FSPP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend Declaration Of 511,3 Cents Per Variable Rate

FSPP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend Declaration Of 511,3 Cents Per Variable Rate
Non-Cumulative, Non-Redeemable Firstrand B1 Preference Share                    
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 511,3 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE, NON-      
REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B1 PREFERENCE SHARE                                        
Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the seventh dividend        
declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B1 preference   
shares in FirstRand ("B1 preference shares"), in the amount of 511,3 cents per  
B1 preference share, will be as follows:                                        
Last day to trade                         Friday, 15 August 2008                
Shares commence trading "ex" the B1       Monday, 18 August 2008                
preference share dividend from the                                              
commencement of business on                                                     
Record date                               Friday, 22 August 2008                
Payment date of the B1 preference share                                         
dividend                                  Monday, 25 August 2008                
B1 Preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised    
between Monday, 18 August 2008 and Friday, 22 August 2008, 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                                                                         
1 August 2008                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 01/08/2008 12:01:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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