ABETNC ABETNQ - Notification of Suspension of the ABETNC and ABETNQ Exchange-Traded Notes

FirstRand Bank Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1929/001225/06
Issuer code: FRTN
LEI: ZAYQDKTCATIXF9OQY690
Alpha code: ABETNC                ISIN: ZAE000293502
Alpha code: ABETNQ                ISIN: ZAE000293510
(FRB)

NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OF THE ABETNC AND ABETNQ EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES

Holders of the ABETNC and ABETNQ exchange-traded notes (ETNs) are advised that the JSE Limited
has on Monday, 16 October 2023, suspended the ABETNC and ABETNQ ETNs due to the underlying
reference share Activision Blizzard Inc (ISIN: US00507V1098) shares being suspended on the Nasdaq
and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Xetra, pending a corporate action.

 Alpha Code          ISIN                  Underlying
 ABETNC              ZAE000293502          Activision Blizzard Inc.
 ABETNQ              ZAE000293510          Activision Blizzard Inc.


Details of the corporate action event are still pending and further information will be released once
obtained.

17 October 2023

Debt sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

Date: 17-10-2023 07:05:00
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