FirstRand Limited - Results of general meeting

FirstRand Limited - Results of general meeting                                  
FirstRand Limited                                                               
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number: 1966/010753/06                                             
Share Code: FSR                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000014973                                                              
("FirstRand")                                                                   
Results of general meeting                                                      
Shareholders are advised that at the general meeting held on Thursday 2         
September 2004 the special and ordinary resolutions required to give effect to  
the odd-lot offer and to amend certain of the rights and privileges attaching to
preference shares not yet in issue were passed by the requisite majorities of   
votes. The special resolutions have been lodged with the Registrar of Companies 
for registration.                                                               
Shareholders are reminded of the following salient dates in respect of the odd- 
lot offer -                                                                     
                                                              2004              
Last day to trade in order to participate      Friday 10 September              
in the odd-lot offer on                                                         
Forms of election and surrender for the odd-   Friday 17 September              
lot offer to be received by the transfer                                        
secretaries by 12h00 on                                                         
Odd lot offer closes at 12h00 on               Friday 17 September              
Record date to determine those shareholders    Friday 17 September              
entitled to participate in the odd-lot                                          
offer at the close of business on                                               
Implementation of the odd-lot offer takes      Friday 17 September              
effect after close of business on                                               
Odd-lot holders with dematerialised shares     Monday 20 September              
have their safe custody accounts held at                                        
their CSDP or broker updated with their new                                     
holding and debited/credited with the cash                                      
amount, as the case may be, on                                                  
New share certificates posted to odd-lot                                        
holders with certificated shares who           Monday 20 September              
elected to purchase additional shares, by                                       
registered post, at the risk of such odd-                                       
lot holders, on or about                                                        
Cheques in respect of the sale of odd-lot      Monday 20 September              
holdings by odd-lot holders with                                                
certificated shares posted, by ordinary                                         
post, at the risk of such odd-lot holders,                                      
on or about                                                                     
Results of the odd-lot offer announced on                                       
SENS on                                        Monday 20 September              
Results of the odd-lot offer published in     Tuesday 21 September              
the press on                                                                    
Notes:                                                                          
The above dates and times are subject to change.  Any changes will be published 
on SENS and in the press.                                                       
Shareholdings may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday 13     
September 2004 and Friday 17 September 2004, both days inclusive.               
Odd-lot holders with dematerialised shares are required to notify their duly    
appointed CSDP or broker of their election in the manner and time stipulated in 
the agreement governing the relationship between the odd-lot holder and his CSDP
or broker.                                                                      
In the case of odd-lot holders with certificated shares, who elected or were    
deemed to have elected to sell their odd-lot holdings, cheques will be posted,  
by ordinary post, at the risk of such odd-lot holders on or about Monday 20     
September 2004, or within five business days after the receipt of such documents
of title by the transfer secretaries, whichever is the later.                   
Sandton                                                                         
2 September 2004                                                                
Merchant bank and sponsor                                                       
RMB (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Corporate Finance                    
Attorneys                                                                       
Deneys Reitz                                                                    
Information agent and transfer secretaries                                      
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Ltd                                  
Date: 02/09/2004 12:30:03 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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