Bank of Queensland says to raise A$ 150 mln

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (Reuters) Bank of Queensland Ltd , ustralia's eight-biggest lender, said on Friday it plans to raise A0 million (9 million) by issue of preference shares to fund future growth.

The preference shares will have a face value of A0 each.

The bank said it would consider oversubcriptions of up to A million.

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