BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED - Barclays Africa Group Limited withdraws Standard & Poor's National Scale Ratings

Barclays Africa Group Limited withdraws Standard & Poor's National Scale Ratings

BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated with limited liability in South Africa under registration number 1986/003934/06)
Bond Issuer Code: BAGL
(“Barclays Africa Group”)

ABSA BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated with limited liability in South Africa under registration number 1986/004794/06)
Bond Issuer Code: BIABS
(“Absa Bank”)

BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED WITHDRAWS STANDARD & POOR’S NATIONAL SCALE
RATINGS

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Debt Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited that Barclays Africa
Group requested Standard and Poor’s (S&P) to withdraw its 'zaBBB+/zaA-2' long-term and short-term
South Africa national scale ratings on 23 January 2018.

S&P will continue to provide the long-term and short-term South Africa national scale ratings for Absa
Bank.

Additionally, Moody’s Investors Service will continue to provide the long-term and short-term foreign,
local and national scale ratings for both Barclays Africa Group and Absa Bank.

25 January 2018

Debt sponsor to Barclays Africa Group and Absa Bank Limited:
Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited

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