Admission Announcement

Admission to Trading on the London Stock Exchange

21 March 2013

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This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. It does not constitute an offer for sale or subscription or to buy any securities. Zenith Bank Plc ("Zenith Bank") is not offering any global depositary receipts ("GDRs") or any another securities in connection with this announcement. The prospectus which has been published by Zenith Bank relates to the admission of GDRs representing its ordinary shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities. A copy of the prospectus is available on the Zenith Bank's website.

Zenith Bank Plc

Publication of Prospectus

Zenith Bank Plc ("Zenith Bank" or the "Company") is today pleased to announce that its global depositary receipts ("GDRs"), with one GDR representing an interest in 50 ordinary shares, have been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange plc.

Unconditional dealings in Zenith Bank's GDRs commenced on the International Order Book at 8.00 am today under the ticker symbol "ZENB".

Contacts:

Zenith Bank

Michael Anyimah +234 704 000 0036 Michael.Anyimah@zenithbank.com

Africa Practice

 Oberhi Majoroh +234 805 193 7592 omajoroh@africapractice.com

Important Notice

Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted, directly or indirectly, into the United States, Canada, or Japan or to any persons in any of those jurisdictions or any other jurisdictions where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant securities laws of such jurisdiction. 

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any GDRs or other securities nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. The distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Listing may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement, any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction. The Company's securities have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or under any securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Company has not registered and does not intend to register any portion of any offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States.

This announcement has been issued by the Company and is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended from time to time (the Order), or (iii) persons who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc), or (iv) persons to whom this announcement may otherwise be lawfully communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any investment activity to which this announcement relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purpose whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information in this announcement is subject to change. However, the Company does not undertake to provide the recipient of this announcement with any additional information, or to update this announcement or to correct any inaccuracies. This announcement has not been approved by any competent regulatory authority.

Notes to editors:

About Zenith Bank Plc

Zenith Bank Plc offers its clients a wide range of corporate, investment, business and personal banking products and solutions. It is one of the biggest and most profitable banks in Nigeria. The bank was established in May 1990 and started operations in July same year as a commercial bank. It became a public limited company on June 17, 2004 and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on October 21, 2004 following a highly successful Initial Public Offering (IPO).

It is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. With over five hundred (500) branches and business offices nationwide Zenith Bank has presence in all the state capitals, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and major towns and metropolitan centres in Nigeria. The Bank's expansion is not limited to Nigeria as Zenith became the first Nigerian bank in 25 years to be licensed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK for the commencement of banking operations by Zenith Bank (UK) Limited in April, 2007. This is in addition to its presence in Ghana, Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited, Sierra Leone, Zenith Bank (Sierra Leone) Limited, Gambia, Zenith Bank (Gambia) Limited and a representative office in Johannesburg, South Africa and Beijing, China.

More information can be found at https://www.zenithbank.com