Feb 15 (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX :
* Announced offer, and lodged a prospectus, for a new tier 1 hybrid, commbank perls VIII capital notes
* Says the offer is expected to raise A$1.25 billion
* Says perls VIII will qualify as tier 1 capital of the group
* Perls VIII are expected to be quoted on asx under the trading code cbape
* Says net proceeds of the offer will be used to fund the group's business
* Says perls VIII have an initial face value of A$100.
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