6-K - WEBNF - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 26, 2023

Commission File Number 1-10167

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

275 KENT STREET, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES 2000, AUSTRALIA

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

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Index to Exhibits

ExhibitNo.	Description
1	Westpac’s Full Year 2023 Notable Items

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Date: October 26, 2023	By:	/s/ Yvette Adiguzel
		Yvette Adiguzel
		Tier One Attorney

Exhibit 1

ASX<br>Release<br>26 October 2023<br>Westpac’s Full Year 2023 (FY23) Notable Items<br>Westpac today announced that its reported net profit after tax in FY23 will be reduced by<br>$173 million due to Notable Items, significantly lower than FY22 Notable Items of $874<br>million.<br>The FY23 Notable Items comprise:<br> Sale of the Advance Asset Management business - $256 million profit.<br> An increase in provisions for customer refunds, repayments, associated costs and<br>litigation including costs associated with the one-off levy for the Commonwealth’s<br>Compensation Scheme of Last Resort - $176 million loss.<br> Restructuring costs associated with organisational simplification and the<br>discontinuance of specialist businesses - $140 million loss.<br> The write-down of assets and costs related to reducing our corporate and branch<br>footprint - $87 million loss.<br> Unrealised fair value gains and losses on economic hedges and net ineffectiveness<br>on qualifying hedges - $26 million loss.<br>The net impact of these Notable Items was to reduce the Common Equity Tier 1 capital<br>ratio by 4 basis points.<br>Details of Notable Items in FY23 are in Appendix 1 and a summary of line-item impacts are<br>in Appendix 2.<br>Full Year 2023 results are scheduled to be announced on Monday, 6 November 2023.<br>For further information:<br>Hayden Cooper Justin McCarthy<br>Group Head of Media Relations General Manager Investor Relations<br>0402 393 619 0422 800 321<br>This document has been authorised for release by Tim Hartin, Company Secretary.<br><br>Level 18, 275 Kent Street<br>Sydney, NSW, 2000
Appendix 1 – Details of items affecting Westpac’s FY23 Financial Results<br>This table details how the Notable Items will be described in our FY23 Financial<br>Results.<br>Category<br>FY23 Net<br>profit<br>(after tax)<br>Detail (pre-tax)<br>Asset sales and<br>revaluations<br>$256m<br>profit<br>Gain on the sale of Advance Asset Management Limited of $243<br>million. This also includes a tax refund related to transaction and<br>separation costs.<br>Provision for<br>remediation,<br>litigation, fines<br>and penalties<br>$176m<br>loss<br>Revenue - $103m<br> Decrease in revenue due to additional repayments to<br>institutional, business and superannuation customers.<br>Expenses - $132m<br> An increase in provisions for costs associated with customer<br>remediation programs, regulatory investigations and litigation of<br>$90m.<br> Estimated costs for the one-off levy for the Commonwealth’s<br>Compensation Scheme of Last Resort of $42m.<br>Restructuring<br>costs<br>$140m<br>loss<br>Costs associated with accelerating organisational simplification and<br>the discontinuance of specialist businesses.<br>Write-down of<br>assets<br>$87m<br>loss<br>The write-down of property assets and costs related to the reduction<br>in corporate office space and accelerated consolidation of branches.<br>Hedging items $26m<br>loss<br>The unrealised fair value gains and losses on economic hedges of<br>accrual accounted term funding transactions for the period and the<br>net ineffectiveness on qualifying hedges. There is no impact to the<br>Group’s profit over time as the hedges reverse.
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Appendix 2 – Summary of FY23 and 2H23 Notable Items<br>FY23 ($m) Consumer Business WIB<br>New<br>Zealand<br>(in A$)<br>Specialist<br>Businesses<br>Group<br>Businesses Total<br>Net interest income - (78) - - - (19) (97)<br>Non-interest income - - - - 233 (33) 200<br>Net operating<br>income - (78) - - 233 (52) 103<br>Operating expenses (202) (19) (15) (9) (60) (155) (460)<br>Pre-provision profit (202) (97) (15) (9) 173 (207) (357)<br>Income tax benefit/<br>(expense) 54 29 5 2 34 60 184<br>Net profit/(loss) (148) (68) (10) (7) 207 (147) (173)<br>FY23 ($m)<br>Asset sales<br>and<br>revaluations<br>Provisions for<br>remediation,<br>litigation, fines<br>and penalties<br>Restructuring<br>Asset<br>write-downs<br>Hedging<br>items Total<br>Net interest income - (78) - - (19) (97)<br>Non-interest income 243 (25) - - (18) 200<br>Net operating<br>income 243 (103) - - (37) 103<br>Operating expenses - (132) (202) (126) - (460)<br>Pre-provision<br>profit 243 (235) (202) (126) (37) (357)<br>Income tax benefit/<br>(expense) 13 59 62 39 11 184<br>Net profit/(loss) 256 (176) (140) (87) (26) (173)
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2H23 ($m) Consumer Business WIB<br>New<br>Zealand<br>(in A$)<br>Specialist<br>Businesses<br>Group<br>Businesses Total<br>Net interest income - (78) - - - 70 (8)<br>Non-interest income - - - - (10) (11) (21)<br>Net operating<br>income - (78) - - (10) 59 (29)<br>Operating expenses (202) (19) (15) (9) (60) (155) (460)<br>Pre-provision profit (202) (97) (15) (9) (70) (96) (489)<br>Income tax benefit/<br>(expense) 54 29 5 2 21 27 138<br>Net profit/(loss) (148) (68) (10) (7) (49) (69) (351)<br>2H23 ($m)<br>Asset sales<br>and<br>revaluations<br>Provisions for<br>remediation,<br>litigation, fines<br>and penalties<br>Restructuring<br>Asset<br>write-downs<br>Hedging<br>items Total<br>Net interest income - (78) - - 70 (8)<br>Non-interest income - (25) - - 4 (21)<br>Net operating<br>income - (103) - - 74 (29)<br>Operating expenses - (132) (202) (126) - (460)<br>Pre-provision<br>profit - (235) (202) (126) 74 (489)<br>Income tax benefit/<br>(expense) - 59 62 39 (22) 138<br>Net profit/(loss) - (176) (140) (87) 52 (351)
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