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Key Dates

Announcement of the Entitlement Offer 14 October 2015
Retail Entitlements commence trading on ASX on a deferred settlement basis 19 October 2015
Lodgement of Retail Entitlement Offer Booklet on ASX 19 October 2015
Ordinary Shares recommence trading without the right to Retail Entitlements 19 October 2015
Record Date for eligibility for the Retail Entitlement Offer (7.00pm, Sydney time) 19 October 2015
Retail Entitlement Offer opens 23 October 2015
Retail Entitlement Offer Booklet despatch completed and Retail Entitlements allotted 26 October 2015
Retail Entitlements commence trading on ASX on a normal settlement basis 27 October 2015
Retail Entitlements trading on ASX ends 4 November 2015
New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer commence trading on ASX  and NZX on a deferred settlement basis 5  November 2015
Retail Entitlement Offer closes1 (5.00pm, Sydney time) 11 November 2015
Ex-dividend date for 2015 final dividend for existing Ordinary Shares 11 November 2015
Record date for 2015 final dividend for existing Ordinary Shares 13 November 2015
Expected Retail Shortfall Bookbuild date (for renounced Retail Entitlements and Retail Entitlements of Ineligible Retail Shareholders) 16 November 2015
Settlement of the Retail Entitlement Offer 19 November 2015
Issue of New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer 20 November 2015
New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer commence trading on ASX and NZX on a normal settlement basis 23 November 2015
Despatch of Holding Statements for New Shares under the Retail Entitlement Offer
Payment of Retail Sale Proceeds (if any)
24 November 2015

The timetable above is indicative only and may be subject to change. Westpac, in conjunction with the Joint Lead Managers, reserves the right to amend any or all of these dates and times without notice subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other applicable laws. In particular, Westpac reserves the right to close the Retail Entitlement Offer early, extend the closing date of the Retail Entitlement Offer, to accept late applications under the Retail Entitlement Offer (either generally or in particular cases) and to withdraw the Retail Entitlement Offer without prior notice. Any date changes may affect the issue date of New Shares. Eligible Retail Shareholders wishing to participate in the Retail Entitlement Offer are encouraged to apply as soon as possible:

  • by making their Application Payment by BPAY®, using the BPAY reference number that will be on the personalised Entitlement and Acceptance Forms (available on this site from 26 October 2015 and to be mailed to all Eligible Retail Shareholders by 26 October 2015);
  • online at this website; or
  • by submitting their Entitlement and Acceptance Form via postal mail,

to ensure their application is received by the Registrar in time.

The commencement of the quotation of Entitlements and New Shares is subject to confirmation from ASX. 

Cooling off rights do not apply to an investment in New Shares. You cannot withdraw your application once it has been received by the Registrar. 

1. Application Payments and completed Entitlement and Acceptance Forms (if applicable) must be received by the Registrar by this date and time. Please refer to Section 2 of the Booklet, titled 'Summary of options available to Eligible Retail Shareholders' for information on how to apply. The Booklet was lodged with ASX on 19 October 2015.

Eligible Retail Shareholders should be aware that their own financial institution may implement earlier cut off times with regards to electronic payment, and should therefore take this into consideration when making payment.

Retail Entitlement Offer Booklet

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My current Westpac share balance

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My current Westpac employee share balance

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Renunciation and Transfer Form

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Appendix E

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