ABSA Group

ABSA Group Ltd Overview
Absa office

ABSA Group Limited (formerly known as Barclays Africa Group) is one of the leading financial institutions in South Africa with over 37,000 employees and presence in 12 African countries. The company provides personal, business, corporate and investment banking, life and property/casualty insurance, wealth management, mobile and online banking, foreign exchange and other financial services. It maintains subsidiaries in Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Seychelles as well as international offices in Namibia, Nigeria, USA and the UK. The company’s shares are traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) under the ticker symbol ABG, with a market capitalization of ZAR 168 billion (US$9.1 billion) as of February 2025.

Absa Group significant subsidiaries:
Absa Bank Limited
Absa Financial Services Ltd
Absa Bank Kenya plc
Absa Bank Botswana Ltd
Absa Bank Mozambique, SA
Absa Bank Uganda Limited
Absa Bank Zambia plc
Absa Bank Ghana Limited
Absa Bank Mauritius Limited
Absa Bank Tanzania Limited
Absa Bank (Seychelles) Limited
National Bank of Commerce Ltd (Tanzania)

Major Ordinary Shareholders (06/2024):
1. Newshelf 1405 Limited (SA)
2. M&G plc (SA, UK)
3. Public Investment Corporation (SA)
4. BlackRock Incorporated (US, UK, JP, AU, CA)
5. Citigroup Global Markets (SA)
6. The Vanguard Group (US, AU)
7. Ninety One (SA)
8. Investec Securities (SA)
9. Sanlam Investment Management (SA)
10. Old Mutual (SA, NA)

Headquarters address:
Absa Towers West, 7th Floor
15 Troye Street, Johannesburg
2001 South Africa
Telephone: +27 11 350 4000
Website: www.absa.africa

Postal address:
PO Box 7735
Johannesburg, 2000