July 9 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX :
* BASED ON WESTPAC'S RWA OF $420 BILLION AT 31 MARCH 2019, THIS REPRESENTS AROUND $13 BILLION OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL
* NOTES APRA'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOSS-ABSORBING CAPACITY
* BULK OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED THROUGH TIER 2 CAPITAL
* IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE ACTUAL TOTAL COST TO WESTPAC