FirstRand - Dividend Declaration Of 360 Cents Per Non-Redeemable Non-Cumulative

FirstRand - Dividend Declaration Of 360 Cents Per Non-Redeemable Non-Cumulative 
            B Preference Share In Firstrand                                     
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1966/010753/06                                             
B Preference share code: FSRP      ISIN: ZAE000060141                           
("FirstRand")                                                                   
DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 360 CENTS PER NON-REDEEMABLE NON-CUMULATIVE B PREFERENCE
SHARE IN FIRSTRAND                                                              
Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the second dividend         
declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative non-redeemable B preference     
shares in FirstRand ("preference shares"), in the amount of 360 cents per       
preference share, will be as follows:                                           
Last day to trade                                Friday, 19 August              
Shares commence trading "ex" the preference                                     
share dividend from the commencement of business Monday, 22 August              
Record date                                      Friday, 26 August              
Payment date of the preference share dividend    Monday, 29 August              
Preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised       
between Monday, 22 August 2005 and Friday,                                      
26 August, both days inclusive.                                                 
In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the preference    
share dividend declaration date ("the dividend declaration date") and the       
preference share dividend payment date ("the dividend payment date"), the       
prevailing prime rate at the dividend declaration date will be applied from the 
dividend declaration date to the dividend payment date.                         
The effect of the aforementioned will be that the preference share dividend will
not be adjusted for any changes in the prime rate between the dividend          
declaration date and the dividend payment date.                                 
Sandton                                                                         
4 August 2005                                                                   
Merchant bank and sponsor                                                       
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 04/08/2005 10:15:15 AM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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