FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Dividend declaration of 348.50760 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable FirstRand B Preference Sha

Dividend declaration of 348.50760 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable FirstRand B Preference Sha

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 Group")

DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 348.50760 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-
CUMULATIVE, NON-REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE

Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the twenty-first
dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-
redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand ("B preference shares")
for the period from 26 August 2014 to 23 February 2015 both days
inclusive, in the gross amount of 348.50760 cents per B preference
share, will be as follows:

Last day to trade                           Friday, 13 February 2015
Shares commence trading ex the B
preference share dividend from the
commencement of business on                 Monday, 16 February 2015
Record date                                 Friday, 20 February 2015
Payment date of the B preference share
dividend                                    Monday, 23 February 2015

B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or
rematerialised between Monday, 16 February 2015 and Friday,
20 February 2015, 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 Group has utilized secondary tax on companies' credits amounting
to 230.37698 cents per B Preference share, the total being
R103 669 641.06. As a consequence, dividends tax amounting to
17.71959 cents per B Preference share, the total being R7 973 816.84
will be deducted from this preference dividend for all B preference
shareholders who are subject to dividends withholding tax. The net
dividend will therefore be 330.78801 cents per B Preference share.

The issued share capital at the declaration date is 5 609 488 001
ordinary shares of one cent each and 45 000 000 B preference shares
of one cent each.

Sandton
27 January 2015

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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