ABGI/ BIABS - Availability of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 ABSA GROUP LIMITED (formerly known as Barclays Africa Group Limited) (Incorporated with limited liability in South Africa under registration number 1986/003934/06) Bond Issuer Code: ABGI (“Absa Group”) ABSA BANK LIMITED (Incorporated with limited liability in South Africa under registration number 1986/004794/06) Bond Issuer Code: BIABS ("“Absa Bank”) ABSA GROUP LIMITED AND ABSA BANK LIMITED: AVAILABILITY OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 In terms of section 7.4 of the Debt Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”), investors are advised that the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 are available for viewing and downloading at – https://www.absa.africa/absaafrica/investor-relations/financial-results/ and on the following JSE link: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2020/jse/isse/ABGE/Final19.pdf for Absa Group; and https://www.absa.africa/absaafrica/investor-relations/financial-results/ and on the following JSE link: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2020/jse/isse/ABSAB/Final19.pdf for Absa Bank, respectively. Johannesburg 11 March 2020 Debt Sponsor Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment banking division) Date: 11-03-2020 08:30:00 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.