FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Dividend declaration of 394.72338cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable Firstrand B Preference Share

Dividend declaration of 394.72338cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable Firstrand B Preference 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”)

DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 394.72338 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-
CUMULATIVE, NON-REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE

Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the twenty-
fourth dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative,
non-redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand (“B preference
shares”) for the period from 1 March 2016 to 29 August 2016, both
days inclusive, in the gross amount of 394.72338 cents per B
preference share, will be as follows:

Last day to trade                       Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Shares commence trading ex B
preference share dividend from
commencement of business on           Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Record date                              Friday, 26 August 2016
Payment date of B preference share
dividend                                  Monday,29 August 2016

B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or
rematerialised between Wednesday, 24 August 2016 and Friday,
26 August 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 59.20851 cents per B preference share,
the total being R26 643 828.15 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
335.51487 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
1 August 2016

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

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