Investing in Africa US Africa Business Conference June 2008

1. Investing in Africa US Africa Business Conference June 2008

2. Contents • Standard Bank Group • The Standard Bank Africa Investment Team • Why Invest in Africa? • Standard Africa Development Fund • Overseas Private Investment Corporation • Contacts • Disclaimer

3. Standard BankA leader in Africa and the broader Emerging Markets Strong and growing presence across the continent • Standard Bank is the largest financial services group in Africa • Headquartered in Johannesburg • Total assets in excess of US$120 billion • Employs 40,200 people worldwide • Represented in 38 countries, focused on emerging markets and resource banking • Standard Bank recently won eight awards in November 2007 from the Banker magazine including, the ‘Emerging Markets Bank of the Year’ as well as “Bank of the Year” for seven different African countries • Asset Management Unit has over $1billion invested in Africa (ex. SA) Standard Asset Management

4. Asset Management from Standard Bank Standard Bank has a presence in key under-researched growth markets Standard Bank and STANLIB trade under Stanbic name in some African Markets to avoid confusion with Standard Chartered Standard: We are Africa’s Asset Manager Strong and growing presence across the continent • Founded in 1969, STANLIB is one of the longest established African asset managers • Presence in key under-researched growth markets • Outside of South Africa, indigenously staffed asset management companies in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Uganda • Nigeria to follow with the acquisition of IBTC Bank by Standard Bank. • North and West Africa covered by specialists in South Africa • Ability to leverage off Standard Bank group presence Standard Asset Management

5. Primary investment team biographies Kevin Colglazier: Chief Investment Officer (based in London) Before joining SAM, Mr. Colglazier was the Head of Global Fixed Interest in London and the Head of Asian Fixed Income in Singapore for First State Investments.  Prior to this, Mr. Colglazier was the Investment Director of Fixed Income for Global Asset Management (GAM) in Singapore and London. Before GAM, he was the CIO at Chase Manhattan Private Bank in Geneva and Hong Kong. Earlier to this, Mr. Colglazier was a fund manager with Guinness Flight and started his career with Putnam Investments. Mr. Colglazier has a BA in History and Government from Georgetown University and a MPhil. in International Relations from Cambridge University. Alia Yousuf: Head of EM Debt (based in London) Ms. Yousuf previously managed the emerging market bond portfolios at First State before joining SAM. Prior to this, she worked as an emerging market debt portfolio manager at Fischer Francis Trees and Watts. Her previous work experience includes economic analysis for both Emerging Markets Economics Ltd and the World Bank. Ms. Yousuf holds a BSc in Econometrics and a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics John Mackie: Head of Africa Funds (based in Johannesburg) Mr. Mackie has overall investment responsibility for all the STANLIB Asset Management portfolios in Africa outside South Africa. Mr. Mackie joined Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank Asset Management in 1996 as a Portfolio Manager. He also spent eleven years at Standard Merchant Bank’s Treasury Division, seven of which were in Corporate Foreign Exchange sales. Prior to this he worked as a Money Market dealer. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (honours) from the University of Cape Town.

6. A Dedicated Unit A dedicated unit with the backing of a well resourced team The Standard Africa Development Fund Standard Africa Development Fund Head of EM Debt Alia Yousuf CIO Kevin Colglazier Head of Africa Funds John Mackie African Debt Unit David Makoni Analyst TBA TBA Emerging Market Debt Botswana Namibia Kenya Pan Africa (ex SA) Alejandro Arevalo, Analyst Bangidza Dhliwayo, PM Eino Emvula, Analyst Gathungu Gichuha, PM Stephane Bwakira, PM Modise Mokone, Analyst Abdi Hassan,PM Thabo Ncalo, Analyst Chris Perryman, Dealer Mark Bodon Senior Credit Analyst EM Kenneth Kaniu, Analyst

7. “[Sub-Saharan Africa] is not all hype. High commodities prices, good debt-management, … debt relief and better economic leadership have produced the strongest growth and lowest inflation in sub-Saharan Africa in over 30 years.”Economist, December 2007 Why Invest in Africa? "If Russia was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, sub-Saharan Africa is a second once-in-a-lifetime opportunity“Stephen Jennings, Renaissance Capital, May 2007 “The continent is experiencing its highest growth since the 1970s” The Africa Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum, June 2007 “Africa is the only continent yet to be built. It will be here that some of the great politics of our century will play themselves out. It’s a continent of 900 million potential producers and consumers. Many of the great rivers and resources on the planet are here. It is a continent growing economically at more that 5% pa with 23 democratic-ish countries south of the Sahara” Bob Geldof, February 2008

8. Africa’s improving environment • 85% of Africa’s population now lives under stable or relatively stable regimes, which pursue free market economics Source: STANLIB

9. Africa’s improving environment Economic Growth Forecast to Average 6%+ in 2008 “Africa’s annual GDP growth has averaged about 5% annually over the past six years. This growth has been more broad-based, with non-oil exporters growing as fast as the oil exporters.” Source: OECD Africa Economic Outlook Report (2007) Source: RMB Africa Research, OECD

10. Debt service ability has increased substantially All Africa external debt and debt service Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2007

11. African foreign direct investmentFDI Flows into Africa are Now Growing Faster than into any other Emerging Market Region Source: Deutsche Bank Research

12. Greatest Mineral Reserves on the Planet Platinum 87.7% Manganese 85.8% Chromium 73.0% Diamonds 63.1% Cobalt 48.6% Gold 41.3% Bauxite 31.5% Copper 26.4% Uranium 16.5% Nickel 8.0% Oil 8.0% Natural Gas 7.6% Zinc 7.2% Coal 6.4% Iron Ore 4.5% Untapped mineral reservesDirect Investors Like China Already See the Opportunities Source: The Africa Report

13. Why Invest In Africa?10 SSA Countries Already Produce Oil With Others Actively Exploring… • Nigeria and Angola are major oil producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa • Oil production is expected to increase as the political and investment climate improves • Nigeria and Angola now account for almost 20% of the world’s oil production Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

14. U.S. oil imports from the Middle East have been declining since 2002 Whereas oil imports from Africa have increased and now account for a greater share of US oil imports than the Middle East Africa forecast to provide 25% of US oil supplies by 2010 Oil importsUS now imports more oil from Sub-Saharan Africa than the Middle East

15. Standard Africa Development Fund (Deal Pipeline) Forthcoming deals • Expand port facility (Gabon) • Agro-business development (Nigeria) • Infrastructure project financing (Senegal) • Infrastructure project (Sierra Leone) • Small mining project (Botswana) • Housing development (Ghana) Private financing sector focus • Agricultural sector: Ghana, Francophone Africa, Kenya • Housing sector: Ghana, Uganda, Francophone Africa • Power sector: Tanzania, Kenya • Infrastructure sector: All across Africa, currently looking into Kenya, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Nigeria • Waste management: Cameroon, Uganda Deal sourcing • Our local offices: London, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Kenya, and Uganda • Capital markets: For example Standard Bank, Citibank, Barclays/ABSA and JP Morgan • Reverse enquiry: Whereby we uses our extensive region contacts to identify companies that fulfil the desired currencies and sectors criteria determined by the top/down overlay

16. Part of the US Government’s AFSI Program The Fund is part of the Africa Financial Sector Initiative (AFSI) , announced by the US Government in early 2007 ahead of the G8 Summit By combining the incentives and ingenuity of investment banking with the social conscience investment ethos of the development world, the AFSI aims to lead to sustainable poverty reduction through the profit seeking ambitions of global market participants Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) OPIC is a leading US Development Finance Institution OPIC selected the Standard Bank Group to manage the African Development Fund because of: • Our group’s strong presence in Sub Saharan Africa • Our long-standing experience in managing emerging market debt

17. Addresses Standard Bank Plc Cannon Bridge House Dowgate Hill London EC4R 2SB Standard New York 19th Floor, 320 Park Avenue New York NY 10022 USA Standard Bank Plc Representative Office Emirates Towers 16th Floor PO Box 504904 Dubai United Arab Emirates Our contacts Baldwin Berges Head of Distribution for Europe, Middle East Standard Asset Management, London +44 (0)207 8153870 baldwin.berges@standardbank.com Mark Livingston Product Manager Standard Asset Management, New York +1 212 4075171 mark.livingston@standardamericas.com

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