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BIABSP                                                                          
ACL171 - Absa Bank Limited - New Financial Instrument Listing                   
Absa Bank Limited                                                               
JSE Code: ACL171                                                                
ISIN No: ZAG000095571                                                           
The JSE Limited has granted a listing to Absa Bank Limited -ACL171 Notes under  
its Credit Linked Note Programme.                                               
INSTRUMENT TYPE: Credit Linked Note                                             
Programme Size                R20,000,000,000.00                                
Total Notes in issue          R9,918,777,044.91                                 
Bond Code                     ACL171                                            
Nominal Issued                R75,000,000.00                                    
Coupon                        (1 Month Jibar + 450bps Compounded)               
Trade Type                    Price                                             
First Coupon                  Scheduled Maturity                                
Scheduled Maturity            The earlier to occur of:                          
(i)  date occurring five Business Days following   
                                  the 30 November 2012; and                     
                             (ii) the issue date of a high yield bond by the    
                                  Reference Entity and repayment in full of the 
Reference Obligation by the Reference Entity, 
                                  as determined by the Calculation Agent in its 
                                  sole discretion.                              
Interest Dates                     Scheduled Maturity                           
Books Close                        10 days prior to the Scheduled Maturity      
Last day to register               11 days prior to the Scheduled Maturity      
Date Issued                        18 May 2012                                  
ISIN No                            ZAG000095571                                 
17 May 2012                                                                     
Debt Sponsor                                                                    
Absa Capital (the investment Banking Division of Absa Bank Limited &            
affiliated with Barclays)                                                       
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