FSR/MET - FirstRand/Metropolitan - Renewal of cautionary announcement

FSR/MET - FirstRand/Metropolitan - Renewal of cautionary announcement           
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Registration number 1966/010753/06)                                            
Share code: FSR & ISIN: ZAE000066304                                            
("FirstRand")                                                                   
Metropolitan Holdings Limited                                                   
(Registration number 2000/031756/06)                                            
Share code: MET & ISIN: ZAE000050456                                            
("Metropolitan")                                                                
Momentum Group Limited                                                          
(Registration number 1904/002186/06)                                            
("Momentum")                                                                    
RENEWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT                                              
Further to the joint cautionary announcements released on SENS on 31 March 2010,
17 May 2010 and 15 June 2010 regarding the proposed merger of Metropolitan and  
Momentum, shareholders of FirstRand and Metropolitan are advised that           
discussions relating to the merger have not yet been finalised. Shareholders are
accordingly advised to continue exercising caution when dealing in FirstRand and
Metropolitan shares until a further announcement is made.                       
2 August 2010                                                                   
Merchant bank to FirstRand and Momentum and sponsor to FirstRand                
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Transaction Sponsor                                                             
PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd                              
Legal Advisors to FirstRand and Momentum                                        
Webber Wentzel                                                                  
Actuaries to the Proposed Transaction                                           
Deloitte                                                                        
Metropolitan Financial Advisor and Joint Transaction Sponsor                    
Fidelis Partners Limited                                                        
Metropolitan Joint Transaction Sponsor                                          
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
Legal Advisors to Metropolitan                                                  
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs                                                       
FirstRand and Metropolitan Sponsor in Namibia                                   
Simonis Storm Securities                                                        
Date: 02/08/2010 17:27:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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