About Nedbank Group

Introduction

Nedbank Group Limited (‘Nedbank Group’) is a bank holding company that operates as one of the four largest banking groups in South Africa through its principal banking subsidiaries, Nedbank Limited and Imperial Bank Limited, in which Nedbank has a 50,1% interest. The company’s ordinary shares have been listed on JSE Limited since 1969.

Nedbank Group offers a wide range of wholesale and retail banking services through three main business clusters, namely Nedbank Corporate, Nedbank Capital and Nedbank Retail. After significant growth over the last few years Nedbank Business Banking has separated from the Nedbank Corporate business cluster to form a fourth business cluster from January 2009. Nedbank Group focuses on southern Africa, with the group positioned as a bank for all – from both a retail and a wholesale banking perspective.

The principal services offered by Nedbank Group comprise business, corporate and retail banking, property finance, investment banking, private banking, foreign exchange, and securities trading. Nedbank Group also generates income from private equity, credit card issuing and processing services, custodial services, unit trust administration, asset management services and bancassurance.

Imperial Bank focuses mostly on motor vehicle finance, which is marketed through its Motor Finance Corporation brand. It also offers property, medical and supplier asset finance.

Nedbank Group’s headquarters are in Sandton, Johannesburg, with large operational centres in Durban and Cape Town, which are complemented by a regional network throughout South Africa and facilities in other southern African countries. These facilities are operated through Nedbank Group’s 10 subsidiary and/or affiliated banks, as well as through branches and representative offices in certain key global financial centres that serve to meet the international banking requirements of the Group’s South African-based multinational clients.

Indices and Awards

As part of Nedbank’s sustainable journey, we are proud to be included in a number of indices and are well-represented at various forums.

Nedbank Group was once again included in the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index for 2007/8. This is the fifth year in succession that the group has been included in the index – the world’s premier performance benchmark for companies in terms of corporate sustainability. Nedbank Group is one of only 25 banks worldwide and three companies with primary listings in South Africa to be included on the index and received an overall score of 74% (2007: 71%).

Nedbank Group fully supports the efforts of JSE Limited (the JSE) as the first stock exchange globally to develop a socially responsible investment (SRI) index, launched in May 2004, and is proud to be included in the JSE SRI for 2008.

Nedbank was included in the 2008 South African Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. Nedbank is also represented on the United Nations Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP F1) African Task Force, the UNEP Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Workstream and the UNEP Human Rights Workstream.

Nedbank is a founding signatory of the Climate Neutral Network.

Nedbank is represented on the National Business Initiative’s Sustainable Futures Advisory Committee.

For the third consecutive year, 2008 saw Nedbank receive the Financial Times Sustainable Bank of the Year award for Emerging Markets: Middle East and Africa.