ABSA GROUP LIMITED - Absa Group Limited - Amended dividend announcement

Absa Group Limited - Amended dividend announcement

    ABSA GROUP LIMITED
    Registration number: 1986/003934/06
    Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP7)
    Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
    ISIN: ZAE000067237
    JSE share code: ASA
    Issuer code: AMAGB
    (Absa, Absa Group, the Group or the Company)


         ABSA GROUP LIMITED: AMENDMENT OF PROFIT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT
      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX
                             MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2012

    With reference to the interim results announcement and dividend declaration released
    earlier today and in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are
    hereby informed that the exact local dividend withholding tax amount per share is 47.25
    cents and the exact net local dividend amount is 267.75 cents. No STC credits are
    utilised.


    The original announcement contained, inter alia, the following information:


    “Declaration of interim ordinary dividend number 52
-   The dividend has been declared out of income reserves.
-   The local dividends tax rate is 15% (fifteen per centum).
-   The gross local dividend amount is 315 cents per ordinary share for shareholders exempt
    from the dividends tax.
-   The net local dividend amount is 268 cents per ordinary share for shareholders liable to
    pay the dividends tax;
-   The local dividend withholding tax amount is 47 cents per ordinary share for shareholders
    liable to pay the dividend withholding tax.
-   Absa Group currently has 718 210 043 ordinary shares in issue (includes 988 870 treasury
    shares).
-   Absa Group’s income tax reference number is 9150116714.”




    Johannesburg
    27 July 2012




    Lead Independent Sponsor
    J P Morgan Equities Limited


    Joint Sponsor
    Absa Capital
Enquiries:
Group Investor Relations
AM Hartdegen (Head of Investor Relations and Strategy, Africa)
Telephone: (+27 11) 350 2598
Telefax: (+27 11) 350 5924
E-mail: Investorrelations@absa.co.za


Group Finance
JP Quinn (Group Financial Controller)
Telephone: (+27 11) 350 7565

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