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ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

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10 September 2026

ANB comments on Fitch Ratings' credit rating outlook change

ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (ANB) confirms that Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has revised the outlook on ANB's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to positive, from stable.

ANB's Long-Term IDR was affirmed at A+. ANB's Short-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency IDRs were affirmed at F1.

Fitch stated that the outlook revision reflects that Fitch expects to change the anchor rating for ANB's Shareholder Support Rating to match the Long-Term IDR of its parent, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited once ANB is permitted to issue loss-absorbing capacity instruments to its parent, which is likely to take place by late 2028.

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This announcement is released by ANB and the information contained within this announcement is deemed by ANB to constitute inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (as amended) as it forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended). Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.  The person responsible for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of ANB is:

Sam Forgie

Acting Treasurer

Phone: +64 21 588 792

Email: [email protected]