Issue And Listing Of Additional Shares In Absa Gro
ABSA GROUP LIMITED
28 March 2002
In terms of 3.29(a) of the Requirements of The JSE Securities Exchange South
Africa (JSE), shareholders are informed that Absa Group Limited has issued
an additional three million (3 000 000) ordinary shares of R2 each with
effect from Thursday 28 March 2002.
The new shares have been allotted to the Absa Share Incentive Trust ("the
Trust") to satisfy options being exercised and implemented by participants
from time to time in terms of the rules of the Trust. The incentive trust
shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of R2 each in
issue.
On completion of the allotment the authorised and issued share capital of
Absa will be as follows:
R Authorised R Issued
Ordinary shares
of R2 each 1 400 000 000 700 000 000 1 303 093 498 651 546 749
To the extent that options are issued to and exercised by directors of Absa,
further announcements will be made in terms of 3.72 and 3.73 of the JSE
requirements.
W R Somerville
GROUP SECRETARY
Statement issued by:
Willie Roux
Group Consultant: Investor Relations
Absa Group Limited
Tel: 2711 350-4061
E-mail: willier@absa.co.za
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