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For senior unsecured debt obligations Westpac has been assigned the following credit ratings:

Duration	Short Term	Long Term	Outlook
Fitch Ratings	F1+	AA-	Stable
Moody's Investors Service	P-1	Aa1	Stable
Standard & Poor's	A-1+	AA	Stable

Long Term Credit Ratings History

Agency	Date	Rating
Fitch Ratings	Dec 94	AA-
	Jun 92	A+
Moody's	May 07	Aa1
	Feb 96	Aa3
	Aug 94	A1
	Jun 91	A2
	Jun 90	A1
	Jan 90	Aa3
Standard & Poor's	Feb 07	AA
	Sep 96	AA-
	Jan 92	A+
	May 90	AA-

For more information on what our credit ratings mean you can visit the following websites:

www.standardandpoors.com.au
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is the world's leading provider of timely, objective credit analysis and information

www.moodys.com.au
Moody's Investor Service, the leading provider of independent credit ratings, research and financial information to the capital markets. Additional information about the company is also available at www.moodys.com.

www.fitchratings.com.au
Fitch is an international rating agency that provides global capital market investors with the highest quality ratings and research.

 

 

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