Disclaimer
The purpose of this website is to provide general information relating to the proposed merger of St.George Bank Limited (ACN 055 513 070) and Westpac Banking Corporation (ACN 007 457 141). It should be noted that the information displayed on this website is neither intended, nor should be construed, as investment or financial product advice in relation to securities or financial products issued or offered by St.George, Westpac or any other entity.
The information in this website is provided for the sole benefit of:
- those St.George Shareholders who are eligible to vote at the meetings of St.George Shareholders which have been convened for Thursday 13 November 2008 to vote on the Merger Proposal;
- those SAINTS Holders who are eligible to vote at the meeting of SAINTS Holders which has been convened for Thursday 13 November 2008 to vote on the SAINTS Scheme; and
- those Award Option Holders who are eligible to vote at the meeting of Award Option Holders which has been convened for Thursday 13 November 2008 to vote on the Option Scheme.
For all other persons, this website serves only for information purposes and should not be relied upon.
St.George has issued a Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement which contain information about the Merger Proposal, SAINTS Scheme and Option Scheme. St.George Shareholders, SAINTS Holders and Award Option Holders have been, or will be, sent a copy of the Scheme Booklet. In addition, an electronic version of the Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement can be viewed and downloaded from this website.
The information on this website has been prepared without reference to the investment objectives, financial situation, tax position or particular needs of any shareholder or any other person; and such information should not be relied upon as the sole basis for any voting decisions in relation to St.George Shares, SAINTS and Award Options, and independent financial, legal tax and other professional advice should be sought before making any such voting decisions.
In addition to, and without limiting the generality of, the above statements:
- if you are accessing this website from within Singapore, you acknowledge that the electronic versions of the Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement: (i) are being made available for the benefit of those St.George Shareholders whose address as shown in the Share Register on the Scheme Record Date is in Singapore under an applicable exemption under section 273 of the Securities and Futures Act of Singapore (SFA); (ii) are not intended for any person in Singapore other than those St.George Shareholders; (iii) do not constitute an offer of securities or financial products in Singapore other than to those St.George Shareholders in the manner permitted under the SFA; and (iv) serve only for information purposes for each person other than to those St.George Shareholders;
- if you are accessing this website from within Hong Kong, you acknowledge that the electronic versions of the Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement are for the exclusive use of St.George Security Holders in connection with the Schemes. Accordingly, the Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement must not be distributed, published, reproduced or disclosed (in whole or in part) by St.George Security Holders to any other person in Hong Kong or used for any purpose in Hong Kong other than in connection with St.George Security Holders' consideration of the Schemes. The Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement do not constitute an offer or invitation for the subscription, sale or purchase of securities in Hong Kong and shall not form the basis of any contract;
- if you are accessing this website from within New Zealand, you acknowledge that the distribution of the Scheme Booklet, and the offer of New Westpac Shares under the Share Scheme, is made in reliance on the Securities Act (Overseas Companies) Exemption Notice 2002 (N.Z.). No person may vote in favour of or against the Share Scheme in New Zealand who is not a person to whom it is permissible to make the offer in reliance on the Exemption Notice. The electronic version of the Scheme Booklet and Scheme Booklet Supplement is only intended to be made available to, and the offer of New Westpac Shares under the Shares Scheme is only made to, St.George Shareholders whose address as shown in the Share Register on the Scheme Record Date is in New Zealand; and
- if you are accessing this website from within the United States, you acknowledge that the New Westpac Shares to be issued pursuant to the Share Scheme: have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction; are being issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided in section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act based on the approval of the Share Scheme by the Court; and will be subject to restrictions on resale by persons who may be deemed to be affiliates of Westpac under Rule 145 under the Securities Act, as set forth in the Scheme Booklet.
The Scheme Booklet, the Scheme Booklet Supplement, the Merger Proposal, the SAINTS Scheme and the Option Scheme do not, either individually or in combination, constitute an offer to sell to St.George Security Holders or a solicitation of an offer to purchase from St.George Security Holders any securities in St.George or Westpac in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be illegal.
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