BEE transaction progress and dealings in securities by directors FirstRand Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1966/010753/06) JSE Ordinary Share Code: FSR ISIN: ZAE000066304 JSE B Preference Share Code: FSRP ISIN: ZAE000060141 NSX Ordinary Share Code: FST (FirstRand) BEE TRANSACTION PROGRESS AND DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 13 October 2014 and in the press on 14 October 2014 relating to the specific repurchases of FirstRand ordinary shares (“shares”) arising from the maturity of the staff and director components of FirstRand’s 2005 Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) transaction. Shareholders are advised that a total of 51 504 919 ordinary shares, 7 605 905 shares and 4 762 878 shares were repurchased at R48.92 per share by FirstRand on 31 December 2014 from the FirstRand Black Employee Trust (“FRBET”), the FirstRand Black Non-executive Directors Trust (“FRBNEDT”) and the FirstRand Staff Assistance Trust (“FRSAT”) (together referred to as “the trusts”) respectively. The BEE participants in the FirstRand Empowerment Trust (“FRET”) have agreed to hold their FirstRand shares until 31 December 2018 or an earlier date should there be finalisation of legislation relating to BEE ownership. In the meantime the FRET participants will have the ability to dispose of a limited number of shares to settle specific obligations. The remaining shares held by the FRBET and FRBNEDT have been distributed to the participants thereof (“the Trust Distributions”) and the trusts have been wound up. The FirstRand directors below have received shares through the Trust Distributions however they are restricted from any trades until two days after the Group announces its interim results on 10 March 2015. Director : Sizwe Errol Nxasana Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBET and FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 1 496 704 (FRBET: 710 605 and FRBNEDT: 786 099) Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R75 044 739 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : Hetash (Harry) Surendrakumar Kellan Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBET Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 777 443 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R38 980 992 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : Grant Glenn Gelink Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 72 240 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R3 622 114 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : Nolulamu Nobambiswano (Lulu) Gwagwa Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 785 729 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R39 396 452 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : William Rodger (Roger) Jardine Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 785 729 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R39 396 452 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : Ethel Matenge Sebesho Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 656 019 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R32 892 793 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Director : Benedict James van der Ross Company : FirstRand Limited Nature of transaction : Off-market delivery of shares in terms of the FRBNEDT Class of securities : Ordinary shares Date of transaction : 31 December 2014 Number of shares : 786 099 Market value per share : 50.14 Total value of transaction : R39 415 004 Nature of interest : Direct beneficial Clearance obtained : Approved by the board on 20 November 2014 Sandton 31 December 2014 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited Date: 31/12/2014 12:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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