Appointment of an independent non-executive director STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED Registration number 1969/017128/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Website: www.standardbank.com/reporting SHARE CODES JSE and A2X share code: SBK ISIN: ZAE000109815 NSX share code: SNB ISIN: ZAE000038881 (First preference shares) ISIN: ZAE000056339 (Second preference shares) JSE bond code: SBKI ("Standard Bank Group" or "the Group") THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Registration number 1962/000738/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Website: www.standardbank.com/reporting JSE bond code: BISTDB APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In compliance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and section 6.42 of the Debt and Specialist Securities Listings Requirements, the Standard Bank Group Limited (SBG) board is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Berrange to its board and that of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 August 2025. The appointment was made pursuant to the Group's Nomination and Appointment Policy. Ms Berrange (60) holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Wits) and a Diploma in Advanced Banking (UJ). She is a registered Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and a seasoned auditing professional with 37 years of experience. Ms Berrange spent her career at KPMG, where she held various leadership roles before being admitted to partnership in 1997, a position she held until her retirement in March 2024. During her tenure, she served as the Audit Engagement Partner for SBG and SBSA during the period 2016 to 2020. Ms Berrange served as the lead Audit Partner to several major South African banking institutions, gaining extensive experience across the financial services industry. Ms Berrange is also appointed as a member of the Audit and the Risk and Capital Management Committees of SBG and SBSA, with effect from 1 August 2025. Standard Bank Group and SBSA welcome Ms Berrange to the boards and look forward to her contribution. Johannesburg 1 August 2025 Lead sponsor The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Independent sponsor JP Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Namibian sponsor Simonis Storm Securities (Proprietary) Limited Date: 01-08-2025 12:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.