R million   2009   %  
composition  
2008   %  
composition  
%  
change  
 
FNB   3 756   53   4 654   44   (19)   
RMB   1 536   21   3 008   28   (49)   
WesBank   324   5   573   5   (43)   
FNB Africa   514   7   499   5   3    
Momentum   1 328   18   1 741   17   (24)   
Group Support   247   3   343   3   (28)   
Banking Group   (74)    80        
Momentum Group   321     263        
FirstRand Limited (Company)  (90)  (1)  (11)  –   >100    
Dividend payment to non cumulative non redeemable preference shareholders   (464)  (6)  (409)  (4)  13    
Normalised earnings from continuing operations (unaudited)  7 151   100   10 398   98   (31)   
Discovery   –   –   185   2   (100)   
Normalised earnings from continuing and discontinued operations (unaudited)1   7 151   100   10 583   100   (32)   
1 Refer below for description of normalised earnings.
2 For a detailed reconciliation on normalised earnings refer to note 46.