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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