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FSR/FSRP/FSPP - FirstRand - Results Of Proceedings At The Annual General Meeting And Separate General Meetings Of The "B" And "B1" Preference Shareholders FirstRand Limited (Incorporated in South Africa) (Registration number 1966/010753/06) JSE Ordinary Share Code: FSR JSE ISIN: ZAE000066304 JSE "B" Preference Share Code: FSRP JSE ISIN: ZAE000060141 JSE "B1" Preference Share Code: FSPP JSE ISIN: ZAE000070900 NSX Ordinary Share Code: FSR ("FirstRand") RESULTS OF PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SEPARATE GENERAL MEETINGS OF THE "B" AND "B1" PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS At the annual general meeting of the shareholders of FirstRand held today, Wednesday 25 November 2009, all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting were approved by the requisite majority of votes as shown below: In favour of Against Abstain
Adoption of the annual financial 98.46586% 0.00000% 1.53414% statements Re-election of directors by way of separate resolutions 1.1 Lauritz Lanser Dippenaar 99.42331% 0.55726% 0.01943% 1.2 Vivian Wade Bartlett 99.47333% 0.50723% 0.01944% 1.3 David John Alistair Craig 99.96157% 0.01899% 0.01944% 1.4 Ronald Keith Store 99.96742% 0.01314% 0.01944% 1.5 Benjamin James van der Ross 99.87260% 0.10796% 0.01944% Election of directors by way of separate resolutions 2.1 Johan Burger 99.86942% 0.11115% 0.01943% 2.2 Deepak Premnarayen 99.86942% 0.11114% 0.01944% 2.3 Jan Hendrik van Greuning 99.98054% 0.00002% 0.01944% 2.4 Matthys Hendrik Visser 99.13774% 0.84282% 0.01944% Ordinary resolution number 1 99.82893% 0.15042% 0.02066% Non-executive directors` fees for the year to 30 June 2010 Ordinary resolution number 2 99.87861% 0.10196% 0.01943% Re-appointment of auditors Ordinary resolution number 3 99.93578% 0.04362% 0.02061% Auditors` remuneration Ordinary resolution number 4 70.04819% 29.93120% 0.02061% Placing of the unissued ordinary shares under the control of directors Ordinary resolution number 5 81.42455% 18.55601% 0.01944% General issue of ordinary shares for cash Ordinary resolution number 6 87.41356% 12.56700% 0.01944% General issue of preference shares for cash Ordinary resolution number 7 90.36639% 9.40009% 0.23353% Adoption of the FirstRand Limited Conditional Share Plan 2009 Special resolution number 1 99.95565% 0.02491% 0.01944% General repurchase of company shares Special resolution number 2 99.97881% 0.00000% 0.02119% Amendments to the Memorandum of Association Special resolution number 3 99.97881% 0.00000% 0.02119% Amendments to the Articles of Association (Banks` Act) Special resolution number 4 99.94384% 0.00340% 0.05277% Amendments to the Articles of Association (B preference shares) During the course of the annual general meeting, FirstRand CEO designate, Sizwe Nxasana, presented an overview of the current operating environment. The presentation is available on the FirstRand website www.firstrand.co.za In addition, the resolutions proposed at the separate general meetings of the "B" and "B1" preference shareholders, approving the terms of special resolution number 4 passed at the annual general meeting, were approved by the requisite majorities of votes. As a consequence of the approval of the amendments to the rights and privileges attaching to the "B" preference shares (set out in FirstRand`s articles of association) FirstRand will re-designate the "B1" preference shares as "B" preference shares. Further details of the proposed re-designation were contained in the announcement released on SENS on 22 September 2009. All special resolutions will be lodged for registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office in due course. The salient dates for the re-designation will be as follows: 2009/2010 Finalisation announcement (confirming Friday, 18 December registration of special resolutions) released on SENS on Last date to trade in B1 preference Thursday, 31 December shares to be eligible for the proposed re-designation on B1 preference shares suspended on the Monday, 4 January JSE from commencement of trading on Commencement of trading of the re- designated B preference shares under Monday, 4 January ISIN ZAE000060141 (Share code: FSRP) on Form of surrender to be submitted by no Friday, 8 January later than 12:00 on Record date for the proposed re- Friday, 8 January designation on B preference share certificates posted Monday, 11 January to B1 preference shareholders who hold their shares in certificated form (provided that old share certificate/s have been surrendered to the transfer secretaries by 12:00 on record date) on B preference shares credited to Monday, 11 January dematerialised B1 preference shareholders accounts held at their CSDP or broker and share balances updated on Listing of B1 preference shares on the Monday, 11 January JSE terminated at commencement of trading on "B1" preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised after Thursday, 31 December 2009. These dates are subject to amendment. Any amendments will be published on SENS. Sandton 25 November 2009 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 25/11/2009 17:48:02 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.
