SUPPLEMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR OFFERING STATE/TERRITORY DEBT SECURITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF STATE AND TERRITORY BORROWING

EX-99 4 ex-g.htm EXHIBIT G -- SUPPLEMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR OFFERING STATE/TERRITORY DEBT SECURITIES

EXHIBIT G

 

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

SUPPLEMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR OFFERING STATE/TERRITORY

DEBT SECURITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN

GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE OF STATE AND TERRITORY BORROWING

This Supplement is entered into as of 14 October 2010, by and among Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch International (Australia) Ltd and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the "New Dealers"), the Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Department of the Treasury (the “Commonwealth”), Queensland Treasury Corporation (the “Issuing Entity”) and the Treasurer on behalf of the Government of Queensland (the “State”).

Reference is made to the Agreement for Offering State/Territory Debt Securities in connection with the Australian Government Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing, dated as of 11 December 2009, by and among the Commonwealth, the Issuing Entity, the State and the Dealers named therein, a copy of which is attached hereto as Annex I (as amended or supplemented, the "Offering Agreement").

The Commonwealth and the New Dealers hereby agree as follows:

1.           Defined Terms.  All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplement have the meanings assigned thereto in the Offering Agreement.

2.           Joinder of New Dealers.  Each of the New Dealers hereby joins in and agrees to become a party to the Offering Agreement with all right, title and interest as a Dealer thereunder and subject to all of the terms and conditions thereof as if each New Dealer were an original party and signatory thereto.

3.           Notice.   The New Dealers’ notice addresses for the purposes of the Offering Agreement are as follows:

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

United States of America

Attn: Syndicate Registration

Telephone: +1-212-526-0015

Facsimile: +1-646-834-8133

Email: mtndskldn@barclayscapital.com

Barclays Bank PLC

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 4BB

United Kingdom

Attn: MTN Dealers

Telephone: +44-20-7773-9090

Facsimile: +44-20-7516-7548

Email: mtndskldn@barclayscapital.com

 

 

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Merrill Lynch International (Australia) Ltd

Level 38

Governor Phillip Tower

1 Farrer Place

Sydney

NSW 2000

Australia

Attn: Debt Capital Markets

Telephone: +612-9225-6773

Facsimile: +612-9225-6551

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Attn: High Grade Transaction Management / Legal

Facsimile: +1-646-855-5958

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Commonwealth, the Issuing Entity, the State and the New Dealers have executed this Supplement as of the date first set forth above.

Signed for and on behalf of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA represented by the Department of the Treasury
by
	Ken Henry			/s/ Ken Henry
	Name of Signatory			Signature
in the presence of:
	Sharon McCluskey			/s/ Sharon McCluskey
	Name of witness			Signature of witness

QUEENSLAND TREASURY CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Neil Castles
	Name:	Neil Castles
	Title:	Acting Chief Executive

THE TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF QUEENSLAND

By:	/s/ Andrew Fraser
	Name:	Andrew Fraser
	Title:	Treasurer

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

By:	/s/ Pamela Kendall
	Name:	Pamela Kendall
	Title:	Director

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

By:	/s/ Gordon Youl
	Name:	Gordon Youl
	Title:	Director

 

 

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MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) LTD

By:	/s/ Daniel de la Cruz
	Name:	Daniel de la Cruz
	Title:	Director

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

By:	/s/ Teresa Radzinski
	Name:	Teresa Radzinski
	Title:	Managing Director

cc:	UBS Limited
	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
	Citigroup Global Markets Limited
	Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
	Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
	Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
	Commonwealth Bank of Australia
	J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
	J.P. Morgan Securities Limited
	Macquarie Bank Limited London Branch
	Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.
	National Australia Bank Limited
	Nomura International plc
	Nomura Securities International, Inc.
	Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited
	The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
	The Toronto-Dominion Bank
	Westpac Banking Corporation

 

 

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Annex I

[Copy of Offering Agreement]

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