Standard Bank Group Limited - Board appointment

Standard Bank Group Limited - Board appointment                                 
Standard Bank Group Limited                                                     
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                   
(Registration number 1969/017128/06)                                            
Share code: SBK                                                                 
Namibian Share Code: SNB                                                        
ISIN: ZAE000057378)                                                             
("Standard Bank Group")                                                         
Board Appointment                                                               
Standard Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Sam Jonah to  
the boards of Standard Bank Group and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited 
with immediate effect.                                                          
Sir Sam is a highly respected international businessman. He has an associateship
in Mining Engineering from the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, England and
an MSc in Mine Management from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in
London. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc) degree awarded      
jointly by the Camborne School of Mines and the University of Exeter (UK). He   
has received many awards and honours. He currently serves on the International  
Investment advisory councils of President Thabo Mbeki (South Africa), President 
Kufuor (Ghana) and President Obasanjo (Nigeria).  His other directorships       
include Anglogold Ashanti Limited (where he was previously Executive President),
Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, Anglo American Platinum Corporation,
Transnet and various other resource companies.                                  
Derek Cooper                                                                    
Chairman                                                                        
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