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SBK - Standard Bank Group - Financial Information Provided To Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited ("ICBC") 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" or "the group") Financial Information Provided To Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited ("ICBC") Introduction ICBC acquired a 20% shareholding in Standard Bank Group in March 2008, consequently Standard Bank Group is required to disclose to ICBC sufficient information to enable ICBC to equity account the group`s results on a quarterly basis. The following consolidated financial information, prepared on an IFRS basis, has been disclosed to ICBC for purposes of ICBC`s equity accounting of Standard Bank Group`s results for the quarter ended 31 March 2009. Statement of changes in ordinary shareholders` equity for the quarter ended 31 March 2009 Rm Opening Earnings Other Total balance attributable movements 1 to ordinary for the
January shareholders period 2009 Ordinary 153 153 share capital Ordinary 16 844 49 16 893 share premium Foreign 5 288 (621) 4 667 currency translation reserve Foreign 1 682 (207) 1 475 currency and cash flow hedging reserve Retained 59 693 2 662 *(815) 61 540 earnings Empowerment (3 411) (250) (3 661) reserve and treasury shares Other 1 704 72 1 776 Total 81 953 2 662 (1 772) 82 843 ordinary shareholders` equity *Represents the cash component of the ordinary dividend declared in March 2009. As is customary, a trading update regarding the group`s performance for the first four months of 2009 will be provided at the group`s annual general meeting to be held on 28 May 2009 and will be released on the Securities Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited on the same date. The information contained in this announcement has not been reviewed by or reported on by the group`s auditors. Johannesburg 21 April 2009 Lead Sponsor Standard Bank Independent sponsor Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited Date: 21/04/2009 07:30:02 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.
