Filed under Rule 424(b)(2), Registration Statement No. 333-172579
Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 55 - Dated Monday, January 28, 2013 (To: Prospectus Dated November 16, 2012)
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96121BCH8 |
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100.000% |
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1.250% |
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1.250% |
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Redemption Information: Non-Callable |
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Trade Date: Monday, February 4, 2013 @ 12:00 PM ET |
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Westpac Banking Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Settle Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Prospectus dated November 16, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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: Barclays, 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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InterNotes® is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved. |
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