TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE between WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Trustee Dated as of January 16, 2020
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TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
between
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as Trustee
Dated as of January 16, 2020
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as January 16, 2020 (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), between WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (ABN 33 007 457 141), a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of Australia and registered in New South Wales (the “Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank are parties to a Senior Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1999 (the “Base Indenture”), relating to the issuance from time to time by the Company of Securities in one or more series as therein provided;
WHEREAS, the Trustee has succeeded The Chase Manhattan Bank as trustee under the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2016 (the “Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated November 9, 2018 (the “Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), among other things, to supplement and amend certain provisions of the Base Indenture (the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture” and the Amended Base Indenture as further amended and supplemented by this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “Indenture”);
WHEREAS, Section 8.1(5) of the Amended Base Indenture provides that the Company may enter into a supplemental indenture to change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Amended Base Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only with respect to any series of Securities which has not been issued as of the execution of such supplemental indenture or when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision;
WHEREAS, Section 8.1(7) of the Amended Base Indenture provides that the Company may enter into a supplemental indenture to establish the forms or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1 therein;
WHEREAS, the Company deems it advisable to enter into this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Amended Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the 2.000% Notes, the 2.650% Notes and the Floating Rate Notes (each as defined herein), the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture to establish the forms and terms of the 2.000% Notes, the 2.650% Notes and the Floating Rate Notes as hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements of the Amended Base Indenture necessary to make this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled by the parties hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 General Definitions. For purposes of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture:
(a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Amended Base Indenture;
(b) All references to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of the Amended Base Indenture; and
(c) The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO AMENDED BASE INDENTURE
Section 2.01 Amendment to Section 8.1. Section 8.1 of the Amended Base Indenture is hereby amended, with respect to all series of Securities issued on or after the date hereof, by deleting the last sentence thereof.
ARTICLE III
THE 2.000% NOTES
Section 3.01 Title of Securities. There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “2.000% Notes due January 13, 2023” (the “2.000% Notes”).
Section 3.02 Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the 2.000% Notes shall initially be limited to US$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2.000% Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2.000% Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon (“Additional 2.000% Notes”). Additional 2.000% Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2.000% Notes, unless such Additional 2.000% Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2.000% Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2.000% Notes and any such Additional 2.000% Notes would rank equally and ratably.
Section 3.03 Principal Payment Date. The principal amount of the 2.000% Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on January 13, 2023, which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2.000% Notes.
Section 3.04 Interest and Interest Rates. The 2.000% Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate of 2.000% per year from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the 2.000% Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the 2.000% Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 13 and July 13 of each year, beginning on July 13, 2020. Interest on a 2.000% Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2.000% Note was registered at the close of business on the December 29 or June 28, as the case may be, whether or not a Business Day, prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, except that in the case of the Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of the 2.000% Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such Note at a Place of Payment. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual days elapsed in a partial month in such period. Any payment of principal or interest required to be made on an Interest Payment Date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest will accrue on that payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date to the date of payment on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes of the 2.000% Notes, “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Section 3.05 Place of Payment. The Place of Payment where the 2.000% Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2.000% Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the 2.000% Notes and the Indenture may be served initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.
Section 3.06 Redemption. The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2.000% Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.
Section 3.07 No Sinking Fund. The 2.000% Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Section 3.08 Form. The 2.000% Notes shall be issued initially as Registered Securities (as defined in the Indenture) in the form of one or more permanent notes in global form, without coupons, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture.
Section 3.09 Denomination. The 2.000% Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2.000% Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.
Section 3.10 Depositary. The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2.000% Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
Section 3.11 Defeasance; Discharge. The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2.000% Notes.
ARTICLE IV
THE 2.650% NOTES
Section 4.01 Title of Securities. There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “2.650% Notes due January 16, 2030” (the “2.650% Notes”).
Section 4.02 Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the 2.650% Notes shall initially be limited to US$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2.650% Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2.650% Notes in all
respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon (“Additional 2.650% Notes”). Additional 2.650% Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2.650% Notes, unless such Additional 2.650% Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2.650% Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2.650% Notes and any such Additional 2.650% Notes would rank equally and ratably.
Section 4.03 Principal Payment Date. The principal amount of the 2.650% Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on January 16, 2030, which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2.650% Notes.
Section 4.04 Interest and Interest Rates. The 2.650% Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate of 2.650% per year from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the 2.650% Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the 2.650% Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 16 and July 16 of each year, beginning on July 16, 2020. Interest on a 2.650% Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2.650% Note was registered at the close of business on the January 1 or July 1, as the case may be, whether or not a Business Day, prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, except that in the case of the Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of the 2.650% Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such Note at a Place of Payment. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual days elapsed in a partial month in such period. Any payment of principal or interest required to be made on an Interest Payment Date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest will accrue on that payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date to the date of payment on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes of the 2.650% Notes, “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Section 4.05 Place of Payment. The Place of Payment where the 2.650% Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2.650% Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the 2.650% Notes and the Indenture may be served initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.
Section 4.06 Redemption. The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2.650% Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.
Section 4.07 No Sinking Fund. The 2.650% Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Section 4.08 Form. The 2.650% Notes shall be issued initially as Registered Securities (as defined in the Indenture) in the form of one or more permanent notes in global form, without coupons, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture.
Section 4.09 Denomination. The 2.650% Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2.650% Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.
Section 4.10 Depositary. The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2.650% Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
Defeasance; Discharge. The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2.650% Notes.
ARTICLE V
THE FLOATING RATE NOTES
Section 5.01 Title of Securities. There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “Floating Rate Notes due January 13, 2023” (the “Floating Rate Notes”).
Section 5.02 Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$750,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Floating Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Floating Rate Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon (“Additional Floating Rate Notes”). Additional Floating Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the Floating Rate Notes, unless such Additional Floating Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the Floating Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Floating Rate Notes and any such Additional Floating Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.
Section 5.03 Principal Payment Date. The principal amount of the Floating Rate
Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on January 13, 2023 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the Floating Rate Notes.
Section 5.04 Interest and Interest Rates.
(a) The Floating Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Floating Rate Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for. The interest rate per annum for the Floating Rate Notes will be reset quarterly on the first day of each Floating Rate Interest Period (as defined below) and will be equal to LIBOR (as defined below) plus 0.390%, as determined by a calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”). The Bank of New York Mellon will initially act as Calculation Agent. The amount of interest for each day the Floating Rate Notes are Outstanding (the “Daily Interest Amount”) will be calculated by dividing the interest rate in effect for that day by 360 and multiplying the result by the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes. The amount of interest to be paid on the Floating Rate Notes for each Floating Rate Interest Period will be calculated by adding the Daily Interest Amount for each day in the Floating Rate Interest Period.
(b) Interest on the Floating Rate Notes shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each January 13, April 13, July 13 and October 13 (each such date, a “Floating Rate Interest Payment Date”), beginning on April 13, 2020. If any Floating Rate Interest Payment Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, other than the Floating Rate Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of the Floating Rate Notes, that Floating Rate Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the following day that is a Business Day, except that if such next Business Day is in a different month, then that Floating Rate Interest Payment Date will be the immediately preceding day that is a Business Day. If the Stated Maturity of the Floating Rate Notes is not a Business Day, payment of principal and interest on the Floating Rate Notes will be made on the following day that is a Business Day and no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Stated Maturity of the Floating Rate Notes. Interest on a Floating Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that Floating Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the December 29, March 29, June 28 or September 28, as the case may be, whether or not a Business Day, prior to the applicable Floating Rate Interest Payment Date, except that in the case of the Floating Rate Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of the Floating Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such Floating Rate Note at a Place of Payment.
(c) On each Floating Rate Interest Payment Date, the Company will pay interest for the Floating Rate Interest Period ended on the day immediately preceding such Floating Rate Interest Payment Date. “Floating Rate Interest Period” shall mean the period commencing on and including January 16, 2020 to but excluding the first Floating Rate Interest Payment Date and each successive period from and including a Floating Rate Interest Payment Date to but excluding the next Floating Rate Interest Payment Date.
(d) “LIBOR,” with respect to a Floating Rate Interest Period, shall be:
(i) the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in United States dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date (each as defined below) that appears on the Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date.
(ii) If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, except as provided below, the Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of four major banks in the London interbank market, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide that bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in a Representative Amount (as defined below) in United States dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR for the Floating Rate Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all quotations so provided. If fewer than two quotations are so provided, the Calculation Agent will request each of three major banks in New York City, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide that bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Determination Date for loans in a Representative Amount in United States dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two rates are so provided, LIBOR for the
Floating Rate Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all rates so provided. If fewer than two rates are so provided, then LIBOR for the Floating Rate Interest Period will be LIBOR in effect with respect to the immediately preceding Floating Rate Interest Period.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, if we (or our Designee, as defined below) determine on or prior to the relevant interest Determination Date that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR, then the provisions set forth below under “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event,” which we refer to as the benchmark transition provisions, will thereafter apply to all determinations of the rate of interest payable on the floating rate notes. In accordance with the benchmark transition provisions, after a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, the amount of interest that will be payable for each interest period will be an annual rate equal to the sum of the Benchmark Replacement and the margin specified in this prospectus supplement.
(e) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event:
(i) Benchmark Replacement. If we or our Designee determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time (as defined herein) in respect of any determination of the Benchmark on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the floating rate notes in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates.
(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, we or our Designee will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time.
(iii) Decisions and Determinations. Any determination, decision or election made by us or our Designee pursuant to this Section titled “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event,” including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, may be made in our or our Designee’s sole discretion, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the documentation relating to the floating rate notes, shall become effective without consent from any other party.
(f) “Benchmark” means, initially, LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.
(g) “Benchmark Replacement” means the Interpolated Benchmark; provided that if we or our Designee cannot determine the Interpolated Benchmark as of the Benchmark Replacement Date, then “Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by us or our Designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(i) the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(ii) the sum of: (a) Compounded SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(iii) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(iv) the sum of: (a) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(v) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by us or our Designee as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
(h) “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by us or our Designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(i) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;
(ii) if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, then the ISDA Fallback Adjustment;
(iii) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by us or our Designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.
(i) “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, changes to the definition of “Corresponding Tenor” solely when such tenor is longer than the Interest Period and other administrative matters) that we or our Designee decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if we or our Designee decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if we or our Designee determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as we or our Designee determines is reasonably necessary).
(j) “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(i) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark; or
(ii) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination.
(k) “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(i) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;
(ii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or
(iii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative.
(l) “Compounded SOFR” means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which will be compounded in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period, as applicable, as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by us or our Designee in accordance with
(i) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:
(ii) if, and to the extent that, we or our Designee determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that have been selected by us or our Designee giving due consideration to any industry-
accepted market practice for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.
For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of Compounded SOFR shall exclude the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment and the margin specified in this prospectus supplement.
(m) “Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.
(n) “Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters Service (or any successor service) on the “LIBOR01” page (or any other page as may replace such page on such service) for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars.
(o) “Designee” means an Independent Financial Adviser or other designee of ours.
(p) “Determination Date” with respect to a Floating Rate Interest Period will be the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of the Floating Rate Interest Period.
(q) “Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
(r) “Independent Financial Adviser” means an independent financial institution of international repute or an independent financial adviser with appropriate expertise appointed by the Company.
(s) “Interpolated Benchmark” with respect to the Benchmark means the rate determined for the Corresponding Tenor by interpolating on a linear basis between: (1) the Benchmark for the longest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is shorter than the Corresponding Tenor and (2) the Benchmark for the shortest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is longer than the Corresponding Tenor.
(t) “ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.
(u) “ISDA Fallback Adjustment” means the spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.
(v) “ISDA Fallback Rate” means the rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.
(w) “London Banking Day” is any day in which dealings in United States dollars are transacted or, with respect to any future date, are expected to be transacted in the London interbank market.
(x) “Reference Time” with respect to any determination of the Benchmark means (1) if the Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London Banking Days preceding the date of such determination, and (2) if the Benchmark is not LIBOR, the time determined by us or our Designee in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
(y) “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
(z) “Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.
(aa) “SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
(bb) “Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for the applicable Corresponding Tenor based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
(cc) “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
(dd) For purposes of the Floating Rate Notes, “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, New York, New York, or London, United Kingdom are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
(ee) All calculations of the Calculation Agent, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company and on the Holders of the Floating Rate Notes. In no event shall the interest rate on the Floating Rate Notes be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application. Additionally, the interest rate on the Floating Rate Notes will in no event be lower than zero. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of the Floating Rate Notes, provide the rate of interest then in effect.
(ff) All percentages resulting from any of the calculations in this Article V will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)) and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
Section 5.05 Place of Payment. The Place of Payment where the Floating Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the Floating Rate Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Floating Rate Notes and the Indenture may be served initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.
Section 5.06 Redemption. The Company shall not have the right to redeem the Floating Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.
Section 5.07 No Sinking Fund. The Floating Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Section 5.08 Form. The Floating Rate Notes shall be issued initially as Registered Securities (as defined in the Indenture) in the form of one or more permanent notes in global form, without coupons, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture.
Section 5.09 Denomination. The Floating Rate Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Floating Rate Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.
Section 5.10 Depositary. The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the Floating Rate Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter,
“Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.
Section 5.11 Defeasance; Discharge. The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the Floating Rate Notes.
Section 5.12 Defined Terms. Terms specifically defined in this Article V shall only relate to the Floating Rate Notes and shall have no bearing on any other series of notes referenced in this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01 Integral Part; Effect of Supplement on Indenture. This Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture. Except for the amendments and supplements made by this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the Amended Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect as executed.
Section 6.02 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation. The Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.
Section 6.03 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. The recitals in this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be taken as statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or adequacy of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture.
Section 6.04 Counterparts. This Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument.
Section 6.05 Separability. In case any provision of this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 6.06 Governing Law. This Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee have executed this Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
(FORM OF FACE OF NOTE)
[THIS SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. EVERY SECURITY AUTHENTICATED AND DELIVERED UPON REGISTRATION OF, OR IN EXCHANGE FOR, OR IN LIEU OF, THIS SECURITY WILL BE IN GLOBAL FORM, SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.](1)
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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
2.000% NOTE DUE JANUARY 13, 2023
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Acx 0000 xf the Commonwealth of Australia and registered in New South Wales (the “Company”, which term includes any
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successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of (US$ ) on January 13, 2023 (the “Stated Maturity”). This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate of 2.000% per year from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount hereof shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 13 and July 13 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on July 13, 2020. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual days elapsed in a partial month in such period. Any payment of principal or interest required to be made on an Interest Payment Date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest will accrue on that payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date to the date of payment on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes hereof, “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, New York, New York, or London, United Kingdom are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Interest on this Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the close of business on the December 29 or June 28 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date, at the office or agency maintained for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Note may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on the Register or (ii) to a Holder of US$1,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Register. Any interest on this Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest shall instead be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the Special Record Date or other specified date in accordance with the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest payable on an Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of this Note will be paid at such office or agency to the Person to whom the principal hereof is payable, upon surrender of this Note at such office or agency.
This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture hereinafter referred to or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
The provisions of this Note are continued on the reverse side hereof and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed on this 16th day of January, 2020.
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(FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE)
This Note is one of a duly authorized series of securities of the Company, issued and to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to a Senior Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1999 (the “Base Indenture”), duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2018, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 16, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all Indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. This Note is one of a series of securities designated on the face hereof (the “Notes”). The Notes are issued pursuant to the Indenture and are limited in aggregate principal amount to US$750,000,000; provided, however, that the Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon. Additional notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the Notes, unless such additional notes will not be treated as fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Notes and any such additional notes would rank equally and ratably.
In accordance with Section 10.8 of the Indenture, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Article X of the Indenture, the Company may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes if (a) there is a change in or any amendment to the laws or regulations (i) of the Commonwealth of Australia, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of
Xxxxxxxxx, of the Commonwealth of Australia or the country in which such entity is organized or resident or deemed resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (b) there is a change in any application or interpretation of any such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective, (i) with respect to taxes imposed by the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, on or after the date the Company originally issued this Note, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia, with respect to taxes imposed by a non-Australian jurisdiction, on or after the date of the transaction resulting in such assumption, and, in each case, as a result of such change or amendment (1) the Company is or will become obligated to pay any additional amounts on this Note pursuant to Section 9.8 of the Indenture or (2) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in computing its taxation liabilities in respect of (A) any payments of interest or additional amounts or (B) any original issue discount on this Note.
Before the Company may redeem this Note, it must give the Holder of this Note at least 30 days’ written notice and not more than 60 days’ written notice of its intention to redeem this Note, provided that if the earliest date on which (i) the Company will be obligated to pay any additional amounts, or (ii) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in respect of any payments of interest or additional amounts on or any original issue discount in respect of this Note in computing its taxation liabilities, would occur less than 45 days after the relevant change or amendment to the applicable laws, regulations, determinations or guidelines, the Company may give less than 30 days’ written notice but in no case less than 15 days’ written notice, provided it gives such notice as soon as practicable in all the circumstances.
The Redemption Price for this Note shall equal 100% of the principal amount of this Note plus accrued but unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration become, due and payable immediately, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, on behalf of all of the Holders of the Notes, to waive any Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences, subject to Section 5.7 of the Indenture.
In accordance with Section 9.8 of the Indenture, the Company will pay all amounts that it is required to pay in respect of this Note without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In that event, the Company will pay such additional amounts as may be necessary so that the net amount received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amount that the Holder of this Note would have received in respect of this Note without such withholding or deduction; provided that the Company will pay no additional amounts in respect of this Note for or on account of:
(1) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or otherwise had some connection with the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein other than merely holding this Note or receiving payments under this Note;
(2) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment in the Commonwealth of Australia, unless the Holder was required to present this Note for payment and it could not have been presented for payment anywhere else;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment more than 30 days after the date such payment became due and was provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to the additional amounts on presenting this Note for payment on any day during that 30 day period;
(4) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(5) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction;
(6) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed if the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note complied with the Company’s request to provide information concerning his, her or its nationality, residence or identity or to make a declaration, claim or filing or satisfy any
requirement for information or reporting that is required to establish the eligibility of the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note to receive the relevant payment without (or at a reduced rate of) withholding or deduction for or on account of any such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(7) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note being an associate of the Company’s for purposes of Section 128F of the Income Tax Assessment Acx 0000 xf the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or responsible entity of a registered scheme under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act);
(8) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld as a consequence of a determination having been made under Part IVA of the Australian Tax Act (or any modification thereof or provision substituted therefor) by the Australian Commissioner of Taxation that such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge is payable in circumstances where the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note is a party to or participated in a scheme to avoid such tax which the Company was not a party to;
(9) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with Section 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements (including, without limitation, intergovernmental agreements) entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted with respect thereto (“FATCA”); or
(10) any combination of the foregoing.
Subject to the foregoing, additional amounts will also not be payable by the Company with respect to any payment on this Note to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that payment would, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settler of that fiduciary or member of that partnership or a beneficial owner, in each case, who would not have been entitled to those additional amounts had it been the actual Holder of this Note.
If, as a result of the Company’s consolidation or merger with or into an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or the sale, conveyance or transfer by the Company of all or substantially all its assets to such an entity, such an entity assumes the obligations of the Company, such entity will pay
additional amounts on the same basis, except that references to “the Commonwealth of Australia” (other than in clause (7) above) will be treated as references to both the Commonwealth of Australia and the country in which such entity is organized or resident (or deemed resident for tax purposes).
The Company, and any other Person to or through which any payment with respect to this Note may be made, shall be entitled to withhold or deduct from any payment with respect to this Note amounts required to be withheld or deducted under or in connection with FATCA, and Holders and beneficial owners of this Note shall not be entitled to receive any gross up or other additional amounts on account of any such withholding or deduction.
All references in this Note to the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note shall be deemed to include the payment of additional amounts to the extent that, in that context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable as provided above.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount (calculated as provided in the Indenture) of the Outstanding Securities of each series adversely affected thereby to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or to modify the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series, provided that, without the consent of the Holder of each such Security so affected, no such modification shall (a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount of any Security or the rate of interest thereon, or change the coin or currency in which any Security or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or (b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment or modification, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Indenture, or (c) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 9.2 of the Indenture, or (d) except to the extent provided in Section 8.1(9) of the Indenture, make any change in Section 5.2, 5.7, 5.10 or 8.2 of the Indenture except to increase any percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived except with the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected thereby. Any such consent given by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued on registration hereof, the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective time, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of this Note, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new Note or Notes of like tenor and authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount in exchange herefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to the provisions hereof with respect to determination of the Person to whom interest is payable).
Reference is made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, trustee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or any successor Person shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or any successor Person, under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, whether by virtue of any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. By accepting a Note, each Holder agrees to the provisions of Section 1.13 of the Indenture and waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
The Notes of this series shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. [This Global Note is exchangeable for Notes in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the
Indenture.](2) At the option of the Holder, the Notes (except a Note in global form) may be exchanged for other Notes, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount containing identical terms and provisions, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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[THIS SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. EVERY SECURITY AUTHENTICATED AND DELIVERED UPON REGISTRATION OF, OR IN EXCHANGE FOR, OR IN LIEU OF, THIS SECURITY WILL BE IN GLOBAL FORM, SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.](1)
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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
2.650% NOTE DUE JANUARY 16, 2030
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia and registered in New South Wales (the “Company”, which term includes any
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successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of (US$ ) on January 16, 2030 (the “Stated Maturity”). This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate of 2.650% per year from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount hereof shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 16 and July 16 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on July 16, 2020. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period less than a full interest period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual days elapsed in a partial month in such period. Any payment of principal or interest required to be made on an Interest Payment Date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest will accrue on that payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date to the date of payment on the next succeeding Business Day. For purposes hereof, “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Interest on this Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the close of business on the January 1 or July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date, at the office or agency maintained for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Note may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on the Register or (ii) to a Holder of US$1,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Register. Any interest on this Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest shall instead be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the Special Record Date or other specified date in accordance with the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest payable on an Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of this Note will be paid at such office or agency to the Person to whom the principal hereof is payable, upon surrender of this Note at such office or agency.
This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture hereinafter referred to or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
The provisions of this Note are continued on the reverse side hereof and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed on this 16th day of January, 2020.
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(FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE)
This Note is one of a duly authorized series of securities of the Company, issued and to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to a Senior Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1999 (the “Base Indenture”), duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2018, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 16, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all Indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. This Note is one of a series of securities designated on the face hereof (the “Notes”). The Notes are issued pursuant to the Indenture and are limited in aggregate principal amount to US$750,000,000; provided, however, that the Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon. Additional notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the Notes, unless such additional notes will not be treated as fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Notes and any such additional notes would rank equally and ratably.
In accordance with Section 10.8 of the Indenture, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Article X of the Indenture, the Company may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes if (a) there is a change in or any amendment to the laws or regulations (i) of the Commonwealth of Australia, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of
Australia, of the Commonwealth of Australia or the country in which such entity is organized or resident or deemed resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (b) there is a change in any application or interpretation of any such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective, (i) with respect to taxes imposed by the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, on or after the date the Company originally issued this Note, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia, with respect to taxes imposed by a non-Australian jurisdiction, on or after the date of the transaction resulting in such assumption, and, in each case, as a result of such change or amendment (1) the Company is or will become obligated to pay any additional amounts on this Note pursuant to Section 9.8 of the Indenture or (2) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in computing its taxation liabilities in respect of (A) any payments of interest or additional amounts or (B) any original issue discount on this Note.
Before the Company may redeem this Note, it must give the Holder of this Note at least 30 days’ written notice and not more than 60 days’ written notice of its intention to redeem this Note, provided that if the earliest date on which (i) the Company will be obligated to pay any additional amounts, or (ii) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in respect of any payments of interest or additional amounts on or any original issue discount in respect of this Note in computing its taxation liabilities, would occur less than 45 days after the relevant change or amendment to the applicable laws, regulations, determinations or guidelines, the Company may give less than 30 days’ written notice but in no case less than 15 days’ written notice, provided it gives such notice as soon as practicable in all the circumstances.
The Redemption Price for this Note shall equal 100% of the principal amount of this Note plus accrued but unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration become, due and payable immediately, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, on behalf of all of the Holders of the Notes, to waive any Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences, subject to Section 5.7 of the Indenture.
In accordance with Section 9.8 of the Indenture, the Company will pay all amounts that it is required to pay in respect of this Note without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In that event, the Company will pay such additional amounts as may be necessary so that the net amount received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amount that the Holder of this Note would have received in respect of this Note without such withholding or deduction; provided that the Company will pay no additional amounts in respect of this Note for or on account of:
(1) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or otherwise had some connection with the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein other than merely holding this Note or receiving payments under this Note;
(2) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment in the Commonwealth of Australia, unless the Holder was required to present this Note for payment and it could not have been presented for payment anywhere else;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment more than 30 days after the date such payment became due and was provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to the additional amounts on presenting this Note for payment on any day during that 30 day period;
(4) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(5) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction;
(6) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed if the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note complied with the Company’s request to provide information concerning his, her or its nationality, residence or identity or to make a declaration, claim or filing or satisfy any
requirement for information or reporting that is required to establish the eligibility of the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note to receive the relevant payment without (or at a reduced rate of) withholding or deduction for or on account of any such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(7) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note being an associate of the Company’s for purposes of Section 128F of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or responsible entity of a registered scheme under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act);
(8) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld as a consequence of a determination having been made under Part IVA of the Australian Tax Act (or any modification thereof or provision substituted therefor) by the Australian Commissioner of Taxation that such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge is payable in circumstances where the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note is a party to or participated in a scheme to avoid such tax which the Company was not a party to;
(9) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with Section 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements (including, without limitation, intergovernmental agreements) entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted with respect thereto (“FATCA”); or
(10) any combination of the foregoing.
Subject to the foregoing, additional amounts will also not be payable by the Company with respect to any payment on this Note to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that payment would, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settler of that fiduciary or member of that partnership or a beneficial owner, in each case, who would not have been entitled to those additional amounts had it been the actual Holder of this Note.
If, as a result of the Company’s consolidation or merger with or into an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or the sale, conveyance or transfer by the Company of all or substantially all its assets to such an entity, such an entity assumes the obligations of the Company, such entity will pay
additional amounts on the same basis, except that references to “the Commonwealth of Australia” (other than in clause (7) above) will be treated as references to both the Commonwealth of Australia and the country in which such entity is organized or resident (or deemed resident for tax purposes).
The Company, and any other Person to or through which any payment with respect to this Note may be made, shall be entitled to withhold or deduct from any payment with respect to this Note amounts required to be withheld or deducted under or in connection with FATCA, and Holders and beneficial owners of this Note shall not be entitled to receive any gross up or other additional amounts on account of any such withholding or deduction.
All references in this Note to the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note shall be deemed to include the payment of additional amounts to the extent that, in that context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable as provided above.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount (calculated as provided in the Indenture) of the Outstanding Securities of each series adversely affected thereby to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or to modify the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series, provided that, without the consent of the Holder of each such Security so affected, no such modification shall (a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount of any Security or the rate of interest thereon, or change the coin or currency in which any Security or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or (b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment or modification, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Indenture, or (c) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 9.2 of the Indenture, or (d) except to the extent provided in Section 8.1(9) of the Indenture, make any change in Section 5.2, 5.7, 5.10 or 8.2 of the Indenture except to increase any percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived except with the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected thereby. Any such consent given by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued on registration hereof, the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective time, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of this Note, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new Note or Notes of like tenor and authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount in exchange herefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to the provisions hereof with respect to determination of the Person to whom interest is payable).
Reference is made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, trustee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or any successor Person shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or any successor Person, under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, whether by virtue of any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. By accepting a Note, each Holder agrees to the provisions of Section 1.13 of the Indenture and waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
The Notes of this series shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. [This Global Note is exchangeable for Notes in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the
Indenture.](2) At the option of the Holder, the Notes (except a Note in global form) may be exchanged for other Notes, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount containing identical terms and provisions, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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[THIS SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. EVERY SECURITY AUTHENTICATED AND DELIVERED UPON REGISTRATION OF, OR IN EXCHANGE FOR, OR IN LIEU OF, THIS SECURITY WILL BE IN GLOBAL FORM, SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.](1)
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FLOATING RATE NOTE DUE JANUARY 13, 2023
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia and registered in New South Wales (the “Company”, which term includes any
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successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of (US$ ) on January 13, 2023 (the “Stated Maturity”). This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from January 16, 2020, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount hereof shall have been paid or duly provided for. The interest rate per annum on this Note will be reset quarterly on the first day of each Interest Period (as defined below) and will be equal to LIBOR (as defined below) plus 0.390%, as determined by a calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”). The Bank of New York Mellon will initially act as Calculation Agent. The amount of interest for each day this Note is Outstanding (the “Daily Interest Amount”) will be calculated by dividing the interest rate in effect for that day by 360 and multiplying the result by the principal amount of this Note. The amount of interest to be paid on this Note for each Interest Period will be calculated by adding the Daily Interest Amount for each day in the Interest Period.
Interest on this Note shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each January 13, April 13, July 13 and October 13 (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on April 13, 2020. If any Interest Payment Date would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, other than the Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity for this Note, that Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the following day that is a Business Day, except that if such next Business Day is in a different month, then that Interest Payment Date will be the immediately preceding day that is a Business Day. If the Stated Maturity for this Note is not a Business Day, payment of principal and interest on this Note will be made on the following day that is a Business Day and no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Stated Maturity.
On each Interest Payment Date, the Company will pay interest for the Interest Period ended on the day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. “Interest Period” shall mean the period commencing on and including January 16, 2020 to but excluding the first Interest Payment Date and each successive period from and including an Interest Payment Date to but excluding the next Interest Payment Date.
“LIBOR,” with respect to a Floating Rate Interest Period, shall be:
(i) The rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in United States dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date (each as defined below) that appears on the Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date.
(ii) If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, except as provided below, the Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of
four major banks in the London interbank market, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide that bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in a Representative Amount (as defined below) in United States dollars for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR for the Floating Rate Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all quotations so provided. If fewer than two quotations are so provided, the Calculation Agent will request each of three major banks in New York City, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide that bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum), as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Determination Date for loans in a Representative Amount in United States dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period beginning on the second London Banking Day after the Determination Date. If at least two rates are so provided, LIBOR for the Floating Rate Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all rates so provided. If fewer than two rates are so provided, then LIBOR for the Floating Rate Interest Period will be LIBOR in effect with respect to the immediately preceding Floating Rate Interest Period.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, if we (or our Designee, as defined below) determine on or prior to the relevant interest Determination Date that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR, then the provisions set forth below under “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event,” which we refer to as the benchmark transition provisions, will thereafter apply to all determinations of the rate of interest payable on the floating rate notes. In accordance with the benchmark transition provisions, after a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, the amount of interest that will be payable for each interest period will be an annual rate equal to the sum of the Benchmark Replacement and the margin specified in this prospectus supplement.
Effect of Benchmark Transition Event:
(i) Benchmark Replacement. If we or our Designee determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time (as defined herein) in respect of any determination of the Benchmark on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the floating rate notes in respect of such
determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates.
(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, we or our Designee will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time.
(iii) Decisions and Determinations. Any determination, decision or election made by us or our Designee pursuant to this Section titled “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event,” including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, may be made in our or our Designee’s sole discretion, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the documentation relating to the floating rate notes, shall become effective without consent from any other party.
“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.”
“Benchmark Replacement” means the Interpolated Benchmark; provided that if we or our Designee cannot determine the Interpolated Benchmark as of the Benchmark Replacement Date, then “Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by us or our Designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(i) the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(ii) the sum of: (a) Compounded SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(iii) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(iv) the sum of: (a) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(v) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by us or our Designee as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by us or our Designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(i) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;
(ii) if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, then the ISDA Fallback Adjustment;
(iii) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by us or our Designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, changes to the definition of “Corresponding Tenor” solely when such tenor is longer than the Interest Period and other administrative matters) that we or our Designee decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if we or our Designee decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if we or our Designee determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as we or our Designee determines is reasonably necessary).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(i) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of the date of the public statement or
publication of information referenced therein and the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark; or
(ii) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(i) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;
(ii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or
(iii) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative.
“Compounded SOFR” means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which will be compounded in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period, as applicable, as a mechanism to determine the interest amount
payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by us or our Designee in accordance with:
(i) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:
(ii) if, and to the extent that, we or our Designee determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that have been selected by us or our Designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted market practice for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.
For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of Compounded SOFR shall exclude the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment and the margin specified in this prospectus supplement.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.
“Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters Service (or any successor service) on the “LIBOR01” page (or any other page as may replace such page on such service) for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars.
“Designee” means an Independent Financial Adviser or other designee of ours.
“Determination Date” with respect to a Floating Rate Interest Period will be the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of the Floating Rate Interest Period.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or any successor source.
“Independent Financial Adviser” means an independent financial institution of international repute or an independent financial adviser with appropriate expertise appointed by the Company.
“Interpolated Benchmark” with respect to the Benchmark means the rate determined for the Corresponding Tenor by interpolating on a linear basis between: (1) the Benchmark for the longest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is shorter than the Corresponding Tenor and (2) the Benchmark for the shortest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is longer than the Corresponding Tenor.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.
“ISDA Fallback Adjustment” means the spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.
“ISDA Fallback Rate” means the rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.
“London Banking Day” is any day in which dealings in United States dollars are transacted or, with respect to any future date, are expected to be transacted in the London interbank market.
“Reference Time” with respect to any determination of the Benchmark means (1) if the Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London Banking Days preceding the date of such determination, and (2) if the Benchmark is not LIBOR, the time determined by us or our Designee in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.
“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for the applicable Corresponding Tenor based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in Sydney, Australia, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
All calculations of the Calculation Agent, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company and on the Holder of this Note. In no event shall the interest rate on this Note be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application. Additionally, the interest rate on this Note will in no event be lower than zero. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of this Note, provide the rate of interest then in effect.
All percentages resulting from any of the above calculations will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g., 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655)) and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
Interest on this Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the close of business on the December 29, March 29, June 28 or September 28 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date, at the office or agency maintained for such purpose pursuant to the Indenture; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Note may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on the Register or (ii) to a Holder of US$1,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Register. Any interest on this Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest shall instead be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the Special Record Date or other specified date in accordance with the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest payable on an Interest Payment Date that is also the Stated Maturity of this Note will be paid at such office or agency to the Person to whom the principal hereof is payable, upon surrender of this Note at such office or agency.
This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture hereinafter referred to or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee.
The provisions of this Note are continued on the reverse side hereof and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed on this 16th day of January, 2020.
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(FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE)
This Note is one of a duly authorized series of securities of the Company, issued and to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to a Senior Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1999 (the “Base Indenture”), duly executed and delivered between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture”) and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2018, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture and the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further amended and supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 16, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all Indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. This Note is one of a series of securities designated on the face hereof (the “Notes”). The Notes are issued pursuant to the Indenture and are limited in aggregate principal amount to US$750,000,000; provided, however, that the Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects or in all respects except for issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first date on which interest accrues and the first payment of interest thereon. Additional notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the Notes, unless such additional notes will not be treated as fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Notes and any such additional notes would rank equally and ratably.
In accordance with Section 10.8 of the Indenture, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Article X of the Indenture, the Company may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes if (a) there is a change in or any amendment to the laws or regulations (i) of the Commonwealth of Australia, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of
Australia, of the Commonwealth of Australia or the country in which such entity is organized or resident or deemed resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (b) there is a change in any application or interpretation of any such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective, (i) with respect to taxes imposed by the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, on or after the date the Company originally issued this Note, or (ii) in the event of the assumption pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Indenture of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Note by an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia, with respect to taxes imposed by a non-Australian jurisdiction, on or after the date of the transaction resulting in such assumption, and, in each case, as a result of such change or amendment (1) the Company is or will become obligated to pay any additional amounts on this Note pursuant to Section 9.8 of the Indenture or (2) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in computing its taxation liabilities in respect of (A) any payments of interest or additional amounts or (B) any original issue discount on this Note.
Before the Company may redeem this Note, it must give the Holder of this Note at least 30 days’ written notice and not more than 60 days’ written notice of its intention to redeem this Note, provided that if the earliest date on which (i) the Company will be obligated to pay any additional amounts, or (ii) the Company would not be entitled to claim a deduction in respect of any payments of interest or additional amounts on or any original issue discount in respect of this Note in computing its taxation liabilities, would occur less than 45 days after the relevant change or amendment to the applicable laws, regulations, determinations or guidelines, the Company may give less than 30 days’ written notice but in no case less than 15 days’ written notice, provided it gives such notice as soon as practicable in all the circumstances.
The Redemption Price for this Note shall equal 100% of the principal amount of this Note plus accrued but unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration become, due and payable immediately, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, on behalf of all of the Holders of the Notes, to waive any Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences, subject to Section 5.7 of the Indenture.
In accordance with Section 9.8 of the Indenture, the Company will pay all amounts that it is required to pay in respect of this Note without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In that event, the Company will pay such additional amounts as may be necessary so that the net amount received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amount that the Holder of this Note would have received in respect of this Note without such withholding or deduction; provided that the Company will pay no additional amounts in respect of this Note for or on account of:
(1) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note was a resident, domiciliary or national of, or engaged in business or maintained a permanent establishment or was physically present in, the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or otherwise had some connection with the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein other than merely holding this Note or receiving payments under this Note;
(2) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment in the Commonwealth of Australia, unless the Holder was required to present this Note for payment and it could not have been presented for payment anywhere else;
(3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the fact that the Holder of this Note presented this Note for payment more than 30 days after the date such payment became due and was provided for, whichever is later, except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to the additional amounts on presenting this Note for payment on any day during that 30 day period;
(4) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(5) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction;
(6) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed if the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note complied with the Company’s request to provide information concerning his, her or its nationality, residence or identity or to make a declaration, claim or filing or satisfy any
requirement for information or reporting that is required to establish the eligibility of the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note to receive the relevant payment without (or at a reduced rate of) withholding or deduction for or on account of any such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge;
(7) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note being an associate of the Company’s for purposes of Section 128F of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or responsible entity of a registered scheme under the Corporations Xxx 0000 of the Commonwealth of Australia, as amended, or any successor act);
(8) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld as a consequence of a determination having been made under Part IVA of the Australian Tax Act (or any modification thereof or provision substituted therefor) by the Australian Commissioner of Taxation that such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge is payable in circumstances where the Holder, or the beneficial owner, of this Note is a party to or participated in a scheme to avoid such tax which the Company was not a party to;
(9) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with Section 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements (including, without limitation, intergovernmental agreements) entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted with respect thereto (“FATCA”); or
(10) any combination of the foregoing.
Subject to the foregoing, additional amounts will also not be payable by the Company with respect to any payment on this Note to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that payment would, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, be treated as being derived or received for tax purposes by a beneficiary or settler of that fiduciary or member of that partnership or a beneficial owner, in each case, who would not have been entitled to those additional amounts had it been the actual Holder of this Note.
If, as a result of the Company’s consolidation or merger with or into an entity organized under the laws of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or a political subdivision of a country other than the Commonwealth of Australia or the sale, conveyance or transfer by the Company of all or substantially all its assets to such an entity, such an entity assumes the obligations of the Company, such entity will pay
additional amounts on the same basis, except that references to “the Commonwealth of Australia” (other than in clause (7) above) will be treated as references to both the Commonwealth of Australia and the country in which such entity is organized or resident (or deemed resident for tax purposes).
The Company, and any other Person to or through which any payment with respect to this Note may be made, shall be entitled to withhold or deduct from any payment with respect to this Note amounts required to be withheld or deducted under or in connection with FATCA, and Holders and beneficial owners of this Note shall not be entitled to receive any gross up or other additional amounts on account of any such withholding or deduction.
All references in this Note to the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note shall be deemed to include the payment of additional amounts to the extent that, in that context, additional amounts are, were or would be payable as provided above.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount (calculated as provided in the Indenture) of the Outstanding Securities of each series adversely affected thereby to add any provisions to or to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or to modify the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series, provided that, without the consent of the Holder of each such Security so affected, no such modification shall (a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount of any Security or the rate of interest thereon, or change the coin or currency in which any Security or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or (b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment or modification, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Indenture, or (c) change any obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in Section 9.2 of the Indenture, or (d) except to the extent provided in Section 8.1(9) of the Indenture, make any change in Section 5.2, 5.7, 5.10 or 8.2 of the Indenture except to increase any percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived except with the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected thereby. Any such consent given by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued on registration hereof, the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective time, at the rates and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of this Note, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new Note or Notes of like tenor and authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount in exchange herefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to the provisions hereof with respect to determination of the Person to whom interest is payable).
Reference is made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, trustee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or any successor Person shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or any successor Person, under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation, whether by virtue of any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. By accepting a Note, each Holder agrees to the provisions of Section 1.13 of the Indenture and waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
The Notes of this series shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. [This Global Note is exchangeable for Notes in definitive form only under certain limited circumstances set forth in the
Indenture.](2) At the option of the Holder, the Notes (except a Note in global form) may be exchanged for other Notes, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount containing identical terms and provisions, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency.
All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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TRANSFER NOTICE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered Holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
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