Absa Group Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1986/003934/06
JSE share code: ABG
ISIN: ZAE000255915
(“Absa Group” or “the Company”)


ABSA GROUP NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING


Absa Group Annual General Meeting
Shareholders are reminded that Absa Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on
Friday, 2 June 2023 at 10:00 as a hybrid meeting in Boardroom 3.11, Absa Sandton Campus
South, 15 Alice Lane, Sandton and via electronic communication, as permitted by the JSE and
in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, and the Company’s Memorandum
of Incorporation.   The notice of AGM and summarised annual financial statements were
distributed to shareholders on 31 March 2023.


Shareholders wishing to participate in the AGM are requested to register for participation on
https://meetnow.global/za (click on the Absa logo).      Shareholders will be able to select
participation preferences to pose questions either in written format, or by voice. Shareholders
can also contact the Group Company Secretary, Nadine Drutman, at groupsec@absa.africa or
nadine.drutman@absa.africa, as soon as possible, but not later than 10:00 on Wednesday, 31
May 2023. Proof of identification, as set out on page 12 of the notice of AGM, will be required
before such shareholders will be allowed to participate in the AGM.


Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM in-person and vote at the meeting, and who have
not registered online, will be able to register at the venue. In order to register at the venue,
shareholders will be required to provide identification reasonably satisfactory to the Transfer
Secretary, Computershare, as more fully set out in the notice.         Once registered, such
shareholders will be able to participate in and vote at the AGM. Shareholders attending the
AGM in-person and who wish to vote thereat must ensure that they bring along an internet-
enabled smartphone, tablet or computer in order to be able to vote at the venue.
Dematerialised shareholders other than ‘own name’ registration wishing to participate and vote
in the annual general meeting should request the necessary letter of representation from their
broker/CSDP and submit a copy thereof to Computershare at proxy@computershare.co.za as
soon as possible, but not later than Thursday, 1 June 2023 at 10:00, for administrative
purposes, in order to participate in the meeting.


All shareholders are, however, encouraged to submit their votes by proxy, either to their
broker/CSDP (dematerialised shareholders) or to proxy@computershare.co.za (certificated
shareholders) before the meeting, if possible by Thursday, 1 June 2023 at 10:00.


In summary, shareholders can participate in the AGM as follows:
a. By attending in person;
b. By participating electronically (for written questions and voting purposes, both through the
   meeting platform, the link for which will be provided by Computershare, upon registration on
   https://meetnow.global/za); or
c. By participating electronically (for voting purposes through the meeting platform and the
   ability to ask verbal questions through a Teams link, both links to be provided by
   Computershare, upon registration on https://meetnow.global/za).


In terms of section 59(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008, the record date for the purpose
of determining which shareholders are entitled to participate in and vote at the AGM (being the
date on which a shareholder must be registered in the Company’s securities register in order
to participate in and vote at the AGM) is Friday, 26 May 2023.


Proposed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Transaction Extraordinary
General Meeting
Shareholders are also reminded of the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to be held on
Friday, 2 June 2023 at 11:30 (South African Standard Time) or 15 minutes after the conclusion
of the AGM (whichever is later), which meeting will also be in Boardroom 3.11, Absa Sandton
Campus South Building, 15 Alice Lane, Sandton. The transaction circular was distributed to
shareholders on 2 May 2023.
The registration process and participation arrangements for the AGM (including the submission
of proxies), as explained above, also apply to the EGM, although shareholders wishing to also
participate in the EGM, would need to separately register for the EGM.




Johannesburg
25 May 2023


Enquiries:
Nadine Drutman (Group Company Secretary)
Nadine.Drutman@absa.africa
Tel: 011 350 5347


Independent lead sponsor to Absa Group:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited


Joint sponsor to Absa Group:
Absa Bank Limited – Corporate and Investment Bank