Appointment of Lead Independent Director and changes to Absa Bank and Group Board and Committees ABSA GROUP LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number: 1986/003934/06) JSE share code: ABG ISIN: ZAE000255915 Bond issuer code: ABGI (“Absa Group” or “Group”) ABSA BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1986/004794/06) JSE share code: ABSP ISIN: ZAE000079810 Bond issuer code: BIABS (“Absa Bank”) APPOINTMENT OF LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND CHANGES TO ABSA BANK AND GROUP BOARD AND COMMITTEES With reference to the SENS announcement on 12 November 2021 and in accordance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited (JSE) Listings Requirements as well as paragraph 6.39 of the JSE Debt Listings Requirements, shareholders are informed that Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director of Absa Group and Absa Bank, with effect from 8 February 2022. Furthermore, Nonhlanhla has joined the Absa Bank Board and the Absa Group Directors’ Affairs Committee (DAC). Shareholders are also advised of the appointment of Rose Keanly as the chairman of the Group Remuneration Committee, as well as a member of the Absa Bank Board and the DAC, also with effect from 8 February 2022. Rose will step down as a member of the Group Risk and Capital Management Committee. Johannesburg 9 February 2022 Enquiries: Nadine Drutman +27 (0) 11 350 5347 E-mail: Nadine.Drutman@absa.africa Lead Independent Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Joint Sponsor: Absa Bank - Corporate and Investment Bank Date: 09-02-2022 12:26:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.