Standard Bank - Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2004

Standard Bank - Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2004 
Standard Bank Group Limited                                                     
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1969/017128/06)                                            
South African Share Code: SBK                                                   
Namibian Share Code: SNB                                                        
ISIN: ZAE000057378                                                              
("Standard Bank" or "the company")                                              
Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2004                 
Standard Bank"s audited results for the year ended 31 December 2004 will be     
released on 9 March 2005.                                                       
In finalising credit provisions against the background of continued improvements
in domestic credit loss experience, lower than expected provisions for domestic 
credit losses will be required for the 2004 financial year. Taking this into    
account, together with generally strong operating performance across the group, 
indications are that the growth in headline earnings per share over that        
reported for the year ended 31 December 2003 is likely to marginally exceed 20%.
The above information has not been reviewed and reported on by the company"s    
auditors.                                                                       
Johannesburg                                                                    
8 February 2005                                                                 
Issued by Sponsor                                                               
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Pty) Limited                                          
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