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ABSP - Absa Bank - Private Placement Of Absa Bank Preference Shares (ABSP
Preference Shares)
ABSA BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1986/004794/06)
ISIN: ZAE000079810
JSE share code: ABSP
(Absa Bank)
Private Placement Of Absa Bank Preference Shares (ABSP preference shares)
Investors are referred to Absa Bank`s announcements dated 20 March 2007 and 4
July 2007 relating to the monthly ABSP preference share issuance programme.
Absa Bank is pleased to announce that, in terms of the private placement, 105
520 of ABSP preference shares, at an aggregate value of R94 452 007.20 were
placed at a price of R895,11 at an effective dividend rate of 72,70 % of
prime.
The JSE has granted Absa Bank a listing of the 105 520 additional ABSP
preference shares in the Specialist Securities - Preference shares sector
with effect from Tuesday, 10 July 2007. The ABSP preference shares will be
allotted and issued, against receipt of payment from their central securities
depository participants, to institutions who applied for preference shares,
on Tuesday, 10 July 2007.
Johannesburg
9 July 2007
Enquiries
Carel Gronum
Group Treasurer: Capital Management
Tel: (+2711) 350 8995;
e-mail: carelg@absa.co.za
Issued by:
Peter Steyn
Head: Investor Relations
Absa Group Limited
4th floor, Absa Towers East, 170 Main Street, Johannesburg
Tel: (+2711) 350-8261 Fax: (+2711) 350-6487
e-mail: peterst@absa.co.za
Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 09/07/2007 17:32:29 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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