ABSA BANK LIMITED - Tap Issuance - ASN317

Tap Issuance - ASN317

ABSA BANK LIMITED
(Registration number 1986/004794/06)
Bond Code: ASN317
ISIN No: ZAG000156845

LISTING OF TAP ISSUE

The JSE Limited has granted a further tap issue to ABSA BANK LIMITED “ASN317 NOTES” under its Master
Structured Note Programme Memorandum.

INSTRUMENT TYPE:                                  CREDIT LINKED FLOATING RATE NOTE

Authorised Programme size                         R40,000,000,000.00
Total Notes in issue                              R17,471,367,965.66

Full Note details are as follows:

Bond Code                                         ASN317
Tap Amount                                        R250,000,000.00
Total amount following Tap Issue                  R500,000,000.00
Issue Price                                       100. 271233%
Coupon Rate                                       8.25% (3 Month JIBAR as at 29 March 2019 of 7.150% plus 110
                                                  bps)
Coupon Rate Indicator                             Floating
Trade Type                                        Price
Final Maturity                                    30 March 2020
Interest Payment Date(s)                          30 March, 30 June, 30 September, 30 December
Interest Rate Determination Date(s)               30 March, 30 June, 30 September, 30 December
First Interest Payment Date                       30 June 2019
Last Day to Register                              By 17:00 on 19 March, 19 June, 19 September, 19 December
Books Close                                       20 March, 20 June, 20 September, 20 December
Interest Commencement Date                        29 March 2019
Date Convention                                   Following
Date Issued                                       10 April 2019
ISIN No.                                          ZAG000156845
Additional Information                            Unsubordinated and Unsecured Floating Rate Notes


Other provisions

Condition 9 titled “Taxation” in the section II-A of the Master Programme Memorandum titled “Terms and
Conditions of the Notes” is amended in relation to this Tranche of Notes by (i) the replacement of the words
after the dash in Condition 9.3 with the words “provided that this exception shall only apply to that portion of
the withholding or deduction which could lawfully have been so reduced”, (ii) the deletion of Condition 9.8 and
(iii) the insertion of the following additional paragraphs immediately after Condition 9.7:

“9.8    where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be
        made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC (or any other directive implementing the
        conclusions of the 2312th Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting of 26 and 27
       November 2000) on the taxation of savings income or any law implementing or complying with, or
       introduced in order to conform to, such directive; or

9.9    held by or on behalf of a Noteholder in circumstances where such party could lawfully reduce the
       amount of taxation otherwise levied or leviable upon the principal or interest by virtue of any tax treaty
       or non-South African tax laws applicable to such Noteholder, whether by way of a tax credit, rebate
       deduction or reduction equal to all or part of the amount withheld or otherwise, and whether or not it is
       actually claimed and/or granted and/or allowed; or

9.10   in respect of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever
       nature which are payable otherwise than by withholding from payment of principal or interest, if any,
       with respect to such Note; or

9.11    where any combination of the scenarios or occurrences contemplated in Conditions 9.1 to 9.10 above
        occurs.

The Issuer is not liable for or otherwise obliged to pay any taxes that may arise as a result of the ownership,
transfer or redemption of any Note.
If the Issuer becomes subject generally at any time to any taxing jurisdiction, authority or agency other than or
in addition to South Africa, references in Conditions 8.2 (Redemption for Tax Reasons or due to a Change in
Law) and 9 (Taxation) to South Africa shall be read and construed as references to South Africa and/or to
such other jurisdiction, authority or agency.”

09 April 2019

Debt Sponsor
Absa Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited

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