Standard Bank - Trading statement in respect of the

Standard Bank - Trading statement in respect of the                             
                       year ended 31 December 2006                              
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 group")                                                
Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2006                 
Standard Bank`s results for the year ended 31 December 2006 will be             
released on 7 March 2007. In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE      
Limited a listed company is required to publish a trading statement as soon     
as it becomes apparent that the financial results for the next reporting        
period to be reported on are expected, with a reasonable degree of              
certainty, to differ by at least 20% from those of the previous                 
corresponding period.                                                           
Shareholders are advised that growth in the group`s headline earnings per       
share for the year ended 31 December 2006, calculated on both an                
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and normalised basis, is     
likely to be between 18% and 20%. Growth in fully diluted headline earnings     
per share, calculated on both an IFRS and normalised basis, is also likely      
to range between 18% and 20%. Basic earnings per share growth, calculated       
on both an IFRS and normalised basis, is likely to be between 22% and 24%.      
Results are normalised to reflect the legal and economic substance of the       
group`s Black Ownership Initiative and deemed treasury shares held for the      
benefit of Liberty Life policyholders.                                          
The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the group`s       
auditors.                                                                       
Johannesburg                                                                    
20 February 2007                                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
Standard Bank                                                                   
Date: 20/02/2007 17:15:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.