FORM 8.5
(EPT/NON-RI)
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Name of exempt principal trader:
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
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(b)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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BHP
GROUP LTD
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(c)
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Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
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BHP
GROUP LTD
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(d)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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21 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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YES:
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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Ordinary NPV
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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9,834,360
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0.19%
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7,110,157
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0.14%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,696,773
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0.11%
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6,545,432
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0.13%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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15,531,133
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0.31%
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13,655,589
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0.27%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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457895
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24.4600
GBP
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24.1800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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676456
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46.0400
AUD
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30.8227
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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351823
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559.5600
ZAR
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557.7300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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456606
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24.4600
GBP
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24.1800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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683707
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46.0432
AUD
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30.8227
AUD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Closing
Long
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55,377
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557.7300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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55,377
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24.1911
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5
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558.9820
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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113
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557.5932
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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115
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558.4000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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462
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562.5291
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,747
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558.4100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,226
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560.7014
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,741
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560.2004
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,788
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561.2335
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,344
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558.4100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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3,640
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557.8418
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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4,006
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558.5861
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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4,351
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561.3900
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,684
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24.3242
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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35,059
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24.3295
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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50,963
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24.2684
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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53,992
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559.1422
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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83,188
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24.2971
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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146,533
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45.9749
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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175,003
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45.9363
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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300,000
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559.6159
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5
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558.9820
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
82
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558.9619
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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116
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24.0100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
138
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24.3190
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
310
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24.2838
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
345
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24.2920
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
590
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24.2951
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
604
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24.2413
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,314
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558.4100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,464
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558.7777
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,226
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560.7014
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,741
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560.2004
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,788
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561.2335
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,952
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24.3467
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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3,694
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24.2758
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,777
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558.4100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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3,986
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24.3168
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,999
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24.2998
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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5,554
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24.2505
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,317
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24.2467
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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6,651
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24.3000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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14,500
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24.3000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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16,806
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46.0319
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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37,929
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24.2412
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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53,992
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558.9745
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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55,377
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557.7300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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57,133
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24.3277
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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88,095
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24.2776
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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116,123
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24.2475
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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300,000
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23.4284
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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300,000
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559.5600
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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113
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557.4400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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115
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558.2464
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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462
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562.3041
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,747
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558.4100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,000
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45.9881
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,022
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559.7827
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,970
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559.3205
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,421
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45.9816
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,426
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559.7878
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,640
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557.6884
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,932
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45.9650
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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4,006
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558.4325
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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4,351
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561.2357
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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5,594
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558.6113
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,943
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24.3454
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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260,275
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46.0400
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
52
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24.4001
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
79
|
24.3809
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
82
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558.9619
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
190
|
45.9495
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
401
|
24.3000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
500
|
24.3001
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
632
|
24.2100
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
751
|
24.2288
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,000
|
24.2700
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,118
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24.3024
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,150
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24.2301
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
1,426
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45.8859
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,464
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558.7777
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
1,559
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24.2254
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
1,747
|
558.4100
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,811
|
24.2221
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,000
|
24.3793
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,022
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559.7827
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,870
|
24.3873
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,914
|
45.8858
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,970
|
559.3205
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
3,426
|
559.9558
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
3,986
|
24.2149
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
4,610
|
45.6974
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
5,594
|
558.6113
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
5,599
|
24.2561
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
5,683
|
24.3251
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
9,403
|
24.2884
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
10,239
|
24.2863
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
11,021
|
24.2709
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
14,346
|
24.3534
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
14,679
|
24.2667
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
22,623
|
24.3000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
49,187
|
24.3016
GBP
|
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
|
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
|
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4.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into
by
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
|
NONE
|
(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities
under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
|
NONE
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
Date of disclosure:
|
22 May 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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