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Dividends

Dividends
Reporting period Number Declaration date Payment date Amount (cents per shares)
June 2018 64 6 August 2018 17 September 2018 490
December 2017 63 1 March 2018 16 April 2018 595

  • Key dates

    September 2018

    11 Last day to trade
    12 Ex-dividend date
    14 Final dividend record date
    17 Final dividend payment date
    December 2018

    31 Financial year end
    March 2019

    07 2018 full year results announcement
    07 Declaration of final dividend
    April 2019

    11 Last day to trade
    12 Ex-dividend date
    14 Final dividend record date
    17 Final dividendp ayment date
    June 2019

    06 Annual general meeting
    * Please note that these dates are provisional and are subject to change

  • Absa Group ordinary share dividends

    Reporting period Number Declaration date Payment date Amount (cents per share)

    Jun 2017

    62

    28 Jul 2017

    11 Sep 2017

    475

    Dec 2016

    61

    23 Feb 2017

    10 Apr 2017

    570

    Jun 2016

    60

    29 Jul 2016

    12 Sep 2016

    460

    Dec 2015

    59

    1 Mar 2016

    11 Apr 2016

    550

    Jun 2015

    58

    29 Jul 2015

    14 Sep 2015

    450

    Dec 2014

    57

    3 Mar 2015

    20 Apr 2015

    525

    Jun 2014

    56

    30 Jul 2014

    15 Sep 2014

    400

    Dec 2013

    55

    11 Feb 2014

    7 Apr 2014

    470

    Jun 2013 (special)

    1

    30 Jul 2013

    25 Nov 2013

    708

    Jun 2013

    54

    30 Jul 2013

    16 Sep 2013

    350

    Dec 2012

    53

    12 Feb 2013

    8 Apr 2013

    369

    Jun 2012

    52

    27 Jul 2012

    10 Sep 2012

    315

    Dec 2011

    51

    10 Feb 2012

    2 Apr 2012

    392

    Jun 2011

    50

    2 Aug 2011

    29 Aug 2011

    292

    Dec 2010

    49

    15 Feb 2011

    14 Mar 2011

    230

    Jun 2010

    48

    5 Aug 2010

    30 Aug 2010

    225

    Dec 2009

    47

    16 Feb 2010

    15 Mar 2010

    220

    Jun 2009

    46

    3 Aug 2009

    31 Aug 2009

    225

    Dec 2008

    45

    9 Feb 2009

    9 Mar 2009

    330

    Jun 2008

    44

    7 Aug 2008

    1 Sep 2008

    265

    Dec 2007

    43

    19 Feb 2008

    17 Mar 2008

    320

    Jun 2007

    42

    2 Aug 2007

    3 Sep 2007

    240

    Dec 2006

    41

    20 Feb 2007

    19 Mar 2007

    265

    Jun 2006

    40

    3 Aug 2006

    4 Sep 2006

    208

    Dec 2005

    39

    21 Feb 2006

    20 Mar 2006

    135

    Sep 2005

    38

    21 Nov 2005

    27 Dec 2005

    160

    Mar 2005

    37

    9 May 2005

    27 Jun 2005

    200

  • Absa Bank preference share dividends

    Reporting period Number Declaration date Payment date Cents per share

    Jun 2018

    25

    6 Aug 2018

    17 Sep 2018

    3 542.67

    Dec 2017

    24

    1 Mar 2018

    28 Jul 2018

    3 558.01

    Jun 2017

    23

    28 Jul 2017

    11 Sep 2017

    3 685.0

    Dec 2016

    22

    23 Feb 2017

    10 Apr 2017

    3 644,7

    Jun 2016

    21

    29 Jul 2016

    12 Sep 2016

    3 696,5

    Dec 2015

    20

    1 Mar 2016

    11 Apr 2016

    3 395,4

    Jun 2015

    19

    29 Jul 2015

    14 Sep 2015

    3 282,8

    Dec 2014

    18

    2 Mar 2015

    30 Mar 2015

    3 210,9

    Jun 2014

    17

    30 Jul 2014

    15 Sep 2015

    3 197,5

    Dec 2013

    16

    10 Feb 2014

    30 Mar 2014

    2 979,3

    Jun 2013

    15

    30 Jul 2013

    16 Sep 2013

    2 999,5

    Dec 2012

    14

    12 Feb 2013

    8 Apr 2013

    2 950,6

    Jun 2012

    13

    27 Jul 2012

    10 Sep 2012

    3 134,7

    Dec 2011

    12

    10 Feb 2012

    2 Apr 2012

    2 827,2

    Jun 2011

    11

    2 Aug 2011

    29 Aug 2011

    2 858,3

    Dec 2010

    10

    15 Feb 2011

    14 Mar 2011

    2 887,6

    Jun 2010

    9

    4 Aug 2010

    30 Aug 2010

    3 197,5

    Dec 2009

    8

    16 Feb 2010

    15 Mar 2010

    3 280,3

02

Share statistics

  • Share price on the JSE

      30 June 31 December
      2018 2017 Change % 2017
    Number of shares in issue1 847 750 679 847 750 679 - 847 750 679
    Closing 15 999 14 375 11 18 199
    High 15 999 14 450 11 18 199
    Low 15 460 14 149 9 17 650
    Average 17 979 15 215 18 15 006
    Closing price/NAV per share (excluding preference shares) (%) 1.37 1.28 7 1.58
    Price-to-earnings ratio (closing price/headline earnings per share) (%) 8.53 7.83 9 9.9
    Volume of shares traded (million) 427.4 621.9 (31) 1 072.0
    Value of shares traded (Rm) 77 069.5 91 785.7 (16) 160 223.5
    Market capitalisation (Rm) 135 631.6 121 864.2 11 154 282.1
    Annual total return (%) 18.7 6.9 >100 14.1

03

Shareholder meetings

Between 2 August 2013 and 30 June 2018, documents were published under the name Barclays Africa Group Limited.

04

Questions about your shares

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05

Shareholders

Major ordinary shareholders (%)
Major shareholding split by geography (%)

06

Analyst coverage

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