FSRP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend Declaration: B Preference Share

FSRP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend Declaration: B Preference Share             
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 409.676 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE, NON-    
REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE                                         
Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the fifth dividend          
declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B preference    
shares in FirstRand ("preference shares"), in the amount of 409.676 cents per   
preference share, will be as follows:                                           
Last day to trade                         Friday, 16 February 2007              
Shares commence trading "ex" the          Monday, 19 February 2007              
preference share dividend from the                                              
commencement of business on                                                     
Record date                               Friday, 23 February 2007              
Payment date of the preference share      Monday, 26 February 2007              
dividend                                                                        
Preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised       
between Monday, 19 February 2007 and Friday, 23 February 2007, 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                                                                         
26 January 2007                                                                 
Merchant bank and sponsor                                                       
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 26/01/2007 14:59:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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