ABSW16 - ABSA Bank Limited - Notice of expiry and maturity

ABSW16 - ABSA Bank Limited - Notice of expiry and maturity                      
Absa Bank Ltd hereby gives notice of the expiry and maturity of the following   
instrument. The instrument economics have expired as outlined in the pricing    
supplement.                                                                     
JSE Code                           ABSW16                                       
Isin Code                          ZAE000146536                                 
JSE Short Name                     AB LSI SW 16                                 
Underlying Index                   FTSE / JSE SWIX 40 INDEX                     
Issue size                         19,373                                       
Issue Price                        R 1,000.00                                   
Expiry Date                        13 May 2011                                  
Initial Index                      100.00                                       
Average Index at Expiry Date       6,095.25                                     
Expiry Price per LSI               R 1,134.4584                                 
Sector                             Other Securities                             
Listing date                       13 May 2010                                  
Absa Bank Ltd hereby gives notice that all holders of the Instrument as at the  
Expiry Date will be paid Expiry Price per LSI.                                  
Copies of the pricing supplement and Offering Circular are available at the     
offices stated below.                                                           
For further information contact                                                 
Institutional Solutions: Structured Equity                                      
Absa Capital                                                                    
15 Alice Lane                                                                   
Sandton                                                                         
2146                                                                            
Tel: +27 (0) 11 895 551                                                         
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