FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Dividend declaration of 320.25019 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable Firstrand B Pref share

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)

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