Absa sees H1 headline EPS up 22-27 pct

(Reuters) - South Africa's biggest retail lender Absa expected first-half headline earnings per share to rise by as much as 27 percent, the group said on Monday.

Absa, majority owned by Britain's Barclays Plc, said in a trading statement that headline EPS and earnings per share for the six months to end June will rise between 22-27 percent.


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Absa plans 500 mln euros bond issue

(Reuters) - South Africa's Absa Bank, a unit of Absa Group, plans to issue up to 500 million euros in senior unsecured bonds, it said on Thursday.

The bonds will be issued under a 2 billion euros medium term note (EMTN) programme to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.


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Absa plans R300 mln pref share issue

(Reuters) - South Africa's biggest retail bank Absa plans to place further preference shares at 894.19 rand per share and will issue up to 300 million rand of preference shares before the placement, the group said on Wednesday.

Absa said the placement was in line with its monthly ABSP preference share issue programme, and the new Absa Bank preference shares will have the same rank and privileges as preference shares already in issue.


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