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Issue of Tier 2 Capital - Cleansing Notice

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Westpac Banking Corporation

Level 18, 275 Kent Street

Sydney, NSW, 2000



13 November 2025


NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES


Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac”) – issue of A$1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate

Subordinated Notes due 13 November 2045 (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 13 November 2025.

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

Tier 2 Subordinated Notes dated 11 November 2025, the form of which is

attached to this notice as Annexure A ( “Pricing Supplement”). 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.








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

Supplement.


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.








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 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.


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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.








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

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 1,276.4871 Westpac ordinary shares per Tier 2

Subordinated Note (with a nominal value of A$10,000), based on the Issue Date VWAP

of A$39.17. 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

2025 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








ANNEXURE A


Form of Pricing Supplement dated 11 November 2025 in respect of the issue of

A$1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes due 13 November 2025



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; (ii) a customer within the meaning of the

provisions of the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended (“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; 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 (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 (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.: 2025-10

Tranche No.: 1








Westpac Banking Corporation

(ABN 33 007 457 141)


Debt Issuance Programme


Issue of


A$1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes due 13 November 2045

(“Subordinated Notes”)


The date of this Supplement is 11 November 2025.

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$1,000,000,000

11 Aggregate Principal Amount of

Series

: A$1,000,000,000

12 Issue Date : 13 November 2025

13 Issue Price : 100 per cent. per Denomination

14 Commissions Payable : As set out in the Subscription

Acknowledgement dated 11 November 2025

between the Issuer and the Lead Manager

and Dealer

15 Selling Concession : Not Applicable

16 Purchase Price : A$10,000 fully paid per Denomination

17 Denomination : A$10,000

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 : Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes

19 If interest-bearing, specify which

of the relevant Conditions is

applicable

: Condition 7.2 is applicable

20 Fixed Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.2)

: Applicable

Fixed Coupon Amount : A$306.75 payable semi-annually in arrear per

Denomination

Interest Rate : 6.135 per cent. per annum payable semi-

annually in arrear

Interest Commencement Date, if

not Issue Date

: Issue Date

Interest Payment Dates : Semi-annually, each 13 May and 13

November commencing on 13 May 2026 up

to and including the Maturity 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 : Following Business Day Convention

- any other date : Not Applicable

Additional Business Centre(s) : Not Applicable

21 Floating Rate Debt Instruments

(Condition 7.3)

: Not Applicable

22 Other rates : Not Applicable

23 Accrual of interest : Not Applicable

24 Reference Price : Not Applicable



25 Maturity Date : 13 November 2045

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)

: Not Applicable

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 : AU3CB0328193

35 Common Code : 322743017

36 Common Depository : Not Applicable

37 Austraclear Number : WP2303

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

and the Schedule to this Supplement



CONFIRMED

For and on behalf of

Westpac Banking Corporation


By:



Name



Position



Date:


11 November 2025



Director, Global Funding

Mitchell Cadman



Schedule


The Information Memorandum is hereby supplemented with Westpac’s 2025 Risk Factors lodged with

the ASX on 3 November 2025, 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.

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