Filed under Rule 424(b)(2), Registration Statement No. 333-172579
Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 40 - Dated Tuesday, July 17, 2012 (To: Prospectus Dated May 10, 2012)
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96121BBS5 |
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100.000% |
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1.250% |
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1.800% |
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30/360 |
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$0.95 |
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Redemption Information: Non-Callable |
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Trade Date: Monday, July 23, 2012 @ 12:00 PM ET |
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Settle Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
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Prospectus dated May 10, 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: 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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