ABL/ABLP/BIABL - African Bank Investments Limited/African Bank Limited

ABL/ABLP/BIABL - African Bank Investments Limited/African Bank Limited          
- Moody`s maintains African Bank`s local and global credit ratings              
AFRICAN BANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registered bank controlling company)                                           
(Registration number 1946/021193/06)                                            
(Ordinary share code: ABL) (ISIN: ZAE000030060)                                 
(Preference share code: ABLP) (ISIN: ZAE000065215)                              
("ABIL")                                                                        
African Bank Limited                                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration No. 1975/002526/06)                                               
Company code: BIABL                                                             
("African Bank")                                                                
MOODY`S MAINTAINS AFRICAN BANK`S LOCAL AND GLOBAL CREDIT RATINGS                
ABIL announces that Moody`s Investors Service ("Moody`s") has updated its credit
opinion on African Bank, and maintains its national scale ratings of A1.za (long
term) and P-1.za (short-term), and its foreign currency deposit ratings of Baa2 
(long-term) and P-2 (short-term).                                               
All ratings continue to carry a stable outlook.                                 
Midrand                                                                         
05 March 2012                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited                        
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