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STANBANK:  31,628   -178 (-0.56%)  22/04/2026 12:59

STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED - Financial Information provided to ICBC for the three months ended 31 March 2026

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Financial Information provided to ICBC for the three months ended 31 March 2026

Standard Bank Group Limited
Registration number 1969/017128/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Website: www.standardbank.com

Share codes
JSE share code: SBK ISIN: ZAE000109815
NSX share code: SNB ZAE000109815
A2X share code: SBK
SBKP ZAE000038881 (First preference shares)
SBPP ZAE000056339 (Second preference shares)
JSE bond code: SBKI
("Standard Bank Group" or "the group")

Financial information provided to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
("ICBC") for the three months ended 31 March 2026

Financial information provided to ICBC

On a quarterly basis the Standard Bank Group discloses to ICBC sufficient information to enable
ICBC to equity account the group's results. Accordingly, the following consolidated financial
information, prepared on an International Financial Reporting Standards basis, is being provided to
ICBC for the three months ended 31 March 2026 ("1Q26").

Statement of changes in ordinary shareholders' equity for the three months ended 31 March
2026

                            Balance as at            Earnings            Other       Balance as at
                          1 January 2026       attributable to   movements for      31 March 2026
                                                     ordinary       the period
                                                shareholders
                                     Rm                   Rm               Rm                  Rm

 Ordinary share capital              165                                                       165

 Ordinary share
 premium                          20 108                                                    20 108

 Treasury shares                  (4 582)                                 (605)             (5 187)

 Foreign currency
 translation reserve
 (FCTR)                          (20 251)                                 3 302           (16 949)

 Retained Earnings*              251 949               12 253          (15 069)            249 133

 Other                            16 769                                (2 364)             14 405

 Ordinary
 shareholders' equity            264 158               12 253          (14 736)            261 675



* Other movements for the period in retained earnings primarily comprises the R14.5 billion ordinary
dividends declared in March 2026
Standard Bank Group's 1Q26 earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders were R12.3 billion, up
12% compared to 1Q25, supported by a strong trading performance in the period. Headline
adjustable items were immaterial. The group's 1Q26 headline earnings growth was in line with the
growth in earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders.

The impact of the Middle East conflicts on the macroeconomic outlook, confidence and activity levels
across the group's network remains subject to the intensity and duration thereof. At this stage, the
group's guidance for the year ended 31 December 2026, as provided in March 2026, remains
unchanged.

The information contained in this announcement has not been reviewed and reported on by the
group's external auditors.

Johannesburg
22 April 2026

Enquiries:
Sarah Rivett-Carnac
sarah.rivett-carnac@standardbank.co.za

JSE sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

Namibian sponsor
Simonis Storm Securities (Proprietary) Limited

Date: 22-04-2026 08:00:00
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