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For release: 7 July 2016

ANZ comments on S&P outlook change

ANZ today confirmed Standard & Poor's decision to revise the outlook on the Commonwealth of Australia has resulted in a change in the credit rating outlook of ANZ and its strategically important entities* along with the other major Australian banks from stable to negative.

S&P reaffirmed ANZ's 'AA-' long-term and 'A-1+' short term issuer credit ratings and stated the stand-alone credit profile of ANZ remains unchanged.

The ratings outlook change has not impacted the ratings of hybrid or subordinated debt issued by ANZ.

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*S&P Outlook Changes for ANZ entities

Entity

To

From

ANZ Wealth Australia Ltd. Counterparty Credit Rating Local Currency

A+/Negative/A-1

A+/Stable/A-1

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd. Counterparty Credit Rating

AA-/Negative/A-1+

AA-/Stable/A-1+

OnePath Life (NZ) Ltd. OnePath Life Ltd.

Counterparty Credit Rating Local Currency

Financial Strength Rating Local Currency

AA-/Negative/ AA-/Negative/

AA-/Stable/ AA-/Stable/

ANZ Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. Counterparty Credit Rating Taiwan National Scale

A+/Negative/A-1 twAAA/Negative/twA-1+

A+/Stable/A-1 twAAA/Stable/twA-1+

Australia and New Zealand Bank (China) Co. Ltd.

Counterparty Credit Rating

A+/Negative/A-1

A+/Stable/A-1

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