Update on policy on lending to coal-fired power projects and coal mining operations Standard Bank Group Limited Registration No. 1969/017128/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa JSE and A2X share code: SBK ISIN: ZAE000109815 NSX share code: SNB (“Standard Bank Group” or “the Group”) Standard Bank Group Annual General Meeting Resolution Number 10.2: Adopt and disclose a policy on lending to coal-fired power projects and coal mining operations At the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Group held on Thursday, 30 May 2019, shareholders voted in favour of resolution 10.2 “Adopt and disclose a policy on lending to coal-fired power projects and coal mining operations” as stated in the notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the drafting and implementation of such policies, an orderly approach to transition risks is critical to ensure that regional economic development continues whilst supporting existing customers in the communities in which we operate. Policy on lending to coal-fired power projects Standard Bank Group adopted a groupwide policy on lending to coal-fired power projects (coal-fired power finance policy). This policy has now been published in line with the AGM resolution and can be found at: https://sustainability.standardbank.com/documents/pdf/SBG_Coal_Fired_Power_Finance_Policy-FN-20190729.pdf Policy on lending to coal mining operations Standard Bank Group is in the process of developing a policy on lending to coal mining operations. Once it has been through the appropriate oversight and governance processes, a further announcement will be made and the approved policy will be made available on the website. Johannesburg 31 July 2019 Lead sponsor The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Independent Sponsor JP Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Namibian sponsor Simonis Storm Securities (Proprietary) Limited Date: 31/07/2019 11:30:00 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.