Release of annual financial results for the period ended 31 December 2013 BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED (Formerly known as Absa Group Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1986/003934/06) ISIN: ZAE000174124 JSE share code: BGA (“Barclays Africa Group” or “the Group”) BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP: RELEASE OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013 Shareholders are advised that the financial results for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2013 will be released on SENS and published on the Group’s website (www.barclaysafrica.com) on Tuesday, 11 February 2014. A presentation of the results will be made in Johannesburg at 09:30 a.m. (South African time) on Tuesday, 11 February 2014. It will be broadcast live on BusinessDay TV (DSTV channel 412). Webcast and conference call facilities will be available for the presentation and details thereof will be published on the Barclays Africa Group website prior to the presentation. Shareholders are also informed that the salient dates for the payment of the Barclays Africa Group ordinary dividends, as set out in the interim financial results booklet for the six months ended 30 June 2013, remain unchanged. Full details of the dividends will be included in the financial results announcement on 11 February 2014. Johannesburg 27 January 2014 Enquiries: Alan Hartdegen – Head: Group Investor Relations Telephone: +27 (0)11 350-2598 Email: alan.hartdegen@barclaysafrica.com Independent lead sponsor to Barclays Africa Group J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Joint sponsor to Barclays Africa Group Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Absa Bank Limited Date: 27/01/2014 04:17:00 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.