STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED - 6,5 PERCENT FIRST CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES

STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED - 6,5 PERCENT FIRST CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES    
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND NO. 69                                                  
STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED                                                     
(Registration No. 1969/017128/06)                                               
Share code: SBKP                                                                
ISIN code: ZAE000038881                                                         
6,5 PERCENT FIRST CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND NO. 69   
Notice is hereby given that preference dividend no. 69 of 3,25 cents per share  
has been declared for the six months ended 31 December 2003 payable on Tuesday, 
13 April 2004 to shareholders of the 6,5 percent first cumulative preference    
shares recorded in the books of the Company at the close of business on         
Thursday, 8 April 2004.                                                         
In accordance with the provisions of STRATE, the electronic settlement and      
custody system used by the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, the relevant   
dates for the payment of the dividend are as follows:                           
Last day to trade "CUM" dividend:  Thursday, 1 April 2004                       
Shares trade "EX" dividend:          Friday, 2 April 2004                       
Record date:                       Thursday, 8 April 2004                       
Payment date:                      Tuesday, 13 April 2004                       
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Friday, 2
April 2004 and Thursday, 8 April 2004, both days inclusive.                     
Where applicable, dividends in respect of certificated shares will be           
transferred electronically to shareholder"s bank accounts on payment date.  In  
the absence of specific mandates, dividend cheques will be posted to            
shareholders.  Shareholders who have dematerialised their share certificates    
will have their accounts at their CSDP or broker credited on Tuesday, 13 April  
2004.                                                                           
By order of the board                                                           
L Wulfsohn                                                                      
Group Secretary                                                                 
9 March 2004                                                                    
Share transfer secretaries    Registered office                                 
Computershare Limited         9th Floor                                         
70 Marshall Street            Standard Bank Centre                              
Johannesburg                  5 Simmonds Street                                 
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P O Box 1053                  P O Box 7725                                      
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