NEWBCI - Absa Bank Limited - Newwave Commodity Index exchange traded notes

NEWBCI - Absa Bank Limited - Newwave Commodity Index exchange traded notes      
over the Barclays Capital Commodity Index pure beta total return                
("Commodity Index Notes" or the "ETNs")                                         
ABBREVIATED NAME: NEWWINDEX                                                     
SHARE CODE: NEWBCI                                                              
ISIN: ZAE000163713                                                              
Further to the announcement published on SENS on 7 May 2012, applications       
totalling ZAR 4,172,356.39 were received.                                       
The Initial Issue Price of a Commodity Index Note is                            
ZAR 4090.55, determined as the Rand equivalent of the Initial Offer Price per   
Commodity Index Note, determined and calculated on 1 June 2012 using the        
ZAR/USD exchange rate of 8.5873/1.                                              
Accordingly, 1,020 Commodity Index 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, 11 June 2012.                                               
Johannesburg                                                                    
4 June 2012                                                                     
Originator, issuer agent, corporate advisor and sponsor                         
Absa Capital                                                                    
(the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with          
Barclays)                                                                       
Legal and tax advisors                                                          
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.                                                  
Date: 04/06/2012 16:36:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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