Firstrand Limited - Appointment Of Directors

Firstrand Limited - Appointment Of Directors                                    
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1966/010753/06                                             
Share Code: FSR ISIN: ZAE 000014973                                             
("FirstRand")                                                                   
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS                                                        
FirstRand advises of the appointment of the following non-executive directors to
the FirstRand Board with immediate effect:                                      
- Yunus Mahomed, currently chairman of Kagiso Trust;                            
- Paul Nkuna, Chief Executive Officer of Mineworkers Investment Company; and    
- Sonja Sebotsa, a director of WDB Investment Holdings.                         
Sandton                                                                         
4 May 2005                                                                      
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
CORPORATE FINANCE                                                               
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