FSR / FST - FirstRand - Trading Statement

FSR / FST - FirstRand - Trading Statement                                       
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1966/010753/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000066304                                                              
Share Code (JSE): FSR                                                           
Share Code (NSX): FST                                                           
("FirstRand" or "the Company" or "the Group")                                   
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
FirstRand shareholders are advised that for the financial year ended 30 June    
2007, the Group`s attributable, headline and normalised earnings as well as the 
basic, diluted headline and diluted normalised earnings per share are all       
expected to exceed the previous comparative period by between 28% and 36%.      
As stated previously the Group believes normalised earnings, better reflect     
operational performance and accordingly headline earnings are adjusted to take  
into account non-operational and accounting anomalies.                          
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been 
reviewed and reported on by the Company`s auditors.                             
The full details of the financial results will be released on SENS on 18        
September 2007 and published in the press on 19 September 2007.                 
10 July 2007                                                                    
Sandton                                                                         
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 10/07/2007 11:48:23 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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