Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia's second largest lender, Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX , on Tuesday said it had refunded A$68 million ($46.14 million) to shareholders who sought to withdraw from a share purchase plan after a lawsuit accused it of breaches of money laundering laws.
Last month, the lender had offered to refund people who bought new shares under the plan before the lawsuit. a statement on Tuesday, Westpac said it had raised a total of A$770 million under the share purchase plan, excluding the refunded sum. ($1 = 1.4736 Australian dollars)