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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Westpac Banking Corp, Australia's third-largest bank by market capitalisation, said on Monday it would raise A$750 million ($488.1 million) in an Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital transaction. The notes will be issued at A$100 each and potential investors have been told the interest margin will be between 3.10% and 3.3%, according to an earlier Westpac statement. As part of the deal, investors in an earlier series of Westpac AT1 bonds will be eligible to reinvest in the new bonds.
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