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Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Westpac traditionally makes two fully-franked dividend payments to shareholders every year, payable in June and December. Its latest payout is a final dividend of 64 cents, payable in December 2022.
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Yes. Westpac’s DRP allows eligible shareholders to reinvest some or all of their dividends in additional Westpac ordinary shares with no transaction costs.
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Westpac listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in July 1970.
Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
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11 May 2023 | $0.7000 | 100.00% | Interim | 27 Jun 2023 |
17 Nov 2022 | $0.6400 | 100.00% | Final | 20 Dec 2022 |
19 May 2022 | $0.6100 | 100.00% | Interim | 24 Jun 2022 |
05 Nov 2021 | $0.6000 | 100.00% | Final | 21 Dec 2021 |
13 May 2021 | $0.5800 | 100.00% | Interim | 25 Jun 2021 |
11 Nov 2020 | $0.3100 | 100.00% | Final | 18 Dec 2020 |
12 Nov 2019 | $0.8000 | 100.00% | Final | 20 Dec 2019 |
16 May 2019 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Interim | 24 Jun 2019 |
13 Nov 2018 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Final | 20 Dec 2018 |
17 May 2018 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Interim | 04 Jul 2018 |
13 Nov 2017 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Final | 22 Dec 2017 |
18 May 2017 | $0.0000 | 100.00% | Interim | 04 Jul 2017 |
14 Nov 2016 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Final | 21 Dec 2016 |
12 May 2016 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Interim | 04 Jul 2016 |
11 Nov 2015 | $0.9400 | 100.00% | Final | 21 Dec 2015 |
14 May 2014 | $0.9000 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2014 |
13 May 2013 | $0.1000 | 100.00% | Special Cash | 02 Jul 2013 |
13 May 2013 | $0.8600 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2013 |
14 May 2012 | $0.8200 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2012 |
16 May 2011 | $0.7600 | 100.00% | Interim | 04 Jul 2011 |
18 May 2009 | $0.5600 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2009 |
05 Nov 2008 | $0.7200 | 100.00% | Final | 17 Dec 2008 |
19 May 2008 | $0.7000 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2008 |
07 Nov 2007 | $0.6800 | 100.00% | Final | 18 Dec 2007 |
17 May 2007 | $0.6300 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2007 |
16 Nov 2006 | $0.6000 | 100.00% | Final | 13 Dec 2006 |
01 Jun 2006 | $0.5600 | 100.00% | Interim | 03 Jul 2006 |
17 Nov 2005 | $0.5100 | 100.00% | Final | 14 Dec 2005 |
04 Jun 2004 | $0.4200 | 100.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2004 |
20 Nov 2003 | $0.4000 | 100.00% | Final | 19 Dec 2003 |
WBC ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
Date | Announcement | Price Sensitive? | Time | No. of Pages | File Size |
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About Westpac Banking Corp
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) is Australia's oldest banking and financial services group, with operations throughout Australia, New Zealand and the near Pacific region, as well as offices in key financial centres around the world, including London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, the company changed its name to Westpac Banking Corporation in 1982 and is one of Australia’s 'big four' banks regarding market capitalisation, earnings, and customers. Westpac is also one of the largest listed companies on the ASX.
Westpac provides a broad range of consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services.
Its portfolio of brands comprises Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, BT and RAMS.
Its business portfolio comprises six key divisions: Consumer, Business, Westpac Institutional Bank, Westpac New Zealand, Group Businesses, and Specialist Businesses.
The Westpac share price slumped during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 but has since mounted a recovery, along with many other ASX shares.
WBC Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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09 Aug 2023 | $22.07 | $0.36 | 1.66% | 5,699,945 | $21.92 | $22.15 | $21.81 |
08 Aug 2023 | $21.71 | $-0.12 | -0.55% | 4,714,523 | $21.92 | $21.98 | $21.71 |
07 Aug 2023 | $21.83 | $-0.15 | -0.68% | 4,454,518 | $21.89 | $21.90 | $21.75 |
04 Aug 2023 | $21.98 | $0.08 | 0.37% | 4,499,946 | $21.93 | $22.13 | $21.89 |
03 Aug 2023 | $21.90 | $-0.08 | -0.36% | 4,430,064 | $21.91 | $21.96 | $21.74 |
02 Aug 2023 | $21.98 | $-0.45 | -2.01% | 5,039,005 | $22.27 | $22.31 | $21.91 |
01 Aug 2023 | $22.43 | $0.09 | 0.40% | 4,488,804 | $22.22 | $22.50 | $22.20 |
31 Jul 2023 | $22.34 | $0.06 | 0.27% | 4,036,192 | $22.24 | $22.36 | $22.22 |
28 Jul 2023 | $22.28 | $-0.07 | -0.31% | 3,787,244 | $22.23 | $22.33 | $22.10 |
27 Jul 2023 | $22.35 | $0.26 | 1.18% | 6,546,579 | $22.30 | $22.44 | $22.20 |
26 Jul 2023 | $22.09 | $0.36 | 1.66% | 4,854,050 | $21.73 | $22.10 | $21.69 |
25 Jul 2023 | $21.73 | $-0.23 | -1.05% | 4,352,796 | $21.95 | $21.95 | $21.63 |
24 Jul 2023 | $21.96 | $-0.02 | -0.09% | 7,520,794 | $22.08 | $22.12 | $21.90 |
21 Jul 2023 | $21.98 | $-0.14 | -0.63% | 7,763,150 | $22.20 | $22.20 | $21.88 |
20 Jul 2023 | $22.12 | $0.06 | 0.27% | 8,130,315 | $22.23 | $22.44 | $21.98 |
19 Jul 2023 | $22.06 | $0.46 | 2.13% | 11,457,723 | $21.95 | $22.06 | $21.81 |
18 Jul 2023 | $21.60 | $0.17 | 0.79% | 5,760,728 | $21.56 | $21.77 | $21.50 |
17 Jul 2023 | $21.43 | $-0.03 | -0.14% | 5,699,618 | $21.47 | $21.50 | $21.38 |
14 Jul 2023 | $21.46 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 5,446,440 | $21.45 | $21.55 | $21.34 |
13 Jul 2023 | $21.46 | $0.25 | 1.18% | 6,470,149 | $21.40 | $21.48 | $21.31 |
12 Jul 2023 | $21.21 | $0.04 | 0.19% | 4,818,605 | $21.30 | $21.30 | $21.14 |
11 Jul 2023 | $21.17 | $0.33 | 1.58% | 4,634,763 | $20.95 | $21.17 | $20.93 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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27 Jun 2023 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 208 | $4,384 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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27 Jun 2023 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 195 | $4,110 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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27 Jun 2023 | Audette Exel | Buy | 371 | $7,820 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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22 May 2023 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 2 | $49,442 |
On-market trade.
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20 Dec 2022 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 154 | $3,674 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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20 Dec 2022 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 163 | $3,889 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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20 Dec 2022 | Audette Exel | Buy | 293 | $6,990 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
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16 Dec 2022 | Peter King | Issued | 154 | $3,605,931 |
Issue of securities. 570,644 - Performance Share Rights
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16 Dec 2022 | Peter King | Issued | 41 | $966,693 |
Issue of securities.
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09 Nov 2022 | Nora Scheinkestel | Buy | 2 | $49,491 |
On-market trade.
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03 Nov 2022 | Peter King | Expiry | 92 | $2,201,776 |
As advised by the company. Performance share rights under the LTVR plan lapsed
due to performance conditions not being met . |
Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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Dr Nora Lia Scheinkestel | Non-Executive Director | Mar 2021 |
Dr Scheinkestel is an experienced company director with a background as a senior banking executive in international and project financing. Nora has served as Chairman and Director in a range of companies across various industry sectors and in the public, private and government arena. Previously, Nora was a director of a number of other major ASX listed companies, was formerly a member of the Takeovers Panel and was an Associate Professor in the Melbourne Business School at Melbourne University. In 2003, Nora was awarded a centenary medal for services to Australian society in business leadership.
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Mr John M McFarlane | Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman | Feb 2020 |
Mr McFarlane senior figure in global banking and financial services and has 48 years of experience in the sector. He was formerly Chairman of Barclays plc, Aviva plc and FirstGroup plc, and Chairman of The City UK. He was also a Non-executive Director of Westfield Group/Westfield Corporation, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Capital Radio plc and was a council member of The London Stock Exchange. John served as Chief Executive Officer of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited from 1997 to 2007, and as Group Executive Director at Standard Chartered. He also held senior positions at Citicorp including as Managing Director of Citicorp Investment Bank Ltd and Head of Citicorp and Citibank in the UK and Ireland. He began his career at Ford Motor Co
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Mr Michael James Ullmer | Non-Executive Director | Apr 2023 |
Mr Ullmer has more than 40 years experience in international banking, finance and professional services. Mr Ullmer is the Chairman of Lendlease Corporation and was formerly a Non-executive Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr Ullmer was previously the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of the National Australia Bank (NAB) from 2007 to 2011. He joined NAB in 2004 as Finance Director and held a number of key positions including Chairman of the subsidiaries Great Western Bank (US) and JB Were. Prior to NAB, Mr Ullmer was at Commonwealth Bank of Australia initially as Group Chief Financial Officer and then Group Executive with responsibility for Institutional and Business Banking. Before that, he was a Partner at accounting firms KPMG (1982 to 1992) and Coopers & Lybrand (1992 to 1997).
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Mr Christopher James Lynch | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2020 |
Mr Lynch has experience in mineral resources and infrastructure, having spent over 30 years working in these fields globally. Chris was formerly the Global Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto Group, based in London, and an Executive Director. Prior to this, he was a Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto Group. Chris was the Chief Executive Officer of Transurban Group, an international toll road developer and manager with interests in Australia and North America from 2008 to 2012. His executive career also included seven years at BHP Billiton where he was Chief Financial Officer and then Executive Director and Group President - Carbon Steel Materials. Chris spent 20 years with Alcoa Inc. where he held a number of executive positions, including Vice-President and Chief Information Officer based in Pittsburgh, USA and Chief Financial Officer of Alcoa Europe in Switzerland. He was also managing director of KAAL Australia Limited, a joint venture company formed by Alcoa and Kobe Steel. Chris was formerly a Commissioner of the Australian Football League from 2008 until 2014
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Ms Margaret (Margie) Leone Seale | Non-Executive Director | Mar 2019 |
Ms Margie has more than 25 years experience in senior executive roles in Australia and overseas, including in consumer goods, global publishing, sales and marketing, and the successful transition of traditional business models to digital environments. Prior to her non-executive career, Margie was the Managing Director of Random House Australia and New Zealand and President, Asia Development for Random House Inc. Margie was a Director and then Chair of Penguin Random House Australia Pty Limited, and a Director of Ramsay Health Care Limited, Bank of Queensland Limited and the Australian Publishers Association. She also served on the Boards of Chief Executive Women (chairing its Scholarship Committee), the Powerhouse Museum, and the Sydney Writers Festival.
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Ms Audette Evelyn Exel | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2021 |
Ms Exel has more than 35 years experience in the global financial services markets as a senior executive, a non-executive director and as a social entrepreneur. Audette was formerly the Managing Director of BSX-listed Bermuda Commercial Bank (1993-1996), Chair of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (1995-1996) and a Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (1999-2005). She was a Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of Steamship Mutual (1999-2017). She began her career as a lawyer specialising in international finance. Audette is the founder and Chair of the Adara Group, a pioneering social enterprise which exists to support people living in extreme poverty and is the Chief Executive Officer of its corporate advice businesses. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary Order of Australia for service to humanity. Directorships of listed entities over
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Ms Nerida Frances Caesar | Non-Executive Director | Sep 2017 |
Ms Caesar has 34 years of broad ranging commercial and business management experience, with particular depth in technology led businesses. Nerida was Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand, of Equifax (formerly the ASX-listed Veda Group Limited) and was also a former director of Genome. One Pty Ltd and Stone and Chalk Limited. Before joining Equifax, Nerida held several senior management roles at Telstra, including Group Managing Director, Enterprise and Government and Group Managing Director, Wholesale. Nerida also held several Executive and senior management positions with IBM within Australia and internationally, including as Vice President of IBMs Intel Server Division for the Asia Pacific region
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Mr Peter Stanley Nash | Non-Executive Director | Mar 2018 |
Mr Nash was formerly a Senior Partner with KPMG, having been admitted to the Australian partnership in 1993. He served as the National Chairman of KPMG Australia and served on KPMGs Global and Regional Boards. His previous positions with KPMG included Regional Head of Audit for Asia Pacific, National Managing Partner for Audit in Australia and head of KPMG Financial Services. Peter has worked in geographically diverse and complex operating environments providing advice on a range of topics including business strategy, risk management, internal controls, business processes and regulatory change. He has also provided financial and commercial advice to many State and Federal Government business
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Mr Peter Francis King | Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director | Dec 2019 |
Mr King commenced his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He is a Director of Australian Banking Association Incorporated and Institute of International Finance. He is a member of the Technology Committee.
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Mr Timothy Martin Burroughs | Non-Executive Director | Mar 2023 |
Mr Burroughs has more than 40 years experience in finance, international banking and mergers and acquisitions. Mr Burroughs was formerly Chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs Australia, where he worked for 11 years. Prior to this, Tim held senior positions at Merrill Lynch including Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions. From 1993- 1997, Tim was Principal at Centaurus Corporate Finance, a leading independent advisory firm.
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Mr Timothy (Tim) Hartin | General ManagerCompany Secretary | Nov 2011 |
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Catherine McGrath | Chief Executive Officer Westpac New Zealand |
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Chris de Bruin | Chief Executive Consumer & Business Banking |
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Scott Collary | Chief Executive Customer Service & Technology |
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Jason Yetton | Chief Executive Specialist Businesses |
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Anthony Miller | Chief Executive Westpac Institutional Bank |
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Michael Rowland | Chief Financial Officer |
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Ryan Zanin | Chief Risk Officer |
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Yianna Papanikolaou | Chief Transformation Officer |
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Timothy (Tim) Hartin | General ManagerCompany Secretary |
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Carolyn McCann | Group Executive Corporate Services |
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Christine Parker | Group Executive Human Resources |
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Shannon Finch | Group General Counsel |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
Name | Shares | Capital |
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HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED | 766,538,423 | 21.89% |
J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 474,482,365 | 13.55% |
CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED | 205,721,464 | 5.88% |
NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED | 76,818,596 | 2.19% |
BNP Paribas NOMS Pty Ltd <DRP> | 68,407,474 | 1.95% |
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Agency Lending DRP A/C> | 34,465,879 | 0.98% |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited <Colonial First State Inv A/C> | 22,951,053 | 0.66% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <NT Comnwlth Super Corp A/C> | 22,843,218 | 0.65% |
Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | 15,545,000 | 0.44% |
Netwealth Investments Limited <Wrap Services A/C> | 15,107,536 | 0.43% |
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd HUB24 Custodial Serv Ltd <DRP A/C> | 11,059,025 | 0.32% |
Argo Investments Limited | 8,407,648 | 0.24% |
Australian Executor Trustees Limited <IPS IOOF Employer Super A/C> | 4,252,612 | 0.12% |
Nulis Nominees (Australia) Limited <Navigator Mast Plan Sett A/C> | 4,195,012 | 0.12% |
Navigator Australia Ltd <MLC Investment Sett A/C> | 4,133,814 | 0.12% |
National Nominees Limited <N A/C> | 4,048,217 | 0.12% |
BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD ACF CLEARSTREAM | 4,009,101 | 0.12% |
Mutual Trust Pty Ltd | 3,821,363 | 0.11% |
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 | 3,751,233 | 0.11% |
BNP Paribas NOMS (NZ) Pty Ltd <DRP> | 3,533,468 | 0.10% |