FSR
FSR
Firstrand Limited - Trading Statement
Firstrand Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1966/010753/06)
ISIN: ZAE000066304
Share Code (JSE): FSR
Share Code (NSX): FST
("FirstRand" or "the Company" or "the Group")
TRADING STATEMENT
FirstRand shareholders are advised that the Group"s basic and diluted headline
earnings per share and basic and diluted earnings per share for the financial
year ending 30 June 2006 are expected to exceed the comparative period by
between 20% and 25%.
As stated in the announcement of its results for the six months to December 2005
the Group believes that normalised earnings reflect operational performance.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been
reviewed and reported on by the Company"s auditors. The full details of the
financial results will be released on SENS on 19 September 2006 and published in
the press on 20 September 2006.
15 September 2006
Sandton
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 15/09/2006 04:46:02 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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