FRC81 - FirstRand Bank Limited - Listing of new financial instrument

FRC81 - 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 FRC81     
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 3,435,705,771.39, excluding this                 
                            issuance of Notes                                   
Instrument Code:             FRC81                                              
Nominal Issued:              R 25,000,000.00                                    
Issue Price:                 100%                                               
Interest Rate:               10.275% (3 month Jibar as at 26 October            
                            2011 of 5.575% + 470bps)                            
Coupon Rate Indicator:       Credit Linked                                      
Issue Date:                  26 October 2011                                    
Interest Commencement Date:  26 October 2011                                    
First Interest Date:         20 December 2011                                   
Scheduled Termination Date:  20 December 2012                                   
Last day to Register:        By 17h00 on 14 December 2011, 14 March             
                            2012, 14 June 2012, 14 September 2012               
                            and 14 December 2012                                
Books Close:                 15 December 2011, 15 March 2012, 15 June           
2012, 15 September 2012 and 15 December             

                            2012                                                
Interest Payment Dates:      20 December 2011, 20 March 2012, 20 June           
                            2012, 20 September 2012 and 20 December             
2012                                                

ISIN:                        ZAG000090325                                       
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.                           
27 October 2011                                                                 
Debt Sponsor                                                                    
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 27/10/2011 10:03:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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