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Firstrand Limited - Dividend Declaration Of 356 Cents Per Non-Cumulative Non- Redeemable B1 Preference Shares In Firstrand FirstRand Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1966/010753/06 B1 Preference share code: FSPP ISIN: ZAE000070900 ("FirstRand") DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 356 CENTS PER NON-CUMULATIVE NON-REDEEMABLE B1 PREFERENCE SHARES IN FIRSTRAND Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the second dividend declaration in respect of the non-cumulative, variable rate non-redeemable B1 preference shares in FirstRand ("B1 preference shares"), in the amount of 356 cents per B1 preference share, will be as follows: Last day to trade Friday, 17 February 2006 Shares commence trading "ex" the B1 preference share dividend from the commencement of business on Monday, 20 February 2006 Record date Friday, 24 February 2006 Payment date of the B1 preference share dividend Monday, 27 February 2006 B1 preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 20 February 2006 and Friday, 24 February 2006, both days inclusive. In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the B1 preference share dividend declaration date ("the dividend declaration date") and the B1 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 B1 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 14 February 2006 Merchant bank and sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 14/02/2006 12:27:43 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department
