Westpac Completes Sale of AGC to GE Capital

Document date:  Fri 31 May 2002
Published:  Fri 31 May 2002 00:00:00
Document No:  265521
Document part:  A
Market Flag:  N
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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION                   2002-05-31  ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Sydney                                                        

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Westpac today announced that it has completed the sale of AGC to GE
Capital in both Australia and New Zealand and that, as a result, GE
Capital has assumed ownership of the AGC business in both countries.

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