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3 APRIL 2024

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES

Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac”) – issue of A$600,000,000 Fixed Rate to

Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 3 April 2034 (the “Fixed Rate to

Floating Rate Tier 2 Subordinated Notes”) and A$650,000,000 Floating Rate Callable

Subordinated Notes due 3 April 2034 (the “Floating Rate Tier 2 Subordinated Notes”

and, together with the Fixed Rate to Floating Rate Tier 2 Subordinated Notes, the “Tier

2 Subordinated Notes”)

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

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

2016/71 (“Instrument”)

1. Westpac has issued the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes on 3 April 2024. Offers of the

Tier 2 Subordinated Notes do not require disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of

the Act.

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

on pages 58 to 115 of the Information Memorandum relating to Westpac’s Debt

Issuance Programme dated 19 May 2023 (“Information Memorandum”), as

supplemented by the Pricing Supplement in respect of the Fixed Rate to Floating

Rate Tier 2 Subordinated Notes and the Pricing Supplement in respect of the Floating

Rate Tier 2 Subordinated Notes, each dated 28 March 2024, the forms of which are

attached to this notice as Annexure A and Annexure B respectively (each a “Pricing

Supplement”, and together, the “Pricing Supplements”). The Information

Memorandum was released to the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) on 19 May

2023 and may be viewed at https://www.asx.com.au.

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

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

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”).

4. If APRA determines that Westpac is or would become non-viable, the Tier 2

Subordinated Notes may be:

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

(b) immediately and irrevocably Written-off (and rights attaching to the Tier 2

Subordinated Notes terminated) if for any reason Conversion does not occur

within five ASX Business Days of APRA notifying Westpac of the determination,

in accordance with the Conditions.

Level 18, 275 Kent Street

Sydney, NSW, 2000



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

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

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

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

part of, this notice.

6. Westpac confirms that:

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

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

Instrument; and

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

Act as inserted by the Instrument.

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

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


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


NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES

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

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

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

may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S.

persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.


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SCHEDULE

A. Effect on Westpac of the offer of the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes

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

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

sources and types of capital funding.

The proceeds from the issue of the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes will be used for general

corporate purposes. Those proceeds, less the costs of the issue, will be classified as loan

capital in the financial statements of Westpac. The issue of the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes

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

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

total capital ratio on a Level 2 basis by less than 0.3%.

B. Rights and liabilities attaching to the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes

The rights and liabilities attaching to the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes are set out in the

Conditions as supplemented by the relevant Pricing Supplement.

C. Effect on Westpac of the issue of the ordinary shares if the Tier 2 Subordinated

Notes are required to be Converted

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

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

that require the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes to be Converted into ordinary shares in the capital

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

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

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

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

If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs and Westpac Converts the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes

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

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

unamortised costs of the issue, of the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes being Converted and

increase Westpac’s shareholders’ equity by a corresponding amount. APRA has not

provided extensive guidance as to how it would determine non‑viability. Non-viability could

be expected to include serious impairment of Westpac’s financial position and concerns

about its capital, funding or liquidity levels and/or insolvency. APRA has indicated that non-

viability is likely to arise prior to insolvency.

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Principal Amount of the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes.

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

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


1

If, in accordance with the Conditions, Westpac is replaced by an Approved Successor as debtor of the Tier 2

Subordinated Notes and the issuer of ordinary shares, Tier 2 Subordinated Notes may be Converted into fully paid

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

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

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

the Act. Refer to the Conditions and the Instrument for further information.

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

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

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

backs or special dividends.

The Maximum Conversion Number is 18,818.2160 Westpac ordinary shares per Tier 2

Subordinated Note (with a nominal value of A$100,000), based on the Issue Date VWAP of

A$26.57. If Conversion of any Tier 2 Subordinated Notes does not occur for any reason

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

Tier 2 Subordinated Notes will be Written-off, and all corresponding rights and claims of

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

of the Outstanding Principal Amount and upon Conversion, the receipt of ordinary shares)

will be immediately and irrevocably written-off and terminated, with effect on and from the

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

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

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

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

Act. Westpac’s constitution was most recently amended at the general meeting held on 15

December 2021 (“Constitution”, as amended from time to time). The ordinary shares in the

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

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

E. Additional information

Information about the Tier 2 Subordinated Notes is contained in the Information

Memorandum and the Pricing Supplement.

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

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

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

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

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

capital of Westpac.

Copies of documents lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

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

announcements may be viewed at https://www.asx.com.au.

Any person has the right to obtain copies of:

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

•any continuous disclosure notices given by Westpac after the lodgement of the 2023

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

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

at:

Westpac Group Secretariat

Level 18

Westpac Place

275 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000


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ANNEXURE A


Form of Pricing Supplement dated 28 March 2024 in respect of the issue of

A$600,000,000 Fixed Rate to Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 3 April

2034





NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B(1) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT 2001 OF

SINGAPORE, AS MODIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “SFA”) – The Subordinated

Notes are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital

Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice

SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on

Recommendations on Investment Products).

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – The Subordinated Notes are not intended

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

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

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

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

2016/97, as amended (the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify

as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor

as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently no key

information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs

Regulation”) for offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making them available to retail

investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or

otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs

Regulation.

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

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

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

a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)

No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)

Act 2018 (“EUWA”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the UK’s Financial Services

and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the

Insurance Distribution Direction, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as

defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in

the UK by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU)

2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus

Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014

as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for

offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the

UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making

them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.



Series No.: 2024-6

Tranche No.: 1








Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)


Debt Issuance Programme


Issue of


A$600,000,000 Fixed Rate to Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 3 April 2034

(“Subordinated Notes”)


The date of this Supplement is 28 March 2024.

This Supplement (as referred to in the Information Memorandum in relation to the above Programme

dated 19 May 2023 (“Information Memorandum”)) relates to the Tranche of Subordinated Notes

referred to above. It is supplementary to, and should be read in conjunction with the Subordinated Note

Deed Poll dated 5 March 2014 made by Westpac Banking Corporation (“Deed Poll”) and the

Information Memorandum.

This Supplement does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer or solicitation

by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to

whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation, and no action is being taken to permit an offering

of the Subordinated Notes or the distribution of this Supplement in any jurisdiction where such action is

required.

Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Supplement have the meaning given in the applicable

Conditions set forth in the Information Memorandum.

The particulars to be specified in relation to the Tranche of Subordinated Notes referred to above are

as follows:

1 Issuer : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)

2 Lead Manager : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)

3 Relevant Dealer : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)



4 Registrar and Australian Paying

Agent

: BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited

(ABN 48 002 916 396)

5 Calculation Agent :

BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited

(ABN 48 002 916 396)

6 Issuing and Paying Agent

(Offshore)

: Not Applicable

7 If to form a single Series with an

existing Series, specify date on

which all Subordinated Notes of

the Series become fungible, if not

the Issue Date

: Not Applicable

8 Status : Subordinated

The primary method of loss absorption is

Conversion, subject to possible Write-off in

accordance with Condition 5.3.

For the purposes of:

• the formula in Condition 6.1(a) to be

used for calculating the Conversion

Number, P is 0.99; and

• Condition 6.10(b), the Clearing

System Cut-off Date is 10 ASX

Business Days prior to the Non-

Viability Trigger Event Date.

9 Currency : Australian dollars (“A$”)

10 Aggregate Principal Amount of

Tranche

: A$600,000,000

11 Aggregate Principal Amount of

Series

: A$600,000,000

12 Issue Date : 3 April 2024

13 Issue Price : 100 per cent. per Denomination

14 Commissions Payable : As set out in the Subscription

Acknowledgement dated 28 March 2024

between the Issuer and the Lead Manager

and Dealer

15 Selling Concession : Not Applicable

16 Purchase Price : A$100,000 fully paid per Denomination

17 Denomination : A$100,000

The minimum aggregate consideration for

offers or transfers of the Subordinated Notes

in Australia must be at least A$500,000

(disregarding moneys lent by the transferor or



its associates to the transferee), unless the

offer or invitation resulting in the transfer does

not otherwise require disclosure to investors

in accordance with Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the

Corporations Act 2001 of Australia.

18 Type of Debt Instruments : From and including the Issue Date, to but

excluding, the Interest Payment date falling

on 3 April 2029 (the “First Optional

Redemption Date”): Fixed Rate

Subordinated Notes

From and including the First Optional

Redemption Date, to but excluding the

Maturity Date: Floating Rate Subordinated

Notes

19

If interest-bearing, specify which

of the relevant Conditions is

applicable

:

Condition 7.2 is applicable in respect of the

period from and including the Issue Date to but

excluding the First Optional Redemption Date.

If the Subordinated Notes have not been

redeemed, purchased and cancelled,

Converted or Written-Off by the Issuer on or

before the First Optional Redemption Date,

Condition 7.3 is applicable in respect of the

period from and including the First Optional

Redemption Date to but excluding the Maturity

Date.

20

Fixed Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.2)

:

Applicable in respect of the period from and

including the Issue Date to but excluding the

First Optional Redemption Date.

Fixed Coupon Amount : A$2,877.00 payable semi-annually in arrear

per Denomination

Interest Rate : 5.754 per cent. per annum payable semi-

annually in arrear.

Interest Commencement Date, if

not Issue Date

: Issue Date

Interest Payment Dates : Semi-annually, each 3 April and 3 October,

commencing on 3 October 2024 up to and

including the First Optional Redemption Date,

subject to adjustment in accordance with the

Applicable Business Day Convention

Day Count Fraction : Australian Bond Basis

Initial Broken Amount : Not Applicable

Final Broken Amount : Not Applicable


Applicable Business Day

Convention

:

- for Interest Payment Dates: Following Business Day Convention



- for Interest Period End Dates: Not Applicable

- for Maturity Date: Not Applicable

- any other date: Not Applicable

Additional Business Centre(s) : Not Applicable

21 Floating Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.3)

: Applicable from and including the First

Optional Redemption Date to, but excluding

the Maturity Date

Interest Commencement Date, if

not Issue Date

: First Optional Redemption Date

Interest Rate : BBSW Rate Determination

Interest Payment Dates : Quarterly, each 3 January, 3 April, 3 July and

3 October, commencing on 3 July 2029 to and

including the Maturity Date, subject to

adjustment in accordance with the Applicable

Business Day Convention

Applicable Business Day

Convention


:

- for Interest Payment Dates:


Modified Following Business Day Convention


- for Interest Period End Dates: Modified Following Business Day Convention


- for Maturity Date:


Modified Following Business Day Convention

- any other date: Not Applicable

Additional Business Centre(s) : Not Applicable

BBSW Rate : As per Condition 7.3(b)(iii)

Margin : Plus 1.88 per cent. per annum

Day Count Fraction : Actual/365 (Fixed)

Fallback Interest Rate : As per Condition 7.3(b)(iii)

Linear Interpolation : Not Applicable

22 Other rates : Not Applicable

23 Accrual of interest : Not Applicable

24 Reference Price : Not Applicable

25 Maturity Date : 3 April 2034

26 Maturity Redemption Amount : 100 per cent. of the Outstanding Principal

Amount



27 Early redemption at the option of

the Issuer (Call) (Condition 8.3)

: Applicable, but only in respect of the First

Optional Redemption Date and each Interest

Payment Date thereafter up to but excluding

the Maturity Date.

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior

written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any

such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days


Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of the call option

: Not Applicable

Specify first date on which the call

option may be exercised in the

case of Subordinated Notes

: 3 April 2029

Early Redemption Amount (Call) : As set out in Condition 8.3

Early Redemption Date (Call) : 3 April 2029 and each Interest Payment Date

thereafter up to but excluding the Maturity

Date

Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

: Yes, the Issuer may redeem all or some

Subordinated Notes at its discretion under

Condition 8.3

28 Early redemption for adverse tax

events (Condition 8.4)

: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior

written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any



such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days

Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of option

: Not Applicable

Early Redemption Amount

(Adverse Tax Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.4

Early Redemption Date (Adverse

Tax Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.4

Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

: Not Applicable

29 Early redemption for regulatory

events (Condition 8.5)

: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior

written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any

such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days

Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of option

: Not Applicable


Early Redemption Amount

(Regulatory Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.5

Early Redemption Date

(Regulatory Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.5

Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

: Not Applicable



principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

30 Early Termination Amount :

If Early Termination Amount is not

the Outstanding Principal Amount

of the Subordinated Notes, insert

amount or full calculation

provisions

: Not Applicable

Specify if Holders are not to

receive accrued interest on early

redemption on default

: Not Applicable

31 Deed Poll : Subordinated Note Deed Poll dated 5 March

2014

32 Taxation : Condition 10.8 is applicable

33 Other relevant terms and

conditions

: Not Applicable

34 ISIN : AU3CB0308278

35 Common Code : 279634004

36 Common Depository : Not Applicable

37 Austraclear Number : WP2286

38 Any Clearing System other than

Euroclear / Clearstream,

Luxembourg / Austraclear

: Not Applicable

39 Settlement procedures : Customary medium term note settlement and

payment procedures apply

40 U.S. selling restrictions : As set out in the Information Memorandum

41 Distribution of Information

Memorandum

: As set out in the Information Memorandum

42 Other selling restrictions : As set out in the Information Memorandum

43 Australian interest withholding tax : The Issuer intends to issue the Subordinated

Notes in a manner consistent with the public

offer test set out in section 128F(3) of the

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of

Australia (the “Tax Act”). If the requirements

of section 128F of the Tax Act are not

satisfied, Condition 10.8 will be applicable

(subject to Item 32 above), and accordingly

the Issuer may, subject to certain exceptions,



be obliged to pay Additional Amounts in

accordance with Condition 10.8.

See also the section of the Information

Memorandum entitled “Australian Taxation”.

44 Transaction Documents : Not Applicable

45 Listing : Not Applicable

46 Events of Default : Condition 9 is applicable

47 Additional or alternate newspapers : Not Applicable

48 Stabilisation Manager : Not Applicable

49 Other amendments : Not Applicable

50 Other disclosure : As set out in the Information Memorandum

See the Schedule to this Pricing Supplement



CONFIRMED

For and on behalf of

Westpac Banking Corporation


By:



Name



Position



Date:




Emily Blythe

28/3/2024

Associate Director, Global Funding



Schedule

The Information Memorandum is hereby supplemented with the following information, which shall be

deemed to be incorporated in, and to form part of, the Information Memorandum. Save as otherwise

defined herein, terms defined in the Information Memorandum have the same meaning when used in

this Schedule. To the extent there is any inconsistency between any statement in this Schedule and

any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Information Memorandum prior to the date

of this Supplement, the statements in this Schedule will prevail.

Westpac 1Q24 Update

The Group delivered unaudited net profit of $1.5 billion for 1Q24. The impact of Notable Items, related

solely to hedge accounting which will reverse over time, drove the 6% decline.

Excluding Notable Items, unaudited net profit was $1.8 billion for 1Q24, in line with the second half 2023

average.

The Group delivered customer deposit growth of $7.9 billion and loan growth of $5.6 billion for 1Q24.

Operating trends

The Group net interest margin (“NIM”) for 1Q24 was 1.78% and comprised of:

• Core NIM

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of 1.80%, down 4 basis points, reflecting prudent management in the context

of ongoing mortgage competition. In addition, further deposit mix shift towards lower

spread savings and term deposits was offset by higher earnings on capital and hedged

deposits;

• Treasury and Markets income of 13 basis points, up 3 basis points; and

• Hedging items, that will reverse over time, which detracted 15 basis points.

Expenses were down 6% for 1Q24. Excluding Notable Items, expenses were up 2% for 1Q24. The rise

in expenses excluding Notable Items reflected higher amortisation expense and ongoing inflationary

pressures. These outweighed benefits from the 2% reduction in FTE and ongoing Cost Reset actions.

Stressed assets reduced by 4 basis points in the quarter to 1.22% of total committed exposures, with

the reduction in watchlist and substandard exposures more than offsetting the rise in 90+ day mortgage

delinquencies.

Financial strength

The Group net stable funding ratio was 114% for 1Q24.

Group credit impairment provisions were $5.1 billion as at 31 December 2023. The ratio of collectively

assessed provisions to credit risk weighted assets was up 2 basis points to 1.37% as at 31 December

2023.



Financial summary

Excluding Notable Items

$m

2H23 qtr

average

% movement

1Q24 - 2H23 qtr

average 2H23 qtr average

% movement

1Q24 - 2H23 qtr

average

Net interest income 4,602 (7) 4,606 1

Non-interest income 719 3 730 3

Net operating income 5,321 (5) 5,336 2

Expenses (2,852) (6) (2,622) 2

Pre-provision profit 2,469 (4) 2,714 1

Impairment charges (129) 47 (129) 47

Tax and non-controlling

interests (“NCI”)

(743) (10) (812) (3)

Net profit 1,597 (6) 1,773 -

Return on equity (“ROE”) 8.9% (61bps) 9.9% (7bps)



Quarterly net profit

2




Excluding Notable Items

$b




3Q23 4Q23



2H23 qtr

average




1Q24 3Q23


4Q23

2H23 qtr

average




1Q24

Net interest

income

4.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7

Non-interest

income

0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8

Net

operating

income

5.6 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4

Expenses (2.7) (3.0) (2.9) (2.7) (2.7) (2.6) (2.6) (2.7)

Pre-

provision

profit

2.9 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Impairment

charges

(0.3) - (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) - (0.1) (0.2)

Tax and NCI (0.8) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (0.9) (0.8) (0.8)

Net profit 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8

ROE 10.3% 7.5% 8.9% 8.3% 9.6% 10.2% 9.9% 9.8%


The financial information for the three months ended 31 December 2023 has not been audited or

reviewed by any independent registered public accounting firm and has been derived from the

unaudited financial statements for the quarterly period ended 31 December 2023. Any other financial

information provided as at a date after 30 September 2023 has not been audited or reviewed by any

independent registered public accounting firm either. The information contained in this section is based

on management’s current information, including management’s view of a wide variety of significant

business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties. Certain data herein may involve underlying

estimates, assumptions and judgments when applying accounting policies and preparing its financial

statements, particularly in connection with the calculation of provisions. Any change in such estimates,


1

Core net interest income is calculated by excluding Notable Items and Treasury and Markets.

2

Table may not add up due to rounding.



assumptions and/or judgments resulting from new information or from changes in circumstances or

experience could result in Westpac incurring losses greater than those anticipated or provided for.

Content in this section principally covers and compares the three months ended 31 December 2023

(“1Q24”) and second half 2023 (“2H23”) quarterly average periods unless otherwise stated. The 2H23

quarterly averages have been calculated using the simple arithmetic average of each financial item for

the three months ended 30 June 2023 and the three months ended 30 September 2023. All amounts

are in Australian dollars. Certain amounts and ratios, including amounts and ratios excluding Notable

Items, are not defined by Australian Accounting Standards (“AAS”). These non-AAS measures are

identified and described in the ‘Reading this report’ section of the Performance Review in Westpac’s

2023 Annual Report.


Page 6

ANNEXURE B


Form of Pricing Supplement dated 28 March 2024 in respect of the issue of

A$650,000,000 Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 3 April 2034






NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B(1) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT 2001 OF

SINGAPORE, AS MODIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “SFA”) – The Subordinated

Notes are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital

Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice

SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on

Recommendations on Investment Products).

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – The Subordinated Notes are not intended

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

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

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

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

2016/97, as amended (the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify

as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor

as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently no key

information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs

Regulation”) for offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making them available to retail

investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or

otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs

Regulation.

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

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

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

a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)

No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)

Act 2018 (“EUWA”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the UK’s Financial Services

and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the

Insurance Distribution Direction, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as

defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law in

the UK by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU)

2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus

Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014

as it forms part of domestic law in the UK by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for

offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the

UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Subordinated Notes or otherwise making

them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.



Series No.: 2024-7

Tranche No.: 1








Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)


Debt Issuance Programme


Issue of


A$650,000,000 Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes due 3 April 2034

(“Subordinated Notes”)


The date of this Supplement is 28 March 2024.

This Supplement (as referred to in the Information Memorandum in relation to the above Programme

dated 19 May 2023 (“Information Memorandum”)) relates to the Tranche of Subordinated Notes

referred to above. It is supplementary to, and should be read in conjunction with the Subordinated Note

Deed Poll dated 5 March 2014 made by Westpac Banking Corporation (“Deed Poll”) and the

Information Memorandum.

This Supplement does not constitute, and may not be used for the purposes of, an offer or solicitation

by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to

whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation, and no action is being taken to permit an offering

of the Subordinated Notes or the distribution of this Supplement in any jurisdiction where such action is

required.

Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Supplement have the meaning given in the applicable

Conditions set forth in the Information Memorandum.

The particulars to be specified in relation to the Tranche of Subordinated Notes referred to above are

as follows:

1 Issuer : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)

2 Lead Manager : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)

3 Relevant Dealer : Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)



4 Registrar and Australian Paying

Agent

: BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited

(ABN 48 002 916 396)

5 Calculation Agent :

BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited

(ABN 48 002 916 396)

6 Issuing and Paying Agent

(Offshore)

: Not Applicable

7 If to form a single Series with an

existing Series, specify date on

which all Subordinated Notes of

the Series become fungible, if not

the Issue Date

: Not Applicable

8 Status : Subordinated

The primary method of loss absorption is

Conversion, subject to possible Write-off in

accordance with Condition 5.3.

For the purposes of:

• the formula in Condition 6.1(a) to be

used for calculating the Conversion

Number, P is 0.99; and

• Condition 6.10(b), the Clearing

System Cut-off Date is 10 ASX

Business Days prior to the Non-

Viability Trigger Event Date.

9 Currency : Australian dollars (“A$”)

10 Aggregate Principal Amount of

Tranche

: A$650,000,000

11 Aggregate Principal Amount of

Series

: A$650,000,000

12 Issue Date : 3 April 2024

13 Issue Price : 100 per cent. per Denomination

14 Commissions Payable : As set out in the Subscription

Acknowledgement dated 28 March 2024

between the Issuer and the Lead Manager

and Dealer

15 Selling Concession : Not Applicable

16 Purchase Price : A$100,000 fully paid per Denomination

17 Denomination : A$100,000

The minimum aggregate consideration for

offers or transfers of the Subordinated Notes

in Australia must be at least A$500,000

(disregarding moneys lent by the transferor or



its associates to the transferee), unless the

offer or invitation resulting in the transfer does

not otherwise require disclosure to investors

in accordance with Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the

Corporations Act 2001 of Australia.

18 Type of Debt Instruments : Floating Rate Subordinated Notes

19 If interest-bearing, specify which

of the relevant Conditions is

applicable

: Condition 7.3 is applicable

20 Fixed Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.2)

: Not Applicable

21 Floating Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.3)

: Applicable

Interest Commencement Date, if

not Issue Date

: Issue Date

Interest Rate : BBSW Rate Determination

Interest Payment Dates : Quarterly, each 3 January, 3 April, 3 July and

3 October, commencing on 3 July 2024 to and

including the Maturity Date, subject to

adjustment in accordance with the Applicable

Business Day Convention

Applicable Business Day

Convention


:

- for Interest Payment Dates:


Modified Following Business Day Convention



- for Interest Period End Dates:


Modified Following Business Day Convention

- for Maturity Date: Modified Following Business Day Convention

- any other date: Not Applicable

Additional Business Centre(s) : Not Applicable

BBSW Rate : As per Condition 7.3(b)(iii)

Margin : Plus 1.88 per cent. per annum

Day Count Fraction : Actual/365 (Fixed)

Fallback Interest Rate : As per Condition 7.3(b)(iii)

Linear Interpolation : Not Applicable

22 Other rates : Not Applicable

23 Accrual of interest : Not Applicable

24 Reference Price : Not Applicable



25 Maturity Date : 3 April 2034

26 Maturity Redemption Amount : 100 per cent. of the Outstanding Principal

Amount

27 Early redemption at the option of

the Issuer (Call) (Condition 8.3)

: Applicable, but only in respect of the Interest

Payment Date scheduled to fall on 3 April

2029 and each Interest Payment Date

thereafter up to but excluding the Maturity

Date.

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior

written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any

such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days

Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of the call option

: Not Applicable

Specify first date on which the call

option may be exercised in the

case of Subordinated Notes

: 3 April 2029

Early Redemption Amount (Call) : As set out in Condition 8.3

Early Redemption Date (Call) : 3 April 2029 and each Interest Payment Date

thereafter up to but excluding the Maturity

Date

Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

: Yes, the Issuer may redeem all or some

Subordinated Notes at its discretion under

Condition 8.3

28 Early redemption for adverse tax

events (Condition 8.4)

: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior



written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any

such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days

Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of option

: Not Applicable

Early Redemption Amount

(Adverse Tax Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.4

Early Redemption Date (Adverse

Tax Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.4

Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

: Not Applicable

29 Early redemption for regulatory

events (Condition 8.5)

: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the

prior written approval of APRA.

Any such approval is at the discretion of

APRA and may or may not be given and

Holders should not expect that APRA’s prior

written approval will be given if requested by

Westpac. Any redemption of Subordinated

Notes does not imply or indicate that Westpac

will in the future exercise any right it may have

to redeem any other outstanding regulatory

capital instruments issued by Westpac. Any

such redemption would also be subject to

APRA’s prior written approval (which may or

may not be given).

Specify minimum notice period : 15 days

Specify maximum notice period : 45 days

Specify any additional conditions

to exercise of option

: Not Applicable

Early Redemption Amount

(Regulatory Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.5



Early Redemption Date

(Regulatory Event)

: As set out in Condition 8.5


Specify whether redemption is

permitted in respect of some only

of the Subordinated Notes and, if

so, any minimum aggregate

principal amount and the means

by which Subordinated Notes will

be selected for redemption

: Not Applicable

30 Early Termination Amount :

If Early Termination Amount is not

the Outstanding Principal Amount

of the Subordinated Notes, insert

amount or full calculation

provisions

: Not Applicable

Specify if Holders are not to

receive accrued interest on early

redemption on default

: Not Applicable

31 Deed Poll : Subordinated Note Deed Poll dated 5 March

2014

32 Taxation : Condition 10.8 is applicable

33 Other relevant terms and

conditions

: Not Applicable

34 ISIN : AU3FN0086328

35 Common Code : 279634128

36 Common Depository : Not Applicable

37 Austraclear Number : WP2287

38 Any Clearing System other than

Euroclear / Clearstream,

Luxembourg / Austraclear

: Not Applicable

39 Settlement procedures : Customary medium term note settlement and

payment procedures apply

40 U.S. selling restrictions : As set out in the Information Memorandum

41 Distribution of Information

Memorandum

: As set out in the Information Memorandum

42 Other selling restrictions : As set out in the Information Memorandum

43 Australian interest withholding tax : The Issuer intends to issue the Subordinated

Notes in a manner consistent with the public

offer test set out in section 128F(3) of the

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of

Australia (the “Tax Act”). If the requirements

of section 128F of the Tax Act are not



satisfied, Condition 10.8 will be applicable

(subject to Item 32 above), and accordingly

the Issuer may, subject to certain exceptions,

be obliged to pay Additional Amounts in

accordance with Condition 10.8.

See also the section of the Information

Memorandum entitled “Australian Taxation”.

44 Transaction Documents : Not Applicable

45 Listing : Not Applicable

46 Events of Default : Condition 9 is applicable

47 Additional or alternate newspapers : Not Applicable

48 Stabilisation Manager : Not Applicable

49 Other amendments : Not Applicable

50 Other disclosure : As set out in the Information Memorandum

See the Schedule to this Pricing Supplement



CONFIRMED

For and on behalf of

Westpac Banking Corporation


By:



Name



Position



Date:




Emily Blythe

Associate Director, Global Funding

28/3/2024



Schedule

The Information Memorandum is hereby supplemented with the following information, which shall be

deemed to be incorporated in, and to form part of, the Information Memorandum. Save as otherwise

defined herein, terms defined in the Information Memorandum have the same meaning when used in

this Schedule. To the extent there is any inconsistency between any statement in this Schedule and

any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Information Memorandum prior to the date

of this Supplement, the statements in this Schedule will prevail.

Westpac 1Q24 Update

The Group delivered unaudited net profit of $1.5 billion for 1Q24. The impact of Notable Items, related

solely to hedge accounting which will reverse over time, drove the 6% decline.

Excluding Notable Items, unaudited net profit was $1.8 billion for 1Q24, in line with the second half 2023

average.

The Group delivered customer deposit growth of $7.9 billion and loan growth of $5.6 billion for 1Q24.

Operating trends

The Group net interest margin (“NIM”) for 1Q24 was 1.78% and comprised of:

• Core NIM

1

of 1.80%, down 4 basis points, reflecting prudent management in the context

of ongoing mortgage competition. In addition, further deposit mix shift towards lower

spread savings and term deposits was offset by higher earnings on capital and hedged

deposits;

• Treasury and Markets income of 13 basis points, up 3 basis points; and

• Hedging items, that will reverse over time, which detracted 15 basis points.

Expenses were down 6% for 1Q24. Excluding Notable Items, expenses were up 2% for 1Q24. The rise

in expenses excluding Notable Items reflected higher amortisation expense and ongoing inflationary

pressures. These outweighed benefits from the 2% reduction in FTE and ongoing Cost Reset actions.

Stressed assets reduced by 4 basis points in the quarter to 1.22% of total committed exposures, with

the reduction in watchlist and substandard exposures more than offsetting the rise in 90+ day mortgage

delinquencies.

Financial strength

The Group net stable funding ratio was 114% for 1Q24.

Group credit impairment provisions were $5.1 billion as at 31 December 2023. The ratio of collectively

assessed provisions to credit risk weighted assets was up 2 basis points to 1.37% as at 31 December

2023.



Financial summary

Excluding Notable Items

$m

2H23 qtr

average

% movement

1Q24 - 2H23 qtr

average 2H23 qtr average

% movement

1Q24 - 2H23 qtr

average

Net interest income 4,602 (7) 4,606 1

Non-interest income 719 3 730 3

Net operating income 5,321 (5) 5,336 2

Expenses (2,852) (6) (2,622) 2

Pre-provision profit 2,469 (4) 2,714 1

Impairment charges (129) 47 (129) 47

Tax and non-controlling

interests (“NCI”)

(743) (10) (812) (3)

Net profit 1,597 (6) 1,773 -

Return on equity (“ROE”) 8.9% (61bps) 9.9% (7bps)



Quarterly net profit

2




Excluding Notable Items

$b




3Q23 4Q23



2H23 qtr

average




1Q24 3Q23


4Q23

2H23 qtr

average




1Q24

Net interest

income

4.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7

Non-interest

income

0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8

Net

operating

income

5.6 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4

Expenses (2.7) (3.0) (2.9) (2.7) (2.7) (2.6) (2.6) (2.7)

Pre-

provision

profit

2.9 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Impairment

charges

(0.3) - (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) - (0.1) (0.2)

Tax and NCI (0.8) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (0.9) (0.8) (0.8)

Net profit 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8

ROE 10.3% 7.5% 8.9% 8.3% 9.6% 10.2% 9.9% 9.8%


The financial information for the three months ended 31 December 2023 has not been audited or

reviewed by any independent registered public accounting firm and has been derived from the

unaudited financial statements for the quarterly period ended 31 December 2023. Any other financial

information provided as at a date after 30 September 2023 has not been audited or reviewed by any

independent registered public accounting firm either. The information contained in this section is based

on management’s current information, including management’s view of a wide variety of significant

business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties. Certain data herein may involve underlying

estimates, assumptions and judgments when applying accounting policies and preparing its financial

statements, particularly in connection with the calculation of provisions. Any change in such estimates,


1

Core net interest income is calculated by excluding Notable Items and Treasury and Markets.

2

Table may not add up due to rounding.



assumptions and/or judgments resulting from new information or from changes in circumstances or

experience could result in Westpac incurring losses greater than those anticipated or provided for.

Content in this section principally covers and compares the three months ended 31 December 2023

(“1Q24”) and second half 2023 (“2H23”) quarterly average periods unless otherwise stated. The 2H23

quarterly averages have been calculated using the simple arithmetic average of each financial item for

the three months ended 30 June 2023 and the three months ended 30 September 2023. All amounts

are in Australian dollars. Certain amounts and ratios, including amounts and ratios excluding Notable

Items, are not defined by Australian Accounting Standards (“AAS”). These non-AAS measures are

identified and described in the ‘Reading this report’ section of the Performance Review in Westpac’s

2023 Annual Report.

Data sourced from publicly available filings. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

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