FSRP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend declaration of 354.997 cents per variable

FSRP - FirstRand Limited - Dividend declaration of 354.997 cents per variable   
rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable FirstRand B preference share                
FirstRand Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1966/010753/06                                             
B Preference share code: FSRP ISIN: ZAE000060141                                
("FirstRand")                                                                   
DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 354.997 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE, NON-    
REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE                                         
Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for Dividend number 12 on the   
variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand   
("B preference shares"), in the amount of 354.997 cents per B preference share, 
will be as follows:                                                             
Last day to trade "cum" the B preference share                                  
dividend                                               Friday, 20 August 2010   
Shares commence trading "ex" the B preference share                             
dividend from the commencement of business on                                   
                                                      Monday, 23 August 2010    
Record date                                            Friday, 27 August 2010   
Payment date of the B preference share dividend                                 
                                                      Monday, 30 August 2010    
B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised     
between Monday, 23 August 2010 and Friday, 27 August 2010, both days inclusive. 
In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the B preference  
share dividend declaration date ("the dividend declaration date") and the B     
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 B preference share dividend   
will not be adjusted for any changes in the prime rate between the dividend     
declaration date and the dividend payment date.                                 
Preference shareholders are reminded that B preference shares (FSRP) now include
the preference shares that were previously designated as B1 preference shares   
(FSPP).                                                                         
Sandton                                                                         
05 August 2010                                                                  
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 05/08/2010 09:00:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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