Filed under Rule 424(b)(2), Registration Statement No. 333-172579
Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 27 - Dated Monday, March 12, 2012 (To: Prospectus Dated November 16, 2011)
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96121BBD8 |
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100.000% |
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1.250% |
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2.250% |
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30/360 |
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04/15/2012 |
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$1.44 |
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Senior Unsecured Notes |
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Redemption Information: Non-Callable |
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Trade Date: Monday, March 19, 2012 @ 12:00 PM ET |
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Westpac Banking Corporation | ||||||||||||||
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Settle Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Prospectus dated November 16, 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum Denomination/Increments:$1,000.00/$1,000.00 |
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Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only |
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Westpac Banking Corporation |
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Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: BofA Merrill Lynch, Incapital LLC Agents: Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors |
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