DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER

The directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the group annual financial statements and annual financial statements of Nedbank Group Limited, comprising the statements of financial position at 31 December 2010; the statements of comprehensive income; the statements of changes in equity and statements of cashflows for the year then ended; the notes to the financial statements, which include a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes; and the directors’ report in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the AC 500 standards as issued by the Accounting Practices Board, and the requirements of the South African Companies Act, 1973, as amended.

The directors’ responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements so as to be free from material misstatement, whether owing to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting
policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

The directors’ responsibility also includes maintaining adequate accounting records and an effective system of risk management, as well as preparing the supplementary schedules included in these financial statements.

The directors have made an assessment of the group’s and company’s ability to continue as going concerns and there is no reason to believe that the group and company will not be going concerns in the year ahead.

The auditors are responsible for reporting on whether the group annual financial statements and annual financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

APPROVAL OF GROUP ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The group annual financial statements and annual financial statements of Nedbank Group Limited, as identified in the first paragraph, were approved by the Nedbank Group Board of Directors on 25 February 2011 and are signed on its behalf by: