Oct 14 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX :
* $3.5BN share entitlement offer and preliminary FY 2015 result WBC.AX
* Says Westpac announces a $3.5 billion share entitlement offer and preliminary full year 2015 result
* Price of the offer has been set at $25.50 which is a discount of 13.1% on the dividend adjusted theoretical ex-rights price
* Says equity raised will add about 100 basis points to Westpac's common equity tier 1 capital ratio
* Says trading expected to recommence on 19 October 2015
* Says increase in its variable home loan (owner occupied) and residential investment property loan rates by 20 basis points
* Says new rates take effect from 20 November 2015
* Says FY statutory net profit of $8.01 billion, up 6%
* Expects to determine a 2015 final, fully franked dividend of 94 cents per share, up 2 cents on the 2014 final dividend
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