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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2020 – Issue 3 JSE – ABS
EMAIL: ir@absa.africa
Absa Group Ltd. WEBSITE: www.absa.africa
ABS TELEPHONE: 011-350-4000
COMPANY SECRETARY: Nadine R Drutman
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare
Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
SPONSORS: Absa Bank Ltd., JP Morgan Equities
South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Scan the QR code to AUDITORS: Ernst & Young Inc.
visit our Investor BANKERS: Absa Bank Ltd.
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CALENDAR Expected Status
Next Interim Results 24 Aug 2020 Confirmed
Next Final Results Mar 2021 Unconfirmed
ISIN: ZAE000255915 SHORT: ABSA CODE: ABG Annual General Meeting Jun 2021 Unconfirmed
REG NO: 1986/003934/06 FOUNDED: 1986 LISTED: 1986
ISSUED
NATURE OF BUSINESS: CAPITAL STRUCTURE AUTHORISED 847 750 679
ABG
891 774 054
Ords 200c ea
Absa Group is a diversified financial services provider
offering an integrated set of products and services across DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
Ldt
Amt
Pay
personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and Ords 200c ea 14 Apr 20 20 Apr 20 620.00
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investment banking, wealth and investment management Interim No 66 10 Sep 19 16 Sep 19 505.00
and insurance. With its long-standing presence in 12 African Final No 65 9 Apr 19 15 Apr 19 620.00
markets and its regional and global expertise, the Group a Interim No 64 11 Sep 18 17 Sep 18 490.00
strongplatformtocapturethegrowthopportunityinAfrica. LIQUIDITY: Jun20 Ave 15m shares p.w., R2 126.2m(94.3% p.a.)
BANK 40 Week MA ABSA
SECTOR: Fins—Banks—Banks—Banks
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Dec 2019
Barclays Bank PLC 14.88%
Public Investment Corporation Group 6.29% 22882
Deutsche Securities 4.32%
NOTES: Barclays Africa Group Ltd. renamed to Absa Group Ltd. on 11 July 18961
2018
15041
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
(R million) Dec 19 Dec 18 Dec 17 Dec 16 Dec 15 11120
Final Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final
Interest Paid 51 337 45 481 43 285 43 111 35 196 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 7199
Interest Rcvd 97 838 89 236 85 929 85 114 73 603 Recent Announcements
Operating Inc 31 353 29 712 30 091 32 438 29 537
Tax 5 772 6 282 5 882 4 405 4 540 Thursday, 04 June 2020: Shareholders are advised that at the AGM
Minority Int 1 372 991 362 1 139 1 073 of the Company held on Thursday, 4 June 2020, the resolutions
Attrib Inc 14 256 13 917 13 888 14 708 14 331 set outin the noticeofAGM,senttoshareholders togetherwith
TotCompIncLoss 14 834 17 527 13 580 12 685 16 174 the integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2019,
Ord SH Int 113 278 109 484 108 614 93 191 89 292 were passed by the requisite majority of votes. A total of 626
Minority Int 10 761 7 478 6 000 4 579 4 711 280 813 shares were present or represented at the meeting, rep-
Dep & OtherAcc 943 716 857 726 757 257 728 057 751 399 resenting 73.88% of the Company’s total issued ordinary share
Liabilities 1 270 492 1 167 138 1 050 337 1 001 174 1 045 957 capital.
Inv & Trad Sec 278 453 266 400 246 265 212 296 240 360 Special resolution number 2 will be lodged with the Companies
Adv & Loans 976 723 894 860 805 198 770 098 789 310 and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the
ST Dep & Cash 52 532 46 929 48 669 50 006 45 904 Registrar of Banks in due course.
Total Assets 1 399 175 1 288 744 1 169 595 1 103 588 1 144 604
Wednesday, 03 June 2020: Shareholders are informed of the
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) following changes to the Absa Group and Absa Bank boards:
EPS (ZARc) 1 717.60 1 676.50 1 665.70 1 764.00 1 692.40 As indicated in the Notice of annual general meeting (AGM)
HEPS-C (ZARc) 1 750.10 1 703.70 1 724.50 1 796.60 1 687.20 issued on 31 March 2020, Mohamed Husain, the lead independ-
Pct chng p.a. 2.7 - 1.2 - 4.0 6.5 9.7
ent director, will retire at the conclusion of the AGM, on
Tr 5yr av grwth % 2.7 4.2 7.2 6.1 9.0
DPS (ZARc) 1 125.00 1 110.00 1 070.00 1 030.00 1 000.00 Thursday, 4 June 2020. Sipho Pityana, who was appointed as in-
Pct chng p.a. 1.4 3.7 3.9 3.0 8.1 dependent non- executive director on 1 May 2019, will replace
Tr 5yr av grwth % 4.0 6.3 9.5 8.8 18.2 Mohamed as the lead independent director. Francis
NAV PS (ZARc) 13 669.00 13 233.00 13 042.00 10 980.00 10 532.81 Okomo-Okello will assume the role of chairman of the Social
3 Yr Beta 0.50 0.35 0.70 1.13 0.92 and Ethics Committee (SEC) from 4 June 2020.
Price Prd End 14 930 16 182 18 199 16 869 14 349 Colin Beggs, who has been an independent non-executive
Price High 18 822 21 000 19 830 17 155 20 371 director on the Absa Group and Absa Bank boards since 23 June
Price Low 14 223 13 628 13 322 11 955 10 662 2010, will become a non-independent non- executive director
RATIOS on 4 June 2020, and will step down as member and chairman of
Ret on SH Fund 12.14 12.26 11.95 15.47 15.62 the Group Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC).
RetOn AveAsset 2.27 2.34 2.60 2.96 2.60 Tasneem Abdool-Samad will assume the position of GACC
Oper Pft Mgn 75.07 78.72 76.66 73.02 76.57
chairman from 4 June 2020.
Div Cover 1.53 1.51 1.56 1.71 1.69
Interest Mgn 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 Daniel Hodge will no longer represent Barclays PLC as a
LiquidFnds:Dep 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.06 nominee from 4 June 2020, but will remain on the Absa Group
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 38 472 board as a non-executive director. Following a cooling- off
DIRECTORS: Abdool-Samad T (ind ne), Beggs C (ne), period, Daniel will become an independent non-executive
DarkoAB(ind ne), Hodge D (ne), Keanly R (ind ne), Merson M (ind ne), director on 1 December 2020.
MunyantwaliSJ(ind ne), Naidoo D (ind ne), Okomo-Okello F (ind ne), The Absa Group board announce the appointment of Fulvio
PityanaSM(ld ind ne), Rensburg Prof I (ind ne), Tonelli, F (ne),
Lucas-Bull W E (Chair, ind ne), Mminele A D (CEO), Tonelli as a non-independent non-executive director, with
Matlare P B (Deputy CEO), Quinn J P (FD) effect from 1 July 2020. Fulvio will serve a cooling off period as
POPULAR BRAND NAMES: Absa agreed with the Regulator, before becoming independent.
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 7735, Johannesburg, 2000
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