AFRICAN BANK LIMITED - Release of the Interim Basel III Pillar 3 report as at 31 March 2017, as prescribed by the Banks Act

Release of the Interim Basel III Pillar 3 report as at 31 March 2017, as prescribed by the Banks Act

AFRICAN BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registered Bank)
(Registration No. 2014/176899/06)
Company code: ABKI
(“the Bank” or “African Bank”)

Release of the Interim Basel III Pillar 3 report as at 31 March 2017, as prescribed by the Banks Act

African Bank is pleased to announce the release of the Interim Public Pillar III Disclosures, as at 31
March 2017, as prescribed in terms of the Banks Act (Act No. 94 of 1990 “the Banks Act”), Regulation
43.

The disclosures cover African Bank Limited and its holding company African Bank Holdings Limited, a
registered bank controlling company registered under Section 44(1) of the Banks Act.

The full report can be accessed on the African Bank’s website via the following url:
https://www.africanbank.co.za/about-us/investors

The overall balance sheet of the Bank remains strong, with advances well provided for and high
capital adequacy ratios. Cash and surplus liquid asset holdings amount to R11.7 billion. Liquidity risk,
interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk remains conservatively managed.

The overall impact of the strong balance sheet structure, as expressed in the conservative risk
appetite, is evidenced in the various sections of the report which, as of 31 March 2017, include CET1
ratio of 32.0%, a leverage ratio of 22.6%, a liquidity coverage ratio of 904% and a net stable funding
ratio of 184% at the African Bank level.


23 May 2017

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