CANCELLATION OF S321972 R157 BOND INTEREST PAYMENT & SPLITTING NOTICE National Treasury R157 BOND INTEREST PAYMENT AND SPLITTING NOTICE Interest Payment Date: 15 September 2012 Instrument Type: Fixed Rate Bond Bond Name: R157 13.50% 2014/15/16 ISIN Code: ZAG000010547 Nominal issued: R71, 985,061,286.00 Coupon: 13.50% Maturity Date: 15 September 2014/15/16 Interest Commencement Date: 24 October 2012 Interest Payment Dates: 15 September, 15 March Book Close: 05 September, 05 March Notice is hereby given of the interest payment on the government bond the R157 (13.50%). Interest payment day will be on Saturday 15th September 2012, with the National Treasury paying a full six month’s coupon. SPLITTING INTO THREE SEPARATE SERIES OF BONDS Bond holders are advice that they are able to split their R157 (13.50%) 2014/15/16 holdings into the three new series of bonds as from 16th September 2012. The split option is in line with decisions previously made by the National Treasury with regard to the R144, R147, R150, R194 and R153 three legged government bonds. The option to split is totally optional; the option will remain until the book closed date prior to the first leg maturity date, 15th September 2014, as prescribed in the terms and conditions of issue. On the book closed date the 5th September 2012, all remaining outstanding R157 government bonds, will be split into the three maturity legs of the R157 Government bond i.e. R009, R158 and R159. 2 If holders choose to split their holdings in the R157, they may surrender their holdings as from 16th September 2012 for replacement. The following new bonds, which total the original nominal value of their holding, will replace the R157 benchmark bond:- R009 - 13.5% IRB 2014, redeemable 15 September 2014 R158 - 13.5% IRB 2015, redeemable 15 September 2015 R159 – 13.5% IRB 2016, redeemable 15 September 2016 If a holding in R157 is not fully devisable by one third, the R009 and R159 will be rounded to the nearest one rand, with the balance being added to the middle tranch, R158. For further information please contact: DIRECTOR: DEBT OPERATIONS JOHAN KRYNAUW (012) 315 5275 Date: 05/09/2012 03:58:59 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.