Bayport Management Ltd : Bayport successfully issues a SEK 700 million five year bond

On 29 May 2012, Bayport Management Limited ("Bayport") announced that the
company had decided to explore the possibilities to issue a new bond. The demand
to invest in another bond issued by Bayport has been very strong from both
Swedish and international investors. The company has therefore resolved to issue
a bond.

The bond in brief
The senior unsecured bond will be issued on the Swedish debt capital market. The
bond has a volume of SEK 700 million with final maturity in 2017 and has a fixed
annual interest rate of 13 percent. The bond will be listed on NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm.

The proceeds of the bond will be deployed into asset growth in new and existing
operations.

Comments by the CEO
Bayport CEO Grant Kurland comments "Bayport has performed very well since the
debut bond issue in November 2010 and with the proceeds from this issue, we are
very well positioned for continued growth into new and existing markets.
Furthermore, it is very encouraging for Bayport to be able to return to the bond
market and to issue another SEK 700 million bond despite the challenging global
macroeconomic environment."

ABG Sundal Collier AB has acted financial adviser to Bayport in connection with
the bond issue.

The Bayport group is a leading emerging market non-bank retail credit provider.
The Company was founded in 2001 and operates under the brand name of Bayport
Financial Services. Bayport's operations are domiciled in Botswana, Colombia,
Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia servicing approximately 250,000 customers
through its 248 branches and over 2,300 employees.

Please feel free to contact David Rajak +27 11 236 7300 /
investor@bayportfinance.com should you have any queries.


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