1. 0 African Investor Index Awards Best Africa Investment Bank 2012 Africa Investor Best Oil and Gas Deal: Stanbic IBTC Bank for FHN 26 2012 African Banker Africa Deal of the Year 2012: Acquisition of Metorex by China’s Jinchuan African Bond Deal of the Year 2012: Joint Winner for restructuring of Senegal Debut Bond Bloomberg - The World's Top 20 Green Banks in 2012 Overall ranking: 12 Clean-Energy Investments ranking: 17 Reducing Environmental Impact ranking: 15 China Outbound Investment Forum Best Investment Bank in China for 2011/2012 DealMakers Best Investment Bank – Africa 2012 Best Bank of the Year – South Africa 2012 Deal of the Year 2012: Acquisition of Metorex by China’s Jinchuan Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013

2. 1 emeafinance African Banking Awards Best Investment Bank in Africa 2012 Best Investment Bank in Angola 2012 Best Bank in Malawi 2012 Best Investment Bank in Malawi 2012 Best Investment Bank in Namibia 2012 Best Local Bank in South Africa 2012 Best Local Investment Bank in South Africa 2012 Best Investment Bank in Zambia (shared) 2012 Best Local Bank in Zimbabwe (Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe) 2012 Best Investment Bank in Zimbabwe (Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe) 2012 Best Investment Bank in Nigeria (Stanbic IBTC) 2012 Best Broker in Nigeria (Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers) 2012 emeafinance Treasury Service Awards Best cash management services in Africa 2012 emeafinance Achievement Awards Best syndicated loan house in Africa 2012 Best sovereign syndicated loan: Kenya 2012 Best supranational syndicated loan 2012: Afreximbank Best M&A house in Africa 2012 Best M&A deal in Africa 2012: Tiger Brands buys Dangote Flour Mills Best corporate bond in CEE 2012: Mongolian Mining Corporation Best corporate bond in Africa: JD Group 2012 Best local currency bond (shared) 2012: Lagos State Government Best IPO in Africa 2012: Umeme Limited Best follow-on funding in Africa 2012: Flour Mills of Nigeria Best securtisation house 2012 Best securitisation deal in EMEA 2012: SA Home Loans Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013

3. 2 emeafinance Project Finance Awards Best project finance house in Africa 2012 Best natural resources deal in EMEA: Konkola Deep Mining Project in Zambia 2012 Best natural resources deal in Africa: Sephaku cement project in South Africa 2012 Best PPP deal in EMEA: The Eurasia Tunnel, Turkey 2012 Best telecoms deal in EMEA: MTN Ghana's network expansion 2012 Best water deal in Africa: The seawater desalination plant in Ghana 2012 Euromoney Awards of Excellence Best Risk Advisor in Africa 2012 Best Project Finance House in Africa 2012 Best Dept House in Africa 2012 Best M&A House in South Africa 2012 Best Bank in Uganda.2012 Euromoney Deals of the Year Deal of the Year Award 2012 – Joint bookrunner for Namibia’s debut USD500 million 10 year 5.50% Eurobond Euromoney Annual Africa Research Poll Best overall research: Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa (2013 Best construction/cement research in Sub-Saharan Africa (2013) Best oil/gas/chemicals/petrochemicals research (2013) Best property/real estate research (2013) Newsweek Standard Bank ranked as South Africa’s greenest company Global Finance World’s Best Investment Banks Awards Best Investment Bank in South Africa 2013 Best Investment Bank in Angola 2013 Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013

4. 3 Global Finance World’s Best Banks DRC 2013 Namibia 2013 South Africa 2013 Uganda 2013 Global Finance World’s Best FX Providers Best FX Provider in Africa 2012 Country awards for Best FX Provider in Nigeria (Stanbic IBTC), Botswana, Zambia and South Africa 2012 Global Finance World’s Best Trade Finance Banks Best Trade Finance Bank in Africa and South Africa 2013 and 2012 Global Finance World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers Best Overall Bank for Cash Management in Africa 2013 and 2012 Best Provider of Money Market Funds in Africa 2013 and 2012 Best Bank for Payments & Collections in Africa 2013 and 2012 Global Finance World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks Best Sub-Custodian in Nigeria (Stanbic IBTC) 2012 Global Investor Best sub custodian in South Africa 2012 Best sub custodian in Nigeria 2012

5. 4 Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013 Global Trade Review Best Deal of 2012 :African Minerals Limited Export GTR Africa Leaders in Trade Best Local Trade Finance Bank in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia 2012 GTR Leaders in Trade Best Trade Bank in South Africa and East Africa 2012 Project Finance Deals of the Year African Mining Deal of the Year 2012 – Konkola Copper PMR.africa Diamond Arrow (highest ranking) award in the PMR South African survey of corporate users of foreign exchange Risk South Africa Rankings Overall – Equity 2012 Risk management advisory 2012 Interest rate - Interest rate swaps, Cross currency swaps US Dollar/Rand 2012 Currency products – FX forwards US Dollar/Rand 2012 Equity products – SA single stock options, SA equity index options 2012 Equity products – Exotic equity options,Warrants 2012 Credit, commodities and structured products – Credit default swaps, Commodities 2012

6. 5 Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013 The Banker Deals of the Year for the Africa region Structured Finance 2013 (Skye Bank) Real Estate Finance 2013 (Alice Lane) M&A 2013 (Tiger Brands) Equities 2013 (Lonmin rights issue) The Banker Investment Banking Awards The Most Innovative Investment Bank from Africa 2012 The Banker Top 500 Bank Brand Rankings Number 1 Bank Brand in South Africa and Africa Trade Finance Awards for Excellence Best Trade Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa 2012 Trade Finance Deals of the Year Awards Shoreline (Nigeria) (2012) Export Trade Group (Pan Africa) (2012)

7. 6 Standard Bank Group Awards and Rankings 2012/2013 Trade & Forfaiting Review Commercial Deal of the Year 2012– Export Trading Group deal Treasury Management International Best Bank Risk Management Africa 2012