ACQ Finance Magazine

• Investment Bank of the Year – Turkey (2009)

Africa Investor

• Infrastructure Deal of the Year - Gautrain high-speed rail link, South Africa (2008)

Africa Investor Index Series Awards

• Africa Investor 40 CEO of the Year - Jacko Maree (2009)

• Best Africa Investment Bank (2009)

• Best Africa Research Team (2009)

African Banker

• Best Issuing House in Africa (awarded to Stanbic IBTC Bank) (2008)

• Deal of the Year - ICBC 20% acquisition of Standard Bank (2008)

• Investment Bank of the Year - Africa (2009)

BESA Spire Awards

• Best Debt Research house in South Africa (2008)

• Best Quantitative Analyst - Nicolette Roussos (2008)

Bloomberg Bond Underwriter League Tables

• 1st place for South African Corporate Bonds (2009)

• 1st place for Sub Sahara Bonds (2009)

• 1st place for Sub Sahara Currency Bonds (2009)

• 1st place for Sub Sahara Currency bonds excluding ZAR (2009)

BMI - Techknowledge

• Best bank for business electronic banking in South Africa (2008)

Credit Magazine

• Local Currency Markets Deal of the Year for the Botswana BWP 5 Billion Domestic Note Programme (2008)

DealMakers

• The Mergers and Acquisitions Division was ranked first in the category Investment Adviser (Mergers and Acquisitions by deal value) for Q3 - South Africa (2009)

EMEAFINANCE

• Best Africa Infrastructure Project Finance Deal: Tav Tunisie, €563m (2008)

• Best Africa Project Finance Deal: Lekki Epe-Expressway, US$400m (2008)

• Best Bank in South Africa (2008)

• Best EMEA Local Currency Bond Deal for the KFW Naira bond programme (2008)

• Best Investment Bank in Africa (2009, 2008)

• Best Investment Bank in Nigeria (awarded to Stanbic IBTC Bank) (2009, 2009)

• Best Investment Bank in Ukraine (2009)

• Best Local Currency Bond House in EMEA (2008)

• Best Natural Resources Deal in EMEA: Kayelekera Uranium project (2009)

• Best Oil and Gas Deal in Africa: Oando (2009)

• Best Project Finance Deal in Africa: Botswana Power Corporation (2009)

• Best Project Finance House in Africa (2009)

• Best Syndicated Loan Deal in Africa for Naspers $1.6 billion Forward Start Facility (2009)

• Best Syndicated Loan Deal in CEE & CIS for Ukrexim’s June 2009 EBRD Senior Unsecured A/B Syndicated Loan (2009)

• Best Syndicated Loan House in EMEA (2008)

• Most Innovative Bond Deal in EMEA for The Republic of Botswana bond programme (2008)

Emerging Markets Newspaper

• ICBC 'Deal of the Year - Africa' (2008)

Environmental Finance Magazine

• Carbon Finance Deal of the Year for Camco-Standard Bank Structured Carbon Credits Transaction (2009)

Euromoney

• Bakwena Refinancing - Africa Telecoms Deal of tne Year (2009)

• Best Bank in South Africa (2009, 2008)

• Best Bank on the African continent (2008)

• Best Bond House for Stanbic IBTC Bank (2008)

• Best Debt House in Nigeria (2008)

• Best Equity House in Africa (2009)

• Best Investment Bank in Africa (2009)

• Best Investment Bank in Nigeria (2009, 2009)

• Lakatabu Expansion - Africa Industrial Deal of the Year (2009)

• MTN Uganda - Africa Telecoms Deal of the Year. (2009)

• Zain - Middle East Telecoms Deal of the Year (2009)

Forbes magazine

• Standard Bank ranks 223 on the Forbes Global 2000 top companies list (according to sales, profit, assets and market value) (2009)

Global Custodian

• Top Rated Agent Bank in Major Markets Survey – South Africa by Domestic Clients (2009)

• Top-Rated Agent Bank in Major Markets Survey – South Africa by Domestic Clients (2008)

Global Finance Magazine

• Best Bank for Payments and Collections in Africa (2009, 2008)

• Best CLS-linked Bank Offering in Africa (2009, 2008)

• Best Debt Bank in Africa (2009)

• Best Emerging Market Bank in Africa (2008)

• Best Emerging Market Bank in Namibia (2008)

• Best Emerging Market Bank in South Africa (2008)

• Best Emerging Market Bank in Uganda (2008)

• Best Fixed Income Sales and Distribution in Russia (2009)

• Best Foreign Exchange Provider in South Africa (2009)

• Best Investment Bank in Africa (2009)

• Best Investment Bank in Nigeria (2009)

• Best Investment Bank in South Africa (2009)

• Best Overall Bank for Cash Management in Africa (2008, 2009)

Global Investor

• Africa Award (2009)

• Best Sub Custodian in Nigeria (2009)

• Best Sub Custodian South Africa - Weighted (2009)

Global trade review (GTR)

• Best Deal Energy Resources, Mongolia (2009)

• Best Deal for Agro Traders Limited - Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Nigeria, recognised (2009)

• Best Deal for Wataniya Palestine Telecom - Standard Bank Plc, Telecoms and Media, GuarantCo, Frontier Markets Fund Managers, recognised (2009)

• Best Deal of 2008 for Camco International Limited (2008)

• Best Deal of 2008 for Malawi Fertilizer Co. transaction (2008)

• Best Trade Finance Bank in sub-Saharan Africa (2009)

• Leading Trade Services Bank in sub-Saharan Africa (2008)

Infrastructure Journal

• Financial Adviser of the Year - Transport (2008)

LatinFinance

• Deal of the Year for Cervecaria Nacional Dominicana (2008)

Markinor

• Top Corporate and Merchant Bank Brand in South Africa (2009, 2008)

Oliver Empowerment Business Award

• Platinum Empowerment Award for being South Africa's top performing empowered company (2008)

• Winner in the Financial Sector and Tertiary Segment (2008)

Principal Officers Association's "Imbasa Yegolide" Award

• Custodian of the Year in South Africa (2009)

Project Finance International

• Africa Power Deal of the Year for Morupule B deal (2009)

• African Infrastructure Deal of the Year - Lekki-Epe Expressway in Nigeria (2008)

Project Finance Magazine

• Africa Industrial Deal of the Year for Lakatabu Expansion deal (2009)

• Africa Mining Deal of the Year for Paladin Energy Kayelekera Uranium Mine deal (2009)

• Africa Power Deal of the Year for Morupule B deal (2009)

• Africa Telecoms Deal of the Year for MTN Uganda deal (2009)

• Africa Transport Deal of the Year for Bakwena Refinancing deal (2009)

• African PPP Deal of the Year for Lekki Epe-Expressway (2008)

• African Transport Deal of the Year for the TAV Tunisia (Enfidha and Monastir Airport Concessions) (2008)

• Middle East Telecoms Deal of the Year for Zain deal (2009)

Risk Magazine

• Best overall Risk Management Advisory in South Africa (2008)

• First in Equity Warrants - South Africa (2008)

• First in Interest Rate Exotics - US Dollar - South Africa (2008)

• First in Interest Rate Options - Rand - South Africa (2008)

• First in Interest Rate Swaps - Rand - South Africa (2008)

• First in Metals - South Africa (2008)

• First in Repurchase Agreements - Rand - South Africa (2008)

• First in South African OTC Single Stock Options - South Africa (2008)

• First in South African single name Credit Default Swaps - South Africa (2008)

• First overall in Interest Rates in South Africa (2008)

• Overall Top Bank across risk management advisory in the interest rates, credit, equities, currency and metals markets - South Africa (2008)

South African Housing Foundation

• Merit Award - Leo Mews project (2009)

Telecoms Finance

• Asia Deal of the Year (2009)

The Banker

• African Bank of the Year (2009, 2008)

• Bank of the Year - Botswana (2009)

• Bank of the Year - Lesotho (2009)

• Bank of the Year - Malawi (2009)

• Bank of the Year - South Africa (2009)

• Bank of the Year - Swaziland (2009)

• Bank of the Year - Tanzania (2009)

• Best Bank in Botswana (2008)

• Best Bank in Democratic Republic of Congo (2008)

• Best Bank in Lesotho (2008)

• Best Bank in Malawi (2008)

• Best Bank in Namibia (2008)

• Best Bank in South Africa (2008)

• Best Bank in Swaziland (2008)

• Best Bank in Tanzania (2008)

• Best Bank in Zimbabwe (2008)

• Best Investment Bank from Africa (2009)

• Deal of the Year - Botswana for National Development Bank BWP100 million 11.25% notes due 2017 (2008)

• Deal of the Year - DRC for the Ruashi Copper Mining Project (2008)

• Deal of the Year - Finland for Talvivaara Nickel Project US$320m debt facility (2008)

• Deal of the Year - Germany for Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau NGN28.7 billion 8.5% notes due by 2011 (2008)

• Deal of the Year - Tanzania Electricity Supply Limited TZS300 billion syndicated loan (2008)

• Deal of the Year - Zambia Sugar Project (2008)

• Deal of the Year (South Africa) for the 20% investment by ICBC in Standard Bank (2008)

• Deal of the Year Africa: Bonds (2010)

• Deal of the Year Africa: Capital Raising (2010)

• Deal of the Year Africa: Structured Finance
  (2010)

• Deal of the Year Award - Bahrain for Arcapita Bank US$1.1b syndicated Murabaha facility (2008)

• Most innovative in Trade and Project Finance (2008)

• Ranked 106th on The Banker’s list of 1000 top banks in the world – Africa’s top bank in the ranking (2009)

• Ranked No 1 in sub-saharan Africa and No 106 in The Banker Top 1000 World Banks (2008)

Trade and Forfaiting Review

• Best Bank in Africa (2008)

Trade Finance

• Deal of the Year - Agro Traders Ltd (Nigeria) - US$15m Cocoa-Receivables Revolving Trade facility (2009)

• Deal of the Year - Energy Resources (Mongolia) - US$30m Coking Coal pre-payment facility (2009)

• Deal of the Year - Ghana Cocobod (Ghana) - Pre-export financing (2009)

• Deal of the Year for Celtel Tanzania Limited deal (2008)

• Deal of the Year for Structured Trade Finance facility for Farmsecure Capital (Pty) Ltd, South Africa (2008)