Appointment of Group Financial Director 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 or the 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 GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Shareholders are advised that Jason Quinn has been appointed Barclays Africa Group Financial Director and Financial Director of Absa Bank with effect from 1 September 2016. He becomes an Executive Director of Barclays Africa and Absa Bank Limited. Jason holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science from the University of South Africa, a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (Honours) from the University of Natal, and is a registered Chartered Accountant (SA). He was appointed as the Head of Finance at Barclays Africa Group and Absa Bank in June 2014, after holding several senior finance positions since joining the Group in July 2008. Prior to that he was a partner at Ernst and Young Inc. David Hodnett, the current Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Financial Director, remains the Deputy Chief Executive Officer responsible for the Group’s South African banking operations, and an Executive Director of both the Group and Absa Bank. 15 August 2016 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 Page 1 of 1 Date: 15/08/2016 04:07:00 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.