Absa Group Limited

3rd Floor, Absa Towers East, 170 Main St.
Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Phone: +27-11-350-4000
Fax: +27-11-350-4009
http://www.absa.co.za

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Serving some 8 million customers, Absa Group operates some 700 branches and more than 6,000 ATMs, primarily in South Africa. The company's Absa Bank is South Africa's largest retail bank and largest mortgage lender. The bank and other Absa Group subsidiaries offer insurance, financial planning, asset management, and trust services. British bank Barclays holds a 56% stake in Absa Group, making it one of South Africa's largest single foreign investors since apartheid ended in 1994. Absa Group also holds stakes in other African banks.

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Financial Director and Director Jacques H. Schindehutte
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