Appointment of a non-executive director STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED Registration number 1969/017128/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Website: http://www.standardbank.com SHARE CODES JSE and A2X share code: SBK ISIN: ZAE000109815 NSX share code: SNB SBKP ZAE000038881 (First preference shares) SBPP ZAE000056339 (Second preference shares) JSE bond code: SBKI ("Standard Bank Group") THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Registration number 1962/000738/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa JSE bond code: BISTDB ("SBSA") APPOINTMENT OF A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In compliance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements and section 6.39 of the Debt Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, Standard Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Fenglin Tian as non-executive director and senior deputy chairman to its board and non-executive director on the board of SBSA, in line with SBSA's policy dealing with the nomination of directors, with effect from 1 September 2024. Mr Tian (56) holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Huazhong Agricultural University and a MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He currently serves as the Chief Business Officer of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited ("ICBC"), a position he has held since December 2023. He joined ICBC in 1992 and has held various positions including Vice Chairman of ICBC (Argentina), General Manager of the Corporate Banking and the Investment Banking departments and general manager / deputy general manager of various branches of ICBC. Mr Tian's appointment to Standard Bank Group is pursuant to an agreement between Standard Bank Group and ICBC, a shareholder of Standard Bank Group, wherein ICBC is entitled to nominate two non-executive directors for appointment to the board, one of whom serves as the senior deputy chairman. Mr Tian replaces Dr Xueqing Guan who resigned from the board on 10 June 2024. Johannesburg 30 August 2024 Sponsor The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Namibian sponsor Simonis Storm Securities (Proprietary) Limited Date: 30-08-2024 08:10:00 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.