Macquarie Bank Limited ("MBL") announced today the final results for its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the outstanding Senior Notes (the "Notes") listed in the table below. The tender offer was made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal, each dated May 3, 2013.

The settlement date for the tender offer will be tomorrow, May 17, 2013.

The table below identifies the principal amount and percentage of each series of outstanding Notes tendered and accepted for purchase by MBL.

 
Title of Security(1)     CUSIP
Numbers		     ISIN     Principal Amount Currently Outstanding     Principal Amount Tendered and Accepted    

Percentage of Principal

Amount Currently

Outstanding Tendered and Accepted

    

Principal Amount

Outstanding

after Settlement

 

4.100% Fixed

Rate Notes

due December

17, 2013

Guaranteed

by the

Commonwealth

of Australia

(the "Series

2008-B1 Notes")

144A:
55607E AA8
Reg S:
55607G AA3

144A:

US55607EAA82
Reg S US55607GAA31

US$1,328,958,000 US$466,371,000 35.09% US$862,587,000
 

Floating

Rate Notes

due January

23, 2014

Guaranteed

by the

Commonwealth

of Australia

(the "Series

2009-B3 Notes")

144A:
55607E AC4
Reg S:
55607G AC9 		144A:
US55607EAC49
Reg S:
US55607GAC96 		US$250,000,000 US$250,000,000 100.00% US$0
 

Floating

Rate Notes

due March

11, 2014

Guaranteed

by the

Commonwealth

of Australia

(the "Series

2009-B6 Notes")

144A:
55607E AF7
Reg S:
55607G AF2 		144A:
US55607EAF79
Reg S:
US55607GAF28 		US$650,000,000 US$650,000,000 100.00% US$0
 

3.300% Fixed

Rate Notes

due July 17,

2014

Guaranteed

by the

Commonwealth

of Australia

(the "Series

2009-B11 Notes")

    144A:
55607E AL4
Reg S:
55607G AL9 		144A:
US55607EAL48
Reg S:
US55607GAL95 		US$510,784,000 US$314,454,000 61.56% US$196,330,000
(1)     The Notes are guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Commonwealth") under the Deed of Guarantee, dated November 20, 2008, executed on behalf of the Commonwealth.
 

BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as dealer managers, and D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the tender agent and information agent for the tender offer.

Neither the offer to purchase nor the related letter of transmittal has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the tender offer was only available to persons in Australia to whom an offer or invitation could be made without disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia.

This media release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The tender offer was made only pursuant to the terms of the offer to purchase and the related letter of transmittal.

Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll-free at (800) 769-7666 or in writing at 48 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. Questions regarding the tender offer in the United States may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (980) 683-3215 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-4394 (collect).

Macquarie Group Investor Relations
Stuart Green, +61 2 8232 8845
or
Macquarie Group Investor Relations
Karen Khadi, +61 2 8232 3548
or
Macquarie Group Media Relations
Lisa Jamieson, +61 2 8232 6016
or
Macquarie Group Media Relations
Navleen Prasad, +61 2 8232 6472