FSRP/FSPP - FirstRand - Salient Dates Relating To The Re-Designation Of The B1 Preference Shares As B Preference Shares FirstRand Limited (Incorporated in South Africa) (Registration number 1966/010753/06) JSE "B" Preference Share Code: FSRP JSE ISIN: ZAE000060141 JSE "B1" Preference Share Code: FSPP JSE ISIN: ZAE000070900 ("FirstRand") SALIENT DATES RELATING TO THE RE-DESIGNATION OF THE B1 PREFERENCE SHARES AS B PREFERENCE SHARES Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 25 November 2009 regarding the results of the annual general meeting and salient dates for the re-designation of the B1 Preference Shares as B Preference Shares ("the re- designation"). The special resolution relating to the re-designation has been registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office ("CIPRO") and therefore the dates relating to the re-designation are confirmed to be as follows: 2009/2010 Last date to trade in B1 preference shares to be eligible for the proposed re-designation on Thursday, 31 December B1 preference shares suspended on the JSE from commencement of trading on Monday, 4 January Commencement of trading of the re- designated B preference shares under ISIN ZAE000060141 (Share code: FSRP) on Monday, 4 January Form of surrender to be submitted by no later than 12:00 on Friday, 8 January Record date for the proposed re- designation on Friday, 8 January B preference share certificates posted 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 Monday, 11 January B preference shares credited to dematerialised B1 preference shareholders accounts held at their CSDP or broker and share balances updated on Monday, 11 January Listing of B1 preference shares on the JSE terminated at commencement of trading on Monday, 11 January "B1" preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised after Thursday, 31 December 2009. Sandton 23 December 2009 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 23/12/2009 10:50:01 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.