BIFR1 - FirstRand Bank Limited - Listing of New Financial Instrument

BIFR1 - 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 FRC76     
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 2,750,155,771.39, excluding this                 
                            issuance of Notes                                   
Instrument Code:             FRC76                                              
Nominal Issued:              R 16,800,000.00                                    
Issue Price:                 100%                                               
Interest rate:               8.795% (3 month JIBAR as at 04 October             
                            2011 of 5.575% plus 322 basis points)               
Coupon Indicator:            Floating                                           
Interest Commencement Date:  04 October 2011                                    
First Interest Payment Date: 28 October 2011                                    
Issue Date:                  04 October 2011                                    
Scheduled Termination Date:  28 July 2017                                       
Last day to Register:        By 17h00 on 22 July, 22 October, 22                
                            January and 22 April of each year until             
                            the Scheduled Termination Date                      
Books Close:                 23 July, 23 October, 23 January and 23             
April of each year until the Scheduled              

                            Termination Date                                    
Interest Payment Dates:      28 July, 28 October, 28 January and 28             
                            April of each year until the Scheduled              
Termination Date                                    

ISIN:                        ZAG000089574                                       
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.                           
06 October 2011                                                                 
Debt Sponsor                                                                    
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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