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Exhibit 4.1

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY
NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

STEVIA
FIRST CORP.

 

	Warrant Shares: _______	Initial Exercise Date: May 4, 2016

  

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE
WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “Holder”)
is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on
or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the nine
(9) month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe
for and purchase from Stevia First Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares (as subject
to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock
under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “Purchase Agreement”), dated May 4, 2016, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

Section 2.Exercise.

 

a)Exercise
of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times
on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or
agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing
on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed
hereto. Within three (3) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise
Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United
States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise.
No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization)
of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to
physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and
the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation
within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant
resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering
the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased.
The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases.
The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The
Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph,
following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder
at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)Exercise
Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.017, subject to adjustment hereunder
(the “Exercise Price”);

 

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		c)	Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i.Delivery
of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder
by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal
at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an
effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder
or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144,
and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder
or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified
by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice
of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been
issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such
shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by
cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to
the issuance of such shares, having been paid.

 

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ii.Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder
and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall
in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.Rescission
Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)
by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.No
Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise
of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the
Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

v.Charges,
Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or
other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company,
and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,
however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant
when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company
may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The
Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.

 

vi.Closing
of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this
Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e)Holder’s
Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise
any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after
exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other
Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock
which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder
or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of
the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth
in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company
is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder
is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained
in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by
the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of
the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant
is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this
Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to
verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above
shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with
the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by
the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral
request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares
of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after
giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates
since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”
shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99%
of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase
in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the
Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with
the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the
intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly
give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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Section 3.Certain
Adjustments.

 

a)Stock
Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise
makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable
in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon
exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including
by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification
of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied
by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding
immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the
aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become
effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution
and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)Subsequent
Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding
the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property
pro rata to all record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (and not the Holder)(the “Purchase Rights”),
then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which
the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of
this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation)
immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such
record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or
sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase
Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate
in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right
to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its
right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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c)Pro
Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other
distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital
or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of
a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a "Distribution"),
at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution
to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock
acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation,
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such
record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in
such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution
would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate
in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution
to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if
ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

d)Calculations.
All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall
be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

e)Notice
to Holder.

 

i.Adjustment
to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly
mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of
Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

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ii.Notice
to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the
Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the
Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares
of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection
with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted
into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last
address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable record or
effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common
Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the
date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares
of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall
not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided
hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company
shall simultaneously disclose such information in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Holder shall remain entitled
to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering
such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4.Transfer
of Warrant.

 

a)Transferability.
Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions
of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender
of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written
assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and
funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable,
and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant
evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the
Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3)
Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant full. The Warrant,
if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having
a new Warrant issued.

 

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b)New
Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the
Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by
the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants
to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial
Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c)Warrant
Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered
Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and
for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d)Transfer
Restrictions. If, at the time
of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either
(i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible
for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the
Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may
be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

e)Representation
by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any
exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for
distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 5.Miscellaneous.

 

a)No
Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights
as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in
Section 3.

 

b)Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant
Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of
the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate,
if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation,
in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or
granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding
Business Day.

 

d)Authorized
Shares.

 

The Company covenants
that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient
number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.
The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged
with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without
violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be
listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance
herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by
the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such
issue).

 

Except and
to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending
its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or
sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions
as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate
in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant
and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory
body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

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Before taking
any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary
from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e)Jurisdiction.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

f)Restrictions.
The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does
not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g)Nonwaiver
and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all
rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of
this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be
sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of
appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its
rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h)Notices.
Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered
in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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i)Limitation
of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase
Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder
for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company
or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)Remedies.
The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled
to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation
for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert
the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k)Successors
and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns
of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and
shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)Amendment.
This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

m)Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions
of this Warrant.

 

n)Headings.
The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of
this Warrant.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

  

	 	stevia first corp.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
        By: 
	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To:stevia
first corp. 

 

(1)The undersigned
hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised
in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)Payment shall
take the form of (check applicable box):

 

 ̈ in lawful
money of the United States; or

 

 ̈ if permitted,
the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c),
to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure
set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3)Please issue
said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to
the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

 

(4) Accredited Investor.
The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT
FORM

 

(To assign the
foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

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SIXTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

between

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

 

and

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

as Trustee

 

Dated as of August 19, 2016

 

 

SIXTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

SIXTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 19, 2016 (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”), between WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION (ABN 33 007 457 141), a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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”), and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), among other things, to supplement and amend certain provisions of the Base Indenture (the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture” and the Amended Base Indenture as further supplemented by this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “Indenture”);

 

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, in connection with the issuance of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2019 Floating Rate Notes and the 2021 Floating Rate Notes (each as defined herein), the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to establish the forms and terms of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2019 Floating Rate Notes and the 2021 Floating Rate Notes as hereinafter described; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements of the Amended Base Indenture necessary to make this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled by the parties hereto.

 

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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 Sixteenth 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 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

 

ARTICLE II
 THE 2019 FIXED RATE NOTES

 

Section 2.01          Title of Securities.  There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “1.600% Notes due August 19, 2019” (the “2019 Fixed Rate Notes”).

 

Section 2.02          Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount.  The aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$1,500,000,000.  The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2019 Fixed 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 2019 Fixed Rate Notes”).  Additional 2019 Fixed Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes, unless such Additional 2019 Fixed Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2019 Fixed Rate Notes and any such Additional 2019 Fixed Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.

 

Section 2.03          Principal Payment Date.  The principal amount of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on August 19, 2019 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 

 

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2019 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

Section 2.04          Interest and Interest Rates.  The 2019 Fixed Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate of 1.600% per year from August 19, 2016, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 19 and August 19 of each year, beginning on February 19, 2017. Interest on a 2019 Fixed Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2019 Fixed Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the February 4 and August 4, 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 2019 Fixed Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such 2019 Fixed Rate 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 2019 Fixed 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.

 

Section 2.05          Place of Payment.  The Place of Payment where the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2019 Fixed 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 2019 Fixed 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 2.06          Redemption.  The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.

 

Section 2.07          No Sinking Fund. The 2019 Fixed Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

Section 2.08          Form.  The 2019 Fixed 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 A, deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon, as custodian for the 

 

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Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture.

 

Section 2.09          Denomination.  The 2019 Fixed Rate Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2019 Fixed 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 2.10          Depositary.  The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2019 Fixed 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 2.11          Defeasance; Discharge.  The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

ARTICLE III
 THE 2021 FIXED RATE NOTES

 

Section 3.01          Title of Securities.  There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “2.000% Notes due August 19, 2021” (the “2021 Fixed Rate Notes”).

 

Section 3.02          Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount.  The aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$1,500,000,000.  The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2021 Fixed 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 2021 Fixed Rate Notes”).  Additional 2021 Fixed Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes, unless such Additional 2021 Fixed Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2021 Fixed Rate Notes and any such Additional 2021 Fixed Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.

 

Section 3.03          Principal Payment Date.  The principal amount of the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on August 19, 2021 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

Section 3.04          Interest and Interest Rates.  The 2021 Fixed Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate of 2.000% per year from August 

 

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19, 2016, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 19 and August 19 of each year, beginning on February 19, 2017. Interest on a 2021 Fixed Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2021 Fixed Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the February 4 and August 4, 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 2021 Fixed Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such 2021 Fixed Rate 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 2021 Fixed 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.

 

Section 3.05          Place of Payment.  The Place of Payment where the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2021 Fixed 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 2021 Fixed 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 3.06          Redemption.  The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.

 

Section 3.07          No Sinking Fund. The 2021 Fixed Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

Section 3.08          Form.  The 2021 Fixed 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 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 3.09          Denomination.  The 2021 Fixed Rate Notes shall be issuable only 

 

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in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2021 Fixed 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 3.10          Depositary.  The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2021 Fixed 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 3.11          Defeasance; Discharge.  The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2021 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

ARTICLE IV
 THE 2026 FIXED RATE NOTES

 

Section 4.01          Title of Securities.  There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “2.700% Notes due August 19, 2026” (the “2026 Fixed Rate Notes”).

 

Section 4.02          Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount.  The aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$1,000,000,000.  The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2026 Fixed 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 2026 Fixed Rate Notes”).  Additional 2026 Fixed Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes, unless such Additional 2026 Fixed Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2026 Fixed Rate Notes and any such Additional 2026 Fixed Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.

 

Section 4.03          Principal Payment Date.  The principal amount of the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on August 19, 2026 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

Section 4.04          Interest and Interest Rates.  The 2026 Fixed Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate of 2.700% per year from August 19, 2016, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until the principal amount of the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for, and interest on the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 19 and August 19 of each year, beginning 

 

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on February 19, 2017. Interest on a 2026 Fixed Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2026 Fixed Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the February 4 and August 4, 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 2026 Fixed Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such 2026 Fixed Rate 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 2026 Fixed 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.

 

Section 4.05          Place of Payment.  The Place of Payment where the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2026 Fixed 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 2026 Fixed 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 4.06          Redemption.  The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.

 

Section 4.07          No Sinking Fund. The 2026 Fixed Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

Section 4.08          Form.  The 2026 Fixed 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 4.09          Denomination.  The 2026 Fixed Rate Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2026 Fixed 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.

 

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Section 4.10          Depositary.  The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2026 Fixed 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 4.11          Defeasance; Discharge.  The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2026 Fixed Rate Notes.

 

ARTICLE V
 THE 2019 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 August 19, 2019” (the “2019 Floating Rate Notes”).

 

Section 5.02          Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount.  The aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Floating Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$500,000,000.  The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2019 Floating Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes”).  Additional 2019 Floating Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2019 Floating Rate Notes, unless such Additional 2019 Floating Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2019 Floating Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2019 Floating Rate Notes and any such Additional 2019 Floating Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.

 

Section 5.03          Principal Payment Date.  The principal amount of the 2019 Floating Rate Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on August 19, 2019 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2019 Floating Rate Notes.

 

Section 5.04          Interest and Interest Rates.

 

(a)                   The 2019 Floating Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from August 19, 2016, 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for.  The interest rate per annum for the 2019 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 0.560%, as determined by a calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”).  The Bank of New York Mellon will initially act as Calculation Agent.  

 

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The amount of interest for each day the 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes.  The amount of interest to be paid on the 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each February 19, May 19, August 19 and November 19 (each such date, a “Floating Rate Interest Payment Date”), beginning on November 19, 2016.  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 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes is not a Business Day, payment of principal and interest on the 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes.  Interest on a 2019 Floating Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2019 Floating Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the February 4, May 4, August 4 and November 4, 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such 2019 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 August 19, 2016 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 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 

 

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Determination Date.  If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, 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.

 

(e)                   “Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters 3000 Xtra 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.

 

(f)                    “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.

 

(g)                   “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.

 

(h)                   “Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

 

(i)                    For purposes of the 2019 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.

 

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(j)                    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 2019 Floating Rate Notes. In no event shall the interest rate on the 2019 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. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of the 2019 Floating Rate Notes, provide the rate of interest then in effect.

 

(k)                   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 2019 Floating Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2019 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 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.

 

Section 5.07          No Sinking Fund. The 2019 Floating Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

Section 5.08          Form.  The 2019 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 D, 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2019 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 2019 Floating Rate Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, 

 

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“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 2019 Floating Rate Notes.

 

Section 5.12          Defined Terms.  Terms specifically defined in this Article V shall only relate to the 2019 Floating Rate Notes and shall have no bearing on any other series of notes referenced in this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VI
 THE 2021 FLOATING RATE NOTES

 

Section 6.01          Title of Securities.  There shall be a series of Securities of the Company designated the “Floating Rate Notes due August 19, 2021” (the “2021 Floating Rate Notes”).

 

Section 6.02          Limitation of Aggregate Principal Amount.  The aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes shall initially be limited to US$500,000,000.  The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the 2021 Floating Rate Notes, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the 2021 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes”).  Additional 2021 Floating Rate Notes issued in this manner will be consolidated with, and will form a single series with, the 2021 Floating Rate Notes, unless such Additional 2021 Floating Rate Notes will not be treated as fungible with the 2021 Floating Rate Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The 2021 Floating Rate Notes and any such Additional 2021 Floating Rate Notes would rank equally and ratably.

 

Section 6.03          Principal Payment Date.  The principal amount of the 2021 Floating Rate Notes Outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid interest) shall be payable in a single installment on August 19, 2021 which date shall be the Stated Maturity of the 2021 Floating Rate Notes.

 

Section 6.04          Interest and Interest Rates.

 

(a)                   The 2021 Floating Rate Notes will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from August 19, 2016, 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes shall have been paid or duly provided for.  The interest rate per annum for the 2021 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 0.850%, as determined by a calculation agent (the “Calculation 

 

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Agent”).  The Bank of New York Mellon will initially act as Calculation Agent.  The amount of interest for each day the 2021 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes.  The amount of interest to be paid on the 2021 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each February 19, May 19, August 19 and November 19 (each such date, a “Floating Rate Interest Payment Date”), beginning on November 19, 2016.  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 2021 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes is not a Business Day, payment of principal and interest on the 2021 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes.  Interest on a 2021 Floating Rate Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that 2021 Floating Rate Note was registered at the close of business on the February 4, May 4, August 4 and November 4, 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 2021 Floating Rate Notes, the interest due on such date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable upon surrender of such 2021 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 August 19, 2016 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 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 

 

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Designated LIBOR Page (as defined below) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Determination Date.  If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, 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.

 

(e)                   “Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters 3000 Xtra 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.

 

(f)                    “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.

 

(g)                   “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.

 

(h)                   “Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

 

(i)                    For purposes of the 2021 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.

 

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(j)                    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 2021 Floating Rate Notes. In no event shall the interest rate on the 2021 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. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of the 2021 Floating Rate Notes, provide the rate of interest then in effect.

 

(k)                   All percentages resulting from any of the calculations in this Article VI 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 6.05          Place of Payment.  The Place of Payment where the 2021 Floating Rate Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the 2021 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 2021 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 6.06          Redemption.  The Company shall not have the right to redeem the 2021 Floating Rate Notes other than pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Indenture.

 

Section 6.07          No Sinking Fund. The 2021 Floating Rate Notes are not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

Section 6.08          Form.  The 2021 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 E, 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 6.09          Denomination.  The 2021 Floating Rate Notes shall be issuable only in denominations of US$2,000 and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The 2021 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 6.10          Depositary.  The Depository Trust Company shall be the initial Depositary for the 2021 Floating Rate Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, 

 

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“Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

 

Section 6.11          Defeasance; Discharge.  The provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Indenture will apply to the 2021 Floating Rate Notes.

 

Section 6.12          Defined Terms.  Terms specifically defined in this Article VI shall only relate to the 2021 Floating Rate Notes and shall have no bearing on any other series of notes referenced in this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VII
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.01          Integral Part; Effect of Supplement on Indenture.  This Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture. Except for the supplements made by this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, the Amended Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect as executed.

 

Section 7.02          Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation.  The Indenture, as supplemented by this Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.

 

Section 7.03          Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals.  The recitals in this Sixteenth 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 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 7.04          Counterparts.  This Sixteenth 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 7.05          Separability.  In case any provision of this Sixteenth 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 7.06          Governing Law.  This Sixteenth 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 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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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)

 

	
No.
    	
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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

 

1.600% NOTE DUE AUGUST 19, 2019

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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 August 19, 2019 (the “Stated Maturity”).  This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate of 1.600% per year from August 19, 2016, 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 February 19 and August 19 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on February 19, 2017.  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 February 4 or August 4 (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.

 

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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     day of                , 20   .

 

	
 
    	
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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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 supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth 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$1,500,000,000; 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

 

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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 on 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 

 

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subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.  If the Company withholds or deducts any such amount from any payment on this Note, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) so that the net amounts received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amounts that the Holder of this Note would have received on this Note if such withholding or deduction had not been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall be payable 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 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 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;

 

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(7)         any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of this Note being an associate of the Company for purposes of section 128F(6) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or  responsible entity of a registered managed investment scheme under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth of Australia);

 

(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 therefore) 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 that is imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive, or any agreement entered into by a Member State of the European Union with (A) any other state or (B) any relevant, dependent or associated territory of any Member State of the European Union providing for measures equivalent to, or the same as, those provided for by such Directive;

 

(10)  any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with sections 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted, with respect thereto) (“FATCA”); or

 

(11)  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 in respect of this Note 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 a 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.

 

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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.

 

Any reference in this Note to principal or interest shall be deemed to also refer to any Additional Amount that may 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 

 

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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 this 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.

 

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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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Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee

 

 

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing  attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
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EXHIBIT B

 

(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.](3)

 

	
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ISIN No. US961214DA83
    

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

 

2.000% NOTE DUE AUGUST 19, 2021

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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 August 19, 2021 (the “Stated Maturity”).  This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate of 2.000% per year from August 19, 2016, 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 February 19 and August 19 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on February 19, 2017.  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 February 4 or August 4 (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.

 

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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     day of                , 20   .

 

 

	
 
    	
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

	
 
    	
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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 supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth 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$1,500,000,000; 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 

 

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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 on 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 

 

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subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.  If the Company withholds or deducts any such amount from any payment on this Note, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional  Amounts”) so that the net amounts received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amounts that the Holder of this Note would have received on this Note if such withholding or deduction had not been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall be payable 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 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 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;

 

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(7)     any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of this Note being an associate of the Company for purposes of section 128F(6) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or  responsible entity of a registered managed investment scheme under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth of Australia);

 

(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 therefore) 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 that is imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive, or any agreement entered into by a Member State of the European Union with (A) any other state or (B) any relevant, dependent or associated territory of any Member State of the European Union providing for measures equivalent to, or the same as, those provided for by such Directive;

 

(10)  any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with sections 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted, with respect thereto) (“FATCA”); or

 

(11)  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 in respect of this Note 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 a 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.

 

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 

 

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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.

 

Any reference in this Note to principal or interest shall be deemed to also refer to any Additional Amount that may 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 

 

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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 this 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.](4)  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.

 

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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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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing  attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
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(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.](5)

 

	
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CUSIP   No. 961214DC4
    
	
 
    	
ISIN   No. US961214DC40
    

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

 

2.700% NOTE DUE AUGUST 19, 2026

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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 August 19, 2026 (the “Stated Maturity”).  This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at a rate of 2.700% per year from August 19, 2016, 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 February 19 and August 19 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on February 19, 2017.  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 February 4 or August 4 (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.

 

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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     day of                , 20   .

 

 

	
 
    	
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

	
 
    	
The Bank of New York Mellon, as   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
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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 supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth 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$1,000,000,000; 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

 

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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 on 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 

 

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subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.  If the Company withholds or deducts any such amount from any payment on this Note, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional  Amounts”) so that the net amounts received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amounts that the Holder of this Note would have received on this Note if such withholding or deduction had not been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall be payable 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 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 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;

 

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(7)     any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of this Note being an associate of the Company for purposes of section 128F(6) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or  responsible entity of a registered managed investment scheme under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth of Australia);

 

(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 therefore) 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 that is imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive, or any agreement entered into by a Member State of the European Union with (A) any other state or (B) any relevant, dependent or associated territory of any Member State of the European Union providing for measures equivalent to, or the same as, those provided for by such Directive;

 

(10)  any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with sections 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted, with respect thereto) (“FATCA”); or

 

(11)  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 in respect of this Note 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 a 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.

 

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 

 

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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.

 

Any reference in this Note to principal or interest shall be deemed to also refer to any Additional Amount that may 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 

 

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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 this 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.](6)  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.

 

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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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Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee

 

 

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing  attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
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(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

 

FLOATING RATE NOTE DUE AUGUST 19, 2019

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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 August 19, 2019 (the “Stated Maturity”).  This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from August 19, 2016, 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 0.560%, 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 February 19, May 19, August 19 and November 19 (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on November 19, 2016.  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 August 19, 2016 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 an Interest Period, shall be 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.  If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, 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

 

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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 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 Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all rates so provided.  If fewer than two rates are so provided, then LIBOR for the Interest Period will be LIBOR in effect with respect to the immediately preceding Interest Period.

 

“Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters 3000 Xtra 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.

 

“Determination Date” with respect to an Interest Period will be the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of the Interest Period.

 

“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.

 

“Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

 

“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.

 

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. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of this Note, provide the rate of interest then in effect.

 

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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 February 4, May 4, August 4, or November 4 (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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed on this     day of                , 20   .

 

	
 
    	
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This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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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 supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth 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$500,000,000; 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

 

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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 on 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

 

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subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.  If the Company withholds or deducts any such amount from any payment on this Note, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) so that the net amounts received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amounts that the Holder of this Note would have received on this Note if such withholding or deduction had not been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall be payable 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 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 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;

 

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(7)              any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of this Note being an associate of the Company for purposes of section 128F(6) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or responsible entity of a registered managed investment scheme under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth of Australia);

 

(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 therefore) 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 that is imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive, or any agreement entered into by a Member State of the European Union with (A) any other state or (B) any relevant, dependent or associated territory of any Member State of the European Union providing for measures equivalent to, or the same as, those provided for by such Directive;

 

(10)       any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with sections 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted, with respect thereto) (“FATCA”); or

 

(11)       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 in respect of this Note 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 a 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.

 

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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.

 

Any reference in this Note to principal or interest shall be deemed to also refer to any Additional Amount that may 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

 

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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 this 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.

 

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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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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing  attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
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(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

 

FLOATING RATE NOTE DUE AUGUST 19, 2021

 

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, a company incorporated in the Commonwealth of Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 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 August 19, 2021 (the “Stated Maturity”).  This Note will bear interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from August 19, 2016, 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 0.850%, 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 February 19, May 19, August 19 and November 19 (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on November 19, 2016.  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 August 19, 2016 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 an Interest Period, shall be 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.  If the Designated LIBOR Page does not include this rate or is unavailable on the Determination Date, 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

 

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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 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 Interest Period will be the arithmetic mean of all rates so provided.  If fewer than two rates are so provided, then LIBOR for the Interest Period will be LIBOR in effect with respect to the immediately preceding Interest Period.

 

“Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on the Reuters 3000 Xtra 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.

 

“Determination Date” with respect to an Interest Period will be the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of the Interest Period.

 

“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.

 

“Representative Amount” means a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time.

 

“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.

 

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. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any Holder of this Note, provide the rate of interest then in effect.

 

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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 February 4, May 4, August 4, or November 4 (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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed on this     day of                , 20   .

 

	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
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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 supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “Amended Base Indenture”), and as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”; the Amended Base Indenture, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth 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$500,000,000; 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

 

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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 on 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

 

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subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law.  If the Company withholds or deducts any such amount from any payment on this Note, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) so that the net amounts received by the Holder of this Note, after such withholding or deduction, will equal the amounts that the Holder of this Note would have received on this Note if such withholding or deduction had not been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall be payable 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 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 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;

 

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(7)              any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of this Note being an associate of the Company for purposes of section 128F(6) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Australian Tax Act”) (other than in the capacity of a clearing house, paying agent, custodian, funds manager or responsible entity of a registered managed investment scheme under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth of Australia);

 

(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 therefore) 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 that is imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (the “Directive”) or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive, or any agreement entered into by a Member State of the European Union with (A) any other state or (B) any relevant, dependent or associated territory of any Member State of the European Union providing for measures equivalent to, or the same as, those provided for by such Directive;

 

(10)       any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge arising under or in connection with sections 1471 to 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any regulations or official interpretations issued, agreements entered into or non-U.S. laws enacted, with respect thereto) (“FATCA”); or

 

(11)       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 in respect of this Note 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 a 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.

 

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

 

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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.

 

Any reference in this Note to principal or interest shall be deemed to also refer to any Additional Amount that may 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

 

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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 this 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.

 

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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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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing  attorney to transfer such Note on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
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