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Final pro rata dividend of 52.16700 cents per b variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable preference share

Published: 2022-09-16 09:02:23 ET
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FIRSTRAND LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1966/010753/06
B preference share code: FSRP
B preference share ISIN: ZAE000060141
LEI: 529900XYOP8CUZU7R671
Income tax number: 9150201714
(FirstRand)

FINAL PRO RATA DIVIDEND OF 52.16700 CENTS PER B VARIABLE RATE NON-CUMULATIVE, NON-REDEEMABLE
PREFERENCE SHARE

Shareholders are referred to the finalisation announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service
(SENS) on Friday, 9 September 2022 wherein it was noted that an announcement would be
released on SENS confirming the final pro rata dividend (B preference dividend) amount that is to be
paid to B preference shareholders as part of the scheme consideration.

Accordingly, B preference shareholders are advised that a gross cash B preference dividend of 52.16700 cents is payable
to B preference shareholders per B variable rate non-cumulative, non-redeemable preference share in FirstRand (B
preference share) for the period 30 August 2022 to the scheme operative date of 26 September 2022, both days inclusive.
The salient dates for the B preference dividend are as follows:

Last day to trade in order to be recorded on the register to be eligible to
participate in the scheme                                                                Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Suspension of listing of B preference shares on the JSE at the
commencement of trade on                                                              Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Forms of surrender and transfer to be received by the transfer secretaries
on or before 12h00 on                                                                      Friday, 23 September 2022
Scheme record date                                                                         Friday, 23 September 2022
Scheme participants, who are dematerialised preference shareholders, to
have their accounts held at their CSDP or broker credited with the scheme
consideration on                                                                         Monday, 26 September 2022
Scheme consideration and dividend to be paid to scheme participants who
are certificated preference shareholders (provided their forms of surrender
and transfer and documents of title are received on or prior to 12:00 on the
scheme record date) by EFT on                                                            Monday, 26 September 2022
Termination of listing of the B preference shares on the JSE at the
commencement of trade on                                                                 Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Ordinary shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their ordinary shares between Wednesday, 21 September
2022 and Friday, 23 September 2022, both days inclusive. B preference shareholders may not dematerialise or
rematerialise their B preference shares after Friday, 23 September 2022.

In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the date of this announcement (announcement date) and the
B preference dividend payment date, the prevailing prime rate at the announcement date will be applied from the
announcement date to the dividend payment date.
Dividend tax amounting to 10.43340 cents per B preference share, totalling R4 695 030.00 will be deducted from this
B preference dividend for all B preference shareholders who are subject to dividend withholding tax of 20%. The net
dividend will therefore be 41.73360 cents per B preference share.

The B preference dividend will be paid out of income reserves.

The issued share capital at the announcement date is 5 609 488 001 ordinary shares of one cent each and 45 000 000
B preference shares of one cent each.

Sandton
16 September 2022

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RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)