Westpac Bank to raise A$750m through notes offering
[BENGALURU] Australia's Westpac Banking Corp intends raising about A$750 million (S$783.9 million) through an offering of capital notes, it said on Monday.
Each note will have an issue price of A$100, and the distribution margin on the notes is expected to be between 3.20 per cent and 3.40 per cent per annum, the bank said in a statement.
The bank also said that the notes will be quoted on the Australian stock exchange, and they will qualify as Additional Tier 1 Capital under the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's capital adequacy framework.
REUTERS
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