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SBK - Standard Bank - Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2007 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 2007 Standard Bank`s results for the year ended 31 December 2007 will be released on 5 March 2008. In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, a listed company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the next reporting period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period. The group expects that growth in headline earnings per share and fully diluted headline earnings per share on a normalised basis for the year ended 31 December 2007 is likely to be between 18% and 22% over the previous corresponding period. Growth in basic earnings per share, calculated on a normalised basis, as well as growth in headline earnings per share, fully diluted headline earnings per share and basic earnings per share calculated on an IFRS basis, is likely to range between 22% and 28%. 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 2008 Independent sponsor Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited Joint sponsor Standard Bank Date: 20/02/2008 07:56:27 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za 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.
