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 24, 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 ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
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.
Chris Lynch to leave Westpac Board
Westpac Banking Corporation
(Westpac) has today announced that Chris Lynch has decided not to stand for re-election as an Independent Non-executive Director at Westpac’s
2023 Annual General Meeting (2023 AGM) and, accordingly, will step down from the Board effective from the end of the AGM on 14 December 2023.
Mr. Lynch joined the
Board in September 2020 and in that time has served on the Audit, Remuneration and Risk Committees.
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 24, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Yvette Adiguzel |
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Yvette Adiguzel |
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Tier One Attorney |
