BOQ Announces Offer for its Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Notes due 25 October 2013

Tuesday, 19/02/2013 

BOQ today announced commencement of an offer to buyback A$653,000,000 from holders of its Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes (ISIN AU3FN0009700), due 25 October 2013 and guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the Notes). 

The Notes (Series 33, Tranche No. 1) were issued under BOQ’s Note Deed Poll dated 26 May 2000 and amended and restated on 8 November 2005 and the Information Memorandum dated 8 November 2005. 

The Offer Memorandum sets out a more complete description of the terms and conditions of the offer. 

UBS AG, Australia Branch is serving as Offer Manager for the offer. BOQ expects the settlement date to occur on or about 6 March 2013. 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

BOQ Investor Relations
Karyn Munsie

BOQ Media
Andrea Sackson

Offer Manager
Dean O’Hara, Head of Australia Fixed Income Syndicate, 02 9324 2191