FIRSTRAND LIMITED - Cash dividend declaration of 395.60318 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B Preference share

Cash dividend declaration of 395.60318 cents per variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable 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)

CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 395.60318 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE,
NON-REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE

Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the twenty-fifth dividend declaration on the variable
rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand (B preference shares) for the
period from 30 August 2016 to 27 February 2017, both days inclusive, in the gross amount of 395.60318
cents per B preference share, will be as follows:

Last day to trade cum the B preference share dividend                     Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Shares commence trading ex the B preference share dividend from
the commencement of business on                                         Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Record date                                                                Friday, 24 February 2017
Payment date of the B preference share dividend                            Monday, 27 February 2017

B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 22
February 2017 and Friday, 24 February 2017, both days inclusive.

The B preference share dividend is based on the ruling prime rate at date of declaration and as such
any changes in prime rate from declaration date to payment date cannot be considered.

Dividends tax amounting to 59.34048 cents per B preference share, the total being R26 703 214.65 will
be deducted from this preference dividend for all B preference shareholders who are subject to
dividends withholding tax of 15%. The net dividend will therefore be 336.26270 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.

In the interest of facilitating safer and quicker payment of dividends and other payments made by
FirstRand has decided that no further cheques will be issued and all future payments will only be made
into a nominated bank account by electronic funds transfer. FirstRand’s Memorandum of Incorporation
has been amended accordingly. Therefore, FirstRand dividends will no longer be paid by cheque to
shareholders. Shareholders who have not yet provided their bank account details to Computershare
Investor Services (Pty) Limited are reminded to contact Computershare on 0861 100 930/933 with their
bank account details into which the FirstRand’s ordinary and B preference dividends can be paid
electronically.


Sandton
2 February 2017

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited

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