Company Announcements

Standard Bank Group Limited

The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

31 March 2021

Publication of Standard Bank Group Limited notice of Annual General Meeting and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020

The notice of Standard Bank Group Limited (Standard Bank Group or the group) Annual General Meeting and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 have been published and submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and will be available shortly for inspection at: https://www.fca.org.uk/publications 

1.   No Change Statement

The consolidated audited annual financial statements of Standard Bank Group Limited (the group) for the year ended 31 December 2020 on which KPMG Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. expressed an unmodified opinion, were released on Thursday, 11 March 2021. The full audit opinion, including any key audit matters, is available at SBG 2020 Annual Reports and at the following link: SBG 2020 Annual Financial Statements as part of the group's annual financial statements.

No modifications have been made to the audited annual financial statements from the date of release to the date of this announcement. 

An electronic version of the group's annual integrated report, governance and remuneration report and the risk and capital management report will also be made available at SBG 2020 Annual Reports on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 during the course of the morning.

2.   Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held on Thursday, 27 May 2021 at 09h00.

The AGM will be conducted as a virtual meeting (i.e. entirely by electronic communication) due to preventative measures as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Details on how shareholders can access the virtual meeting are included in the notice of AGM which is available from Wednesday, 31 March 2021 during the course of the morning on the group's Investor Relations website (https://reporting.standardbank.com/agm/)

Proxy forms should be lodged with the Transfer Secretaries, Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited, by no later than 09h00 on Wednesday, 26 May 2021.

The record date for shareholders to participate in and vote at the Annual General Meeting is Friday, 21 May 2021. Accordingly, the last day to trade to participate in and vote at the Annual General Meeting is Tuesday, 18 May 2021.

For further information, please contact:

Ann Hunter

Standard Bank Group Limited
9th Floor
5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg PO Box 2001
South Africa
Telephone number: +27 11 415 4194

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