FRC68 - FirstRand Bank Limited - Listing of New Financial Instrument

FRC68 - FirstRand Bank Limited - Listing of New Financial Instrument            
FirstRand Bank Limited                                                          
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration No. 1929/001225/06)                                               
Company code: BIFR1                                                             
("FRB")                                                                         
LISTING OF NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT                                             
The JSE Limited has granted FirstRand Bank Limited the listing of its FRC68     
Credit Linked Notes, in terms of its ZAR15,000,000,000 Structured Note and      
Preference Share Programme dated 11 February 2008.                              
INSTRUMENT TYPE:             Credit Linked Notes                                
Total Notes in Issue:        R 2,069,861,771.39, excluding this                 
                            issuance of Notes                                   
Instrument Code:             FRC68                                              
Nominal Issued:              R 75,000,000.00                                    
Issue Price:                 100.00%                                            
Interest rate:               8.625% (3 month JIBAR as at 26 August              
                            2011 of 5.575% plus 305 basis points)               
Coupon Indicator:             Floating                                          
Trade Type:                  Price                                              
Issue Date:                  26 August 2011                                     
Interest Commencement Date:  26 August 2011                                     
Scheduled Termination Date:  20 September 2016                                  
Last day to Register:        By 17h00 on 14 March, 14 June, 14                  
                            September and 14 December of each year              
                            until the Scheduled Termination Date                
Books Close:                 15 March, 15 June, 15 September and 15             
December of each year until the                     

                            Scheduled Termination Date                          
Interest Payment Dates:      20 March, 20 June, 20 September and 20             
                            December of each year until the                     
Scheduled Termination Date                          

ISIN:                        ZAG000088758                                       
Business Day Convention:     Modified Following Business Day                    
Dealer: Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited                
The Notes will be immobilised in the Central Depository ("CSD") and settlement  
will take place electronically in terms of JSE Rules.                           
26 August 2011                                                                  
Debt Sponsor                                                                    
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 26/08/2011 13:13:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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