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Australia's Westpac launches notes issuance to raise $541.13 million

A pedestrian looks at his phone as he walks past a logo for Australia's Westpac Banking Corp located outside a branch in central Sydney, Australia, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

(Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp <WBC.AX> said on Monday it intends to raise about A$750 million ($540 million) through an offering of capital notes.

Each note will have an issue price of A$100, and the distribution margin on the notes is expected to be between 3.70 percent and 3.90 percent per annum, the bank said in a statement.

The move comes days after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) flagged higher capital requirements for the country's four biggest lenders.

(Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; editing by David Stamp)

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