Stabilisation Notice

RNS Number:5506C
Standard Bank PLC
21 August 2007

                         Post-stabilisation Announcement

The following is a suggested form of an RIS announcement to satisfy the
requirements of Article 9(3) of Commission Regulation 2273/2003 for
post-stabilisation announcement.

21 August 2007

Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or
any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

                         Standard Bank of South Africa

                              Stabilisation Notice

Standard Bank Plc (contact: Carl Piccolo; 020 7815 3142) hereby gives notice
that no stabilisation (within the meaning of the rules of the Financial Services
Authority)1 was undertaken by the Stabilising Manager(s)2 named below in
relation to the offer of the following securities.


Issuer:                          Standard Bank of South Africa
Guarantor (if any):              N/A
Aggregate nominal amount:        US$500,000,000
Description:                     FRN due 2012, coupon L+4,ISIN XS0313461690
Stabilising Manager:             Standard Bank Plc





This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an
invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose
of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.
The securities referred to above have not been, and will not be, registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There
has not been and will not be a public offer of the securities in the United
States.


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