Document:

Exhibit 4.1.5

 

	
  

  	
   

  	
  

  

 

 

Strictly Private
& Confidential

 

 

23 October 2003

 

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Level 34

100 Queen Street

Melbourne VIC 3000

 

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Volume underwritten capital raising for
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

 

1             Overview

 

Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch (ABN 13 064 165 162) and Morgan Stanley
& Co. International Limited (the Underwriters or we) are pleased to confirm
the terms on which we offer to underwrite and manage the capital raising for
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ABN 11 005 357 522) (ANZ)
as set out in this agreement.  The
parties agree that an Underwriter may perform its obligations under this
agreement through any of its related bodies corporate.

 

ANZ wishes to raise up to a maximum amount of AUD1.2 billion, or
such other amount as ANZ and the Underwriter agree (in each case the Underwritten
Amount).

 

ANZ proposes to raise this funding by undertaking the Transaction.  The Transaction is intended to achieve a
capital raising by ANZ that will qualify as Tier 1 Capital for the purposes of
the Prudential Statements.

 

In this agreement, expressions have the meaning given to them in
schedules 1 and 2.  If there is any
inconsistency between the terms of this agreement and the terms of the Purchase
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement will prevail to the extent of the
inconsistency.

 

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2             Appointment of Underwriters

 

2.1           ANZ
appoints the Underwriters to coordinate completion of the Transaction and
underwrite the Issue, and agrees that it will appoint affiliates of the
Underwriters as its global joint lead managers and bookrunners to manage the
Issue.  The Underwriters agree to
coordinate completion of the Transaction and to underwrite the Issue on the
terms and subject to the conditions of this agreement.

 

2.2           The
Underwriters may undertake any or all of the following:

 

(a)           arrange
for the global joint lead managers and bookrunners to the Issue to invite
persons to subscribe for Trust Securities via a bookbuild process in accordance
with the Purchase Agreement;

 

(b)           appoint
a sub-underwriter or sub-underwriters to sub-underwrite part or all of the
Trust Securities (but any appointment of any sub-underwriter will not affect
the Underwriters’ liability and obligations under this agreement);

 

(c)           otherwise
manage the Issue of the Trust Securities via such process as the Underwriters
agree with ANZ; and

 

(d)           anything
else agreed between the Underwriters and ANZ.

 

2.3           The
obligations of the Underwriters under this agreement are several, and not joint
or joint and several.

 

3             Conditions precedent

 

(a)           The
obligations of all parties under this agreement are conditional on:

 

(1)           ANZ
completing its purchase of The National Bank of New Zealand Limited from Lloyds
TSB Bank plc;

 

(2)           APRA
approving in writing ANZ’s proposed redemption of all its outstanding TrUEPrS
(being its 2 tranches of Trust Units Exchange for Preference Shares issued in
September 1998 and November 1998); and

 

(3)           ANZ
issuing a notice to redeem all its outstanding TrUEPrS.

 

(b)           The
obligations of the Underwriters under this agreement with respect to the
Securities are conditional on:

 

(1)           the
terms of the Securities being:

 

(A)          in the
case of Securities issued in the United States of America, on substantially the
terms described in schedule 2;

 

(B)           in the
case of Securities issued in Australia, on terms and conditions, and using an
Offer Management Agreement, that are substantially the same as for ANZ’s StEPS
transaction; or

 

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(C)           in the
case of Securities issued in any other Approved Jurisdiction, on substantially
the terms described in schedule 2 but with such structural modifications
as the parties agree are appropriate to reflect market practice,

 

or otherwise as agreed by ANZ and the
Underwriters which agreement may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;

 

(2)           execution
and delivery of the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and there being
no breach by any Relevant Party of, or failure by any Relevant Party to comply
with, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any
obligation or condition imposed on a Relevant Party by any of them;

 

(3)           execution
and delivery (and, to the extent applicable, lodgement and registration with
any Authority) by ANZ and all other relevant parties (other than the
Underwriters) of all other documents required in connection with the Issue in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters; and

 

(4)           the
Underwriters having received legal and tax opinions in relation to the
Securities in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.

 

4             Scope of underwriting

 

4.1           The
underwriting will be limited to the underwriting of the Issue.

 

4.2           Subject
to the terms of this agreement and the Purchase Agreement, each Underwriter
agrees on request by ANZ:

 

(a)           to use
its reasonable endeavours to procure persons to agree to purchase and pay for
Trust Securities within 3 months of the date of this agreement;

 

(b)           to the
extent that persons agree to purchase Trust Securities within 3 months of
the date of this agreement, to subscribe and pay for those Trust Securities as
described in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

(c)           to the
extent that the aggregate amount which the Underwriters are obliged to pay
under paragraph (b) for Trust Securities within 3 months of the date of
this agreement is less than the Underwritten Amount, to subscribe for additional
Trust Securities on the last day of that period of 3 months for an
aggregate subscription price equal to one-half of the Shortfall Amount, at a
subscription price per Trust Security that produces a yield for those Trust
Securities equal to the sum of:

 

(1)           the
yield of the relevant Benchmark Security; plus

 

(2)           the
relevant Swap Spread; plus

 

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(3)           the
Underwritten Margin.

 

4.3           ANZ
agrees and acknowledges that the underwriting contemplated by this agreement is
in no way an underwriting, assurance or guarantee as to:

 

(a)           the
manner, markets or jurisdictions in which the Underwriters will be able to
offer or sell the Trust Securities; or

 

(b)           the
qualification of the funds raised by the Issue as Tier 1 Capital.

 

4.4           Each
Underwriter must ensure that it does not acquire Trust Securities in breach of
the Financial Sector Act or any other applicable law in fulfilling its
obligations under this agreement and must, if necessary, procure other
purchases for the Trust Securities if an acquisition by it would breach any of
those laws.

 

5             Fees and expenses

 

5.1           ANZ
must pay to the Underwriters an aggregate underwriting fee of 0.125% of the
Underwritten Amount on completion of the issue of the Securities on the Settlement
Date.  This fee does not include
GST.  If GST is payable in respect of
the fee, ANZ will pay an amount equal to the GST to the Underwriter promptly
after it receives an appropriate tax invoice.

 

5.2           ANZ
acknowledges that it will agree in the Purchase Agreement to pay the joint lead
managers an aggregate selling fee of 1.00% of the proceeds of the Issue on
completion of the Issue on the Settlement Date.

 

5.3           ANZ
must pay any amount of stamp duty or other transactional taxes (including
fines, penalties and any other related costs) payable in respect of this
agreement, the Transaction Documents or the Issue.

 

5.4           An
Underwriter may set off all amounts payable to it under this clause 5
against any payment obligation owed by that Underwriter (or its related bodies
corporate or settlement nominee) to ANZ or a Relevant Party in connection with
the Issue (including an obligation to account to ANZ for proceeds received in
connection with settlement of any Issue), except that the Underwriters may not
set-off more than $500,000 in aggregate without the consent of ANZ, which
consent must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

5.5           Each
Underwriter reserves the right to charge interest at the 90 day bank bill rate
(as at the date the relevant amount became due and payable), expressed as a
percentage per annum, plus a margin of 2% per annum, on any unpaid amount which
has become due and payable to that Underwriter in accordance with this clause 5
(calculated on a daily basis from and including the date on which the relevant
amount became due and payable until but excluding the date of payment).

 

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6             Allocations

 

6.1           The
Underwriters, after consultation with ANZ, have the right to determine the
placements and allocations in respect of the Securities within the Approved
Jurisdictions, subject to such requirements as may be set out in the Purchase
Agreement.

 

6.2           ANZ
acknowledges that placements and/or allocations may be on the basis of
confirmation documentation which provides that placees will have no further
obligation to subscribe for the relevant Trust Securities if the Underwriters
properly terminate (or it are taken to have properly terminated) their
obligations under this agreement or the Purchase Agreement before settlement of
the relevant subscription.

 

6.3           ANZ
acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters will not be obliged to subscribe
and pay for Trust Securities under clause 4.2 to the extent that ANZ
Capital Trust does not accept any application for Trust Securities that is made
in accordance with the Transaction Documents, unless it does so with the
agreement of the Underwriters.

 

7             Settlement

 

Procedures for settlement of the Securities will be specified in the
Purchase Agreement.  So far as
practicable, settlement for the Securities will be on a delivery-versus-payment
basis and effected via a recognised clearing and settlement system for
securities of the relevant type in the jurisdiction concerned.

 

ANZ must do, and must procure that each Relevant Party does, everything
necessary to be done by it to comply with those procedures.

 

8             Undertakings of ANZ

 

ANZ agrees:

 

(a)           to use
its reasonable endeavours to procure the execution of the Transaction Documents
and the completion of the Issue, in each case on terms reasonably acceptable to
itself and the Underwriters, within 45 days of the date of this agreement or,
if this cannot be completed by that time, as soon as practicable after then and
in any event within 3 months of the date of this agreement;

 

(b)           without
limiting paragraph (a), to not unreasonably withhold its consent to completion
of the Issue after the Transaction Documents have been executed;

 

(c)           if
required by the Underwriters or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the
Issue, to use its best endeavours to procure the listing or official quotation
(as applicable) of the Trust Securities on the Luxembourg stock exchange;

 

(d)           to (or
to procure that the appropriate Relevant Party does) offer and issue all
Securities in accordance with its constitution, the Banking Act, the
Corporations Act, the Listing Rules or rules of any other relevant stock

 

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exchange, any other applicable law or
regulation and any other requirement of any Authority;

 

(e)           to comply
with all applicable law in the course of its participation in the Transactions;

 

(f)            if
the Issue proceeds, to lodge or register all notices, documents and
undertakings with all relevant Authorities as may be necessary or reasonably
considered by the Underwriters to be desirable in connection with the Issue;

 

(g)           to
comply with any undertaking that it or the Issuer gives to any Authority in
connection with the Issue;

 

(h)           to not
offer or issue Securities in breach of the ANZ StEPS or contrary to any statements
made within the ANZ StEPS prospectus;

 

(i)            if
the Issue proceeds, to comply and procure that each Relevant Party complies
with all other reasonable requirements of the Underwriters in connection with
the Issue; and

 

(j)            to comply and procure that each
Relevant Party complies with all its obligations specified in the Purchase
Agreement.

 

ANZ acknowledges that each Underwriter is entering into this agreement
in reliance on these undertakings.

 

9             Undertakings of the Underwriters

 

The Underwriters agree:

 

(a)           to use
their reasonable endeavours to procure the execution of the Transaction
Documents and the completion of the Issue, in each case on terms reasonably
acceptable to themselves and ANZ, within 45 days of the date of this agreement
or, if this cannot be completed by that time, as soon as practicable after then
and in any event within 3 months of the date of this agreement;

 

(b)           without
limiting paragraph (a), to take such steps as ANZ may reasonably request
to assist it to obtain any approval required by either Underwriter under the
Financial Sector Act in connection with the Transaction; and

 

(c)           that
they will comply with all applicable law in the course of their participation
in the Transaction, and in particular that they will not offer the Trust
Securities in a manner that will cause ANZ or any Relevant Party to breach any
applicable law or regulation.

 

10           Indemnity

 

ANZ agrees it will indemnify the Underwriters and their related bodies
corporate and their respective officers, employees, advisers and agents (“Indemnified
Parties”) and to hold them harmless from and against all claims,
demands, actions or proceedings (“Claims”) suffered or incurred by the
Indemnified Party as a

 

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result of or in connection with the Issue, except to the extent that
the Claim results from:

 

(a)           the
negligence or wilful misconduct or breach of any statutory provision, fiduciary
duty or other equitable obligation of an Indemnified Party;

 

(b)           any
penalty or fine which an Indemnified Party is required to pay for any
contravention by it of applicable law;

 

(c)           any
amount in respect of which the indemnity is illegal, void or unenforceable
under any applicable law;

 

(d)           any
announcement, advertisement or publicity made or distributed by an Indemnified
Party in relation to the Issue without the approval of ANZ;

 

(e)           a
breach by an Underwriter of this agreement; or

 

(f)            the
failure of an Indemnified Party to take reasonable steps to mitigate the loss
it might suffer by reason of the Claim.

 

The parties agree to comply with schedule 3 in relation to any Claim or
potential Claim.

 

11           Announcements and publicity

 

Except to the
extent required by law, each of ANZ and each Underwriter agrees that neither it
nor any of its related bodies corporate will make any release or announcement
or engage in publicity in relation to this agreement or any Issue without the
prior approval of the other parties, which approval must not be unreasonably
withheld.

 

12           Reliance on information

 

To the extent permitted by law, ANZ must provide to the Underwriters
any information that the Underwriters reasonably consider is required for them
to complete their obligations under this agreement or the Purchase
Agreement.  ANZ agrees and acknowledges
that the Underwriters:

 

(a)           will
use and rely on information provided by ANZ in performing their obligations
under this agreement without having independently verified the information; and

 

(b)           do not
assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information or
any other information on which they may rely in connection with this agreement.

 

13           Confidentiality

 

A party must not disclose any information concerning the contents of,
or the transactions contemplated by, this agreement, except to the extent that:

 

(a)           the
disclosure is expressly permitted by the Purchase Agreement;

 

(b)           the
other parties consent to the disclosure;

 

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(c)           the
information is already in the public domain, unless it entered the public
domain because of a breach of confidentiality by the party;

 

(d)           the
disclosure is made on a confidential basis to the party’s officers, employees
or professional advisers, and is necessary for the party’s business;

 

(e)           the
disclosure is necessary to comply with any applicable law, or an order of a
court or tribunal;

 

(f)            the
disclosure is necessary to comply with a directive or request of APRA, the
Australian Stock Exchange or the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, or a directive or
request of any other governmental body (whether or not having the force of
law), as long as a responsible person in a similar position would comply with
that directive or request; or

 

(g)           the
disclosure is necessary or desirable in relation to any discovery of documents,
or any proceedings before a court, tribunal, other government agency or stock
exchange.

 

14           Governing law

 

This agreement is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with
the laws in force in Victoria.  The
parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising
jurisdiction in Victoria.

 

15           Term of agreement

 

This agreement starts on the date on which you accept the offer by
returning a signed copy of this letter to us and terminates on the earliest of
the following:

 

(a)           on the
Settlement Date; and

 

(b)           the
day that is three (3) months from the date on which you sign this agreement.

 

The termination of this agreement is without prejudice to clauses 5 and
10 to 15.  All other rights and
obligations under this agreement terminate when this agreement ends.

 

Please
confirm your agreement with these terms and conditions by returning a signed
copy of this letter to the person named in the schedule.  This offer is open for acceptance until
12.00 noon Sydney time on the date of this letter.  If we have not received your acceptance by then the offer
lapses.  If you accept the offer, the
arrangements contemplated by this letter become legally binding.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

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Schedule 1 –
Definitions and Interpretation

 

1.     Definitions

 

ANZ StEPS
mean the ANZ Stapled Exchangeable Preferred Securities.

 

Approved Jurisdiction
means the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and
any other jurisdiction agreed by ANZ and the Underwriters.

 

APRA means
the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

 

Associates
has the same meaning as in the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998.

 

ASX
means the securities exchange operated by Australian Stock Exchange Limited.

 

Authority
means:

 

(c)           any
government or any governmental, semi-governmental, regulatory, fiscal or
judicial body, department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity,
including APRA;

 

(d)           any
stock exchange, listing authority or similar body; or

 

(e)           any
self-regulatory organisation established under statute or with whose
requirements it is the practise of responsible participants in the relevant
industry or market to comply,

 

in each case in Australia or any other Approved Jurisdiction in which
Securities may be Issued in whole or part.

 

Benchmark Security means,
in the case of Trust Securities denominated in United States Dollars, the
applicable US Treasury bond with a maturity that most closely matches the last
day of the primary term of the Trust Security (being the first date on which
the holder of the Trust Security may exchange the Trust Security for ordinary shares
in ANZ under the heading “Exchange of Trust Securities for ANZ Ordinary Shares”
in the final terms of the Trust Securities), and means with reference to any
other Trust Security, the relevant benchmark as determined by the Underwriters
in accordance with market practice.

 

Business Day
means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in any of
Melbourne, Sydney or New York City.

 

Current Margin
means:

 

(a)           in the case of ANZ StEPS, the margin to semi
annual A$ swap (mid) determined in accordance with market convention, as agreed
by the parties; or

 

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(b)           in the case of the Reference Securities, the
margin to the relevant Benchmark Security, converted to a margin to US$ swap
(mid) determined in accordance with market convention, as agreed by the
parties,

 

or, if the parties are unable to agree within 3 Business Days, as
determined by the Underwriter.

 

Final Date
means the later of the Settlement Date and the date referred to in clause
15(b).

 

Financial Sector Act
means the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 (Cth).

 

GST
means the goods and services tax as imposed
by the GST Law.

 

GST Law
has the meaning given to that term in A New Tax
System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, or, if that Act does not
exist for any reason, means any Act imposing or relating to the imposition or
administration of a goods and services tax in Australia and any regulation made
under that Act.

 

Indemnified Claim
means any Claim made against, an Indemnified Party in respect of which that
Indemnified Party has claimed a right to be indemnified by ANZ under
clause 10.

 

Indemnified Parties
is defined in clause 10.

 

Issue means
the offering and/or issue of the Trust Securities and includes inviting or
soliciting applications or offers for the Trust Securities.

 

Market Maker
means each Underwriter or any other market maker as agreed between ANZ and the
Underwriters.

 

Prudential Statements
means APRA Guidance Note (AGN) 111.1 – Tier 1 Capital.

 

Reference Securities
means the 5.805% CBA Capital Trust I Trust Preferred Securities the 5.819%
Westpac Capital Trust III Trust Preferred Securities and the 5.62% National
Capital Trust I Trust Preferred Securities.

 

Relevant Party means:

 

(a)           ANZ;

 

(b)           ANZ US
Sub;

 

(c)           ANZ NZ
Sub; and

 

(d)           ANZ
Capital Trust.

 

Securities means
each of:

 

(a)           the
ANZ Preference Shares;

 

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(b)           the
Notes;

 

(c)           the
Stapled Securities; and

 

(d)           the
Trust Securities.

 

Settlement Date means
the date for settlement of the issue of the Securities.

 

Shortfall Amount means
the amount (if any) by which the Underwritten Amount exceeds the aggregate
amount payable by the Underwriters under clause 4.2(b).

 

Swap Spread
means the difference between the yield of the Benchmark Security and the yield
of the swap rate (mid) for the jurisdiction of issue determined in accordance
with market convention, as agreed by the parties.

 

Tier 1 Capital has
the meaning given to it in the Prudential Statements.

 

Transaction
means the negotiation and execution of the Transaction Documents and the issue
and purchase of the Securities as contemplated by them.

 

Transaction Documents
means each document contemplated, or required to give effect to the matters
contemplated, by schedule 2.

 

Underwritten Amount is
defined in clause 1.

 

Underwritten Margin means a margin (expressed as a percentage) determined by the
Underwriters equal to the greater, of:

 

(a)           the
ANZ StEPS margin, being the higher of:

 

(i)            the
Current Margin of ANZ StEPS, as determined by the Underwriters by reference to
the price of ANZ StEPS as quoted on the ASX at the close of business on the ASX
on the business day prior to the issue date of the Securities, multiplied by a
factor of 1.5; and

 

(ii)           the
Current Margin of ANZ StEPS, as determined by the Underwriters by reference to
the volume weighted average price of ANZ StEPS as quoted on the ASX at the
close of business on each of the 20 Business Days prior the issue date of the
Securities, multiplied by a factor of 1.5; and

 

(b)           the
Reference Securities margin, being the higher of:

 

(i)            the
average of the Current Margins of the Reference Securities, as quoted by the
Market Maker, at or about 10.00 am (New York time) on the date of issue of the
Securities multiplied by a factor of 1.5; and

 

(ii)           the average of the
Current Margins of the Reference Securities, as quoted by the Market Makers, at
or about 10.00 am (New York time) on each of the 20 Business Days preceding the
issue date of the Securities multiplied by a factor of 1.5.

 

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2.     Interpretation

 

Headings
are for convenience only, and do not affect interpretation.  The following rules also apply in
interpreting this agreement, except where the context makes it clear that a rule
is not intended to apply.

 

(a)           A
reference to:

 

(1)           legislation
(including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended,
re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under
it;

 

(2)           a
document or agreement, or a provision of a document or agreement, is to that
document, agreement or provision as amended, supplemented, replaced or novated;

 

(3)           a
party to this agreement or to any other document or agreement includes a
permitted substitute or a permitted assign of that party;

 

(4)           a
person includes any type of entity or body of persons, whether or not it is
incorporated or has a separate legal identity, and any executor, administrator
or successor in law of the person;

 

(5)           anything
(including a right, obligation or concept) includes each part of it; and

 

(6)           a date
or time means to that date or time in Sydney.

 

(b)           A
singular word includes the plural, and vice versa.

 

(c)           A word
which suggests one gender includes the other genders.

 

(d)           If a
word is defined, another part of speech has a corresponding meaning.

 

(e)           If an
example is given of anything (including a right, obligation or concept), such
as by saying it includes something else, the example does not limit the scope
of that thing.

 

(f)            The
word “agreement”
includes an undertaking or other binding arrangement or understanding, whether
or not in writing.

 

(g)           The
words “Court”,
“subsidiary”,
“holding
company” and “related body corporate” have the same
meanings as in the Corporations Act.

 

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Schedule 2 – Key
Terms of the Securities

 

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Schedule 3 – Managing
Claims

 

1.             ANZ Entitled to Defend or
Institute Proceedings

 

Subject to clause 4 of this schedule, ANZ may
defend or institute in the name of an Indemnified Party legal or other
proceedings concerning an Indemnified Claim and conduct the same under the sole
management and control of ANZ with absolute discretion as to the conduct of
those proceedings including any decision to settle, compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgement in relation to the Indemnified Claim the subject of
those proceedings provided that:

 

(a)           ANZ
must consult with and keep the relevant Indemnified Party informed concerning
the progress of that defence or of those legal or other proceedings and must
take account of the views of the relevant Indemnified Party so far as is
reasonably practicable and must not take any steps which it would be reasonable
to expect would damage the reputation of the relevant Indemnified Party without
the prior written consent of the relevant Indemnified Party (such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);

 

(b)           no
admission of liability on the part of the Indemnified Party in connection with
the Indemnified Claim may take place without the appropriate Indemnified
Party’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; and

 

(c)           the
appropriate Indemnified Party has:

 

(1)           the
right at any time to; and

 

(2)           must,
if it refuses to give its prior written consent under clause 1(a) or 1(b);

 

re-assume the defence of any Indemnified
Claim assumed by ANZ or any other legal or other proceedings instituted by ANZ
in the name of the Indemnified Party in respect of an Indemnified Claim.

 

2.             Separate Representation

 

Notwithstanding clause 1, where ANZ has
conduct of the proceedings relating to an Indemnified Claim in the name of an
Indemnified Party, that Indemnified Party may engage its own legal counsel but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Party unless:

 

(a)           ANZ
and the Indemnified Party mutually agree to the contrary;

 

(b)           the
Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that there are significant legal
defences available to it that are different from, or in addition to, those
available to ANZ; or

 

(c)           the
named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both ANZ and the Indemnified Party and

 

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representation of both parties by the same
counsel would be inappropriate due to actual differing interests between them.

 

3.             Obligations of Indemnified
Parties

 

The Indemnified Parties must:

 

(a)           take
such reasonable action as ANZ requests to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise
or defend any Indemnified Claim in respect of it;

 

(b)           not
settle or compromise any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of
ANZ;

 

(c)           render
all reasonable assistance and co-operation to ANZ in the conduct of any legal
or other proceedings relating to the Indemnified Claim including giving ANZ any
documents in its possession or within its control and signing all documents,
authorities and directions and making available its employees at such time and
for such periods as ANZ may reasonably require in relation to that proceeding;
and

 

(d)           do
anything reasonably necessary or desirable to ensure that ANZ is subrogated to
and enjoys the benefit of the rights of the Indemnified Parties in relation to
an Indemnified Claim including signing documents to assign choses in action.

 

4.             Right to Assume Control of
Proceedings

 

If an Indemnified Party re-assumes the
defence of an Indemnified Claim or any other legal or other proceedings
instituted by ANZ in the name of the Indemnified Party in respect of an
Indemnified Claim under clause 1(c) of this schedule:

 

(a)           it
will have the right to conduct the same under its sole management and control
and will have absolute discretion with regards to the conduct of those
proceedings including any decision to settle, compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgement in relation to any Claims that are the subject of those
proceedings, but in doing so it will consult with and take account of the views
of ANZ so far as is reasonably possible; and

 

(b)           ANZ
will not be bound by the terms of any settlement or compromise and any
indemnity given by ANZ under
clause 10 will not apply in respect of any Claims that are the subject of those
proceedings.

 

5.             Conduct of Proceedings

 

An Indemnified Party is under no obligation
under clause 3 of this schedule unless at the time ANZ requests that
Indemnified Party to take

 

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any action, ANZ agrees to indemnify that
Indemnified Party against all costs, expenses and charged incurred by or
awarded against that Indemnified Party in taking the action required, as and
when they fall due, including legal costs and disbursements of its lawyers on a
full indemnity basis.

 

18Exhibit 4.2.1

 

23
April 2003

 

Mr
Timothy L’Estrange

 

 

Dear Tim,

 

On behalf of Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”), I am pleased to offer you employment
with ANZ.  This offer is conditional
upon ANZ satisfactorily completing reference checking.

 

This letter sets out the terms
of your employment, and constitutes your employment agreement with ANZ
(“employment agreement”).  (References
to ANZ include any corporation related to ANZ under the Corporations Act 2001.)

 

1                                         Position,
Reporting Arrangements and Location

 

Your position
is Group General Counsel reporting
to Peter Marriott,  Chief Financial Officer and located at 100 Queen Street, Melbourne.

 

ANZ may, at
its discretion, change your position, reporting arrangements, duties and
location on giving you reasonable notice, following consultation with you, and
taking into account career considerations and personal circumstances.

 

2                                         Operative
Date

 

This
employment agreement, and your obligations under it, will commence on the
earlier of the date you sign it and your first day of work in your new
position.

 

3                                         Remuneration

 

The details of
your remuneration are set out in the Schedule. 
The Schedule forms part of this employment agreement.  Your entitlement to remuneration will
commence on your first day of work in your new position.

 

4                                         Leave

 

4.1                               Annual
Leave

 

You will
receive 4 weeks’ contracted hours paid annual leave for each completed year of
paid service with ANZ.  You are required
to take your full annual leave entitlement of 4 weeks over the course of each
ANZ financial year (1 October to 30 September), 2 weeks of which must be taken
consecutively.  (ANZ policy requires
that you are absent for at least 10 consecutive business days per annum.)

 

At the end of
each ANZ financial year, ANZ will deem you to have taken your full 4 weeks’
annual leave.  Accordingly, there will
be no positive accrual of the leave and your annual leave balance at 1 October
each year will never be more than your balance at 1 October following your
first year of service, or zero whichever is greater.

 

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4.2                               Sick
Leave

 

You may take
sick leave in accordance with standard arrangements applicable to all ANZ
employees.  Any untaken part of this
entitlement is cumulative from year to year. 
In the event of prolonged illness, ANZ may decide at its discretion to
provide you with sick leave in excess of your sick leave entitlements.  You are not entitled to any payment for
unused sick leave when your employment with ANZ ends.

 

4.3                               Parental
Leave

 

You may take
parental leave in accordance with standard arrangements applicable to all ANZ
employees.

 

4.4                               Long
Service Leave

 

You are
eligible for 13 weeks’ long service leave after completing 15 years of
continuous service, and a further 8.66 weeks’ leave for each subsequent 10
completed years of continuous service. 
You may access long service leave on a pro-rata basis after 10 completed
years of continuous service.

 

5                                         Ownership
of Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets

 

All
inventions, discoveries, computer software processes and improvements made by
you during your employment with ANZ remain the property of ANZ.

 

By signing
this employment agreement, you:

 

•                       assign to
ANZ all proprietary rights including all ownership rights and copyright and the
exclusive right to develop, make, use, sell, license or otherwise benefit from
any inventions, discoveries, processes and improvements, made by you within the
scope of your employment with ANZ; and

 

•                       agree to
execute any further document that is necessary or desirable to give full effect
to your obligations under this clause 5.

 

6                                         Values
and Ethical Standards

 

ANZ has
developed guiding values and expects you to actively ensure they are an
integral part of the way that you, and those who report to you, carry out
duties within ANZ.

 

ANZ expects
you to further ANZ’s objectives and reputation and faithfully and diligently to
perform your duties, exercise your powers, and manage with integrity and
respect all matters concerning ANZ employees and customers.

 

ANZ also has
certain ethical standards that you are required to maintain.  In particular, you must not in any way,
either directly or indirectly, be or become engaged, concerned or interested in
any business whether as principal, partner, director, agent, promoter or
beneficiary except that of ANZ.  This
requirement may be waived at ANZ’s discretion by a written consent signed by
the Chief Executive Officer.

 

7                                         Conduct

 

You must at
all times act honestly and in a manner that is consistent with the status of
your position with ANZ.  You indemnify
ANZ against any loss or damage it suffers as a result of any dishonest act by
you, or any willful misconduct in carrying out your duties.

 

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8                                         Policies
and Procedures, Performance Management Plans

 

8.1                               Policies
and Procedures

 

ANZ has
policies and procedures that apply to your employment.  These policies and procedures may be amended
by ANZ from time to time.  They are not
incorporated into or included in your contract of employment with ANZ,
including this employment agreement.

 

8.2                               Performance
Management Plans

 

Performance
management plans will be developed in consultation with you and may be reviewed
and varied during the performance period.

 

9                                         Confidential
Information

 

You must not
disclose or use in any manner (except in the proper course of your employment,
by compulsion of law, or on the written direction of an authorised officer of
ANZ or its auditors) any information about ANZ, its customers or its affairs
which you acquire during your employment with ANZ, unless the information is
already legitimately in the public domain. 
This obligation extends after your employment with ANZ ends.

 

You must also
return to ANZ on request or immediately your employment with ANZ ends:

 

•                       all books,
papers, documents and other property which belong or relate to ANZ, its
customers or its affairs, and any copies of such documents; and

 

•                       any
vehicle, computer hardware or software, key, security pass or other property
that belongs to ANZ.

 

10                                  Restraint

 

You must not
at any time, either during your employment with ANZ or for 12 months after your
employment with ANZ ends (or for such lesser time as a court may deem
reasonable), either on your own account or for or jointly with any other person
solicit, interfere with or attempt to entice away from ANZ any person who, at
any time within the period of 12 months before the date your employment with
ANZ ends, was a customer or employee of, or in the habit of dealing with, ANZ
and whom you had direct or indirect contact with, or dealings with or knowledge
of, for the purpose of your employment.

 

11                                  Disciplinary
Action

 

If you fail to
comply with the provisions of your employment agreement or any other ANZ
performance requirements, ANZ may take disciplinary action which may include
suspension with or without pay and, in certain circumstances, termination of
your employment with ANZ (see clause 12).

 

12                                  Termination
of Employment

 

12.1                        Termination
Entitlements

 

Your
termination entitlements will depend upon the circumstances of the termination
and are set out in this clause 12 and in the Schedule.  These will be the only entitlements paid to
you upon the termination of your employment with ANZ.

 

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12.2                        Resignation

 

You may
terminate your employment for any reason by giving ANZ 6 months’ written
notice.  You and ANZ may agree on a
lesser period of notice, or ANZ may in its discretion waive the notice period
or any part of it.  If ANZ waives the notice
period or any part of it, entitlements on termination will not include any
payment in respect of the waived period.

 

If, however,
ANZ elects not to waive the notice period, ANZ may, during the notice period or
any part of it, direct you not to perform all or part of the duties of your
position, to cease communication with customers, suppliers, employees and
contractors of ANZ and/or not to attend your principal place of work.

 

12.3                        Termination
by ANZ

 

(a)                                 Termination
on Notice

ANZ may
terminate your employment for any reason (other than (b) or (c) below) by
giving you 12 months’ written notice. 
ANZ may elect to pay you in lieu of giving you all or part of the notice
period based on your TEC salary. 
Alternatively, ANZ may, during the notice period or any part of it,
direct you not to perform all or part of the duties of your position, to cease
communication with customers, suppliers, employees and contractors of ANZ
and/or not to attend your principal place of work.

 

(b)                                 Retrenchment

If ANZ terminates your employment because no suitable position exists
for you, you will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 12 months’
TEC.  If a severance payment is made to
you under this clause 12.3(b), you will not be entitled to notice or payment in lieu of notice under clause 12.3(a)
above.

 

(c)                                  Serious
Misconduct

ANZ may
terminate your employment at any time, without notice, because of your serious
misconduct, serious neglect of duty, or serious breach of any of the terms of
this employment agreement.  In such
circumstances, you will only be entitled to payment of TEC up to the date of
termination.

 

13                                  Variations
to Conditions of Employment

 

Variations to
your employment agreement may be necessary for the fair, efficient and
effective administration of ANZ’s business. 
Accordingly, this employment agreement may be varied by agreement from
time to time.  Your consent to such
variation must not be unreasonably withheld. 
If your consent is unreasonably withheld, ANZ may give you one month’s
written notice that such variation will take effect.

 

14                                  Relevant
law

 

This
employment agreement takes effect under, is governed by and is to be
interpreted according to, the law of Victoria.

 

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15                                  Other
Conditions of Employment

 

In accordance
with ANZ policy, a police record check will be required to be undertaken prior
to your commencing work with ANZ.  Your
employment with ANZ is conditional upon receipt of a police record check that
is satisfactory to ANZ.

 

If you have
not already provided the following original documentation for sighting, then
please forward copies with your acceptance and bring the originals with you for
verification on your first day of work in your new position:

 

•                                          Birth
Certificate or Certificate of Extract of Birth;

•                                          proof
of legal right to work in Australia (if applicable); and

•                                          evidence
of educational qualifications.

 

Production of
this documentation is a condition of employment with ANZ.  If you do not have this information, you
will be asked to defer commencement with ANZ until this documentation is
produced.

 

As an ANZ
employee, your salary will need to be directly credited to an ANZ account.  An ANZ Access account attracts staff
concessional benefits.  To open this
account, or other accounts, contact your local branch or ANZ Phone Banking on
1800 641 567.  You will need to meet the
relevant account terms and conditions and present the necessary documentation
to meet the 100-point check required by law.

 

ANZ provides a challenging and
ever-changing job environment and I trust that it will be possible for you to
develop and enhance your capabilities within ANZ.  I look forward to your contribution to the opportunities and
challenges facing ANZ.

 

A copy of this employment
agreement is enclosed for your records. 
Please sign and return the original to me to confirm your acceptance of
its terms.

 

Following the satisfactory
completion of reference checking through next week, we would confirm this offer
in writing.

 

 

Yours sincerely

AUSTRALIA
AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED

 

 

Shane
Freeman

Group
General Manager People Capital

 

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SCHEDULE

REMUNERATION ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING PAYMENTS

ON TERMINATION

 

	
  Name:

  	
   

  	
  Tim L’Estrange

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  	
  Group General Counsel

  
	
  Location:

  	
   

  	
  100 Queen Street, Melbourne Australia

  
	
  Reporting
  To:

  	
   

  	
  Peter Marriott

  
	
  Schedule
  Issued:

  	
   

  	
  23 April 2003

  	
   

  	
  Effective
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  T.B.A

  

 

This Schedule forms part of
your employment agreement.

 

Your remuneration will be a
combination of salary, superannuation and benefits as agreed between you and
ANZ from time to time using ANZ’s total employment cost (TEC) methodology.  Essentially, TEC is the fixed component of
remuneration.  It comprises notional
salary (65% of TEC) and mandatory superannuation contributions, with the
balance being a flexible component.

 

Mandatory superannuation
contributions are paid in accordance with ANZ’s obligations under legislation
as varied from time to time.  If
legislative requirements for the payment of mandatory superannuation
contributions change, the flexible component of your TEC will be varied
accordingly (so that your TEC package remains the same).

 

The flexible component of TEC
can be directed to benefits that are available at ANZ’s discretion in
accordance with ANZ’s policy as amended from time to time.  It can be taken as a cash benefit (also
referred to as Cashtec) or non-cash benefits (such as motor vehicles, petrol,
parking and, if applicable, concessional lending) or a combination of both cash
benefit/Cashtec and non-cash benefits. 
Any fringe benefits tax that is payable on non-cash benefits will form
part of the flexible component of TEC.

 

Your notional salary,
superannuation and cash benefit/Cashtec (if applicable) will be paid
fortnightly and non-cash benefits will be provided as applicable.  ANZ will review your TEC annually.

 

Bonus payments are at the
discretion of the Board.

 

1                               Total
Target Reward

 

Your Total
Target Reward (TTR) is a combination of Fixed Reward – TEC ($500,000) plus
Variable Reward – Executive Remuneration Scheme($300,000).  Your annualised TTR is $800,000.

 

1.1                     Fixed
Reward - TEC

 

Your TEC
package on commencement of work in your new position is AUD$500,000 per annum.

 

You must take
65% of TEC a notional salary. The balance, less mandatory superannuation
contributions, is a flexible component and can be taken as cash benefit/Cashtec
or non-cash benefits or a combination of both.

 

1.2                     Variable
Reward - Executive Remuneration Scheme

 

Bonus payments
under the Executive Remuneration Scheme are subject to business unit and
individual performance and are at the discretion of the Board.

 

Bonuses will
be paid one-half in cash and one-half in deferred shares.  The shares will vest 3 years from the date
of issue.  The Board may, at its
discretion, change the ratio of cash to shares.  You must at all times comply with the provisions of ANZ’s Share
Trading Policy.

 

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1.3                     Additional
entitlements on commencement

 

(a)         Cash
payment

Subject to
continued employment, a cash payment equal to $50,000 will be paid in each of
October 2003, and April 2004

 

(b)

Subject to
Board approval and within 3 months of your commencement with ANZ, you will be
issued with deferred shares to the value of AUD$300,000.  Half of these shares will vest on 1 October
2004, and half on 1 October 2005.

 

(c)          In the event of notice
of resignation prior to the dates in 1.3(a) above, or prior to the vesting
periods specified in clause 1.3(b) above the cash payments and shares will be
forfeited.

 

(d)         In the event of ANZ
terminating the contract on notice (see clause 12.3a) prior to vesting, 50% of
the equity stated in this clause will be forfeited.

 

1.4                     Long
Term Incentives

 

(a)         You may be eligible to
participate in the Board’s long term incentive plan.  Awards under this plan are entirely at the Board’s
discretion.  I have provided you with
details regarding this plan under separate cover..

 

2                               Superannuation

 

Your notional
salary is used to calculate your superannuation contributions (if any) and the level
of mandatory superannuation contributions. 
It is also used to calculate the insured component of your death and
total and permanent disablement benefits. 
For full details of the ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme,
refer to the member’s booklet.

 

3                               Relocation

 

ANZ will pay
to relocate you and your family from Sydney to Melbourne.  This will include:

 

•                       economy
airfares from Sydney to Melbourne for you and your family;

•                       all
reasonable costs in relation to the removal and storage of furniture and
personal belongings.  Storage costs will
be covered for a period of up to 12 weeks from the date of your arrival in
Melbourne;

•                       a fully
paid serviced apartment or house of sufficient size to accommodate your family
for a period of up to 12 weeks from the date of your arrival in Melbourne;

•                       a
fully-maintained hire car for a period of up to 2 weeks from the date of your
arrival in Melbourne, or for such lesser period if you organise a personal
vehicle sooner;

•                       all
reasonable agent’s and transaction costs for the purchase of a house in
Melbourne;

 

4                               Entitlements
upon Termination of Employment

 

Upon
termination of employment, you will be entitled to payment for accrued and
unused long service leave and annual leave in accordance with the standard
arrangements applicable to all ANZ employees. 
Payments will be on the basis of your notional salary plus cash
benefit/Cashtec.

 

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In addition to
any notice or payment under clause 12 of your employment agreement, you will
have the following entitlements on the termination of your employment:

 

•                       On resignation (see
clause 12.2),

you will not
be entitled to:

•                  any unvested
deferred shares issued to you under the ANZ incentive arrangements;

•                  exercise any
options.

(For the
Initial issue of ANZ Share Options and Deferred Shares the provisions of clause
1.3 will apply to the Initial issue.)

 

•                       On termination for serious
misconduct (see clause 12.3c),

you will not
be entitled to:

•                  any unvested
deferred shares issued to you;

•                  exercise any
options.

 

•                       On termination on notice
(see clause 12.3a),

you will be
entitled to:

•                  any deferred
shares that have already vested, and any that vest during the notice period;

•                  exercise any
options that have already vested, and any that vest during the notice period,
in accordance with the ANZ Share Option Plan Rules (that is, with the Board’s
approval or otherwise in accordance with the Rules).

(For the
Initial issue of ANZ Share Options and Deferred Shares the provisions of clause
1.3 will apply to the Initial issue.)

 

•                       On retrenchment (see
clause 12.3b),

you will be
entitled to:

•                  any deferred
shares issued to you;

•                  exercise any
options in accordance with the ANZ Share Option Plan Rules (that is, with the
Board’s approval or otherwise in accordance with the Rules).

 

•                       On total and permanent disablement
or death,

you or, in the
event of death, your estate, will be entitled to:

•                  a Performance
Bonus pro-rated to the date of termination;

•                  any deferred
shares issued to you;

•                  exercise any options
in accordance with the ANZ Share Option Plan Rules (that is, with the Board’s
approval or otherwise in accordance with the Rules).

 

5                               Definitions

 

For the
purposes of this employment agreement:

 

•                       total and permanent disablement means:

 

(a)               in
circumstances where you are a member of the ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation
Scheme (the “Scheme”) or an ANZ-sponsored staff superannuation fund, total and
permanent disablement as determined by the trustee of the Scheme or fund;

 

(b)              in
circumstances where you are not a member of the ANZ Australian Staff
Superannuation Scheme or an ANZ-sponsored staff superannuation fund, such state
of physical or mental incapacity as renders you unlikely ever to be able to
work again in a job for which you are reasonably qualified by education,
training or experience.  Every question
of total and permanent disablement will be decided by ANZ after receipt of
reports by two qualified medical practitioners approved by ANZ.

 

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•                       salary means notional salary, which is 65%
of TEC.

 

 

ACCEPTANCE

 

I, Timothy L’Estrange, have read and understood and agree to the
terms of employment set out in this employment agreement (including the
Schedule).

 

 

	
  Name:

  	
  Timothy
  L’Estrange

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
  Signature:

  	
  /s/ Timothy
  L’Estrange

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  24.4.03

  	
   

  
								

 

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