FWP 1 a19-21551_3fwp.htm FWP

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-228295

 

Free Writing Prospectus

(To the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated November 12, 2019 and Prospectus dated November 9, 2018)

 

 

November 12, 2019

 

US$1,250,000,000 2.350% Notes due February 19, 2025

 

US$1,250,000,000 2.350% Notes due February 19, 2025

 

Issuer:

 

Westpac Banking Corporation

 

 

 

Principal Amount:

 

US$1,250,000,000

 

 

 

Ranking:

 

Senior Unsecured

 

 

 

Expected Ratings:

 

Aa3/AA- (Moody’s/S&P)*

 

 

 

Legal Format:

 

SEC Registered Global Notes

 

 

 

Trade Date:

 

November 12, 2019

 

 

 

Settlement Date:

 

November 19, 2019 (T+5)

 

 

 

 

 

Since trades in the secondary market generally settle in two business days, purchasers who wish to trade notes on the date hereof or the next two succeeding business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially settle in T+5, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.

 

 

 

Maturity Date:

 

February 19, 2025

 

 

 

Interest Rate:

 

2.350%

 

 

 

Price to Public:

 

99.972%

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury:

 

UST 1.500% due 10/31/24

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:

 

98-29¾ / 1.726%

 

 

 

Re-offer Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

plus 63 basis points

 

 

 

Re-offer Yield:

 

2.356%

 

 

 

Fees:

 

25 basis points

 


 

All-in Price:

 

99.722%

 

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

 

Payable semi-annually in arrears on February 19 and August 19 of each year, commencing February 19, 2020 and ending on the Maturity Date, subject to Business Day Convention. There will be a short first Coupon payable on February 19, 2020, subject to Business Day Convention.

 

 

 

Day Count Convention:

 

30/360, unadjusted

 

 

 

Net Proceeds:

 

US$1,246,525,000

 

 

 

Business Days:

 

Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, New York, New York, or London, United Kingdom are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close

 

 

 

Business Day Convention:

 

Any payment of principal, premium and interest required to be made on an Interest Payment Date that is not a Business Day will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest will accrue on that payment for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date to the date of payment on the next succeeding Business Day

 

 

 

Denominations:

 

Minimum of US$2,000 with increments of US$1,000 thereafter

 

 

 

CUSIP:

 

961214 EH2

 

 

 

ISIN:

 

US961214EH28

 

 

 

Joint Active Bookrunners:

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

 

Westpac Banking Corporation

 

 

 

Co-Managers:

 

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

 

 

CIBC World Markets Corp.

 

 

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

 


 

Free Writing Prospectus

(To the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated November 12, 2019 and Prospectus dated November 9, 2018)

 

 


*A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

 

No PRIIPs KID — No PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as not available to retail in EEA.

 

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533, RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829, or Westpac Banking Corporation at 1-212-389-1269.