Registered Companies

Standard Bank Plc is a member of the London Stock Exchange, the London Bullion Market Association and the London Metal Exchange. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Standard Bank London is not registered with the SEC, the CFTC or any state securities or commodities regulatory authority in the United States nor is it a member of the NASD or any other U.S. self regulatory organisation. Accordingly, these web pages are made available solely for information purposes and should be understood not to constitute a solicitation of any nature with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or commodity in the United States or with any United States person.

Standard New York Securities, Inc.is a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). www.finra.org. Member SIPC. For more information contact SIPC at www.sipc.org or (202) 371-8300.

Standard Americas Inc. is a registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor and a Commodity Pool Operator with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the NFA.

Standard Bank Asia Limited is a fully licensed bank regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and is a registered institution regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission.

Standard Commodities (Asia) Limited is a Commodity Dealer (Introducing Broker) regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.

Standard Merchant Bank Asia Limited is a licensed merchant bank regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Standard Bank of South Africa Taiwan Branch comprises a Taipei Branch and a Taipei Offshore Banking Unit, both licensed by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China.

Standard Yatirim Menkul Kiymetler A.S. trading as "Standard Invest" is a broker-dealer regulated by the Turkish Capital Markets Board.

Banco Standard de Investimentos S.A. is a licensed bank regulated by the Central Bank of Brazil.

ZAO Standard Bank is a licensed bank regulated by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia).

Standard London (Asia) S.B. is an investment advisor regulated by the Malaysian Securities Commission.



Standard Bank Jersey Limited is incorporated in and has its principal place of business in Jersey and is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.Deposits made with the offices of Standard Bank Jersey Limited, in Jersey are held in Jersey and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme under The Financial Services and Market Act (FSMA) 2000, as Jersey is not part of the United Kingdom.

Standard Bank Isle of Man Limited is incorporated in and has its principal place of business in the Isle of Man and is regulated by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission. Deposits made with the Isle of Man office of Standard Bank Isle of Man Limited are covered by the Isle of Man Depositors Compensation Scheme contained in the Banking Business (Compensation of Depositors) Regulations 1991. Deposits made with the office of Standard Bank Isle of Man Limited in the Isle of Man, are held in the Isle of Man, and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme under FSMA , as the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom.

This document does not constitute an offer or the solicitation of an offer, for the purchase and sale of any investment. Whilst every care has been taken preparing this document, no representation, warranty or undertaking (express or implied) is given and no responsibility or liability is accepted by any member of the Standard Bank Group as to the accuracy of the information contained herein.