Barclays Africa Group Ltd \ABSA Bank Ltd - Appointment of joint Auditors for Barclays Africa Group and ABSA Bank BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1986/003934/06 ISIN: ZAE000174124 JSE share code: BGA (Barclays Africa Group) ABSA BANK LIMITED Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP7) Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1986/004794/06 JSE share code: ABSP ISIN: ZAE000079810 (Absa Bank) APPOINTMENT OF JOINT AUDITORS FOR BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP AND ABSA BANK Following the required rotation of PwC at a global Barclays PLC level, Barclays Africa Group announces the proposed appointment of KPMG (refer SENS announcement of 3 July 2015) and EY as joint auditors of Barclays Africa Group and Absa Bank from the 2017 financial reporting period. The proposed appointments are subject to shareholder approval at the relevant Barclays Africa Group and Absa Bank annual general meetings. Johannesburg 14 August 2015 Enquiries: Nadine Drutman (Group Company Secretary) Nadine.Drutman@barclaysafrica.com Tel: 011 350 5347 Independent lead sponsor to Barclays Africa Group: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Joint sponsor to Barclays Africa Group: Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited Sponsor to Absa Bank: Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited Date: 14/08/2015 12:50:00 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.