ANZ commences joint venture with Worldline

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News Release
For release: 1 April 2022

ANZ commences joint venture with Worldline

ANZ today announced the commencement of ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions, a joint
venture with leading European payments provider Worldline.

The new joint venture will provide ANZ Australia’s small business, commercial and
institutional customers in Australia with access to market-leading point-of -sale and online
payment technology.

Under the newly formed merchant acquiring group, originally announced in December 2020,
ANZ and Worldline hold 49% and 51% interest respectively.

The sale of ANZ’s Merchant Acquiring Business (MAB) to the joint venture provides ANZ with
~8bps of Level 2 Group CET1 capital.
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A summary of the MAB transaction and contribution to ANZ financial performance was provided in ANZ’s news
release of 15 December 2020. The final gain on sale is expected to be ~$320m and remains subject to closing
adjustments. The profit and loss impact of the sale will be included in ANZ’s Cash Profit in first half 2022 and
highlighted as a Large / Notable item.