Westpac has just announced the launch of their latest income hybrid: Westpac Capital Notes 3.The first round of access is through a broker firm allocation, prior to shareholder offer and listing in September. There will not be a General Offer for this issue.
The Notes will pay a quarterly coupon of 4.0%-4.2% (rate determined by the bookbuild) over the 90 day bank bill swap rate (BBSW), which was 2.14% as of the 27 July, with an initial indicative rate of 6.14%-6.34%pa. (The first pricing is