SBK - Standard Bank Group - Trading Statement In Respect Of The Year Ended 31

SBK - Standard Bank Group - Trading Statement In Respect Of The Year Ended 31   
December 2009                                                                   
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")                                          
Trading statement in respect of the year ended 31 December 2009                 
Standard Bank Group`s results for the year ended 31 December 2009 will be       
released on 4 March 2010. 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      
period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from those of the     
previous corresponding period.                                                  
The group expects that headline earnings per share (HEPS), diluted HEPS and     
basic earnings per share (EPS) on a normalised basis for the year ended 31      
December 2009 are likely to be approximately 20% lower than the comparable      
period in 2008. HEPS, diluted HEPS and basic EPS calculated on an IFRS basis for
the year ended 31 December 2009 are likely to be between 20% and 25% lower than 
the comparable period in 2008.                                                  
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 policyholders and to facilitate client trading activities.   
The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the group`s       
external auditors.                                                              
Johannesburg                                                                    
18 February 2010                                                                
Independent sponsor                                                             
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                                  
Joint sponsor                                                                   
Standard Bank                                                                   
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