FSR - FirstRand - Dealing In Securities By A Director Of A Major Subsidiary

FSR - FirstRand - Dealing In Securities By A Director Of A Major Subsidiary     
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1966/010753/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000066304                                                              
Share Code (JSE): FSR                                                           
Share Code (NSX): FST                                                           
DEALING IN SECURITIES BY A DIRECTOR OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY                       
In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following         
information is disclosed:                                                       
Director:                       JP Burger                                       
Company:                        FirstRand Bank Holdings Limited (a              
                               major subsidiary of FirstRand                    
                               Limited)                                         
Date of transaction:            25 September 2008                               
Nature of transaction:          Delivery of shares in terms of the              
                               FirstRand Limited Share Option                   
                               Scheme with expiry date of                       
                               September 2008                                   
Class of securities:            Ordinary Shares                                 
Number of securities:           131 586                                         
Option strike price:            R6.08                                           
Total value of transaction:     R800 042.88                                     
Nature of director`s interest:  Direct beneficial                               
Clearance obtained              Yes                                             
Sandton                                                                         
3 October 2008                                                                  
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 03/10/2008 16:56:58 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.