the Holders.

To the extent that any Distributions are unfranked,

those unfranked amounts will also be included in

Holders’ assessable income, without any tax offsets.

Holders that are companies are not entitled to refunds

of excess tax offsets. However the surplus franking

credits may be converted to a tax loss which may be

carried forward to future years (subject to the Holder

satisfying certain tax loss carry forward rules).

“Holding period rule”

A Holder will not be entitled to tax offsets in respect

of franking credits on a franked Distribution unless

the Holder is a “qualified person” in relation to the

Distribution.

To be a “qualified person” in relation to a Distribution,

a Holder must have held the Westpac Capital Notes

8 “at risk” for a continuous period of at least 90 days

(excluding the days of acquisition and disposal) during:

• the “primary qualification period”, which is the

period beginning on the day after the day on

which the Westpac Capital Notes 8 are acquired

by a Holder and ending on the 90

th

day after the

day that the Westpac Capital Notes 8 became ex-

Distribution; or

• if a Holder, or an associate, is under an obligation

to make “related payments” (which have the effect

of passing on the benefit of the Distribution to

other entities) in respect of the Distribution, the

“secondary qualification period”, which is the period

beginning on the 90

th

day before, and ending on

the 90th day after, the day that the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 became ex-Distribution.

To be held “at risk”, the Holder must effectively retain

30% or more of the risks and benefits associated

with holding the Westpac Capital Notes 8. Whether

or not the Westpac Capital Notes 8 are held “at risk”

by a Holder during the relevant periods will depend

upon whether the Holder has financial positions or

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undertakes risk management strategies (e.g. using

limited recourse loans, options or forward sale

contracts) in relation to the Westpac Capital Notes

8. If Holders hold the Westpac Capital Notes 8 for at

least 90 days during the “primary qualification period”,

do not have any financial positions or enter into any

relevant risk management strategies in relation to

the Westpac Capital Notes 8, and are not under an

obligation to make “related payments” to other entities,

those Holders should be “qualified persons” in relation

to Distributions on the Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Holders who are individuals and who will not claim tax

offsets in any one year in excess of $5,000 (from all

sources), will automatically be taken to be “qualified

persons” in relation to all Distributions that they receive

(provided that they are not under an obligation to make

a “related payment” as described in this Section 6.3.1).

The application of the franking rules to Holders

will depend upon the particular circumstances of

each Holder. Accordingly, each Holder should seek

independent advice as to whether they will be treated

as a “qualified person” in relation to Distributions

received on the Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Anti-avoidance rules

There are anti-avoidance rules that may apply in certain

circumstances to deny the benefit of franking credits to

holders of equity interests.

One such rule, being the so called “anti-hybrid”

provision in section 207-158 of the Tax Act, can apply

when a franked distribution gives rise to a foreign

income tax deduction for the issuer of certain types

of equity instruments. However, following a recent

legislative amendment to section 207-158 of the Tax

Act, it is now clear that this provision will not apply to

deny franking credits or tax offsets to Holders on their

Distributions on Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Section 177EA of the Tax Act is another anti-avoidance

provision which is designed to counter schemes

where one of the purposes (other than an incidental

purpose) of the scheme is to inappropriately obtain

a franking benefit. There are a number of different

objective factors that the Commissioner may take into

account in forming a view as to whether a scheme

has such a purpose. Where section 177EA applies, the

Commissioner may make a written determination with

the effect of either:

• imposing a franking debit on the distributing entity’s

franking account; or

• denying the imputation benefit on the Distribution

that flowed directly or indirectly to the relevant

taxpayer.

The Commissioner has indicated that, in the usual

case, he would not ordinarily assert that section 177EA

applied to a convertible instrument which satisfied

the requirements to be classified as Additional Tier 1

Capital for APRA regulatory reporting purposes. Based

on that and current case-law, Westpac expects the

Commissioner to make a favourable Class Ruling on this

issue, which would be binding on the Commissioner in

favour of Holders who subscribe for Westpac Capital

Notes 8 under this Prospectus.

In addition, Westpac does not expect that the

Commissioner will seek to apply any of the other anti-

avoidance provisions in the tax law to deny the whole

or any part of the imputation benefits received by

Holders in relation to Distributions.

6.3.2 Non-Australian resident Holders

To the extent that Distributions paid to non-Australian

resident Holders, who do not hold their Westpac Capital

Notes 8 through a permanent establishment in Australia,

are franked, those Distributions will not be subject to

Australian withholding tax. Where such Distributions

are not fully franked, the unfranked portion of any such

Distribution will be subject to withholding tax at the rate

of 30%. This rate may be reduced if the non-Australian

resident Holder is resident in a country that has a

double taxation agreement with Australia.

6.4 Disposals of Westpac Capital

Notes 8

6.4.1 Australian resident Holders

We expect the Commissioner to take the view that the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not “traditional securities”

for the purposes of the Tax Act (and for this to be

confirmed in the Class Ruling). On that basis, any gains

or losses made by Holders on the disposal of their

Westpac Capital Notes 8 will be taxed under the capital

gains tax (“CGT”) provisions.

A disposal of a Westpac Capital Note 8, whether

through an on-market disposal, Redemption, or

pursuant to a Transfer Notice, will be a CGT event.

Holders may make a capital gain or a capital loss,

depending upon whether their capital proceeds from

the disposal are more than the cost base of their

Westpac Capital Notes 8, or whether the capital

proceeds are less than the reduced cost base of their

Westpac Capital Notes 8, respectively.

For Holders who acquire Westpac Capital Notes 8

pursuant to this Prospectus, the first element of the

cost base of a Westpac Capital Note 8 will be the

amount paid for the relevant Westpac Capital Note

8, which will be its Initial Face Value. Other amounts

associated with the acquisition or disposal of the

Westpac Capital Notes 8, such as broker fees, may be

added to the cost base.

The capital proceeds from a Redemption of a Westpac

Capital Note 8 on a Redemption Date will be equal to

the Face Value of the Westpac Capital Note 8, unless

the market value of a Westpac Capital Note 8 on the

Redemption Date (determined as if its Redemption

had not occurred or been proposed) is greater or less

than the Face Value. In that case, that greater or lesser

market value amount will be deemed to be the capital

proceeds of the Redemption, instead of the Face Value

actually received.

The capital proceeds from a Transfer of a Westpac

Capital Note 8 to a Nominated Party on a Transfer Date

will be equal to the Face Value of the Westpac Capital

Note 8, assuming that the Holder is dealing at arm’s

length with the Nominated Party.

If the Face Value of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

has been reduced because there has been a Capital

Trigger Event or a Non-Viability Trigger Event, Holders

who acquired those Westpac Capital Notes 8 before

that reduction occurred may make a capital loss on

the Redemption or Transfer of their Westpac Capital

Notes 8. Holders should seek their own tax advice as to

whether any such capital loss may be applied to offset

capital gains in their particular circumstances.

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The capital proceeds from an on-market disposal of

a Westpac Capital Note 8 will be the sale price of the

Westpac Capital Note 8. Holders who sell their Westpac

Capital Notes 8 on-market may make capital gains or

capital losses, depending upon the amount of capital

proceeds that they receive.

Any capital gain or capital loss made by a Holder will

be aggregated with other capital gains and capital

losses of the Holder in the relevant income year to

determine whether the Holder has a net capital gain

or net capital loss. A net capital gain, if any, will be

included in the Holder’s assessable income and subject

to income tax, although the “CGT Discount” may be

available to reduce the taxable gain for the Holder, as

described in this Section 6.4.1. A net capital loss may

not be deducted against other assessable income, but

may be carried forward to be offset against net capital

gains realised in later income years.

If a Holder is an individual, complying superannuation

entity or a trust, and held their Westpac Capital Notes

8 for 12 months or more before the disposal, the Holder

may be entitled to a “CGT Discount” for any capital gain

made on the disposal of their Westpac Capital Notes 8.

The “CGT Discount” provisions may entitle Holders to

reduce their capital gain on the disposal of a Westpac

Capital Note 8 (after deducting available capital losses)

by half, in the case of individuals and trusts, or by one-

third, in the case of complying superannuation entities.

Trustees should seek specific advice regarding the tax

consequences of making distributions attributable to

discounted capital gains.

The Australian Government has announced that

Managed Investment Trusts (“MITs”) and Attribution

MITs (“AMITs”) will not be entitled to the “CGT

Discount” at the trust level. This change was previously

scheduled to apply from 1 July 2020, but has now

been delayed and will instead apply for income

years commencing on or after the date that is three

months from the date of Royal Assent of the enabling

legislation. While there can be no certainty at this

time in relation to when this change will come into

effect, the Australian Government has indicated that

is it committed to legislating this measure. Once this

change comes into effect, MITs and AMITs that derive

capital gains will continue to be able to distribute those

amounts as capital gains that may be subject to the

“CGT Discount” in the hands of those beneficiaries who

are entitled to the “CGT Discount”.

The “CGT Discount” is not available to companies, nor

can it apply to Westpac Capital Notes 8 disposed of

by Holders under an agreement entered into within 12

months of the acquisition of the Westpac Capital Notes

8 by those Holders. Holders should seek independent

advice to determine if their Westpac Capital Notes 8

have been held for the requisite period.

6.4.2 Non-Australian resident Holders

Any capital gain or capital loss made by a non-Australian

resident Holder from the disposal of their Westpac

Capital Notes 8 is likely to be disregarded on the basis

that Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not likely to be

“taxable Australian property” at the time of sale, unless

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 were used by the non-

resident in carrying on business through a permanent

establishment in Australia.

Any non-Australian resident Holders who held their

Westpac Capital Notes 8 in the course of carrying

on a business through a permanent establishment in

Australia should obtain specific advice in respect of the

potential consequences of a disposal of their Westpac

Capital Notes 8 in their particular circumstances.

6.5 Conversion of Westpac

Capital Notes 8

When a Westpac Capital Note 8 is Converted, a

Holder’s rights in relation to the Westpac Capital Note

8 will be terminated for an amount equal to the Face

Value of the Westpac Capital Note 8 and Westpac will

apply that amount for the Holder in subscribing for

Ordinary Shares which are to be issued by Westpac. The

Conversion of a Westpac Capital Note 8 into Ordinary

Shares in this way should not give rise to a capital gain

or a capital loss, nor an assessable revenue gain or a

deductible revenue loss, for a Holder. The recognition

of any gain or loss that might otherwise have arisen on

Conversion is effectively deferred until any subsequent

sale of the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Holder from

the Conversion. This applies to both Australian resident

Holders and non-Australian resident Holders.

The first element of the cost base or reduced cost

base of the Ordinary Shares acquired as a result of a

Conversion will be the amount of the Holder’s cost base

for each Converted Westpac Capital Note 8.

The Ordinary Shares that will be acquired as a result of

a Conversion will be deemed to have been acquired by

Holders at the time of Conversion for CGT purposes,

including for the purpose of calculating the 12 month

ownership period required for the “CGT Discount” (see

Section 6.4.1).

6.6 Westpac Capital Notes 4

Reinvestment Offer

Under the Reinvestment Offer, Eligible Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Holders may apply to reinvest all or

some of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 in Westpac

Capital Notes 8. This will be effected by the transfer

of Westpac Capital Notes 4 to the Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Nominated Party on 15 September 2021 for

$100 per Participating Westpac Capital Note 4 and

the automatic reinvestment of the transfer proceeds in

Westpac Capital Notes 8 ($100 per Note).

For Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders who do not

participate in the Reinvestment Offer (or only

participate in respect of some of their Westpac Capital

Notes 4), it is currently intended that their Non-

Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 will be redeemed

by Westpac on 20 December 2021 for $100 per

Westpac Capital Note 4.

The following income tax consequences will generally

apply to Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders

whose Westpac Capital Notes 4 are transferred to the

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Nominated Party pursuant

to the Reinvestment Offer, and to Non-Participating

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders whose Westpac

Capital Notes 4 are redeemed by Westpac on 20

December 2021, who are Australian tax residents, hold

their Westpac Capital Notes 4 as capital assets, are not

in the business of dealing or trading in securities and

do not otherwise hold their Westpac Capital Notes 4 on

revenue account for tax purposes.

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Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders may also wish to

refer to the Australian Tax Summary in section 6 of the

prospectus for Westpac Capital Notes 4 dated 26 May

2016 which contains a summary of the tax treatment of

certain entities that invested in Westpac Capital Notes

4 under the prospectus and Class Ruling CR 2016/52

which contains the ATO’s binding views in respect of

the tax treatment of certain entities that invested in

Westpac Capital Notes 4 under the prospectus for

Westpac Capital Notes 4. A copy of the Class Ruling

is available on Westpac’s website at westpac.com.au/

westpaccapnotes4.

6.6.1 Distributions

A Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder will

be paid the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4

Distribution on 15 September 2021, in respect of the

period from (but excluding) 30 June 2021 to (and

including) 15 September 2021, on each Participating

Westpac Capital Note 4 that they hold at 7.00pm

(Sydney time) on 7 September 2021, being the record

date for the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes

4 Distribution, subject to the distribution payment

conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms being

met.

A Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

will be paid the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Distribution on 15 September 2021, on each

Non-Participating Westpac Capital Note 4 that they

hold at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 7 September 2021,

being the record date for the First Pro-Rata Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Distribution, subject to the distribution

payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4

Terms being met.

A Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

will also be paid the Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Distribution on 30 September 2021, in respect

of the period from (but excluding) 15 September 2021

to (and including) 30 September 2021, on each Non-

Participating Westpac Capital Note 4 that they hold

at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 22 September 2021,

being the record date for the Second Pro-Rata

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution, subject to

the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Terms being met.

If a Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

continues to hold Westpac Capital Notes 4 on the

record date for the Final Westpac Capital Notes 4

Distribution, it is intended that they will also be paid

the Final Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution on

20 December 2021, in respect of the period from (but

excluding) 30 September 2021 to (and including)

20 December 2021, on each Westpac Capital Note 4

they hold on the record date for the intended Final

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Distribution, subject to the

distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Terms being satisfied.

Westpac expects these distributions to be fully franked.

These distributions will be subject to the same taxation

treatment as other distributions paid on Westpac Capital

Notes 4. The comments set out in Section 6.3.1 above

in relation to Distributions on Westpac Capital Notes 8

should be equally applicable to these distributions.

6.6.2 Transfer or redemption proceeds

Under the Reinvestment Offer, a Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Holder will elect to reinvest their transfer

proceeds ($100 for each Westpac Capital Note 4) in

Westpac Capital Notes 8.

A Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

will also receive an amount of $100 for each Westpac

Capital Note 4 assuming the intended redemption

of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 by Westpac on

20 December 2021 occurs.

For both Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders

and Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4

Holders, no part of the transfer or redemption proceeds

should be taken to be ordinary assessable income of

the Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders.

6.6.3 CGT consequences of transfer or

redemption of Westpac Capital

Notes 4

Australian residents

The transfer of Westpac Capital Notes 4 by

Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders pursuant

to the Reinvestment Offer, or redemption of Westpac

Capital Notes 4 by Non-Participating Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Holders on 20 December 2021, will be a CGT

event for the Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders.

Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders may make a capital

gain if their capital proceeds from the transfer or

redemption (as relevant) are more than their “cost

base” for their Westpac Capital Notes 4, or may make

a capital loss if their capital proceeds are less than their

“reduced cost base” for their Westpac Capital Notes 4:

• Cost base or reduced cost base: the first element

of a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder’s cost base,

or reduced cost base, for their Westpac Capital

Notes 4 is the amount paid by the Westpac Capital

Notes 4 holder for their Westpac Capital Notes

4. Certain other amounts associated with the

acquisition or disposal of Westpac Capital Notes 4,

such as broker fees, may be added to the cost base.

• Capital proceeds: the capital proceeds that will be

received by a Participating Westpac Capital Notes

4 Holder from the transfer of their Westpac Capital

Notes 4 pursuant to the Reinvestment Offer will be

$100 per Westpac Capital Note 4, assuming that

they are dealing at arm’s length with the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Nominated Party.

• The capital proceeds that will be received by a

Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

on 20 December 2021, assuming the intended

redemption of their Westpac Capital Notes 4

occurs, will be the market value of the Westpac

Capital Notes 4. Based on guidance issued by the

Commissioner in Practical Compliance Guideline

PCG 2021/1, the Commissioner should accept that

the market value of the Westpac Capital Notes 4

that are redeemed on 20 December 2021 is $100 per

Westpac Capital Note 4 (being its face value).

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Any capital gain (or capital loss) made by a Westpac

Capital Notes 4 holder will be aggregated with other

capital gains and capital losses of the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 holder in the relevant year of income

to determine whether the Westpac Capital Notes

4 holder has a net capital gain or net capital loss.

A net capital gain, if any, will be included in the

Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder’s assessable income

and will be subject to income tax, however the “CGT

Discount” may be available to reduce the taxable

gain for a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder who is an

individual, complying superannuation entity or trust

(as described below). A net capital loss may not be

deducted against other assessable income, but may be

carried forward to be offset against net capital gains

realised in later income years.

If a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder is an individual,

complying superannuation entity or a trust, and held

their Westpac Capital Notes 4 for 12 months or more

before the disposal, the Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder

may be entitled to a “CGT Discount” for any capital

gain made on the disposal of their Westpac Capital

Notes 4. Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders should seek

independent advice to determine if their Westpac

Capital Notes 4 have been held for the requisite period.

The “CGT Discount” provisions may entitle Westpac

Capital Notes 4 holders to reduce their capital gain

on the disposal of a Westpac Capital Note 4 (after

deducting available capital losses) by half, in the case

of individuals and trusts, or by one-third in the case of

complying superannuation entities.

Trustees should seek specific advice regarding the tax

consequences of making distributions attributable to

discounted capital gains.

In addition, as described in more detail in Section 6.4.1

above, the Australian Government has announced

that MITs and AMITs will not be entitled to the

“CGT Discount” at the trust level once legislation

implementing this change comes into effect.

The “CGT Discount” is not available to companies.

Non-Australian residents

Any capital gain or capital loss made by non-Australian

resident Westpac Capital Notes 4 holders is likely to

be disregarded on the basis that Westpac Capital

Notes 4 should not be “taxable Australian property” at

the time of sale, unless they were used by the non-

resident in carrying on business through a permanent

establishment in Australia. Any non-resident Westpac

Capital Notes 4 holders who held their Westpac Capital

Notes 4 in the course of a business should obtain

specific advice in respect of the potential consequences

of that disposal of Westpac Capital Notes 4 in their

particular circumstances.

6.6.4 Cost base of Westpac Capital

Notes 8 acquired pursuant to the

Reinvestment Offer

Where Westpac Capital Notes 8 are acquired by

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders pursuant

to the Reinvestment Offer, the transfer proceeds that

were applied to acquire those Notes will be included

in the cost base of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 for

the purposes of determining any future gain or loss

on the disposal, Conversion, Redemption or Transfer

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 (refer to Sections 6.4

and 6.5 above).

6.7 Provision of TFN and/or

ABN

Westpac is required to deduct withholding tax from

payments of Distributions in respect of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 that are not 100% franked, at the rate

specified in the Taxation Administration Regulations

2017 (currently 47% of the unfranked amount), and

remit such amounts to the ATO, unless a TFN or

an ABN has been quoted by a Holder, or a relevant

exemption applies (and has been notified to Westpac).

6.8 GST

No GST should be payable by a Holder in respect

of acquiring Westpac Capital Notes 8 or on a sale,

Conversion, Redemption or Transfer of Westpac Capital

Notes 8, other than in respect of brokerage or similar fees.

6.9 Stamp Duty

No stamp duty should be payable by a Holder on the

issue, sale, Conversion, Redemption or Transfer of

Westpac Capital Notes 8 provided that all Ordinary

Shares are quoted on ASX at that time.

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SECTION 7

This Section sets out:

7.1 Restrictions on ownership for Westpac

7.2 Information, disclosure and availability

7.3 Rights attaching to Westpac Capital Notes 8

7.4 Rights attaching to Ordinary Shares

7.5 Rights attaching to Approved Successor Shares

7.6 Summary of the Offer Management Agreement

7.7 Consents

7.8 Interests of advisers

7.9 Interests of Westpac Directors

7.10 Contingent liabilities

7.11 ASX waivers and approvals

7.12 Future design and distribution obligations

7.13 Foreign selling restrictions

7.14 Acknowledgment and privacy statement

7.15 Governing law

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

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7.1 Restrictions on ownership

for Westpac

The Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1988 (Cth)

restricts the aggregate voting power of a person

and their associates in an Australian bank to 20%.

A shareholder may apply to the Treasurer of the

Commonwealth of Australia to extend its stake beyond

20%, however approval cannot be granted unless the

Treasurer is satisfied that it is in the national interest to

approve a holding of greater than 20%.

Acquisitions of interests in shares in Australian

companies by foreign persons are subject to review

and approval by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of

Australia under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers

Act 1975 (Cth) in certain circumstances. Potential

investors should consult their professional advisers

to determine whether the Foreign Acquisitions and

Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) may affect their holding or

ownership of Notes or Ordinary Shares.

7.2 Information, disclosure

and availability

7.2.1 Reporting and disclosure

obligations

Westpac is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the

Corporations Act and is subject to regular reporting

and disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act

and the ASX Listing Rules. These obligations require

that Westpac prepare both yearly and half-yearly

financial statements and a report on the operations

of Westpac during the relevant accounting period

together with an audit or review report by its auditor.

Copies of these documents and other documents

lodged with ASIC by Westpac may be obtained from,

or inspected at, an ASIC office.

Westpac also has an obligation under the ASX Listing

Rules to notify ASX immediately of any information

concerning Westpac of which it becomes aware and

which a reasonable person would expect to have a

material effect on the price or value of Westpac’s

securities unless exceptions from disclosure apply

under the ASX Listing Rules. ASX maintains records

of company announcements for all companies listed

on ASX. Westpac’s announcements may be viewed on

ASX’s website (asx.com.au).

7.2.2 Accessing information

about Westpac

Westpac will provide a copy of any of the following

documents free of charge to any person who requests

a copy during the Offer Period in relation to this

Prospectus:

• the interim financial report of Westpac for the

half year ended 31 March 2021 (being the most

recent interim financial statements lodged with

ASIC before the lodgement of this Prospectus);

• the financial statements of Westpac for the year

ended 30 September 2020 (being the most recent

annual financial statements lodged with ASIC before

the lodgement of this Prospectus);

• any document or financial statement lodged by

Westpac with ASIC or ASX under the continuous

disclosure reporting requirements in the period after

the lodgement of the annual financial statements

and before the lodgement of this Prospectus; and

• Westpac’s Constitution.

Written requests for copies of these documents should

be addressed to:

Westpac Group Secretariat

Level 18

275 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Copies of Westpac’s financial statements and annual

reports are available at: westpac.com.au/about-

westpac/investor-centre/financial-information/.

Copies of Westpac’s Constitution are available at:

westpac.com.au/about-westpac/westpac-group/

corporate-governance/constitution-board/.

7.3 Rights attaching to

Westpac Capital Notes 8

The rights attaching to the Notes are contained in the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms, which are contained in

Appendix B.

7.4 Rights attaching to

Ordinary Shares

Ordinary Shares may be issued to Holders by Westpac

on Conversion of Notes. These Ordinary Shares will be

issued as fully paid and will rank equally with all other

Ordinary Shares already on issue in all respects.

The rights attaching to Ordinary Shares are set out in

Westpac’s Constitution, the ASX Listing Rules and the

Corporations Act. A summary of these rights is set out

in this Section 7.4.

7.4.1 Transfers

Transfers of Ordinary Shares are not effective until

registered. Subject to the ASX Listing Rules, Westpac

may refuse to register a transfer of Ordinary Shares

without giving any reasons. However, the ASX Listing

Rules substantially restrict when Westpac may refuse to

register a transfer.

Unless otherwise required by law, Westpac is not

required to recognise any interest in Ordinary Shares

apart from that of registered holders of Ordinary

Shares.

Where two or more persons are registered as joint

holders of Ordinary Shares, they are taken to hold

the Ordinary Shares as joint tenants with rights of

survivorship.

Westpac is not required to register more than three

persons as joint holders of an Ordinary Share or issue

more than one share certificate or holding statement

for Ordinary Shares jointly held.

Restrictions apply in respect of persons who become

entitled to Ordinary Shares by reason of the death,

bankruptcy or mental incapacity of a holder of Ordinary

Shares.

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7.4.2 Profits and Dividends

Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive

such Dividends as may be determined by Westpac.

Dividends determined by Westpac are payable to

holders of Ordinary Shares in proportion to the

amounts paid on the Ordinary Shares that they hold.

Dividends must only be paid in accordance with

applicable laws and Westpac’s Constitution. Westpac is

restricted from paying Dividends unless:

• Westpac’s assets exceed its liabilities immediately

before the Dividend is determined and the excess is

sufficient for the payment of the Dividend;

• the payment of the Dividend is fair and reasonable

to Westpac’s shareholders as a whole; and

• the payment of the Dividend does not materially

prejudice Westpac’s ability to pay its creditors.

Additionally, Dividends would not be payable if making

such a payment would breach or cause a breach by

Westpac of applicable capital adequacy or other

supervisory requirements of APRA, or if Westpac

was directed by APRA not to pay a Dividend under

the Banking Act. APRA’s requirements include that

Westpac must obtain APRA’s written approval prior to

making a Dividend payment on Ordinary Shares if the

aggregate amount of Dividend payments on Ordinary

Shares in the 12 months covered by one or more sets

of publicly available operating results preceding the

date of the proposed Dividend payment exceeds

Westpac’s after-tax earnings after taking into account

any payments on more senior capital instruments in the

same 12 months.

There are restrictions on the amount of earnings that

can be distributed through Tier 1 Capital Distributions

should an ADI’s Level 1 or Level 2 CET1 Ratios fall

below the Distribution Restriction Trigger. Refer to

Section 4.2.4 for further information.

Dividends that are paid, but not claimed, may be

invested by the Westpac Directors for the benefit of

Westpac until required to be dealt with under any law

relating to unclaimed monies.

7.4.3 Winding Up of Westpac

Subject to the preferential entitlement (if any) of

preference shareholders, holders of Ordinary Shares

are entitled to share equally in any surplus assets if

Westpac is wound up.

7.4.4 Meetings and voting rights

Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive

notice of, attend and vote at general meetings of

Westpac. Each holder of Ordinary Shares present at

a general meeting (whether in person or by proxy or

representative) is entitled to one vote on a show of

hands or, on a poll, one vote for each Ordinary Share

held.

7.4.5 Issue of further Ordinary Shares

The Westpac Directors control the issue of Ordinary

Shares. Subject to the Corporations Act, the Westpac

Directors may issue further Ordinary Shares, and grant

options and pre-emptive rights over Ordinary Shares,

on terms they think fit.

7.5 Rights attaching to

Approved Successor Shares

If Westpac is replaced as the ultimate holding company

of the Westpac Group by an Approved Successor,

and the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms are amended

to enable substitution of the Approved Successor

as debtor of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 and the

issuer of ordinary shares on Conversion, Holders

will be issued with Approved Successor Shares on

Conversion (rather than Ordinary Shares). In order to

be classified as an Approved Successor, the shares of

the proposed successor holding company must be

listed on an internationally recognised stock exchange

– see clause 16.2 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

(definition of “Acquisition Event”). The Approved

Successor will be obliged to use all reasonable

endeavours to obtain quotation of the Approved

Successor Shares issued under the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms on the stock exchanges on which the

other Approved Successor Shares are quoted at the

time of a Conversion – see clause 13.4 of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms.

7.6 Summary of the Offer

Management Agreement

Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers entered

into the Offer Management Agreement (“OMA”)

on 17 August 2021. Under the OMA, Westpac has

appointed Westpac Institutional Bank, ANZ Securities

Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited,

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Morgans Financial

Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, Ord Minnett

Limited and Shaw and Partners Limited as the Joint

Lead Managers and joint bookrunners for the Offer.

Under the OMA, the Joint Lead Managers agree to

conduct the Bookbuild before the Opening Date.

In this process, Syndicate Brokers and Institutional

Investors are invited to lodge bids for a number of

Notes at various margins within an indicative margin

range. Using those bids, Westpac and the Joint Lead

Managers will set the Margin and determine the total

number of Notes to be Allocated and Westpac will

determine the firm Allocations to Syndicate Brokers

and Institutional Investors. The Bookbuild will be

conducted on the terms and conditions in the OMA.

The OMA contains various representations and

warranties, and imposes various obligations on Westpac,

including representations, warranties and obligations

to ensure that this Prospectus complies with the

Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules, and to conduct

the Offer under the agreed timetable, ASX Listing Rules,

this Prospectus and all other applicable laws.

The OMA provides that Westpac will not, without the

Joint Lead Managers’ consent (not to be unreasonably

withheld or delayed), allot, agree to allot or indicate in

any way that it may or will allot or agree to allot any

hybrid debt or preference security with Tier 1 Capital

or Tier 2 Capital status in the Australian retail market

before the Issue Date, other than pursuant to the Offer

and in certain other specified circumstances.

Westpac has agreed to indemnify the Joint Lead

Managers (other than Westpac Institutional Bank)

and parties affiliated with each Joint Lead Manager

against damages, losses, costs, expenses and liabilities

in connection with the Offer, other than where these

result from any fraud, recklessness, wilful misconduct or

negligence of the indemnified parties or certain other

events.

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7.6.1 Settlement support

Each Joint Lead Manager has agreed to provide

settlement support for the number of Notes Allocated

to Syndicate Brokers under the Bookbuild. Under the

OMA, as part of that settlement support, each Joint

Lead Manager will pay to Westpac, or procure payment

to Westpac of, its JLM Broker Firm Amount under the

Bookbuild by the settlement date (14 September 2021).

Each Joint Lead Manager is only responsible for

ensuring that payment is made for Notes Allocated to

them or at their direction. Westpac Institutional Bank

need only pay, or procure payment, to Westpac of

the proportion of its JLM Broker Firm Amount, Other

Broker Firm Amount, Institutional Amount and Co-

Manager Amount that it actually receives from third

party investors.

7.6.2 Fees

Under the OMA, Westpac will pay:

• each Joint Lead Manager, a selling fee of 0.75% of

that Joint Lead Manager’s JLM Broker Firm Amount;

• Westpac Institutional Bank, a selling fee of 0.75% of

the Co-Manager Amount;

• each Joint Lead Manager whose bid into the

Bookbuild equals or exceeds a minimum threshold,

a bookrunning fee of 0.50% of that Joint Lead

Manager’s JLM Broker Firm Amount;

• to Westpac Institutional Bank, a bookrunning fee of

0.50% of the Co-Manager Amount;

• to Westpac Institutional Bank, a selling fee of 0.25%

of the Institutional Amount; and

• to Westpac Institutional Bank, an arranger fee.

Westpac Institutional Bank agrees to pay, on behalf

of Westpac, a selling fee of 0.75% of the Co-Manager

Amount to any Co-Managers (who are not affiliated

with a Joint Lead Manager), subject to receipt of

this fee from Westpac (as set out above). Westpac

Institutional Bank also agrees to pay, on behalf of

Westpac, a selling fee of 0.75% of the Other Broker

Firm Amount to Third Party Brokers and certain other

participating brokers, subject to Westpac Institutional

Bank receiving the selling fee of 0.75% of its JLM Broker

Firm Amount described in this Section 7.6.2.

Westpac may pay to Westpac Institutional Bank,

and Westpac Institutional Bank agrees to pay on

Westpac’s behalf to certain investors, a commitment

fee of up to 0.75% of the Application Payment made

by those investors. This is subject to the satisfaction of

certain conditions, including a minimum bid under the

Bookbuild and a minimum holding period in respect of

the Notes Allocated to those investors.

The Joint Lead Managers may pay fees on behalf of

Westpac to Australian financial services licensees

and their authorised representatives (“External Third

Parties”) in respect of Notes Allocated to them for

allocation to their clients. Under the OMA, the amount

of the fee payable to an External Third Party must not

exceed 0.75% (or 1.25% if the External Third Party is an

affiliate of the Joint Lead Manager or an External Third

Party approved by Westpac) of the amount which is

equal to the number of Notes which are Allocated to

that External Third Party multiplied by the Initial Face

Value. External Third Parties may in turn rebate fees

(which may not exceed 0.75% of the amount which is

equal to the number of Notes which are Allocated to

that External Third Party multiplied by the Initial Face

Value) to other External Third Parties for procuring

Applications for any Notes by their clients, among other

things.

The estimated aggregate fees payable by Westpac

to the Joint Lead Managers, Co-Managers (who are

not affiliated with a Joint Lead Manager) and the

arranger as set out above are approximately $13 million

(exclusive of GST), making certain assumptions as to

the allocation of Westpac Capital Notes 8 between

the Broker Firm Offer, Institutional Offer, Reinvestment

Offer and Securityholder Offer, as well as to the total

amount of Westpac Capital Notes 8 issued.

7.6.3 Termination

Any/each Joint Lead Manager may terminate its

obligations under the OMA on the occurrence of a

number of customary termination events, including

(among others):

• a downgrade of certain credit ratings assigned to

Westpac;

• ASIC issues a stop order in relation to the Offer;

• a supplementary prospectus is required under

section 719 of the Corporations Act;

• ASX refuses to quote the Notes on ASX;

• any person (other than a Joint Lead Manager or

Co-Manager) withdraws their consent to be named

in this Prospectus;

• certain breaches of the OMA;

• Westpac withdraws this Prospectus or the Offer;

• trading of certain ASX listed Capital Securities is

suspended for a certain period of time, or certain

ASX listed Capital Securities cease to be quoted on

ASX;

• unauthorised alterations to the Notes Deed Poll or

Westpac’s Constitution; and

• an adverse change in the financial position or

prospects of the Westpac Group.

Certain termination events will only give rise to a right

to terminate if the Joint Lead Manager has reasonable

and bona fide grounds to believe and does believe that

the event has or is likely to have a material adverse

effect on the Offer. If termination occurs, the Joint Lead

Manager who terminates (or each Joint Lead Manager

that terminates) will no longer be a lead manager

or bookrunner and will not be obliged to conduct

the Bookbuild or provide settlement support for the

Bookbuild.

Under the OMA, if one Joint Lead Manager terminates,

each other Joint Lead Manager must give notice in

writing to Westpac and each of the terminating Joint

Lead Managers stating whether it will also terminate

or whether it will assume the obligations of the

terminating Joint Lead Manager(s).

7.7 Consents

Each Westpac Director has given, and not withdrawn,

their consent to the lodgement of this Prospectus with

ASIC.

Each of the parties (referred to as “Consenting

Parties”), who are named in this Section 7.7:

• has not made any statement in this Prospectus or

any statement on which a statement made in this

Prospectus is based other than as specified in the

fourth bullet point in this Section 7.7;

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• to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly

disclaims and takes no responsibility for any

statements or omissions from this Prospectus, other

than the reference to its name and/or statement or

report included in this Prospectus with the consent

of that Consenting Party;

• has given and has not, before the lodgement of this

Prospectus with ASIC, withdrawn its written consent

to be named in this Prospectus in the form and

context in which it is named; and

• in the case of Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Pty Limited, has given and has not, before the

lodgement of this Prospectus with ASIC withdrawn

its written consent to the inclusion of Section 6

in the form and context in which it appears in this

Prospectus.

RoleConsenting Parties

ArrangerWestpac Institutional Bank

Joint Lead

Managers

Westpac Institutional Bank

ANZ Securities Limited

Citigroup Global Markets

Australia Pty Limited

Commonwealth Bank of

Australia

Morgans Financial Limited

National Australia Bank

Limited

Ord Minnett Limited

Shaw and Partners Limited

Co-ManagersBell Potter Securities

Limited

Crestone Wealth

Management Limited

Australian legal

adviser to the

Offer, including the

Reinvestment Offer

Allens

Australian tax

adviser to the

Offer, including the

Reinvestment Offer

Greenwoods & Herbert

Smith Freehills Pty Limited

AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers

Accounting adviserPricewaterhouseCoopers

Securities Limited

RegistrarLink Market Services Limited

7.8 Interests of advisers

Westpac Institutional Bank has acted as arranger

and a Joint Lead Manager, in respect of which it will

receive the fees set out in Section 7.6.2. The remaining

Joint Lead Managers and Co-Managers (who are not

affiliated with a Joint Lead Manager) will receive fees,

as also set out in Section 7.6.2.

The Joint Lead Managers and Co-Managers are full

service securities firms and they, along with their

respective affiliates, are engaged in various activities,

including securities trading, investment management,

financing and brokerage activities and financial

planning and benefits counselling for both companies

and individuals. In the ordinary course of these

activities, the Joint Lead Managers, Co-Managers and

their respective affiliates may trade or provide advice

in relation to the securities of Westpac and its related

bodies corporate, and may receive customary fees or

commissions for so doing. The Joint Lead Managers

and Co-Managers have represented to Westpac that

they will manage any conflicts in connection with

their role as Joint Lead Managers or Co-Managers in

compliance with their legal obligations.

Allens is acting as Australian legal adviser (other than

in relation to taxation) to Westpac in relation to the

Offer, including the Reinvestment Offer. In respect of

this work, Westpac estimates that it will pay to Allens

approximately $400,000 (excluding disbursements and

GST). Further amounts in relation to the Offer, including

the Reinvestment Offer, may be paid to Allens under its

normal time-based charges.

Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills Pty Limited is

acting as Australian tax adviser to Westpac in relation

to the Offer, including the Reinvestment Offer. In

respect of this work, Westpac estimates that it will pay

to Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills Pty Limited

approximately $95,000 (excluding disbursements and

GST). Further amounts in relation to the Offer, including

the Reinvestment Offer, may be paid to Greenwoods &

Herbert Smith Freehills Pty Limited under its normal

time-based charges.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities Limited is

acting as accounting adviser to Westpac. Westpac

estimates that it will pay to PricewaterhouseCoopers

Securities Limited approximately $80,000 (excluding

disbursements and GST). Further amounts in relation

to the Offer may be paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers

Securities Limited under its normal time-based charges.

Other than as set out in this Prospectus:

• no person named in this Prospectus as performing a

function in a professional, advisory or other capacity

in connection with the preparation or distribution of

this Prospectus; and

• no promoter or underwriter of the Offer of the

Notes or financial services licensee named in this

Prospectus as a financial services licensee involved

in the Offer,

holds at the date of this Prospectus, or has held in the

two years before that date, an interest in:

• the formation or promotion of Westpac;

• the Offer; or

• any property acquired or proposed to be acquired

by Westpac in connection with its formation or

promotion or with the Offer.

Other than as set out in this Prospectus, no such

person has been paid or agreed to be paid any amount,

nor has any benefit been given or agreed to be given

to any such persons for services provided by them,

in connection with the formation or promotion of

Westpac or with the Offer.

7.9 Interests of Westpac

Directors

The Westpac Directors and their associates may

acquire Notes offered under this Prospectus subject to

the ASX Listing Rules, including any waivers described

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in Section 7.11. Details of the Westpac Directors’

holdings of Ordinary Shares and other securities of

Westpac are disclosed to, and available from, ASX at

asx.com.au.

Non-executive Westpac Directors are remunerated for

their services from the maximum aggregate amount

approved by shareholders for this purpose. Westpac

shareholders approved the current limit ($4.5 million

in aggregate) at Westpac’s 2008 Annual General

Meeting. Westpac Board and Board Committee fees are

reviewed annually. Separate fees may also be paid for

additional responsibilities that may arise on an ad hoc

basis. Proposed Non-executive Westpac Directors will

be paid out of the same fee pool commensurate with

other Non-executive Westpac Directors. Details of the

remuneration paid to Westpac Directors by Westpac

for financial year 2020 are set out in the Remuneration

Report in Westpac’s 2020 Annual Report. Westpac’s

2020 Annual Report can be accessed as described in

Section 7.2.2.

Other than as set out in this Section 7.9, no Westpac

Director or proposed Westpac Director holds, at the

date of this Prospectus, or has held in the two years

before that date, an interest in:

• the formation or promotion of Westpac;

• the Offer; or

• any property acquired or proposed to be acquired

by Westpac in connection with its formation or

promotion or with the Offer.

Other than as set out in this Section 7.9, no Westpac

Director or proposed Westpac Director has been paid

or agreed to be paid any amount (whether in cash

or in shares or otherwise), nor has any benefit been

given or agreed to be given to any Westpac Director or

proposed Westpac Director to induce them to become

or qualify them as a Westpac Director, or for services

provided by them in connection with the formation or

promotion of Westpac or with the Offer.

7.10 Contingent liabilities

Amongst other matters, contingent liabilities exist in

respect of actual and potential claims and proceedings.

An assessment of Westpac’s likely loss has been made

on a case-by-case basis for the purposes of Westpac’s

financial statements for the half year ended 31 March

2021. Specific provisions have been made where

appropriate. Refer to Note 14 of Westpac’s financial

statements in the 2021 interim financial report, for

further details (these financial statements can be

accessed as described in Section 7.2.2).

7.11 ASX waivers and approvals

Westpac has received the following ASX waivers

or confirmations in relation to the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms and the Offer:

• ASX Listing Rules 3.20.2 and 3.20.5 will not apply

upon the occurrence of a Capital Trigger Event or

Non-Viability Event;

• ASX Listing Rule 10.11 has been waived to the extent

necessary to permit the Westpac Directors and their

associates to participate in the Offer and be issued

Notes without shareholder approval on the following

conditions:

–the number of Notes which may be issued

to Westpac Directors and their associates

collectively is no more than 0.2% of the total

number of Notes issued under the Offer, and the

participation of the Westpac Directors and their

associates in the Offer is on the same terms and

conditions as applicable to other subscribers for

Notes;

–Westpac releases the terms of the waiver to the

market when the Offer is announced; and

–when the Notes are issued, Westpac announces

to the market the total number of Notes issued

to the Westpac Directors and their associates in

aggregate;

• the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms are appropriate

and equitable for the purposes of ASX Listing

Rule 6.1;

• the Notes are classified as “equity securities” for the

purposes of the ASX Listing Rules;

• ASX Listing Rule 6.12 does not apply to the terms

of issue of the Notes which provide for their

Conversion, write-off, Redemption or Transfer;

• for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the

maximum number of Ordinary Shares into which

the Notes can be Converted should be calculated in

accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.1B.1(e);

• the issue of Ordinary Shares on Conversion of the

Notes will be within Exception 9 of ASX Listing

Rule 7.2 and will not be subject to ASX Listing Rule

7.1; and

• a confirmation that the timetable for the Offer is

acceptable.

Westpac has also received the following ASX

confirmations in relation to Westpac Capital Notes 4

and the Reinvestment Offer:

• that the amendments to the Westpac Capital Notes

4 Terms as described in Section 3.6.1 are appropriate

and equitable for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule

6.1;

• that ASX has no objection to the amendments to

the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms as described in

Section 3.6.1 for the purposes of Listing Rule 15.1.2;

• that the First Pro-Rata Westpac Capital Notes 4

Distribution and Second Pro-Rata Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Distribution are permitted under ASX

Listing Rule 6.10; and

• that the timetable for the Reinvestment Offer is

acceptable.

7.12 Future design and

distribution obligations

In April 2019, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Design

and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention

Powers) Act 2019 (Cth) was enacted. It introduced

new design and distribution obligations on issuers

and distributors of certain financial products offered

to retail investors, including Additional Tier 1 Capital

securities and grants product intervention powers to

ASIC if it believes significant consumer detriment may

occur.

As the product design and distribution obligations

do not come into force until 5 October 2021, they do

not apply to the Offer and do not apply to secondary

market trading in the Notes.

The product design and distribution obligations

require issuers to prepare and make publicly available

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a ‘target market determination’ (“TMD”), which aims

to ensure that financial products for the retail market

are sold to investors in the TMD. Issuers must then take

reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the TMD

by distributors and are subject to ongoing obligations

to review the TMD. Distributors must not distribute a

product to retail investors unless it has a TMD and must

also take reasonable steps to ensure their distribution

is consistent with the TMD. ASIC released regulatory

guidance in respect of the design and distribution

obligations on 11 December 2020.

The new legislation also gives ASIC a significant,

proactive power to issue a product intervention order

if it believes that a financial product has resulted in or

will, or is likely to, result in significant detriment to retail

clients or customers. It is uncertain whether ASIC would

perceive significant consumer detriment in relation

to the Notes or similar securities. ASIC is required to

undertake a consultation process before it makes a

product intervention order.

The impact of these new obligations and powers on

instruments like Westpac Capital Notes 8 remains

untested, however there is a risk that they may

adversely impact the issue, distribution and refinancing

(via similar instruments) of these types of financial

products in the future. These changes may also

affect the liquidity of funding instruments (including

Additional Tier 1 Capital securities such as Westpac

Capital Notes 8), if they lead to a material reduction in

future issuance volumes or secondary market trading

activity by investors (see Section 5.1.5).

7.13 Foreign selling restrictions

7.13.1 Other foreign jurisdictions

The distribution of this Prospectus (including an

electronic copy) in jurisdictions outside Australia may

be restricted by law. If you come into possession of

this Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia, then

you should seek advice on, and observe, any such

restrictions. If you fail to comply with such restrictions,

that failure may constitute a violation of applicable

securities laws. This Prospectus does not constitute an

offer in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to

whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer. No

action has been taken to register or qualify Notes or the

Offer or to otherwise permit a public offering of Notes

in any jurisdiction outside Australia.

7.13.2 United States

The Notes have not been and will not be registered

under the US Securities Act or the securities laws of

any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and

may not be offered, sold, delivered or transferred in

the United States or to, or for the account or benefit

of, any US Person. Neither this Prospectus nor any

online Reinvestment Application or Securityholder

Application, or other materials relating to the Offer may

be distributed in the United States.

Each of the Joint Lead Managers has agreed that it

will not offer, sell, deliver or transfer the Notes within

the United States or to, or for the account or benefit

of, US Persons (i) as part of their distribution at any

time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of

the commencement of the Offer and the Issue Date

(the “Distribution Compliance Period”), and it will have

sent to each dealer, distributor or other relevant parties

to which Notes are Allocated during the Distribution

Compliance Period a confirmation or other notice

setting forth the restrictions on offers, sales, deliveries

and transfers of the Notes within the United States or

to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons.

In addition, until 40 days after the commencement of

the Offer, an offer or sale of Notes within the United

States by any dealer that is not participating in the

Offer may violate the registration requirements of the

US Securities Act.

Each of the Joint Lead Managers has agreed that (i)

neither it, its affiliates nor any persons acting on its

or their behalf have engaged or will engage in any

directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902

under the US Securities Act with respect to the Notes,

and it and they have complied with and will comply

with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation

S under the US Securities Act and (ii) it has not entered

and will not enter into any contractual arrangement

with any person with respect to the distribution of the

Notes, unless such person has agreed in writing that all

offers and sales of the Notes prior to the expiration of

the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only

in accordance with the OMA and Regulation S under

the US Securities Act.

7.13.3 New Zealand

This Prospectus has not been and will not be registered

in New Zealand, and no advertisement or offering

material relating to the Notes may be distributed in

New Zealand. Notes may not be offered or sold directly

or indirectly in New Zealand, other than to a “wholesale

investor” as that term is defined in clause 3(2) of

Schedule 1 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 of

New Zealand (“FCMA”), being:

• a person who is:

(1) an “investment business”;

(2) “large”; or

(3) a “government agency”,

in each case as defined in Schedule 1 to the FMCA; or

• a person who meets the “investment activity

criteria” specified in clause 38 of Schedule 1 to the

FMCA.

7.14 Acknowledgment and

privacy statement

By completing and submitting an Application Form

you:

• acknowledge having personally received a copy

of the full Prospectus (and any supplementary or

replacement document) and Application Form and

declare that you have read them all in full;

• acknowledge that the information contained in this

Prospectus (and any supplementary or replacement

document) is not financial product or investment

advice or a recommendation that Westpac Capital

Notes 8 are suitable for you, and has been prepared

without taking into account your investment

objectives, financial situation or particular needs;

• acknowledge that Westpac Capital Notes 8 are

not deposit liabilities or protected accounts of

Westpac for the purposes of the Banking Act

or Financial Claims Scheme, are not subject to

the depositor protection provisions of Australian

banking legislation (including the Australian

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Government guarantee of certain bank deposits),

and are not guaranteed or insured by the Australian

government, or any government agency or

compensation scheme of Australia or any other

jurisdiction;

• acknowledge that an investment in Westpac Capital

Notes 8 is subject to investment risk, including

possible delays in payment and loss of income and

principal invested, and that neither Westpac nor

any member of the Westpac Group guarantees

the capital value or performance of Notes or any

particular rate of return;

• acknowledge that investments in Westpac Capital

Notes 8 are an investment in Westpac and may be

affected by the ongoing performance and financial

position and solvency of Westpac;

• agree to be registered as a Holder of Westpac

Capital Notes 8 and to be bound by the terms of the

Offer, this Prospectus, the Westpac Capital Notes 8

Terms and the Notes Deed Poll;

• agree to become a member of Westpac and to be

bound by the terms of Westpac’s Constitution, if

issued Ordinary Shares on Conversion;

• declare that each Applicant, if a natural person, is

over 18 years of age;

• declare that you are an Australian resident;

• represent and warrant that you are not acting for

the account or benefit of any person to whom

it would not be lawful to make the Offer under

applicable securities laws;

• represent and warrant that you are not in a

jurisdiction in which it would not be lawful for the

Offer to be made to you, and that you are not in the

United States and you are not a US Person (and not

acting for the account or benefit of a US Person),

and you will not offer, sell, deliver or transfer

Westpac Capital Notes 8 in the United States or to,

or for the account or benefit of, any US Person;

• acknowledge and declare that you consent to the

use and disclosure of your personal information by

Westpac and members of the Westpac Group (and

their agents, including the Registrar, on Westpac’s

behalf) in the manner set out in this Section 7.14 of

the Prospectus;

• authorise Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers

and their respective officers or agents to do

anything on your behalf necessary for Westpac

Capital Notes 8 to be Allocated to you, including

acting on instructions received by the Registrar

upon using the contact details provided on your

Application Form;

• acknowledge that once you submit an Application

Form you may not modify or withdraw it subject to

applicable law;

• declare that all details and statements on your

Application Form are complete and accurate;

• apply for the number of Westpac Capital Notes

8 in the Australian dollar amount shown on your

Application Form and agree to be issued such

number of Westpac Capital Notes 8 or a lesser

number (or no Westpac Capital Notes 8 at all), as

described in this Prospectus; and

• acknowledge that Westpac reserves the right not to

accept an Application from any Applicant, including

where an Application Form and/or Application

Payment is not properly completed or submitted by

the Closing Date for the Offer.

Westpac is required to collect certain information about

Holders under company and tax law. Applicants will

be asked to provide personal information to Westpac

(directly or via its agents, including the Registrar). You

acknowledge that the personal information submitted

as part of your Application Form or in other forms

and otherwise provided to Westpac (directly or via its

agents, including the Registrar) will be collected, used

and disclosed by Westpac (and its agents, including the

Registrar) in order to process your Application, service

your needs as a Holder (and following Conversion, if

applicable, your holding of Ordinary Shares), provide

facilities and services that you request, carry out

appropriate administration, send you information about

the products and services of members of the Westpac

Group, including future offers of securities and as

otherwise required or authorised by law (including,

without limitation, any law relating to taxation, money

laundering or counter-terrorism).

Such disclosure may include disclosure to third parties

including other members of the Westpac Group and

to Westpac’s agents, service providers, auditors and

advisers. Such disclosure may also include disclosure to

domestic and overseas regulators or other government

agencies (including ASIC and the ATO), stock

exchanges, and the public by way of public registers

maintained by regulators or other bodies. Some of

these recipients may be located outside Australia

where your personal information may not receive the

same level of protection as afforded under Australian

law. You acknowledge that if you do not provide the

personal information required by your Application Form

or other forms, it might not be possible to process your

Application, administer your securityholding and/or

send you information about the products and services

of members of the Westpac Group, including future

offers of securities.

If you do not wish to receive information about the

products and services of members of the Westpac

Group, including future offers of securities, please

contact the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Information Line

(Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 7.30pm, Sydney time)

on 1300 660 106 (in Australia) and +61 1300 660 106

(outside Australia) and request that Westpac does not

send you marketing material.

Westpac’s privacy policy is available on Westpac’s

website at westpac.com.au/privacy and contains

information about how you may access and seek

correction of the personal information that Westpac

holds about you, how you may complain about a

breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) by Westpac and

how Westpac will deal with such a complaint.

7.15 Governing law

This Prospectus and the contracts that arise from the

acceptance of Applications are governed by the laws

applicable in New South Wales, Australia and each

Applicant submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the

courts of New South Wales, Australia.

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SECTION 8

This Section sets out:

8.1 The Offer

8.2 Applying for Westpac Capital Notes 8

8.3 Allocation and Allotment

8.4 ASX quotation, trading and Holding Statements

8.5 Holding information

8.6 Enquiries

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

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8.1 The Offer

The Offer is for the issue of Notes at the Issue Price of

$100 each to raise approximately $1.0 billion, with the

ability to raise more or less.

The Offer consists of:

• a Reinvestment Offer – to Eligible Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Holders;

• a Securityholder Offer – to Eligible Securityholders;

• a Broker Firm Offer – to Australian resident clients

of the Syndicate Brokers; and

• an Institutional Offer – to Institutional Investors

invited by Westpac Institutional Bank to bid for any

Notes in the Bookbuild.

Westpac will give priority to Applications received

under the Reinvestment Offer (including Applications

made through Syndicate Brokers) when Allocating the

Westpac Capital Notes 8. This priority will not extend to

Applications for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8 by

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders.

There is no general public offer of the Notes. However,

Westpac reserves the right to accept Applications from

other persons at its discretion.

Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers may, in their

absolute discretion, close the Offer early or extend

the Offer Period without notice. Westpac may also

withdraw the Offer at any time before Notes are issued.

Accordingly, if you wish to apply for any Notes, you

are encouraged to do so as soon as possible after the

Opening Date.

No action has been taken to register or qualify Notes

or otherwise permit a public offer of the Notes in any

jurisdiction outside Australia. See Section 7.13 which

details selling restrictions applicable to the Offer.

Applications must be for a minimum of 50 Notes

($5,000). If your Application is for more than 50 Notes,

then you must apply in multiples of 10 Notes ($1,000)

thereafter. For further details about how this applies

to the Reinvestment Offer, please see Section 8.2.1.

Please also see Section 3 for further details about the

Reinvestment Offer.

8.2 Applying for Westpac Capital Notes 8

8.2.1 Reinvestment Offer

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders may apply for Notes by following the Reinvestment Application

instructions via the Offer website at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8 after the Offer opens on

25 August 2021. The Prospectus will only be available via the Offer website. No physical Prospectuses are being

printed or distributed.

Who may apply• Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders, being registered holders of Westpac

Capital Notes 4 who are shown on the Register at 7.00pm Sydney time on

10 August 2021 as having an address in Australia.

When to apply• Applications will only be accepted during the Offer Period which is expected to

open on 25 August 2021.

• The Closing Date for the Reinvestment Offer is expected to be 6.00pm (Sydney

time) on 9 September 2021.

• Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders who are clients of a Syndicate Broker

should seek instructions from their Syndicate Broker or controlling participant as

to how to participate in the Reinvestment Offer.

How to apply online• Complete the online Reinvestment Application, including applying for additional

Notes, after the Offer opens by following two steps:

1. Go to westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8 and click on Reinvestment

Application. Follow the instructions to confirm the amount of Westpac Capital

Notes 4 you would like to reinvest in Westpac Capital Notes 8. You will need

your Westpac Capital Notes 4 SRN, HIN or Unique Application Number (UAN),

and the postcode of your relevant holding.

• If you apply to reinvest all of your Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4,

then you may apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8. If you apply for

additional Westpac Capital Notes 8 you will be provided with the Biller Code

and your BPAY®

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reference number to enable payment for any additional

Westpac Capital Notes 8 by BPAY®.

2. Make your Application Payment via BPAY®: Application Payments, which are

only required for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8, must be made by BPAY®

(online or telephone) with the Biller Code and your BPAY® reference number.

Note:

1. Registered to BPAY Pty Limited ABN 69 079 137 518.

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How to apply online

(continued)

• If you apply to reinvest Westpac Capital Notes 4 in Westpac Capital Notes 8,

no payment is required as the transfer proceeds of your Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4 will be automatically reinvested in Westpac Capital Notes 8.

• If you apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8, your Application

Payment amount must equal to the number of additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8 that you wish to apply for multiplied by the Initial Face Value (e.g. 50

Westpac Capital Notes 8 x $100 = $5,000). Your Application Payment must

be made by the Closing Date, which is expected to be 6.00pm (Sydney time)

on 9 September 2021.

• BPAY®: Check your daily transaction limit with your financial institution and ask

about their BPAY® closing times to ensure your Application Payment is made

by the Closing Date, otherwise your Application for additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8 will not be accepted.

• BPAY® payments must be made from an Australian dollar bank account of

an Australian financial institution. Payments by cash or cheque will not be

accepted.

• Contact your financial institution if you have any questions on making a BPAY®

payment.

Minimum Application

amount

• There is no minimum number of Westpac Capital Notes 4 that you must hold to

be able to participate in the Reinvestment Offer.

• You may apply to reinvest all or some of your Westpac Capital Notes 4

in Westpac Capital Notes 8, except that, if you wish to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer and:

–you own 50 Westpac Capital Notes 4 or fewer, you must apply to reinvest all

of your Westpac Capital Notes 4; or

–you own more than 50 Westpac Capital Notes 4, you must apply to reinvest a

minimum of 50 Westpac Capital Notes 4 ($5,000).

• If you apply to reinvest all of your Westpac Capital Notes 4, you may also apply

for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8. Your application for additional Westpac

Capital Notes 8 must be for a minimum of 50 additional Westpac Capital Notes 8

($5,000), and thereafter in multiples of 10 Westpac Capital Notes 8 ($1,000) (over

and above your Application for reinvestment).

• If you apply to reinvest some of your Westpac Capital Notes 4, the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 not reinvested will be dealt with as explained in Section 3.3.

If you apply to participate in the Reinvestment Offer, you are taken to agree to a holding lock being placed on

those Westpac Capital Notes 4 elected for reinvestment, pending completion of the Reinvestment Offer. If on the

Closing Date you hold less Westpac Capital Notes 4 than you elected to reinvest, your Reinvestment Application

will be for the number of Westpac Capital Notes 4 registered in your name on the Closing Date.

8.2.2 Securityholder Offer

Eligible Securityholders may apply for Notes by following the Securityholder Application instructions via the

Offer website at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8 after the Offer opens on 25 August 2021. The Prospectus

will only be available via the Offer website. No physical Prospectuses are being printed or distributed.

Payments must be made by BPAY®. Cash or cheque payments will not be accepted.

Who may apply• Eligible Securityholders, being registered holders of Ordinary Shares, Westpac

Capital Notes 2, Westpac Capital Notes 5, Westpac Capital Notes 6 and/or

Westpac Capital Notes 7 who are shown on the Register at 7.00pm Sydney time

on 10 August 2021 as having an address in Australia.

When to apply• Applications will only be accepted during the Offer Period which is expected to

open on 25 August 2021.

• The Closing Date for the Securityholder Offer is expected to be 6.00pm (Sydney

time) on 9 September 2021.

• Application Payments must be made by BPAY® by the Closing Date.

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How to apply online• Apply for Notes online after the Offer opens by completing two steps:

1. Obtain your BPAY® payment details online: Go to

westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8 and click on Securityholder Application.

Follow the instructions to obtain the Biller Code and your BPAY® reference

number. You will need your SRN, HIN or Unique Application Number (UAN),

and the postcode of your relevant holding.

2. Make your Application Payment via BPAY®: Application Payments must be

made by BPAY® (online or telephone) with the Biller Code and your BPAY®

reference number.

Your Application Payment amount must equal to the number of Notes that you

wish to apply for multiplied by the Initial Face Value (e.g. 50 Notes x $100 =

$5,000). Your Application Payment must be made by the Closing Date, which

is expected to be 6.00pm (Sydney time) on 9 September 2021.

• BPAY®: Check your daily transaction limit with your financial institution and ask

about their BPAY® closing times to ensure your Application Payment is made by

the Closing Date, otherwise your Application will not be accepted.

BPAY® payments must be made from an Australian dollar bank account of an

Australian financial institution. Payments by cash or cheque will not be accepted.

• Contact your financial institution if you have any questions on making a BPAY®

payment.

Minimum Application

amount

• Applications must be for a minimum of 50 Notes ($5,000).

• If your Application is for more than 50 Notes, you must apply in multiples of 10

Notes ($1,000) thereafter.

8.2.3 Broker Firm Offer

Who may apply• Australian resident clients of the Syndicate Brokers, including clients who are

also Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders and are applying under the

Reinvestment Offer.

When to apply• A completed Application Form and Application Payment must be received by

your Syndicate Broker in sufficient time for them to process your Application

on your behalf by the Closing Date, expected to be 6.00pm (Sydney time) on

9 September 2021.

• You must contact your Syndicate Broker directly for instructions on how to

participate in the Broker Firm Offer.

How to apply• Contact your Syndicate Broker for instructions on how to apply generally.

Minimum Application

amount

• Applications must be for a minimum of 50 Notes ($5,000).

• If your Application is for more than 50 Notes, you must apply in multiples of 10

Notes ($1,000) thereafter.

• If you are an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder who is also a client of a

Syndicate Broker, the minimum Application amount requirements applicable to

the Reinvestment Offer apply (see Section 8.2.1).

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8.2.4 Brokerage, stamp duty and other

ongoing fees and costs

No brokerage or stamp duty is payable to Westpac on

your Application. You may have to pay brokerage on

any later sale of your Notes on ASX after Notes have

been quoted on ASX.

You will not be required to pay any ongoing fees or

other costs following the issue of the Notes. The costs

of carrying out the Offer and maintaining an ASX listing

for the Notes will be paid by Westpac.

8.2.5 Refunds and interest

All Application Payments received by the Registrar

before the Notes are issued will be held by Westpac in

a non-interest bearing bank account established solely

for the purpose of depositing Application Payments

received.

If you are not Allocated any Notes or you are Allocated

fewer Notes than the number that you applied for as

a result of a scaleback, all or some of your Application

Payment (as applicable) will be returned to you

(without interest) as soon as possible after the Issue

Date.

If you are an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

and you have applied for additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8 under the Reinvestment Offer and your

Application for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8 is

scaled back, you will have the applicable part of your

Application Payment refunded to you (without interest)

as soon as possible after the Issue Date.

If the Offer does not proceed for any reason, Applicants

(including Applicants for additional Westpac Capital

Notes 8 under the Reinvestment Offer) will have their

Application Payments refunded to them (without

interest) as soon as practicable.

Please refer to Section 3.6.4 for further information

about what happens if you have elected to apply to

reinvest all or some of your Westpac Capital Notes 4

under the Reinvestment Offer and the Offer does not

proceed.

8.3 Allocation and Allotment

8.3.1 Allocation and scaleback

Allocations for any Westpac Capital Notes 8 applied for

under the Reinvestment Offer, including any additional

Westpac Capital Notes 8, and any Allocation under the

Securityholder Offer will be determined by Westpac at

the close of the Offer. Westpac may consult with the

Joint Lead Managers in determining such Allocation.

Allocations and any scaleback will be announced

on ASX on or before the day the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 commence trading, which is expected to be

16 September 2021.

There is no guaranteed Allocation under the Offer, but

Westpac will give priority to Applications received

under the Reinvestment Offer, including Applications

from Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders received

through Syndicate Brokers under the Broker Firm

Offer. This priority will not extend to Applications for

additional Westpac Capital Notes 8 by Eligible Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Holders.

Westpac reserves the right not to accept Applications

from any Applicant and Westpac and the Joint

Lead Managers reserve the right to Allocate any

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder or Eligible

Securityholder a lesser number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8 than applied for, including less than the

minimum Application of 50 Westpac Capital Notes 8

($5,000). Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers also

reserve the right to scale back Applications and to

treat Applications in excess of $250,000 as part of the

Institutional Offer.

If you are an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder

and you apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8,

your Application for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8

may be scaled back if there is excess demand for the

Offer.

The Allocations for Joint Lead Managers (and their

affiliated retail brokers), Co-Managers and Institutional

Investors will be determined under the Bookbuild –

see Section 7.6. Westpac has the right to nominate

the persons to whom Notes were or will be Allocated,

including in respect of firm Allocations to Syndicate

Brokers and Institutional Investors under the Bookbuild.

Allocations to Broker Firm Applicants by a Syndicate

Broker are at the discretion of that Syndicate Broker.

Westpac also reserves the right not to issue any Notes.

In this instance no Applicants will receive an Allocation.

8.3.2 Allotment

Westpac intends to issue and Allot approximately

10 million Notes at an Issue Price of $100 each, to raise

approximately $1.0 billion with the ability to raise more

or less.

Westpac will not Allot any Notes until it has been

granted approval for the Notes to be quoted on ASX

and all proceeds from accepted Applications have been

received by Westpac. Subject to approval for quotation

being granted, Westpac intends to Allot the Notes

on 15 September 2021. Westpac and the Joint Lead

Managers may, in their absolute discretion, close the

Offer early or extend the Offer Period without notice.

Westpac may also withdraw the Offer at any time

before Notes are issued.

8.4 ASX quotation, trading and

Holding Statements

8.4.1 ASX quotation

Westpac will apply for the Notes to be quoted on ASX.

Quotation is not guaranteed. If ASX does not grant

permission for the Notes to be quoted, then the Notes

will not be issued and Application Payments will be

refunded (without interest) to Applicants as soon as

possible.

It is expected that the Notes will trade on ASX under

the code WBCPK.

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SECTION 8 Applying for Westpac Capital Notes 8

8.4.2 Trading

It is expected that the Notes will begin trading on ASX

on a normal settlement basis on 16 September 2021.

You are responsible for confirming your Allocation

before trading Notes to avoid the risk of selling Notes

you do not own. If you sell your Notes before you

receive confirmation of your Allocation, you do so at

your own risk.

If you are a Broker Firm Applicant (including an

Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder reinvesting in

Westpac Capital Notes 8 through a Syndicate Broker),

you should contact your Syndicate Broker to find

out your Allocation prior to receiving your Holding

Statement. If you have applied under the Reinvestment

Offer or the Securityholder Offer, you should call the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Information Line (Monday

to Friday, 8.30am to 7.30pm, Sydney time) on 1300

660 106 (in Australia) and +61 1300 660 106 (outside

Australia).

8.4.3 Holding Statements

Westpac expects Holding Statements will be

dispatched to successful Applicants on or by

17 September 2021. Westpac will apply for the Notes

to participate in CHESS. Westpac does not intend to

quote the Notes on any securities exchange apart from

ASX. No certificates will be issued for the Notes.

8.5 Holding information

Applicants issued with Notes under the Offer will be

sent a new investor pack shortly after the Issue Date. In

addition to a Holding Statement, this pack will contain

important information relating to your holding of

Westpac Capital Notes 8.

8.5.1 Provision of bank account details

for Distributions and other

payments

Westpac will direct credit payment of Distributions,

repayment of Face Value and other amounts relating

to the Notes into an Australian dollar account of a

financial institution nominated by you. Westpac will not

pay Distributions on the Notes or other payments by

cheque.

As part of the new investor pack for the Notes, you will

have the opportunity to provide or update your bank

account details. Please provide these account details to

the Registrar as soon as possible.

If your Notes are issued under an existing holding

number with Westpac, your current elections, including

bank account details, will apply to the Notes unless you

advise the Registrar otherwise.

If the payment of any money to your account does not

complete for any reason, Westpac will send a notice

to the postal address or email address most recently

notified by you advising of the uncompleted payment.

In that case, the amount of the uncompleted payment

will be held as a deposit in a non-interest bearing

account until one of the following occurs:

• you nominate a suitable Australian dollar account

maintained in Australia with a financial institution to

which the payment may be credited; or

• Westpac is entitled or obliged to deal with the

amount in accordance with the law relating to

unclaimed moneys.

No interest is payable in respect of any delay in

payment.

8.5.2 Provision of Tax File Number or

Australian Business Number

The Registrar will invite Holders to quote or update

their TFN, ABN or both. A Holder may, but is not

required to, quote their TFN or ABN. If a Holder does

not quote a TFN (or in certain circumstances an ABN)

or proof of exemption, Westpac will be required to

withhold Australian taxation at the maximum marginal

tax rate plus the Medicare levy (currently 47% of the

unfranked amount) from any Distribution payable

on Notes which is not fully franked and remit the

amount withheld to the ATO. You should also read the

information about Australian tax consequences for

Holders in Section 6.

If your Notes are issued under an existing holding

number with Westpac, your current elections, including

TFN or ABN details, will apply to the Notes unless you

advise the Registrar otherwise.

8.6 Enquiries

If you have any questions on how to apply for Notes,

you should contact the Westpac Capital Notes 8

Information Line (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to

7.30pm, Sydney time) on 1300 660 106 (in Australia)

and +61 1300 660 106 (outside Australia).

If you are unclear in relation to any matter or are

uncertain if the Notes are a suitable investment for

you, you should consult your financial adviser or other

professional adviser.

If you are a Broker Firm Applicant and you are in any

doubt about what action you should take, you should

contact your Syndicate Broker.

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APPENDIX A

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

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APPENDIX A Glossary

Defined terms in this glossary and in clause 16.2 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms are used throughout this

Prospectus and any Application Forms.

ABNAustralian Business Number

Acquisition Eventoccurs when:

• a takeover bid is made and certain conditions are satisfied; or

• a court orders one or more meetings to be convened to approve a scheme of

arrangement and certain conditions are satisfied

An Acquisition Event does not occur upon the proposed replacement of Westpac

as the ultimate holding company of the Westpac Group if certain conditions

are met

Acquisition Event

Conversion Date

has the meaning set out in clause 5.9(a)(iii) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Additional Tier 1 Capitalhas the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

ADIan Authorised Deposit-taking Institution under the Banking Act

AFSLAustralian Financial Services Licence

Allocationthe number of Notes allocated under the Offer to:

• Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders and Eligible Securityholders at the

end of the Offer Period; and

• Syndicate Brokers and Institutional Investors under the Bookbuild

Allocate, Allocated and Allocating have the corresponding meaning

Allotmentthe issue of Notes to Applicants on the Issue Date under their Allocation

Allotted and Allot have the corresponding meaning

Alternative BBSW Ratea rate other than the 3 month BBSW Rate, that is, in Westpac’s opinion, generally

accepted in the Australian market as the successor to the 3 month BBSW Rate, or

if there is no such rate:

• a reference rate that is, in Westpac’s opinion, appropriate to floating rate debt

securities of a tenor and interest period most comparable to Westpac Capital

Notes 8; or

• such other reference rate as Westpac considers appropriate having regard to

available comparable indices

For the full definition, see clause 3.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

AML/CTFanti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

Applicanta person who submits an Application in accordance with this Prospectus

Applicationa valid application made under this Prospectus to apply for a specified number of

Notes through a completed Application Form in accordance with this Prospectus

and the Application Form

Application Formmeans each of the following application forms attached to, or accompanying this

Prospectus:

• an electronic form upon which an Application for Westpac Capital Notes 8

may be made and includes an online Reinvestment Application and online

Securityholder Application; and

• an application form which Syndicate Brokers may require Broker Firm

Applicants under the Broker Firm Offer to complete

Application Paymentthe monies payable on Application, calculated as the number of Notes applied for

multiplied by the Initial Face Value

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Approved Successora holding company that replaces, or is proposed to replace, Westpac as

the ultimate holding company of the Westpac Group and that satisfies the

requirements under paragraphs (c) to (h) of the definition of “Acquisition Event” in

clause 16.2 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Approved Successor

Share

a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Approved Successor

APRAAustralian Prudential Regulation Authority

ASICAustralian Securities and Investments Commission

ASXASX Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX

Limited, as the context requires

ASX Listing Rules the listing rules of ASX with any modification or waivers which ASX may grant to

Westpac

ASX Operating Rulesthe market operating rules of ASX as amended, varied or waived by ASX from

time to time

ATOAustralian Taxation Office

Banking ActBanking Act 1959 (Cth)

BBSW Ratehas the meaning given in clause 3.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

BBSW Rate Disruption

Event

occurs when in Westpac’s opinion, the 3 month BBSW Rate:

• has been discontinued or otherwise ceased to be calculated or administered; or

• is no longer generally accepted in the Australian market as a reference rate

appropriate to floating rate debt securities of a tenor and interest period

comparable to that of Westpac Capital Notes 8

BCBSBasel Committee on Banking Supervision

Bookbuildthe process conducted by the Joint Lead Managers as agents for Westpac to

determine the Margin and firm Allocations of the Notes to certain Syndicate

Brokers and Institutional Investors

Broker Firm Applicantan Australian resident client of a Syndicate Broker who applies for a broker firm

Allocation from a Syndicate Broker under the Broker Firm Offer

Broker Firm Offerthe invitation made to Australian resident clients of the Syndicate Brokers to

apply for a broker firm Allocation from the relevant Syndicate Broker under this

Prospectus

Business Daya day which is:

• a business day as defined in the ASX Listing Rules; and

• for all purposes other than any calculation in respect of a Conversion, a date on

which banks are open for general business in Sydney

Buy Backa transaction involving the acquisition by Westpac of its Ordinary Shares pursuant

to the provisions of Part 2J of the Corporations Act

Capital Conservation

Buffer

has the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

Capital Reductiona reduction in capital by Westpac of its Ordinary Shares in any way permitted by

the provisions of Part 2J of the Corporations Act

Capital SecuritiesOrdinary Shares or any equity, hybrid or subordinated debt capital security

(whether comprised of one or more instruments) issued by Westpac excluding the

Notes

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APPENDIX A Glossary

Capital Trigger Eventoccurs when:

• Westpac determines; or

• APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes,

that either or both the Westpac Level 1 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio or

Westpac Level 2 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio (each as defined in the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms) is equal to or less than 5.125%

Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date

has the meaning set out in clause 5.2(d)(iii) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Cash Ratethe interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money

market on an overnight basis

Cash Rate Targetthe RBA’s operational target for the implementation of monetary policy. A decision

to ease policy is reflected in a new lower target for the cash rate, while a decision

to tighten policy is reflected in a higher target

Change of Law• an amendment to, change in or announced prospective change (that has been

or will be introduced) in any laws or regulations under those laws affecting

taxation in Australia;

• a judicial decision interpreting, applying or clarifying laws or regulations

affecting taxation in Australia;

• an administrative pronouncement, ruling, confirmation, advice or action

(including a failure or refusal to provide a ruling) affecting taxation in Australia

that represents an official position, including a clarification of an official position

of the governmental authority or regulatory body making the administrative

pronouncement or taking any action; or

• a challenge in relation to (or in connection with) the tax treatment of the Notes

asserted or threatened in writing from a governmental authority or regulatory

body in Australia,

which amendment or change is announced or which action or clarification or

challenge occurs on or after the Issue Date and which Westpac did not expect as

at the Issue Date

CHESSClearing House Electronic Subregister System operated by ASX Settlement Pty

Limited (ABN 49 008 504 532)

Chi-XChi-X Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 47 129 584 667) or the financial market operated by

Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd, as the context requires

Closing Datethe last day on which Applications for the Reinvestment Offer, Securityholder

Offer and Broker Firm Offer will be accepted, expected to be 6.00pm Sydney time

on 9 September 2021

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Co-ManagersBell Potter Securities Limited, Crestone Wealth Management Limited and any

other co-managers appointed to the Offer by Westpac

Co-Manager Amountthe Allocation to any Co-Managers (who are not affiliated with a Joint Lead

Manager) multiplied by the Initial Face Value

Common Equity Tier 1

Capital or CET1

has the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

Common Equity Tier 1

Capital Ratio or CET1

Ratio

has the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

Consenting Partyeach of the consenting parties named in Section 7.7

Note:

1. Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers may, in their absolute discretion, close the Offer early or extend the Offer Period without notice. Westpac

may also withdraw the Offer at any time before the Notes are issued.

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Conversionthe conversion of all, some or in the case of a Capital Trigger Event or Non-

Viability Trigger Event only, a proportion of the Face Value of each of the, Notes

into Ordinary Shares under the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Convert and Converted have the corresponding meaning

Conversion Datethe applicable:

• Scheduled Conversion Date;

• Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date;

• Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date;

• Acquisition Event Conversion Date; or

• Optional Conversion Date

Conversion Numberhas the meaning given in clause 9.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Corporations ActCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Countercyclical Capital

Buffer

has the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

Distributioninterest on the Face Value of each Note as set out in clause 3.1 of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms

Distribution Payment

Conditions

the conditions set out in clause 3.3 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms, being:

• Westpac’s absolute discretion;

• the payment of the Distribution not resulting in a breach of Westpac’s

capital requirements (on a Level 1 basis) or of the Westpac Group’s capital

requirements (on a Level 2 basis) under the Prudential Standards as they are

applied to the Westpac Group at the time of the payment;

• the payment of the Distribution not resulting in Westpac becoming, or being

likely to become, insolvent for the purposes of the Corporations Act; and

• APRA not otherwise objecting to the payment of the Distribution

Distribution Payment

Date

has the meaning given in clause 3.5 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Distribution Periodthe period from (but excluding) the Issue Date until (and including) the first

Distribution Payment Date or thereafter from (but excluding) each Distribution

Payment Date until (and including) the next Distribution Payment Date

Distribution Ratehas the meaning given in clause 3.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Dividendany interim, final or special dividends payable in accordance with the Corporations

Act and Westpac’s Constitution in relation to Ordinary Shares

D-SIBDomestic Systemically Important Bank

Eligible Securityholdera registered holder of Ordinary Shares, Westpac Capital Notes 2, Westpac Capital

Notes 5, Westpac Capital Notes 6 and/or Westpac Capital Notes 7 who are shown

on the Register at 7.00pm Sydney time on 10 August 2021 as having an address

in Australia

Eligible Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Holder

a registered holder of Westpac Capital Notes 4 who are shown on the Register at

7.00pm Sydney time on 10 August 2021 as having an address in Australia

Equal Ranking Capital

Securities

has the meaning given in clause 16.2 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Face Value as applicable, either:

• the Initial Face Value; or

• the Initial Face Value reduced by the amount of Face Value per Note which has

previously been Converted in accordance with clauses 5.2 or 5.4 of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms or the rights in respect of which have been terminated in

accordance with clause 5.8 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

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APPENDIX A Glossary

FATC Asections 1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

as amended (or any consolidation amendment, re-enactment or replacement of

those provisions and including any regulations or official interpretations issued,

agreements entered into or non-US laws enacted with respect to those provisions)

Final Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Distribution

the intended final distribution to be paid to a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder

in respect of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 for the period from (but excluding)

30 September 2021 to (and including) 20 December 2021, provided such

Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder is a registered holder of Westpac Capital Notes

4 at 7.00pm Sydney time on the record date for this distribution (and provided

the distribution payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms are

satisfied)

Financial Claims

Scheme

the financial claims scheme established under the Banking Act

First Pro-Rata Westpac

Capital Notes 4

Distribution

the expected distribution to be paid to a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder in

respect of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 for the period from (but excluding) 30

June 2021 to (and including) 15 September 2021, provided such Westpac Capital

Notes 4 holder is a registered holder of Westpac Capital Notes 4 at 7.00pm

(Sydney time) on 7 September 2021 (and provided the distribution payment

conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms are satisfied)

First Scheduled

Conversion Condition

the VWAP on the 25th Business Day on which trading in Ordinary Shares took

place immediately preceding (but not including) the Scheduled Conversion Date

is greater than 56.12% of the Issue Date VWAP, as set out in clause 4.2(a)(i) of the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

FSTR ActFinancial Sector (Transfer and Restructure) Act 1999 (Cth)

GSTGoods and Services Tax, as contained in the A New Tax System (Goods and

Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) and any relevant GST regulations

HINholder identification number

Holdera registered holder of Notes

Holding Statementa statement issued to Holders by the Registrar which sets out details of Notes

Allotted to them under the Offer

Ineligible Holdereither:

• a Holder who is prohibited or restricted by any applicable law or regulation in

force in Australia (including but not limited to Chapter 6 of the Corporations

Act, the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth), the Financial Sector

(Shareholdings) Act 1998 (Cth) and Part IV of the Competition and Consumer

Act 2010 (Cth)) from being offered, holding or acquiring Ordinary Shares

(provided that if the relevant prohibition or restriction only applies to the Holder

in respect of some of its Notes, it shall only be treated as an Ineligible Holder in

respect of those Notes and not in respect of the balance of its Notes); or

• a Holder whose address in the Register is a place outside Australia or who

Westpac otherwise believes may not be a resident of Australia and Westpac is

not satisfied that the laws of the Holder’s country of residence permit the offer,

holding or acquisition of Ordinary Shares to the Holder (but Westpac will not

be bound to enquire into those laws), either unconditionally or after compliance

with conditions which Westpac, in its absolute discretion, regards as acceptable

and not unduly onerous

Initial Face Value or

Issue Price

$100 per Note

Institutional Amountthe Allocation to Institutional Investors multiplied by the Initial Face Value

Institutional Investoran investor to whom offers of securities can be made without the need for a

prospectus (or other formality, other than a formality which Westpac is willing

to comply with), including in Australia persons to whom offers of securities can

be made without the need for a lodged prospectus under Chapter 6D of the

Corporations Act

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Institutional Offerthe invitation by Westpac Institutional Bank to Institutional Investors to bid for

Notes in the Bookbuild

Issue Datethe date on which the Notes are issued, expected to be 15 September 2021

Issue Date VWAPthe VWAP during the period of 20 Business Days on which trading in Ordinary

Shares took place immediately preceding but not including the Issue Date, as

adjusted in accordance with clauses 9.4 to 9.7 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

Terms

JLM Broker Firm

Amount

for each Joint Lead Manager, the Initial Face Value multiplied by the Allocation to

that Joint Lead Manager (and its affiliated retail brokers)

Joint Lead ManagersWestpac Institutional Bank, ANZ Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets

Australia Pty Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Morgans Financial

Limited, National Australia Bank Limited, Ord Minnett Limited and

Shaw and Partners Limited

Level 1, Level 2 and

Level 3

has the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate

Liquidation Suman amount of surplus assets equal to $100 per Note (as adjusted for any

Conversion under clauses 5.2 or 5.4 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms or any

termination of rights under clause 5.8 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms)

Marginthe margin for the Notes, which is expected to be in the range of 2.90% to 3.10%

per annum and will be determined at the end of the Bookbuild

Maximum Conversion

Number

has the meaning given in clause 9.1 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms,

calculated according to the following formula:

Face Value

Relevant Percentage x Issue Date VWAP

Where:

Relevant Percentage means if Conversion is occurring on a Scheduled Conversion

Date or an Optional Conversion Date on 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029,

21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030, 50%; and if Conversion is occurring at any other

time, 20%

Nominated Partyone or more third parties selected by Westpac in its absolute discretion (which

cannot include a member of the Westpac Group or a related entity (as described

in the Prudential Standards) of Westpac)

Non-Participating

Westpac Capital

Notes 4

Westpac Capital Notes 4 which are not reinvested in Notes under the

Reinvestment Offer, whether because:

• an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder chose not to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer;

• an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder elected to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer but in respect of only some Westpac Capital Notes 4;

• a holder of Westpac Capital Notes 4 on the Reinvestment Offer Record Date

does not meet the eligibility criteria to qualify as an Eligible Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Holder and therefore cannot elect to participate in the Reinvestment

Offer; or

• an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder who has elected to participate in

the Reinvestment Offer but either (a) did not receive an Allocation or (b) had

their Allocation scaled back

Non-Participating

Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Holder

a holder of Non-Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4

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Non-Viability Trigger

Event

occurs when APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes:

• Conversion of the Notes, or conversion, write-off or write down of other capital

instruments of the Westpac Group, is necessary because, without it, Westpac

would become non-viable; or

• a public sector injection of capital, or equivalent support, is necessary because,

without it, Westpac would become non-viable

Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date

has the meaning set out in clause 5.4(c)(iii) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Notes Deed Pollthe Notes Deed Poll in relation to the Notes to be dated on or around the date of

the Bookbuild

Offerthe offer of the Notes under this Prospectus at an Initial Face Value and Issue Price

of $100 each to raise approximately $1.0 billion with the ability to raise more or

less. The offer is comprised of the Reinvestment Offer, the Securityholder Offer,

the Broker Firm Offer and the Institutional Offer

Offer Period the period from the Opening Date to the Closing Date

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Management

Agreement

the Offer Management Agreement entered into between Westpac and the Joint

Lead Managers as summarised in Section 7.6

Opening Date the day the Offer opens, which is expected to be 25 August 2021

Optional Conversiona Conversion at Westpac’s option in accordance with clause 6 of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms

Optional Conversion

Date

in respect of each Note:

• 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• the date specified by Westpac as the Optional Conversion Date in accordance

with clause 6.3(b)(i)(B) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Optional Conversion

Notice

a notice issued in accordance with clause 6 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Optional Conversion

Restriction

has the meaning given in clause 6.3 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Ordinary Sharea fully paid ordinary share in the capital of Westpac

Other Broker Firm

Amount

the Allocation to any Third Party Brokers and other participating brokers

multiplied by the Initial Face Value

Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4

Westpac Capital Notes 4 which are reinvested in Westpac Capital Notes 8 under

the Reinvestment Offer

Participating Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Holder

an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder who elects to participate in the

Reinvestment Offer and receives an Allocation of Westpac Capital Notes 8

Prospectusthis document (including the electronic form), and any supplementary or

replacement Prospectus in relation to the Offer (including the electronic form)

Prudential Standardsthe Prudential Standards and guidelines published by APRA and applicable to

Westpac or the Westpac Group from time to time

RBAthe Reserve Bank of Australia

RBNZthe Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Note:

2. Westpac and the Joint Lead Managers may, in their absolute discretion, close the Offer early or extend the Offer Period without notice. Westpac

may also withdraw the Offer at any time before the Notes are issued.

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Record Datein the case of:

• the payment of Distributions, the date which is eight calendar days before the

relevant Distribution Payment Date or, if that date does not fall on a Business

Day, the immediately preceding Business Day (or such other date as may be

prescribed under the ASX Listing Rules or, if not prescribed by the ASX Listing

Rules, a date determined by Westpac and notified to ASX); and

• the payment of the Face Value of the Note upon a Redemption or Transfer, a

date determined by Westpac and notified to ASX (or such other date as may be

prescribed by ASX)

Redemptionthe redemption of all or some of the Notes for their Face Value under the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 Terms

Redeem and Redeemed have the corresponding meaning

Redemption Datein respect of each Note:

• 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• the date specified by Westpac as the Redemption Date in accordance with

clause 7.2(b)(i)(B) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Registerthe official register of Ordinary Shares, Westpac Capital Notes 8 (if issued),

Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes, Westpac Capital Notes 7, Westpac Capital

Notes 6, Westpac Capital Notes 5, Westpac Capital Notes 4 or Westpac Capital

Notes 2 maintained by Westpac, and includes any sub-register established and

maintained under CHESS

RegistrarLink Market Services Limited (ABN 54 083 214 537) or any other registrar that

Westpac appoints to maintain a register of its securities

Regulatory Event• broadly, will occur if Westpac receives legal advice that, as a result of a change

of law or regulation after the Issue Date:

–more than de minimis additional requirements would be imposed on the

Westpac Group or there would be a more than de minimis negative impact

on the Westpac Group in relation to (or in connection with) Notes which

Westpac determines to be unacceptable; or

–Westpac determines or APRA confirms that Westpac will not be entitled

to treat some or all of the Notes as Additional Tier 1 Capital of the Westpac

Group

• a Regulatory Event will not arise where, at the Issue Date, Westpac expected

the event would occur

Reinvestment

Application

the online application by an Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holder to participate

in the Reinvestment Offer (and if applicable, to apply for any additional Westpac

Capital Notes 8) may be made

Reinvestment Offerthe priority offer to Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders to apply to reinvest

all or some of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 in Westpac Capital Notes 8 which

will be via the transfer of Participating Westpac Capital Notes 4 to the Westpac

Capital Notes 4 Nominated Party for $100 per Participating Westpac Capital

Note 4 and the automatic reinvestment of the transfer proceeds in Westpac

Capital Notes 8 ($100 per Westpac Capital Note 8) as described in Section 3 of

this Prospectus, and the invitation to Eligible Westpac Capital Notes 4 Holders to

apply for additional Westpac Capital Notes 8

Reinvestment Offer

Record Date

10 August 2021 (7.00pm Sydney time)

Relevant Securitiesa security forming part of the Tier 1 Capital of Westpac on a Level 1 basis or

Level 2 basis

RWArisk weighted assets

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APPENDIX A Glossary

Sale Agentthe nominee (who cannot be a member of the Westpac Group or a related entity

(as described in the Prudential Standards) of Westpac) appointed by Westpac

under the facility established for the sale of Ordinary Shares issued by Westpac on

Conversion on behalf of Holders who do not wish to receive Ordinary Shares on

Conversion or who are Ineligible Holders

Scheduled Conversion Conversion on the Scheduled Conversion Date

Scheduled Conversion

Conditions

the First Scheduled Conversion Condition and the Second Scheduled Conversion

Condition

Scheduled Conversion

Date

the date that is the earlier of:

• 21 June 2032; and

• the first Distribution Payment Date after 21 June 2032,

on which the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are satisfied

Second Pro-Rata

Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Distribution

the expected distribution to be paid to a Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder in

respect of their Westpac Capital Notes 4 for the period from (but excluding)

15 September 2021 to (and including) 30 September 2021, provided such

Westpac Capital Notes 4 holder is a registered holder of Westpac Capital Notes

4 at 7.00pm Sydney time on 22 September 2021 (and provided the distribution

payment conditions in the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms are satisfied)

Second Scheduled

Conversion Condition

the VWAP during the period of 20 Business Days on which trading in Ordinary

Shares took place immediately preceding (but not including) the Scheduled

Conversion Date is greater than 50.51% of the Issue Date VWAP, as set out in

clause 4.2(a)(ii) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Securityholder

Application

an online Application by an Eligible Securityholder made by following the

instructions via the Offer website at westpac.com.au/westpaccapnotes8

Securityholder Offerthe invitation to Eligible Securityholders to apply for Notes under this Prospectus

Senior Creditorsall creditors of Westpac (present and future), including depositors of Westpac and

all holders of Westpac’s senior or subordinated debt:

• whose claims are admitted in a Winding Up; and

• whose claims are not made as holders of indebtedness arising under:

–an Equal Ranking Capital Security; or

–an Ordinary Share

Solvent Reconstructiona scheme of amalgamation or reconstruction, not involving a bankruptcy or

insolvency, where the obligations of Westpac in relation to the outstanding

Notes are assumed by the successor entity to which all, or substantially all of

the property, assets and undertakings of Westpac are transferred or where

an arrangement with similar effect not involving a bankruptcy or insolvency is

implemented

Special Resolution• a resolution passed at a meeting of Holders by a majority of at least 75% of the

votes validly cast by Holders in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the

resolution; or

• the written approval of Holders holding at least 75% of the Notes

SRNsecurityholder reference number

Sydney timetime in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Syndicate Brokerany of the Joint Lead Managers (or their affiliated retail brokers), Co-Managers or

Third Party Brokers and any other participating broker in the Offer

Tax Actthe Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) or the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

(Cth) (both as amended from time to time, as the case may be, and a reference to

a section of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) includes a reference to that

section as rewritten in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)) and any other

law setting the rate of income tax payable or regulation made under such laws

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Tax Eventoccurs when Westpac determines, after receiving a supporting opinion of

reputable legal counsel or other tax adviser in Australia, experienced in such

matters, that (as a result of a Change of Law) there is a more than insubstantial

risk that:

• Westpac would be exposed to a more than de minimis adverse tax

consequence or increased cost in relation to the Notes; or

• any Distribution would not be a frankable distribution within the meaning of

Division 202 of the Tax Act

A Tax Event will not arise where, at the Issue Date, Westpac expected the event

would occur

Tax Ratethe Australian corporate tax rate applicable to the franking account of Westpac at

the relevant Distribution Payment Date. At the date of this Prospectus, the relevant

Tax Rate is 30% or, expressed as a decimal, 0.30 (but that rate may change)

TFNTax File Number

Third Party Brokerany third party brokers appointed to the Offer by Westpac Institutional Bank to

participate in the Bookbuild

Tier 1 Capital, Tier 1

Capital Ratio, Tier 2

Capital, Tier 2 Capital

Ratio, Total Capital and

Total Capital Ratio

have the meaning prescribed by APRA in the Prudential Standards

Tier 1 Capital

Distributions

Dividends, Additional Tier 1 Capital distributions (which will include Distribution

payments on the Notes) and discretionary staff bonuses

Total CET1 Requirementsum of the ratios of the minimum CET1 prudential capital requirement and

the capital buffer (consisting of the Capital Conservation Buffer plus any

Countercyclical Capital Buffer)

Transferthe transfer of Notes by Holders to a Nominated Party in accordance with clause 8

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Transferred has a corresponding meaning

Transfer Datein respect of each Note:

• 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029, 21 March 2030 or 21 June 2030; or

• the date specified by Westpac as the Transfer Date in accordance with

clause 8.2(b)(i)(B) of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Transfer Noticea notice issued in accordance with clause 8 of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

under which Westpac elects that a Transfer occur in relation to some or all of the

Notes

UANunique application number

US Personhas the meaning given in Regulation S of the US Securities Act

US Securities ActUnited States Securities Act of 1933, as amended

VWA Psubject to any adjustments under clauses 9.2 and 9.3 of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms, the average of the daily volume weighted average sales prices

(such average and each such daily average sales price being expressed in

Australian dollars and cents and rounded to the nearest full cent, with A$0.005

being rounded upwards) of Ordinary Shares sold on ASX and Chi-X during the

relevant period or on the relevant days but does not include any “crossing”

transacted outside the “Open Session State” or any “special crossing” transacted

at any time, each as defined in the ASX Operating Rules or any overseas trades or

trades pursuant to the exercise of options over Ordinary Shares

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VWAP Periodthe period over which the VWAP is calculated, as set out in clause 16.2 of the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Westpac Westpac Banking Corporation (ABN 33 007 457 141, AFSL No. 233714)

Westpac’s Constitutionthe constitution of Westpac

Westpac Capital

Notes 2

the 13,105,705 Westpac Capital Notes 2 issued by Westpac under a prospectus

dated 15 May 2014

Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Nominated

Party

the nominated party identified in the transfer notice given under clause 8.1(a)(iii)

of the Westpac Capital Notes 4 Terms in respect of Participating Westpac Capital

Notes 4

Westpac Capital

Notes 4

the 17,020,534 Westpac Capital Notes 4 issued by Westpac under a prospectus

dated 26 May 2016

Westpac Capital

Notes 4 Terms

the full terms of issue of Westpac Capital Notes 4 set out in Appendix B of

the Westpac Capital Notes 4 prospectus dated 26 May 2016, as amended on

17 August 2021

Westpac Capital

Notes 5

the 16,903,383 Westpac Capital Notes 5 issued by Westpac under a prospectus

dated 13 February 2018

Westpac Capital

Notes 6

the 14,230,580 Westpac Capital Notes 6 issued by Westpac under a prospectus

dated 20 November 2018

Westpac Capital

Notes 7

the 17,229,363 Westpac Capital Notes 7 issued by Westpac under a prospectus

dated 13 November 2020

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 or Notes

are fully paid, non-cumulative, convertible, transferable, redeemable, subordinated,

perpetual, unsecured notes of Westpac, to be issued under the Offer in

accordance with the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Terms

Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Terms

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 terms of issue set out in Appendix B

Westpac Directorssome or all of the directors of Westpac acting as a board

Westpac GroupWestpac and its controlled entities taken as a whole

Westpac Institutional

Bank

Westpac Institutional Bank, a division of Westpac

Westpac NZD

Subordinated Notes

the 400,000,000 Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes issued by Westpac,

acting through its head office, Sydney, under a New Zealand product disclosure

statement dated 26 July 2016

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Westpac USD AT1

Securities

the fixed rate, resetting, perpetual, subordinated, contingent, convertible securities

issued by Westpac, acting through its New Zealand branch, under the indenture

dated 7 September 2017, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture

dated 21 September 2017

Winding Up• a court order is made in Australia for the winding up of Westpac (and such

order is not successfully appealed or set aside within 30 days); or

• an effective resolution is passed by shareholders or members for the winding

up of Westpac in Australia,

other than in connection with a Solvent Reconstruction

WNZLWestpac New Zealand Limited

Note:

3. On 9 July 2021, Westpac announced it will redeem all Westpac NZD Subordinated Notes on their first optional redemption date, being

1 September 2021.

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APPENDIX B

CAUTION – Westpac Capital Notes 8 are not deposit liabilities of Westpac, are riskier than bank deposits and may not be suitable

for some investors. Their complexity may make them difficult to understand and the risks associated with the Notes could result in

the loss of all of your investment. If you do not fully understand how they work or the risks associated with them, you should obtain

professional advice.

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1 Form and Initial Face Value

of Westpac Capital Notes 8

1.1 Form

Westpac Capital Notes 8:

(a) are non-cumulative, convertible, transferable,

redeemable, subordinated, perpetual, unsecured

notes of Westpac;

(b) are designated as being of a particular series as set

out in the Prospectus;

(c) are constituted under and issued on the terms set

out in the Deed Poll and these Terms; and

(d) take the form of entries in the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Register.

1.2 Initial Face Value

Each Westpac Capital Note 8 is issued fully paid at an

issue price of $100.

2 Ranking on Winding Up

(a) Holders do not have any right to prove in a Winding

Up in respect of Westpac Capital Notes 8, except as

permitted under clause 2(b).

(b) Westpac Capital Notes 8 will rank for payment of

the Liquidation Sum in a Winding Up:

(i) senior to Ordinary Shares;

(ii) equally among themselves and with all other

Equal Ranking Capital Securities; and

(iii) junior to, and are conditional on the prior

payment in full of, the claims of all Senior

Creditors (including in respect of any

entitlement to interest under section 563B of

the Corporations Act).

(c) Holders may not exercise voting rights as a creditor

in respect of Westpac Capital Notes 8 in a Winding

Up to defeat the subordination in this clause.

(d) Westpac Capital Notes 8 are perpetual and these

Terms do not include events of default or any other

provisions entitling the Holders to require that

Westpac Capital Notes 8 be Redeemed. Holders do

not have any right to apply for a Winding Up on the

ground of Westpac’s failure to pay Distributions or

for any other reason.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to clause

5.8, if a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability

Trigger Event has occurred, Holders will rank for

payment in a Winding Up as holders of the number

of Ordinary Shares to which they became entitled

under clauses 5.2 or 5.4.

3 Distributions

3.1 Distributions

Subject to these Terms, each Westpac Capital Note

8 entitles the Holder to receive on the relevant

Distribution Payment Date interest on the Face Value of

the Westpac Capital Note 8 (“Distribution”), calculated

using the following formula:

Distribution =

Distribution Rate x Face Value x N

365

where:

Distribution Rate (expressed as a percentage per

annum) is calculated using the following formula:

Distribution Rate = (BBSW Rate+ Margin) x (1 – Tax Rate)

where:

BBSW Rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for

each Distribution Period, means:

(a) subject to paragraph (b) below:

(i) the rate designated as “BBSW” in respect of

prime bank eligible securities having a tenor

of 3 months which ASX (or its successor as

administrator of that rate) publishes through

information vendors at approximately 10.30am

(Sydney time) (or such other time at which such

rate is accustomed to be so published), in the

case of the first Distribution Period, on the Issue

Date, and in the case of any other Distribution

Period, on the first Business Day of that

Distribution Period; or

(ii) if Westpac determines that such rate as is

described in paragraph (a)(i) above is not

published by 12.00pm (Sydney time) on that

day (or such other time at which such rate is

accustomed to be so published), or is published

but Westpac determines that there is an obvious

error in that rate, such other rate that Westpac

determines in good faith, having regard to

comparable indices then available.

(b) if Westpac determines that a BBSW Rate Disruption

Event has occurred, then, subject to APRA’s prior

written approval, Westpac:

(i) shall use as the BBSW Rate such Alternative

BBSW Rate as it may determine;

(ii) shall make such adjustments to the Terms as

it determines to be reasonably necessary to

calculate Distributions in accordance with such

Alternative BBSW Rate; and

(iii) in making the above determination in this

paragraph (b):

(A) shall act in good faith and in a commercially

reasonable manner;

(B) may consult such sources of market practice

as it considers appropriate; and

(C) may otherwise make such determination in

its discretion.

(c) for the purposes of this definition of “BBSW Rate”:

(i) Alternative BBSW Rate means a rate other

than the rate described in paragraph (a) of the

definition of BBSW Rate, that is, in Westpac’s

opinion, generally accepted in the Australian

market as the successor to the BBSW Rate, or if

there is no such rate:

(A) a reference rate that is, in Westpac’s opinion,

appropriate to floating rate debt securities of

a tenor and interest period most comparable

to Westpac Capital Notes 8; or

(B) such other reference rate as Westpac

considers appropriate having regard to

available comparable indices,

provided that Westpac reserves the discretion,

subject to APRA’s prior written approval,

to incorporate an adjustment (which may

be positive or negative) or a formula or

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methodology for calculating such an adjustment

in order to reduce or eliminate, to the extent

reasonably practicable in the circumstances, any

economic prejudice or benefit to Holders as a

result of the use of an Alternative BBSW Rate;

and

(ii) BBSW Rate Disruption Event occurs when,

in Westpac’s opinion, the rate for prime bank

eligible securities having a tenor of 3 months in

paragraph (a) of the definition of BBSW Rate:

(A) has been discontinued or otherwise ceased

to be calculated or administered; or

(B) is no longer generally accepted in the

Australian market as a reference rate

appropriate to floating rate debt securities

of a tenor and interest period comparable to

that of Westpac Capital Notes 8.

Holders should note that APRA’s approval may

not be given for any Alternative BBSW Rate that

APRA considers to have the effect of increasing the

Distribution Rate contrary to applicable Prudential

Standards.

Margin means the rate (expressed as a percentage

per annum) determined under the Bookbuild;

Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal) means the Australian

corporate tax rate applicable to the franking account of

Westpac at the relevant Distribution Payment Date; and

N means, in respect of a Distribution Period, the

number of days in that Distribution Period.

3.2 Adjustment to calculation of

Distributions if not fully franked

If payment of any Distribution will not be franked to

100% under Part 3-6 of the Tax Act (or any provisions

that revise or replace that Part), otherwise than

because of any act by, or circumstances affecting, any

particular Holder, the Distribution will be calculated

using the following formula:

Distribution =

D

1 – [Tax Rate × (1 – Franking Rate)]

where:

D means the Distribution entitlement on that

Distribution Payment Date as calculated under

clause 3.1;

Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal) means the Australian

corporate tax rate applicable to the franking account of

Westpac at the relevant Distribution Payment Date; and

Franking Rate (expressed as a decimal) means the

percentage of Distribution that would carry franking

credits (within the meaning of Part 3-6 of the Tax Act

or any provisions that revise or replace that Part),

applicable to the relevant Distribution entitlement on

that Distribution Payment Date.

3.3 Conditions to payment of

Distributions

(a) The payment of any Distribution on a Distribution

Payment Date is subject to:

(i) Westpac’s absolute discretion;

(ii) the payment of the Distribution not resulting in a

breach of Westpac’s capital requirements (on a

Level 1 basis) or of the Westpac Group’s capital

requirements (on a Level 2 basis) under the then

current Prudential Standards at the time of the

payment;

(iii) the payment of the Distribution not resulting in

Westpac becoming, or being likely to become,

insolvent for the purposes of the Corporations

Act; and

(iv) APRA not otherwise objecting to the payment

of the Distribution.

(b) Westpac must notify ASX as soon as reasonably

practicable if payment of any Distribution will not be

made because of this clause.

3.4 Distributions are discretionary,

non-cumulative and only payable

in cash

(a) Payments of Distributions are within the absolute

discretion of Westpac and are non-cumulative. If a

Distribution is not paid because of the provisions of

clause 3.3 or because of any other reason, Westpac

has no liability to pay such Distribution to the

Holder and the Holder has no:

(i) claim (including, without limitation, on a Winding

Up); or

(ii) right to apply for a Winding Up,

in respect of such non-payment.

(b) Any payments of Distributions to Holders must be

made in the form of cash.

(c) Non-payment of a Distribution because of the

provisions of clause 3.3, or because of any other

reason, does not constitute an event of default.

3.5 Distribution Payment Date

Distributions in respect of Westpac Capital Notes 8 are

payable:

(a) quarterly in arrear on 21 March, 21 June, 21

September and 21 December of each year,

commencing on 21 December 2021 until that

Westpac Capital Note 8 has been Converted at its

full Face Value (or terminated following a failure to

Convert) or Redeemed, in each case in accordance

with these Terms; and

(b) on the Conversion Date (other than a Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date), Redemption Date or

Transfer Date (as the case may be) on which such

Westpac Capital Note 8 is Converted, Redeemed or

Transferred, in each case in accordance with these

Terms,

(each a “Distribution Payment Date”).

3.6 Record Dates

Distributions are only payable on a Distribution

Payment Date to those persons registered as Holders

on the Record Date for that Distribution Payment Date.

3.7 Restrictions in the case of non-

payment of a Distribution

Subject to clause 3.8, if for any reason a Distribution

has not been paid in full on the relevant Distribution

Payment Date, Westpac must not:

(a) determine or pay any Dividends; or

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(b) undertake any discretionary Buy Back or Capital

Reduction,

unless the amount of the unpaid Distribution is paid

in full within 20 Business Days of that Distribution

Payment Date or:

(c) all Westpac Capital Notes 8 have been Converted

at their full Face Value (or terminated following a

failure to Convert) or Redeemed;

(d) on a subsequent Distribution Payment Date, a

Distribution for the subsequent Distribution Period

is paid in full; or

(e) a Special Resolution of the Holders has been passed

approving such action,

and, in respect of the actions contemplated by

paragraphs (c), (d) and (e), APRA does not otherwise

object.

3.8 Restrictions not to apply in

certain circumstances

The restrictions in clause 3.7 do not apply in connection

with:

(a) any employment contract, benefit plan or other

similar arrangement with or for the benefit of

any one or more employees, officers, directors

or consultants of Westpac or any member of the

Westpac Group; or

(b) Westpac or any of its controlled entities purchasing

shares in Westpac in connection with transactions

for the account of customers of Westpac or any

of its controlled entities or in connection with the

distribution or trading of shares in Westpac in the

ordinary course of business (such distribution or

trading of shares in the ordinary course of business

is subject to the prior written approval of APRA); or

(c) to the extent that at the time a Distribution has not

been paid on the relevant Distribution Payment

Date, Westpac is legally obliged to pay on or after

that date a Dividend or complete on or after that

date a Buy Back or Capital Reduction.

3.9 Notification

(a) In relation to each Distribution Period, Westpac

must notify the ASX of the Distribution Rate and the

amount of Distribution payable on each Westpac

Capital Note 8.

(b) Westpac must give notice under this clause 3.9 as

soon as practicable after it makes its calculations or

determinations and, in any event, by no later than

the fifth Business Day of the relevant Distribution

Period.

(c) Westpac may amend the calculation or

determination of any amount, date, or rate (or make

appropriate alternative arrangements by way of

adjustment) including as a result of the extension

or reduction of a Distribution Period without prior

notice, but must notify ASX promptly after doing so.

3.10 Calculations and determinations

final

The calculation or determination by Westpac of all

rates and amounts payable by it in relation to Westpac

Capital Notes 8 is, in the absence of manifest or proven

error, final and binding on Westpac, the Registrar and

each Holder.

4 Scheduled Conversion

4.1 Scheduled Conversion

Subject to clauses 5, 6, 7 and 8, Westpac must Convert

all (but not some) Westpac Capital Notes 8 on issue on

the date that is the earlier of:

(a) 21 June 2032; and

(b) the first Distribution Payment Date after 21 June 2032,

on which the Scheduled Conversion Conditions are

satisfied (each a “Scheduled Conversion Date”).

4.2 Scheduled Conversion Conditions

(a) The Scheduled Conversion Conditions for each

Scheduled Conversion Date are:

(i) the VWAP on the 25th Business Day on

which trading in Ordinary Shares took place

immediately preceding (but not including)

the Scheduled Conversion Date is greater

than 56.12% of the Issue Date VWAP (“First

Scheduled Conversion Condition”); and

(ii) the VWAP during the period of 20 Business

Days on which trading in Ordinary Shares took

place immediately preceding (but not including)

the Scheduled Conversion Date is greater than

50.51% of the Issue Date VWAP (the “Second

Scheduled Conversion Condition”).

(b) If the First Scheduled Conversion Condition is

not satisfied, Westpac will announce to ASX not

less than 21 Business Days before the Scheduled

Conversion Date that Conversion will not proceed

on the Scheduled Conversion Date.

(c) If the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition is

not satisfied, Westpac will notify Holders on or as

soon as practicable after the Scheduled Conversion

Date that Conversion did not occur.

5 Automatic Conversion

5.1 Capital Trigger Event

A Capital Trigger Event occurs when:

(a) Westpac determines; or

(b) APRA notifies Westpac in writing that it believes,

that either or both the Westpac Level 1 Common Equity

Tier 1 Capital Ratio or Westpac Level 2 Common Equity

Tier 1 Capital Ratio is equal to or less than 5.125%.

5.2 Consequences of a Capital

Trigger Event

(a) Westpac must notify APRA immediately in writing

if it determines that a Capital Trigger Event has

occurred.

(b) If a Capital Trigger Event occurs, Westpac must

Convert such number of Westpac Capital Notes 8

(or, if it so determines, such percentage of the Face

Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8) as is sufficient

(following any conversion, write-off or write down of

other Relevant Securities as referred to in paragraph

5.2(c)(i) below) to return either or both the Westpac

Level 1 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio or

Westpac Level 2 Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio,

as the case may be, to above 5.125%.

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(c) In determining the number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8, or percentage of the Face Value of each

Westpac Capital Note 8, which must be Converted

in accordance with this clause, Westpac will:

(i) first, convert, write-off or write down such

number or percentage of the face value of any

other Relevant Securities whose terms require

them to be converted, written-off or written

down, before Conversion of Westpac Capital

Notes 8; and

(ii) second, if conversion, write-off or write down of

those Relevant Securities is not sufficient, Convert

(in the case of Westpac Capital Notes 8) and

convert, write-off or write down (in the case of

any other Relevant Securities) on a pro-rata basis

or in a manner that is otherwise, in the opinion of

Westpac, fair and reasonable, the Face Value of

the Westpac Capital Notes 8 and the face value

of any Relevant Securities whose terms require

or permit them to be converted, written-off or

written down in that manner (subject to such

adjustments as Westpac may determine to take

into account the effect on marketable parcels and

the need to round to whole numbers of Ordinary

Shares and the face value of any Westpac Capital

Notes 8 or other Relevant Securities remaining on

issue and the need to effect the conversion, write-

off or write-down immediately),

but such determination will not impede the

immediate Conversion of the relevant number of

Westpac Capital Notes 8 or percentage of the Face

Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8 (as the case

may be) or, if applicable, the termination of the

relevant Holder’s rights and claims in accordance

with clause 5.8.

(d) If a Capital Trigger Event occurs:

(i) the relevant number of Westpac Capital Notes

8, or percentage of the Face Value of each

Westpac Capital Note 8, must be Converted

immediately upon occurrence of the Capital

Trigger Event in accordance with clauses 5.7 and

9 and the Conversion will be irrevocable;

(ii) Westpac must give notice as soon as practicable

that Conversion has occurred to ASX and the

Holders; and

(iii) the notice must specify:

(A) the date on which the Capital Trigger Event

occurred (“Capital Trigger Event Conversion

Date”);

(B) the relevant number of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 which were, or the percentage of the

Face Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8

which was, Converted and details of any

other Relevant Securities converted, written-

off or written down in accordance with clause

5.2(c); and

(C) details of the Conversion process, including

any details which were taken into account in

relation to the effect on marketable parcels

and whole numbers of Ordinary Shares, and

the impact on any Westpac Capital Notes 8

remaining on issue.

(e) Failure or delay in undertaking any of the steps in

clauses 5.2(d)(ii) and 5.2(d)(iii), or in quotation of

the Ordinary Shares to be issued on Conversion,

does not prevent, invalidate, delay or otherwise

impede Conversion.

5.3 Non-Viability Trigger Event

A Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs when APRA

notifies Westpac in writing that it believes:

(a) Conversion of the Westpac Capital Notes 8, or

conversion, write-off or write down of other capital

instruments of the Westpac Group, is necessary

because, without it, Westpac would become non-

viable; or

(b) a public sector injection of capital, or equivalent

support, is necessary because, without it, Westpac

would become non-viable.

5.4 Consequences of a Non-Viability

Trigger Event

(a) If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs, Westpac

must Convert such number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8 (or, if it so determines, such percentage of

the Face Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8) as

is equal (following any conversion, write-off or write

down of other Relevant Securities as referred to in

paragraph 5.4(b)(ii)(A) below) to the aggregate

face value of capital instruments as is necessary to

satisfy APRA that Westpac will no longer be non-

viable.

(b) In determining the number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8, or percentage of the Face Value of each

Westpac Capital Note 8, which must be Converted

in accordance with this clause, Westpac will:

(i) where a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs under

clause 5.3(b), Convert at their full Face Value all

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8; or

(ii) in all other circumstances:

(A) first, convert, write-off or write down such

number or percentage of the face value of

any other Relevant Securities whose terms

require them to be converted, written-off or

written down before Conversion of Westpac

Capital Notes 8; and

(B) second, if conversion, write-off or write down

of those securities is not sufficient, Convert

(in the case of Westpac Capital Notes 8)

and convert, write-off or write down (in

the case of any other Relevant Securities),

on a pro-rata basis or in a manner that is

otherwise, in the opinion of Westpac, fair and

reasonable, the Face Value of the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 and the face value of any

Relevant Securities whose terms require or

permit them to be converted, written-off or

written down in that manner (subject to such

adjustments as Westpac may determine to

take into account the effect on marketable

parcels and the need to round to whole

numbers of Ordinary Shares and the face

value of any Westpac Capital Notes 8 or

other Relevant Securities remaining on issue

and the need to effect the conversion, write-

off or write-down immediately),

but such determination will not impede the

immediate Conversion of the relevant number of

Westpac Capital Notes 8 or percentage of the Face

Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8 (as the case

may be) or, if applicable, the termination of the

relevant Holder’s rights and claims in accordance

with clause 5.8.

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(c) If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs:

(i) the relevant number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8, or percentage of the Face Value

of each Westpac Capital Note 8, must be

Converted immediately upon occurrence of the

Non-Viability Trigger Event in accordance with

clauses 5.7 and 9 and the Conversion will be

irrevocable;

(ii) Westpac must give notice as soon as practicable

that Conversion has occurred to ASX and the

Holders; and

(iii) the notice must specify:

(A) the date on which the Non-Viability Trigger

Event occurred (“Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date”);

(B) the relevant number of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 which were, or the percentage of

the Face Value of each Westpac Capital Note

8 which was, Converted, and details of any

other Relevant Securities converted, written-

off or written down in accordance with clause

5.4(b); and

(C) the details of the Conversion process,

including any details which were taken

into account in relation to the effect on

marketable parcels and whole numbers of

Ordinary Shares, and the impact on any

Westpac Capital Notes 8 remaining on issue.

(d) Failure to undertake any of the steps in clauses

5.4(c)(ii) and 5.4(c)(iii) does not prevent, invalidate,

delay or otherwise impede Conversion.

5.5 Scheduled Conversion Conditions

not applicable

For the avoidance of doubt, the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions do not apply to Conversion as a result of a

Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event.

5.6 Priority of early Conversion

obligations

A Conversion required because of a Capital Trigger

Event or a Non-Viability Trigger Event takes place on

the date, and in the manner, required by clauses 5.2,

5.4, 5.7 and 5.8, notwithstanding any other provision for

Conversion, Redemption or Transfer in these Terms.

5.7 Automatic Conversion upon the

occurrence of a Capital Trigger

Event or Non-Viability Trigger

Event

If a Capital Trigger Event or Non-Viability Trigger Event

has occurred and all or some Westpac Capital Notes 8

(or percentage of the Face Value of each Westpac

Capital Note 8) are required to be Converted in

accordance with clauses 5.2 or 5.4, then:

(a) Conversion of the relevant Westpac Capital Notes 8

or percentage of the Face Value of each Westpac

Capital Note 8 will be taken to have occurred

in accordance with clause 9 immediately upon

the Capital Trigger Event Conversion Date or

Non-Viability Trigger Event Conversion Date;

(b) subject to clause 9.10, the entry of the

corresponding Westpac Capital Notes 8 in each

relevant Holder’s holding in the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Register will constitute an entitlement of

that Holder to the relevant number of Ordinary

Shares (and, if applicable, also to any remaining

balance of Westpac Capital Notes 8 or Westpac

Capital Notes 8 with a Face Value equal to the

aggregate of the remaining percentage of the

Face Value of each Westpac Capital Note 8), and

Westpac will recognise the Holder as having been

issued the relevant Ordinary Shares for all purposes,

in each case without the need for any further act

or step by Westpac, the Holder or any other person

(and Westpac will, as soon as possible thereafter

and without delay on the part of Westpac, take

any appropriate procedural steps to record such

Conversion, including updating the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 Register and the Ordinary Share register);

and

(c) subject to clause 9.10, upon Conversion a Holder

has no further right or claim under these Terms in

respect of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 Converted,

except in relation to the relevant number of

Ordinary Shares and the Holder’s entitlement, if

any, to Westpac Capital Notes 8 which have not

been required to be Converted or Westpac Capital

Notes 8 representing the unconverted outstanding

Face Value.

5.8 No further rights if Conversion

does not occur for any reason

If, for any reason, Conversion of any Westpac Capital

Notes 8 (or a percentage of the Face Value of any

Westpac Capital Notes 8) required to be Converted

under clauses 5.2 or 5.4 fails to take effect under

clauses 5.7(a) and (b) or does not occur for any other

reason and the Ordinary Shares are not issued for

any reason in respect of such Conversion by 5.00pm

on the fifth Business Day after the Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date, then:

(a) such Westpac Capital Notes 8 or percentage of the

Face Value of Westpac Capital Notes 8 will not be

Converted in respect of such Capital Trigger Event

Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger Event

Conversion Date (as the case may be) and will not

be Converted, Redeemed or Transferred under these

Terms on any subsequent date; and

(b) the relevant Holders’ rights (including to payment

of Distributions and Face Value and any other

payments) in relation to such Westpac Capital

Notes 8 or percentage of the Face Value of Westpac

Capital Notes 8 are immediately and irrevocably

terminated and such termination will be taken to

have occurred immediately upon the Capital Trigger

Event Conversion Date or Non-Viability Trigger

Event Conversion Date, as the case may be.

5.9 Automatic Conversion upon the

occurrence of an Acquisition

Event

(a) If an Acquisition Event occurs, then:

(i) Westpac must Convert all (but not some)

Westpac Capital Notes 8;

(ii) Westpac must give notice as soon as practicable

and in any event within 10 Business Days after

becoming aware of that event occurring to ASX

and the Holders;

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(iii) the notice must specify a date on which it is

proposed Conversion will occur (proposed

“Acquisition Event Conversion Date”) being:

(A) in the case of an Acquisition Event that is a

takeover bid, no later than the Business Day

prior to the then announced closing date of

the relevant takeover bid; or

(B) in the case of an Acquisition Event that is

a court approved scheme, a date no later

than the record date for participation in the

relevant scheme of arrangement;

(iv) the notice must specify the details of the

Conversion process including any details to take

into account the effect on marketable parcels

and whole numbers of Ordinary Shares; and

(v) on the proposed Acquisition Event Conversion

Date, all Westpac Capital Notes 8 will Convert in

accordance with clause 9.

(b) The Second Scheduled Conversion Condition

applies to a Conversion following an Acquisition

Event as though the proposed Acquisition Event

Conversion Date were a Scheduled Conversion Date

for the purposes of clause 4 (except that in the

case of an Acquisition Event, the Second Scheduled

Conversion Condition will apply as if it referred to

20.20% of the Issue Date VWAP). If the Second

Scheduled Conversion Condition is not satisfied, the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 will not Convert.

(c) If the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition is

not satisfied on the proposed Acquisition Event

Conversion Date, Westpac will notify Holders as

soon as practicable after the proposed Acquisition

Event Conversion Date that Conversion did not

occur.

5.10 Issue of ordinary shares of

Approved Successor

Where there is a replacement of Westpac as the

ultimate holding company of the Westpac Group

and the successor holding company is an Approved

Successor, Conversion of the Westpac Capital Notes 8

may not occur as a consequence of the Replacement

(as defined in clause 13.4(a)). Instead, these Terms may

be amended in accordance with clause 13.4.

6 Optional Conversion

6.1 Conversion at the option of

Westpac

(a) Subject to the other provisions of this clause 6,

Westpac may at its option Convert in accordance

with clause 9:

(i) all or some Westpac Capital Notes 8 on:

(A) 21 September 2029;

(B) 21 December 2029;

(C) 21 March 2030; or

(D) 21 June 2030; or

(ii) all (but not some) of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 on an Optional Conversion Date

following the occurrence of a Tax Event or

Regulatory Event.

(b) If only some (but not all) Westpac Capital Notes 8

are to be Converted under clause 6.1(a)(i), those

Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be Converted will be

specified in the Optional Conversion Notice and

selected:

(i) in a manner that is, in the opinion of Westpac,

fair and reasonable; and

(ii) in compliance with any applicable law, directive

or requirement of ASX.

6.2 Restriction on election to Convert

Westpac may only elect to Convert the Westpac

Capital Notes 8 under clause 6.1(a) if on the second

Business Day before the date on which an Optional

Conversion Notice is to be sent by Westpac (or, if

trading in Ordinary Shares did not occur on that date,

the last Business Day prior to that date on which

trading in Ordinary Shares occurred) the VWAP on that

date is:

(a) in respect of a Conversion under clause 6.1(a)(i),

greater than 56.12% of the Issue Date VWAP; and

(b) in respect of a Conversion under clause 6.1(a)(ii),

greater than 22.20% of the Issue Date VWAP,

(the “Optional Conversion Restriction”).

6.3 Optional Conversion Notice

(a) Subject to clause 6.2, Westpac may only Convert

under clause 6.1(a)(i) if Westpac has given an

Optional Conversion Notice of its election to do

so at least 25 Business Days before the proposed

Optional Conversion Date to ASX and the Holders.

(b) The Optional Conversion Notice must specify:

(i) the date on which it is proposed the Optional

Conversion will occur, which:

(A) in the case of clause 6.1(a)(i), will be the

specified Optional Conversion Date; and

(B) in the case of a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event, is the Next Distribution Payment Date,

unless Westpac determines an earlier date

having regard to the best interests of Holders

as a whole and the relevant event;

(ii) whether any Distribution will be paid in respect

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be Converted

on the Optional Conversion Date; and

(iii) the details of the Conversion process including

any details to take into account the effect on

marketable parcels and the need to round to

whole numbers of Ordinary Shares.

6.4 Restriction on Conversion on the

Optional Conversion Date

(a) The Second Scheduled Conversion Condition

applies to an Optional Conversion as though

the proposed Optional Conversion Date were a

Scheduled Conversion Date for the purposes of

clause 4 (except that in the case of an Optional

Conversion following a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event, the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition

will apply as if it referred to 20.20% of the Issue

Date VWAP).

(b) If the Second Scheduled Conversion Condition is

not satisfied on the proposed Optional Conversion

Date:

(i) the Westpac Capital Notes 8 will not Convert;

and

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(ii) Westpac will notify Holders as soon as

practicable after the proposed Optional

Conversion Date that Conversion did not occur.

6.5 Deferred Conversion

If Westpac has given an Optional Conversion Notice

under clause 6.3 and the Second Scheduled Conversion

Condition (as if it applied on the Optional Conversion

Date) is not satisfied, then, notwithstanding any other

provision of these Terms:

(a) the Optional Conversion Date will be deferred

until the first Distribution Payment Date (under

clause 3.5(a)) on which the Scheduled Conversion

Conditions are satisfied (except that in the case

of a Tax Event or Regulatory Event, the Second

Scheduled Conversion Condition will apply as if it

referred to 20.20% of the Issue Date VWAP) as if

that Distribution Payment Date were a Scheduled

Conversion Date for the purposes of clause 4 (the

“Deferred Conversion Date”);

(b) Westpac must convert the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 on the Deferred Conversion Date unless the

Westpac Capital Notes 8 are Converted earlier in

accordance with these Terms; and

(c) until the Deferred Conversion Date, all rights

attaching to the Westpac Capital Notes 8 will

continue as if the Optional Conversion Notice had

not been given.

6.6 Final Distribution

For the avoidance of doubt, Optional Conversion may

occur even if Westpac, in its absolute discretion, does

not pay a Distribution for the final Distribution Period.

6.7 No Conversion at the option of

the Holders

Holders do not have a right to request Conversion of

their Westpac Capital Notes 8 at any time.

7 Optional Redemption

7.1 Redemption at the option of

Westpac

(a) Subject to the other provisions of this clause 7,

Westpac may at its option Redeem:

(i) all or some Westpac Capital Notes 8 on:

(A) 21 September 2029;

(B) 21 December 2029;

(C) 21 March 2030; or

(D) 21 June 2030; or

(ii) all (but not some) of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 on a Redemption Date following the

occurrence of a Tax Event or Regulatory Event,

in each case for their Face Value.

(b) If only some (but not all) Westpac Capital Notes 8

are to be Redeemed under clause 7.1(a)(i), those

Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be Redeemed will be

specified in the Redemption Notice and selected:

(i) in a manner that is, in the opinion of Westpac,

fair and reasonable; and

(ii) in compliance with any applicable law, directive

or requirement of ASX.

7.2 Optional Redemption Notice

(a) Westpac may only Redeem under clause 7.1(a)

if Westpac has given a Redemption Notice of its

election to do so at least 21 Business Days before

the proposed Redemption Date to ASX and the

Holders.

(b) The Redemption Notice must specify:

(i) the date on which it is proposed the Redemption

will occur, which must be:

(A) in the case of clause 7.1(a)(i), the specified

optional Redemption Date;

(B) in the case of a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event, the Next Distribution Payment Date,

unless Westpac determines an earlier date

having regard to the best interests of Holders

as a whole and the relevant event; and

(ii) whether any Distribution will be paid in respect

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be Redeemed

on the Redemption Date.

7.3 APRA approval to Redeem

Westpac may only Redeem under this clause 7 if:

(a) either:

(i) before or concurrently with Redemption,

Westpac replaces Westpac Capital Notes 8 with

a capital instrument which is of the same or

better quality (for the purposes of the Prudential

Standards) than Westpac Capital Notes 8 and

the replacement of Westpac Capital Notes 8

is done under conditions that are sustainable

for the income capacity of Westpac (for the

purposes of the Prudential Standards); or

(ii) Westpac obtains confirmation from APRA that

APRA is satisfied, having regard to the capital

position of Westpac and the Westpac Group,

that Westpac does not have to replace Westpac

Capital Notes 8; and

(b) APRA has given its prior written approval to the

Redemption. Approval is at the discretion of APRA

and may or may not be given.

7.4 Final Distribution

For the avoidance of doubt, Redemption may occur

even if Westpac, in its absolute discretion, does not pay

a Distribution for the final Distribution Period.

7.5 No Redemption at the option of

the Holders

Holders do not have a right to request Redemption of

their Westpac Capital Notes 8 at any time.

7.6 Effect of Redemption Notice

Subject to any early Conversion required because

of a Capital Trigger Event or a Non-Viability Trigger

Event and any termination of rights under clause 5.8,

any Redemption Notice given under this clause 7 is

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irrevocable and Westpac must (subject to clause 11.1)

Redeem Westpac Capital Notes 8 on the Redemption

Date specified in that Redemption Notice.

8 Optional Transfer

8.1 Transfer at the option of Westpac

(a) Westpac may elect that Transfer occur in relation to:

(i) all or some Westpac Capital Notes 8 on:

(A) 21 September 2029;

(B) 21 December 2029;

(C) 21 March 2030; or

(D) 21 June 2030; or

(ii) all (but not some) of the Westpac Capital

Notes 8 on a Transfer Date following the

occurrence of a Tax Event or Regulatory Event.

(b) If only some (but not all) Westpac Capital

Notes 8 are to be Transferred under clause 8.1(a)

(i), the number of Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be

Transferred will be specified in the Transfer Notice

and selected:

(i) in a manner that is, in the opinion of Westpac,

fair and reasonable; and

(ii) in compliance with any applicable law, directive

or requirement of ASX.

8.2 Optional Transfer Notice

(a) Westpac may only elect to Transfer Westpac Capital

Notes 8 under clause 8.1(a) if Westpac has given a

Transfer Notice at least 21 Business Days before the

proposed Transfer Date to ASX and the Holders.

(b) The Transfer Notice must specify:

(i) the date on which it is proposed the Transfer will

occur, which must be:

(A) in the case of clause 8.1(a)(i), the specified

optional Transfer Date;

(B) in the case of a Tax Event or Regulatory

Event, the Next Distribution Payment Date,

unless Westpac determines an earlier date

having regard to the best interests of Holders

as a whole and the relevant event; and

(ii) whether any Distribution will be paid in respect

of the Westpac Capital Notes 8 to be Transferred

on the Transfer Date.

8.3 Final Distribution

For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer may occur even

if Westpac, in its absolute discretion, does not pay a

Distribution for the final Distribution Period.

8.4 No Transfer at the option of the

Holders

Holders do not have a right to request Transfer of their

Westpac Capital Notes 8 at any time.

8.5 Effect of Transfer Notice

(a) Any Transfer Notice given under this clause 8 is

irrevocable and Westpac must (subject to clause 11.1)

Transfer Westpac Capital Notes 8 on the Transfer

Date specified in that Transfer Notice.

(b) If Westpac issues a Transfer Notice under this

clause 8:

(i) each Holder is taken irrevocably to offer to sell

the relevant number of their Westpac Capital

Notes 8 to the Nominated Party on the Transfer

Date for a cash amount per Westpac Capital

Note 8 equal to the Face Value (and to have

appointed Westpac as its agent and attorney to

execute documents and do all things necessary

which Westpac considers may be necessary or

desirable in connection with that offer and any

resulting sale);

(ii) subject to payment by the Nominated Party

of the Face Value to Holders, all right, title and

interest in the relevant number of Westpac

Capital Notes 8 will be Transferred from the

Holders to the Nominated Party on the Transfer

Date; and

(iii) if the Nominated Party does not pay the Face

Value to the relevant Holders on the Transfer

Date, the relevant number of Westpac Capital

Notes 8 will not be Transferred to the Nominated

Party.

(c) Clause 11 will apply to payments by the Nominated

Party as if the Nominated Party were Westpac. If

any payment to a particular Holder is not made or

treated as made on the Transfer Date because of

any error by or on behalf of the Nominated Party,

the relevant Westpac Capital Notes 8 of that Holder

will not be Transferred until payment is made but

the Transfer of all other relevant Westpac Capital

Notes 8 will not be affected by the failure.

9 General provisions

applicable to Conversion

9.1 Conversion

On the Conversion Date, subject to clauses 5.6 and 9.10,

the following will apply:

(a) Westpac will allot and issue the Conversion Number

of Ordinary Shares for each Westpac Capital Note 8

held by the Holder. The Conversion Number is

calculated according to the following formula, and

subject always to the Conversion Number being no

greater than the Maximum Conversion Number:

Conversion Number for each = Face Value

Westpac Capital Note 8 0.99 x VWAP

where:

VWA P (expressed in dollars and cents) means the

VWAP during the VWAP Period.

Maximum Conversion Number means a number

calculated according to the following formula:

Maximum

Conversion

Number for

each Westpac

Capital Note 8

=

Face Value

Relevant Percentage x Issue

Date VWAP

Relevant Percentage means:

(i) if Conversion is occurring on a Scheduled

Conversion Date or an Optional Conversion Date

on 21 September 2029, 21 December 2029, 21

March 2030 or 21 June 2030, 50%; and

(ii) if Conversion is occurring at any other time, 20%.

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(b) Each Holder’s rights (including to Distributions

other than the Distribution, if any, payable on a date

when Conversion is required that is not a Capital

Trigger Event Conversion Date or a Non-Viability

Trigger Event Conversion Date) in relation to each

Westpac Capital Note 8 that is being Converted

will be immediately and irrevocably terminated for

an amount equal to the Face Value and Westpac

will apply the Face Value of each Westpac Capital

Note 8 by way of payment for the subscription

for the Ordinary Shares to be allotted and issued

under clause 9.1(a). Each Holder is taken to have

irrevocably directed that any amount payable under

this clause 9.1 is to be applied as provided for in

this clause and Holders do not have any right to

payment in any other way.

(c) If the total number of Ordinary Shares to be allotted

and issued in respect of a Holder’s aggregate

holding of Westpac Capital Notes 8 includes a

fraction of an Ordinary Share, that fraction of an

Ordinary Share will be disregarded.

9.2 Adjustments to VWAP generally

For the purposes of calculating VWAP under clause 9.1:

(a) where, on some or all of the Business Days in the

relevant VWAP Period, Ordinary Shares have been

quoted on ASX as cum dividend or cum any other

distribution or entitlement and Westpac Capital

Notes 8 will be Converted into Ordinary Shares

after that date and those Ordinary Shares will no

longer carry that dividend or that other distribution

or entitlement, then the VWAP on the Business

Days on which those Ordinary Shares have been

quoted cum dividend or cum any other distribution

or entitlement will be reduced by an amount (“Cum

Value”) equal to:

(i) in the case of a dividend or other distribution,

the amount of that dividend or other distribution

including, if the dividend or distribution is

franked, the amount that would be included

in the assessable income of a recipient of the

dividend or distribution who is a natural person

resident in Australia under the Tax Act;

(ii) in the case of any other entitlement that is not

a dividend or other distribution under clause

9.2(a)(i) which is traded on ASX on any of those

Business Days, the volume weighted average

price of all such entitlements sold on ASX during

the VWAP Period on the Business Days on

which those entitlements were traded (excluding

trades of the kind that would be excluded in

determining VWAP under the definition of that

term); or

(iii) in the case of any other entitlement which is

not traded on ASX during the VWAP Period,

the value of the entitlement as reasonably

determined by Westpac;

(b) where, on some or all of the Business Days in the

VWAP Period, Ordinary Shares have been quoted

as ex dividend or ex any other distribution or

entitlement, and Westpac Capital Notes 8 will be

Converted into Ordinary Shares which would be

entitled to receive the relevant dividend, distribution

or entitlement, the VWAP on the Business Days on

which those Ordinary Shares have been quoted ex

dividend or ex any other distribution or entitlement

will be increased by the Cum Value; and

(c) any adjustment made by Westpac in accordance

with clause 9.2 will be effective and binding on

Holders under these Terms and these Terms will be

construed accordingly.

9.3 Adjustments to VWAP for capital

reconstruction

(a) Where during the relevant VWAP Period there is a

change to the number of Ordinary Shares on issue

because the Ordinary Shares are reconstructed,

consolidated, divided or reclassified (in a manner

not involving any cash payment (or the giving of

any other form of consideration) to or by holders of

Ordinary Shares) (“Reclassification”) into a lesser or

greater number, the daily VWAP for each day in the

VWAP Period which falls before the date on which

trading in Ordinary Shares is conducted on a post

Reclassification basis will be adjusted by multiplying

such daily VWAP by the following formula:

A

B

where:

A means the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares

immediately before the Reclassification; and

B means the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares

immediately after the Reclassification.

(b) Any adjustment made by Westpac in accordance

with clause 9.3(a) will be effective and binding on

Holders under these Terms and these Terms will be

construed accordingly.

(c) Each Holder acknowledges that Westpac may

consolidate, divide or reclassify Ordinary Shares so

that there is a lesser or greater number of Ordinary

Shares at any time in its absolute discretion

without any such action requiring any consent or

concurrence of any Holders.

9.4 Adjustments to Issue Date VWAP

generally

For the purposes of determining the Issue Date

VWAP under clause 9.1, adjustments will be made in

accordance with clause 9.2 and clause 9.3 during the

period in which the Issue Date VWAP is determined. On

and from the Issue Date, adjustments to the Issue Date

VWAP:

(a) may be made by Westpac in accordance with

clauses 9.5 to 9.7 (inclusive);

(b) if so made, will correspondingly affect the

application of the Scheduled Conversion Conditions

and the Optional Conversion Restriction and cause

an adjustment to the Maximum Conversion Number;

and

(c) if so made, will be effective and binding on

Holders under these Terms and these Terms will be

construed accordingly.

9.5 Adjustments to Issue Date VWAP

for bonus issues

(a) Subject to clauses 9.5(b) and 9.5(c), if at any time

on or from the Issue Date Westpac makes a pro-

rata bonus issue of Ordinary Shares to holders of

Ordinary Shares generally (in a manner not involving

any cash payment (or the giving of any other form of

consideration) to or by holders of Ordinary Shares),

the Issue Date VWAP will be adjusted immediately in

accordance with the following formula:

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V =

Vo x RD

(RD + RN)

where:

V means the Issue Date VWAP applying

immediately after the application of this formula;

Vo means the Issue Date VWAP applying

immediately prior to the application of this formula;

RD means the number of Ordinary Shares on issue

immediately prior to the allotment of new Ordinary

Shares pursuant to the bonus issue; and

RN means the number of Ordinary Shares issued

pursuant to the bonus issue.

(b) Clause 9.5(a) does not apply to Ordinary Shares

issued as part of a bonus share plan, employee or

executive share plan, executive option plan, share

top up plan, share purchase plan or a dividend

reinvestment plan.

(c) For the purposes of this clause, an issue will

be regarded as a bonus issue notwithstanding

that Westpac does not make offers to some or

all holders of Ordinary Shares with registered

addresses outside Australia, provided that in so

doing Westpac is not in contravention of the ASX

Listing Rules.

(d) No adjustments to the Issue Date VWAP will be

made under this clause 9.5 for any offer of Ordinary

Shares not covered by clause 9.5(a), including a

rights issue or other essentially pro rata issue.

(e) The fact that no adjustment is made for an issue of

Ordinary Shares except as covered by clause 9.5(a)

shall not in any way restrict Westpac from issuing

Ordinary Shares at an

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