Westpac Banking Corporation · ASX:WBC
Westpac Banking — Shareholder Meeting (December 2007)
7 slides from Westpac Banking's shareholder meeting presentation, Dec 13, 2007
Slide 1: Financial highlights
For personal use only Annual General Meeting 13 December 2007 Financial highlights Profit Earnings per share $3,451m 189¢ 3,071 167 2,698 149 2,539 129 2,183 116 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 $m Cents per share – cash basis 2 2007 Annual General Meeting
Slide 2: Efficiency / All businesses contributing
Efficiency Expense to income ratio (%) 60 44.7% For personal use only 55 51 49 50 48 47 45 40 35 30 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 2007 Annual General Meeting All businesses contributing Cash earnings growth (%) Consumer Financial Services 21 Business Financial Services 11 BT Financial Group 23 Institut
Slide 3: Dividends
Dividends Dividends 131¢ 140 120 116 For personal use only 100 100 86 78 80 70 62 60 54 43 47 40 20 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Cents per share 5 2007 Annual General Meeting 2007 Stakeholder Impact Report 6 2007 Annual General Meeting
Slide 4: Financial reports; Re-election of Director Ted Evans
Item 1: Financial reports To lay before the Annual General Meeting: • The Annual Financial Report; • Directors’ Report; and For personal use only • Auditor’s Report of Westpac Banking Corporation for the year ended 30 September 2007, for shareholders to consider. 7 2007 Annual General Meeting Item 2
Slide 5: Re-election of Gordon Cairns; Securities under new CEO agreement
Item 2(b): Re-election of Director – Mr Gordon Cairns Resolution: “That Gordon McKellar Cairns, who retires in accordance with Articles 9.2 and 9.3 of the Constitution, be re-elected as For personal use only a Director of Westpac Banking Corporation.” 9 2007 Annual General Meeting Item 3: Securities
Slide 6: Changes to the Constitution; Remuneration Report vote
Item 4: Changes to the Constitution “That the Westpac Constitution be amended as outlined in the Explanatory Notes in the Notice of Meeting.” For personal use only 11 2007 Annual General Meeting Item 5: Remuneration Report – Non-binding Vote To adopt the annual Remuneration Report for Westpac for th
Slide 7: Disclaimer
Disclaimer The material contained in this presentation is intended to be general background information on Westpac Banking Corporation and its activities. For personal use only The information is supplied in summary form and is therefore not necessarily complete. Also, it is not intended that it be
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