CUMULATIVE FIRSTRAND `B` PREFERENCE SHARE
FirstRand Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1966/010753/06
Share Code: FSR
ISIN: ZAE000014973
(`FirstRand`)
DIVIDEND DECLARATION OF 228 CENTS PER NON-REDEEMABLE NON-CUMULATIVE FIRSTRAND
`B` PREFERENCE SHARE
Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the first dividend
declaration on the non-redeemable non-cumulative FirstRand `B` preference shares
(`preference shares`), in the amount of 228 cents per preference share, will be
as follows:
Last day to trade Friday, 18 February
Shares commence trading `ex` the preference Monday, 21 February
share dividend from the commencement of business
on
Record date Friday, 25 February
Payment date of the preference share dividend Monday, 28 February
Preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised
between Monday, 21 February 2005 and Friday, 25 February 2005, both days
inclusive.
In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the preference
share dividend declaration date (`the dividend declaration date`) and the
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.
The effect of the aforementioned will be that the preference share dividend will
not be adjusted for any changes in the prime rate between the dividend
declaration date and the dividend payment date.
Sandton
04 February 2005
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
CORPORATE FINANCE
Date: 04/02/2005 04:50:55 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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