Dividend declaration of 386.18406 cents 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 386.18406 CENTS PER VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE, NON- REDEEMABLE FIRSTRAND B PREFERENCE SHARE B preference shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the twenty-seventh dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand (B preference shares) for the period from 29 August 2017 to 26 February 2018, both days inclusive, in the gross amount of 386.18406 cents per B preference share, will be as follows: Last day to trade cum the B preference shares dividend Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Shares commence trading ex the B preference share dividend from the commencement of business on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Record date Friday, 23 February 2018 Payment date of the B preference share dividend Monday, 26 February 2018 B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 21 February 2018 and Friday, 23 February 2018, both days inclusive. In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the B preference share dividend declaration date and the B preference share 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. Dividend tax amounting to 77.23681 cents per B preference share, totalling R34 756 565.40 will be deducted from this preference dividend for all B preference shareholders who are subject to dividend withholding tax of 20%. The net dividend will therefore be 308.94725 cents per B preference share. The B preference dividend is declared out of income reserves. 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 February 2018 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited Date: 01/02/2018 07:20:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.