NEWGBP - Absa Bank Limited - NewWave GBP Exchange Traded Notes

NEWGBP - Absa Bank Limited - NewWave GBP Exchange Traded Notes                  
Absa Bank Limited                                                               
SHARE CODE: NEWGBP                                                              
ISIN: ZAE000162558                                                              
RESULTS OF INITIAL OFFER FOR NEWWAVE GBP EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES ("GBP Notes"     
or the ETNs")                                                                   
Further to the announcement published on SENS on 20 February 2012,              
applications totalling ZAR 3,080,949.84 were received.                          
The Initial Issue Price of a GBP Note is ZAR 11.94, determined as the Rand      
Equivalent of the Initial Offer Price per GBP Note, calculated on 2 March       
2012 using a ZAR/GBP exchange rate of 11.94/1.                                  
Accordingly, 258 036 GBP Notes have been approved for listing by the JSE        
Limited ("JSE") on the main board in the JSE`s ETN sub-sector, with effect      
from Monday, 12 March 2012.                                                     
The conditions to issue have been waived by the Issuer.                         
Johannesburg                                                                    
5 March 2012                                                                    
Originator, issuer agent, corporate advisor and sponsor                         
Absa Capital                                                                    
(the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with          
Barclays Capital)                                                               
Legal and tax advisors                                                          
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.                                                  
Date: 05/03/2012 12:16:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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