Dividend declaration of 320.25019 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable Firstrand B Pref share FirstRand Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1966/010753/06 B Preference share code: FSRP ISIN: ZAE000060141 Income tax number: 9150201714 (“FirstRand” or “the Company”) DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 320.25019 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON- CUMULATIVE, NON-REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE (“B PREF”) SHARE Shareholders of B Pref shares are advised that the directors have declared Dividend Number 17 for the period 28 August 2012 to 25 February 2013, both days inclusive, in the amount of 320.25019 cents per B Pref share. The salient dates for this dividend are as follows: Last day to trade Friday, 15 February 2013 Shares commence trading “ex” the B preference share dividend from the commencement of business on Monday, 18 February 2013 Record date Friday, 22 February 2013 Payment date of the B preference share dividend Monday, 25 February 2013 B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 18 February 2013 and Friday, 22 February 2013, 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. The Company has utilized secondary tax on companies’ credits amounting to 320.25019 cents per share. As a consequence, no dividends tax will be deducted from this preference dividend. The issued share capital at the declaration date is 5 637 941 689 ordinary shares of one cent each and 45 000 000 B preference shares of one cent each. Sandton 1 February 2013 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 01/02/2013 08:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.