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22 December 2017

Market Announcements Office ASX Limited

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Dear Sir / Madam

Appendix 3Y - Director's Interest Notice for Mr Brian Hartzer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Please find attached an Appendix 3Y - Change of Director's Interest Notice in relation to Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) security interests held by Mr Hartzer.

Mr Hartzer has:

  • been allocated a total of 47,384 Westpac fully paid ordinary shares and 197,654 share rights to acquire Westpac fully paid ordinary shares, consistent with the CEO Restricted Share Plan and CEO Long Term Incentive Plan respectively; and

  • sold 15,200 existing Westpac fully paid ordinary shares.

As indicated in the Appendix 3Y, following the transactions Mr Hartzer holds relevant interests in 109,611 Westpac fully paid ordinary shares.

Yours sincerely,

Tim Hartin Company Secretary

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director's Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

Name of entity Westpac Banking Corporation ("Westpac")

ABN 33 007 457 141

Date: 22 December 2017

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director

Brian Charles Hartzer

Date of last notice

7 November 2017

Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Direct or indirect interest

Direct

Direct

Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder)

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

-

-

Date of change

  • (b) 18 December 2017

  • (c) 18 December 2017

(a) 18 December 2017

No. of securities held prior to change

  • (b) 77,427

  • (c) 124,811

(a) 569,426

Class

Westpac fully paid ordinary shares

Rights to acquire fully paid ordinary shares

Number acquired

  • (b) 47,384

  • (c) -

(a) 197,654

Number disposed

  • (b) -

  • (c) 15,200

(a) -

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

  • (b) $31.46 per Westpac fully paid ordinary share

  • (c) $31.3467 per Westpac fully paid ordinary share

(a) Nil

No. of securities held after change

  • (b) 124,811

  • (c) 109,611

(a) 767,080

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

01/01/2011 Appendix 3Y Page 1

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director's Interest Notice

Nature of change

Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

  • (b) Granted under CEO Restricted Share Plan

  • (c) On-market sale

(a) Granted under CEO

Long Term Incentive Plan

Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract

N/A

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

Date of change

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change

Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed

Interest acquired

Interest disposed

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

Interest after change

Part 3 - +Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required?

NO

If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?

N/A

If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?

N/A

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3Y Page 2

01/01/2011

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