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
4, 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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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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Incorporation
by Reference
The
information contained in this Report on Form 6-K, excluding the information set forth in Exhibit No. 1, shall be incorporated by reference
in the prospectuses relating to the Registrant’s securities contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form
F-3 (File Nos. 333-260702 and 333-260703), as such prospectuses may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Westpac to retain
its Pacific banking businesses
Westpac
has today announced it has concluded the sales process for its Pacific banking businesses and will retain Westpac Fiji and Westpac Bank
PNG Limited.
Index
to Exhibits
Disclosure regarding
forward-looking statements
The information
contained in this Report on Form 6-K contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Forward-looking
statements are statements about matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this
Report and include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations with respect to our business and operations, macro
and micro economic and market conditions, results of operations and financial condition, capital adequacy and risk management, including,
without limitation, future loan loss provisions and financial support to certain borrowers, forecasted economic indicators and performance
metric outcomes, indicative drivers, climate- and other sustainability-related statements, commitments, targets, projections and metrics,
and other estimated and proxy data.
We use words such
as ‘will’, ‘may’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘seek’, ‘would’, ‘should’,
‘could’, ‘continue’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’,
‘probability’, ‘indicative’, ‘risk’, ‘aim’, ‘outlook’, ‘forecast’,
‘f’cast’, ‘f’, ‘assumption’, ‘projection’, ‘target’, ‘goal’,
‘guidance’, ‘ambition’, or other similar words to identify forward-looking statements, or otherwise identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views on future events and are subject to change, certain
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions and other factors which are, in many instances, beyond our control (and the control
of our officers, employees, agents and advisors), and have been made based on management’s expectations or beliefs concerning future
developments and their potential effect upon us. Forward-looking statements may also be made, verbally or in writing, by members of Westpac’s
management or Board in connection with this Report. Such statements are subject to the same limitations, uncertainties, assumptions and
disclaimers set out in this Report.
There can be no
assurance that future developments or performance will align with our expectations or that the effect of future developments on us will
be those anticipated. Actual results could differ materially from those we expect or which are expressed or implied in forward-looking
statements, depending on various factors including, but not limited to, those described in the section titled ‘Risk factors’
in Westpac’s 2023 Interim Financial Results on Form 6-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. When relying on
forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to us, investors and others should carefully consider such factors and other
uncertainties and events.
Except as required
by law, we assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained in this Report, whether from new information,
future events, conditions or otherwise, after the date of this Report.
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.
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WESTPAC BANKING
CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: |
October 4, 2023 | |
By: |
/s/
Yvette Adiguzel |
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Yvette Adiguzel |
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Tier One Attorney |
