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Published on 3/28/2011 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Westpac sells $1.4 billion three-year floaters at Libor plus 73 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, March 28 - Westpac Banking Corp. priced $1.4 billion of three-year floating-rate notes at par late on Monday to yield three-month Libor plus 73 basis points, a market source said.

The notes (Aa1/AA/) were priced under Rule 144A.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Westpac Securities were the bookrunners.

Proceeds are going to general corporate purposes.

The bank and financial services company is based in Sydney, Australia.

Issuer:Westpac Banking Corp.
Issue:Floating-rate notes
Amount:$1.4 billion
Maturity:March 31, 2014
Bookrunners:Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Westpac Securities
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 73 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 73 bps
Distribution:Rule 144A
Trade date:March 28
Settlement date:March 31
Ratings:Moody's: Aa1
Standard & Poor's: AA

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