FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Dividend declaration of 366.51776 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable Firstrand B Pref Share

Dividend declaration of 366.51776 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
NSX Ordinary Share Code: FST
Income tax number: 9150201714
(FirstRand)

DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 366.51776 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-
CUMULATIVE, NON-REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE

Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the twenty-third
dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-
redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand (“B preference shares”)
for the period from 1 September 2015 to 29 February 2016 both days
inclusive, in the gross amount of 366.51776 cents per B preference
share, will be as follows:


Last day to trade                            Friday, 19 February 2016

Shares commence trading ex B
preference share dividend from the
commencement of business on                  Monday, 22 February 2016

Record date                                  Friday, 26 February 2016

Payment date of B preference share
dividend                                     Monday, 29 February 2016

B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or
rematerialised between Monday, 22 February 2016 and Friday,
26 February 2016, 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.


Dividends tax amounting to 54.97766 cents per B Preference share,
the total being R24 739 948.80 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
311.54010 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
3 February 2016

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

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