38AK.L Regulatory News (38AK)

1 February 2012

Barclays PLC

Absa Group Limited issued a trading statement today in respect of the year ended 31 December 2011. It is available at the link below:

http://www.absa.co.za/deployedfiles/Absacoza/PDFs/About%20Absa/Sens%20Announcements/2012/February/Absa%20Group%20Trading%20Statement_120201.pdf

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About Barclays PLC

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 146,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 48 million customers and clients worldwide.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.