Shareholders are advised that the salient dates for the fifteenth dividend declaration on the variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable B preference shares in FirstRand ("B preference shares") for the period 30 August 2011 to 27 February 2012 both days inclusive, in the amount of 305.162 cents per B preference share, will be as follows: *Last day to trade -- Friday, 17 February 2012 *Shares commence trading "ex" the B preference share dividend from the commencement of business on Monday, 20 February 2012 *Record date -- Friday, 24 February 2012 *Payment date of the B preference share dividend -- Monday, 27 February 2012 B preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 20 February 2012 and Friday, 24 February 2012, both days inclusive. In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the B preference share dividend declaration date ("the dividend declaration date") and the B 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 B preference share dividend will not be adjusted for any changes in the prime rate between the dividend declaration date and the dividend payment date.