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Debt Issuance20 September 2022ANZFinancials

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522
ANZ Centre Melbourne, Level 9A, 833 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008






News Release


For release: 20 September 2022


Issue of A$900 million of Subordinated Notes

Notice under section 708A(12H)(e) of the

Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth)

Today Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ABN 11 005 357 522) (“Issuer”)

will issue A$900 million of subordinated notes due September 2034 pursuant to its Australian

dollar debt issuance programme (the “Subordinated Notes”).

The Subordinated Notes convert into fully paid ordinary shares of the Issuer (“Ordinary

Shares”) where the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”) determines this to

be necessary on the grounds that the Issuer would otherwise become non-viable.

This notice is a cleansing notice prepared for the purposes of section 708A(12H)(e) of the

Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth) (“Corporations Act”) (as inserted by ASIC Corporations

(Regulatory Capital Securities) Instrument 2016/71) to enable Ordinary Shares or Approved

NOHC

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Ordinary Shares

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issued on conversion of the Subordinated Notes to be freely

tradeable without further disclosure and includes in the Schedule commercial particulars of

the Subordinated Notes, extracted from the Pricing Supplement for the Subordinated Notes

dated 16 September 2022.


A description of the rights and liabilities attaching to the Subordinated Notes is contained in

the “Conditions of the Securities” section of the Information Memorandum dated 11 March

2021 that was lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) on that day

(“Information Memorandum”). A description of the rights and liabilities attaching to

Ordinary Shares is set out in the Information Memorandum.

Words and expressions defined in the Information Memorandum have the same meanings in

the remainder of this cleansing notice unless the contrary intention appears.

The issue of Subordinated Notes by the Issuer will not have a material impact on the Issuer’s

financial position. If a Non-Viability Trigger Event occurs and the Issuer issues Ordinary

Shares, the impact of Conversion on the Issuer would be to increase the Issuer’s shareholders’

equity. The number of Ordinary Shares issued on Conversion is limited to the Maximum


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Non-operating holding company.

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Refer to the Information Memorandum for the meaning of “Approved NOHC Ordinary Shares” in the

context of the Subordinated Notes and the section of the Schedule to this notice entitled “Additional

Disclosure” in relation to ANZ’s announcement on 4 May 2022 of ANZ’s intention to lodge a formal

application with APRA, the Federal Treasurer and other applicable regulators to establish an approved

non-operating holding company (“Approved NOHC”) and create distinct banking and non-banking

groups within the organisation.



Conversion Number. The Maximum Conversion Number is 218.3406 Ordinary Shares per

Subordinated Note (with a Principal Amount of A$1,000), based on the Issue Date VWAP

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of

A$22.90.

As a disclosing entity, the Issuer is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations

under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules. Broadly, these obligations require the

Issuer to prepare and lodge with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

(“ASIC”) both yearly and half yearly financial statements and to report on its operations

during the relevant accounting period, and to obtain an audit or review report from its auditor.

Copies of documents lodged with ASIC may be obtained from or inspected at an ASIC office.

The Issuer must ensure that the ASX is continuously notified of information about specific

events and matters as they arise for the purposes of the ASX making the information available

to the Australian securities market. In this regard, the Issuer has an obligation under the ASX

Listing Rules (subject to certain exceptions) to notify the ASX immediately of any information

concerning it of which it becomes aware, which a reasonable person would expect to have a

material effect on the price or value of its quoted securities.

The Issuer will provide a copy of any of the following documents free of charge to any

person who requests a copy before the Subordinated Notes are issued:

• the Information Memorandum;

• any continuous disclosure notices given by the Issuer in the period after the lodgement

of the annual financial report of the Issuer for the year ended 30 September 2021 and

before the date of this notice;

• the Issuer’s consolidated financial report and dividend announcement for the half year

ended 31 March 2022;

• the Issuer’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 September 2021; and

• the Issuer’s constitution.

All written requests for copies of the above documents should be addressed to:

Investor Relations Department

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

ANZ Centre Melbourne

Level 10

833 Collins Street

Docklands Vic 3008


Approved for distribution by ANZ’s Continuous Disclosure Committee.


NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR

INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This notice is not a prospectus or other disclosure document in relation to the Subordinated

Notes, and does not constitute an offer or invitation for the Subordinated Notes or any

Ordinary Shares for issue or sale in Australia. Subordinated Notes are only available for sale


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Average of the daily volume weighted average sale prices of ANZ ordinary shares. Refer to the

Information Memorandum for the meaning of “Issue Date VWAP” in the context of the Subordinated

Notes.



to persons in Australia in circumstances where disclosure is not required in accordance with

Part 6D.2 and the sale is not to a retail client for the purposes of Chapter 7 of the Corporations

Act. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of

1933, as amended (“US Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state of the United

States or any jurisdiction, and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States

or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the

US Securities Act) unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the US

Securities Act is available and the offer and sale is in accordance with all applicable state

securities laws of any state of the United States. This notice is not an offer or invitation to

any U.S. persons.



SCHEDULE – Commercial particulars of the Subordinated Notes


This description is extracted from the Pricing Supplement.




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PRICING SUPPLEMENT



AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

(Australian Business Number 11 005 357 522)

(Incorporated with limited liability in Australia)




Australian Dollar

Debt Issuance Programme



Series No: 160

Tranche No: 1


A$ 900,000,000 Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 20 September 2034

Issue Price: 100.00 per cent.




Dealer


Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited



The date of this Pricing Supplement is 16 September 2022




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Notification under Section 309B(1) of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore: The

Securities 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).


This document constitutes the Pricing Supplement relating to the issue of Securities described herein. Terms

used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the

Information Memorandum dated 11 March 2021 and the supplemental disclosure contained in the section of

this Pricing Supplement headed “Additional Disclosure” (the “Information Memorandum”). This Pricing

Supplement contains the final terms of the Securities and must be read in conjunction with the Information

Memorandum dated 11 March 2021, as supplemented as at the Issue Date.



1 Issuer:

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Limited

2 (i) Series Number: 160

(ii) Tranche Number: 1

(if fungible with an existing Series, include

details of that Series, including the date on

which the Securities become fungible)


3 Specified Currency: Australian Dollars (“A$”)

4 Aggregate Principal Amount:

(i) Tranche: A$ 900,000,000

(ii) Series: A$ 900,000,000

5 (i) Issue Price:

100.00 per cent. of the Aggregate Principal

Amount

(ii) Net proceeds: A$ 900,000,000

6 Specified Denomination(s) (and Principal

Amount):

A$1,000 in each case as it may be adjusted in

accordance with Condition 5A.4

The minimum aggregate consideration

payable in respect of an offer or invitation in

Australia or any offer or invitation received in

Australia must be no less than A$500,000 (or

its equivalent in an alternate currency, in each

case, disregarding moneys lent by the offeror

or its associates) unless the offer or invitation

otherwise does not require disclosure to

investors under Part 6D.2 (disregarding

section 708(19))

or Chapter 7 of the

Corporations Act. In every case, an offer or

invitation must not be to a retail client (as

defined in section 761G of the Corporations

Act).

7 (i) Issue Date: 20 September 2022

(ii) Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date




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8 Maturity Date: Interest Payment Date on or nearest to 20

Seprmber 2034

9 Interest Basis:

From and including the Issue Date, to but

excluding 20 September 2029: Fixed Rate

From and including p20 September 2029, to

but excluding the Maturity Date: Floating Rate

(Further particulars specified below)

10 Redemption/Payment Basis: Redemption at Par

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Change of Interest or Redemption/Payment

Basis:

Applicable

From and including the Issue Date, to but

excluding 20 September 2029: Fixed Rate

From and including 20 September 2029, to but

excluding the Maturity Date: Floating Rate

12 Put/Call Options: Call Option

(Further particulars specified below)

13 Status of the Securities: Subordinated Notes

14 Listing: None

15 Method of distribution: Non-syndicated

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

16 Fixed Rate Security Provisions:

Applicable from and including the Issue Date,

to but excluding 20 September 2029

(i) Rate of Interest: 6.405 per cent. per annum payable semi-

annually in arrears in respect of the period from

(and including) the Issue Date up to (but

excluding) 20 September 2029

(ii) Interest Payment Date(s):

20 March and 20 September in each year

commencing on 20 March 2023 up to and

including 20 September 2029, in each case

subject to adjustment for payment purposes

only in accordance with the Business Day

Convention

(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount: Not Applicable

(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable




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(v) Business Day Convention: Following Business Day Convention

(vi) Day Count Fraction: RBA Bond Basis


(vii) Other terms relating to the

method of calculating interest for

Fixed Rate Securities:

Not Applicable

17 Floating Rate Security Provisions: Applicable from and including 20 September

2029, to but excluding the Maturity Date:

Floating Rate

(i) (a) Interest Period(s):

Not Applicable (For the avoidance of doubt, the

definition in Condition 1.1 applies)

(b) Interest Payment Dates: 20 March, 20 June, 20 September and 20

December in each year commencing on 20

December 2029 up to (and including) the date

on which the Subordinated Notes are

redeemed, in each case subject to adjustment

in accordance with the Business Day

Convention

(c) Interest Period Date if not an Interest

Payment Date:

Not Applicable

(ii) Business Day Convention: Modified Following Business Day Convention


(iii) Manner in which the Rate(s) of Interest

is/are to be determined:

Screen Rate Determination

(iv) Calculation Agent responsible for

calculating the Rate(s) of Interest and

Interest Amount(s):

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Limited

(v) Screen Rate Determination: Applicable

- Reference Rate: BBSW

- Interest Determination Date(s): The first day of each Interest Period

- Relevant Screen Page: BBSW Page

- Relevant Time: 10:30 am

- Relevant Financial Centre: Sydney

- Reference Banks: Not Applicable

(vi) Margin(s): + 2.60 per cent. per annum

(vii) Minimum Rate of Interest: Not Applicable

(viii) Maximum Rate of Interest: Not Applicable

(ix) Rate Multiplier Not Applicable

(x) Day Count Fraction: Actual/365 (fixed)


(xi) Fall back provisions, rounding

provisions, denominator and any other

terms relating to the method of calculating

Not Applicable




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interest on Floating Rate Securities, if

different from those set out in the

Conditions:

18 Zero Coupon Security Provisions: Not Applicable

19 Linear interpolation: Not Applicable

20 Index-Linked Interest Security Provisions: Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

21 Call Option: Applicable

Any early redemption will be subject to the prior

written approval of APRA.

Subordinated Noteholders should not expect

that APRA’s approval will be given for any

redemption of Subordinated Notes.

(i) Option Exercise Date(s) (if other

than as set out in the Conditions):

Not applicable

(ii) Optional Redemption Date(s): 20 September 2029 and every Interest

Payment Date thereafter up to (but excluding)

the Maturity Date, in each case subject to

adjustment in accordance with the Business

Day Convention

The Optional Redemption Date must not be

earlier than 5 years from the Issue Date.

(iii) Optional Redemption Amount(s)

and method, if any, of calculation

of such amount(s):

Redemption at Par, as it may be adjusted in

accordance with Condition 5A.4

(iv) If redeemable in part: Not Applicable

(a) Minimum Redemption Amount: Not Applicable

(b) Maximum Redemption Amount: Not Applicable

22 Put Option: Not Applicable

23 Final Redemption Amount: Par, as it may be adjusted in accordance with

Condition 5A.4

24 Early Redemption Amount:

Early Redemption Amount(s) payable on

redemption for taxation reasons, or a

Regulatory Event (if applicable, for

Subordinated Notes only) or on Event of

Default and/or the method of calculating the

same (if required or if different from that set

out in the Conditions):

Par, as it may be adjusted in accordance with

Condition 5A.4

25 Redemption for Regulatory Event

(Subordinated Notes only):

Applicable




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Any early redemption will be subject to the prior

written approval of APRA.

Subordinated Noteholders should not expect

that APRA’s approval will be given for any

redemption of Subordinated Notes.

26 Redemption for taxation reasons: Any early redemption will be subject to the prior

written approval of APRA.

Subordinated Noteholders should not expect

that APRA’s approval will be given for any

redemption of Subordinated Notes.

Condition 5.2(i): Applicable (Note that Condition 5.2(i) applies

automatically).

Condition 5.2(ii) (Subordinated Notes only): Applicable

Condition 5.2(iii) (Subordinated Notes only): Applicable

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SUBORDINATED NOTES

27 Subordinated Notes: Applicable

28 Write-Off: Not Applicable

(Where “Not Applicable” is specified at this

paragraph 28, this is without prejudice to the

application of Condition 5B.5 where

“Applicable” is specified at paragraph 29)

29 Conversion: Applicable

(i) CD:

(ii) VWAP Period:

1.00%

5 Business Days

30 Alternative Conversion Number: Not Applicable

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SECURITIES

31 Form of Securities: Registered

32 Record Date: 7 days

33 Additional Financial Centre(s) (for the

purposes of the “Business Day” definition)

or other special provisions relating to

Interest Payment Dates:

Not Applicable

34 Public Offer Test compliant: Yes

35 Details relating to Instalment Notes,

including Instalment Amount(s) and

Instalment Date(s):

Not Applicable

36 Consolidation provisions: Not Applicable

37 Governing law:

State of Victoria and Commonwealth of

Australia




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38 Other terms or special conditions: Not Applicable

DISTRIBUTION

39

If syndicated, names of Lead

Managers and the Dealers:

Not Applicable

40 If non-syndicated, name of Dealer: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Limited

41 Additional selling restrictions: Not Applicable

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

42 ISIN: AU3CB0292472

43 Common Code: 253518219

44 Any clearing system(s) other than

Austraclear and the relevant identification

number(s):

The Securities will be lodged in the Austraclear

System. Securities may also be held and

transacted in the Euroclear and Clearstream

systems.

The following additional disclosure shall be taken to be incorporated by reference into the Information

Memorandum for the purposes of the Subordinated Notes:


ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE


On 4 May 2022, the Issuer announced it intends to lodge a formal application with APRA, the Federal

Treasurer and other applicable regulators to establish a non-operating holding company (“Approved NOHC”)

and create distinct banking and non-banking groups within the organisation. Should the proposed restructure

proceed, a new listed parent holding company will be created with two wholly-owned distinct groups of entities

sitting directly beneath it, a ‘Banking Group’ which would comprise the Issuer and the majority of present-day

subsidiaries, and a ‘Non-Banking Group’ which would allow banking-adjacent businesses to be developed or

acquired.


APRA has advised after preliminary discussions that it has no in-principle objections to the proposed

restructure. To date, the Issuer has not received any objections to the proposed restructure from other key

Australian and New Zealand regulators.


The proposal is subject to final approval by the Board of the Issuer and regulatory approvals, and will require

approval by the Federal Court and the Issuer’s shareholders.


Should the proposed restructure proceed, the Issuer may (with the prior written approval of APRA) amend

the terms of the issued Subordinated Notes in accordance with Condition 5D.2 to substitute the Approved

NOHC as the provider of ordinary shares upon Conversion of the Subordinated Notes.


Such amendments may be made without the approval of Subordinated Noteholders.


Subordinated Noteholders will receive a notice specifying the amendments to the terms of the Subordinated

Notes as soon as practicable after the proposed restructure takes place.


RATINGS

The Securities to be issued are expected to be rated:

A rating is not a recommendation by any rating organisation to buy, sell or hold Securities and may be subject

to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organisation.




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RESPONSIBILITY

The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Pricing Supplement.


Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

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