Voluntary trading statement and reference to Barclays Plc restated financial information 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”) VOLUNTARY TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 AND REFERENCE TO BARCLAYS PLC RESTATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION We advise Barclays Africa Group shareholders that Barclays PLC released restated financial information for the individual businesses within its new management structure today. This provided financial information for its Africa Banking segment over the past 9 quarters including the first quarter of 2014. We remind shareholders that Barclays Africa Group reports its first half 2014 results on Wednesday, 30 July, and advise that headline earnings per share for the period is likely to be 8% to 11% above our restated 655,7 cents for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The Group’s auditors have not reviewed or reported on the financial information on which this trading statement is based. Johannesburg 10 July 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: 10/07/2014 02:47:00 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.