SBK - Standard Bank Group Limited - Retirement of non-executive director

SBK - Standard Bank Group Limited - Retirement of non-executive director        
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: ZAE000109815                                                              
("Standard Bank Group")                                                         
Retirement of non-executive director                                            
Standard Bank Group and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited ("SBSA")      
announce the retirement of Buddy Hawton.                                        
Buddy was originally appointed to the SBSA board in 1988 and to the Standard    
Bank Group board in 1995. He has played a pivotal role as an independent non-   
executive director chairing the remuneration committee and serving on the group 
risk and capital management committee. The Standard Bank Group and SBSA boards  
express their appreciation to him for his contribution and wish him well in his 
retirement.                                                                     
Johannesburg                                                                    
29 May 2008                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
Standard Bank                                                                   
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