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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 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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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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25
Oct 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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CENTAMIN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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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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USD
1 ordinary
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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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4,140,371
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0.99%
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3,970,526
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0.94%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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3,927,261
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0.93%
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2,552,384
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0.60%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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130,000
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0.03%
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160,000
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0.04%
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TOTAL:
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8,197,632
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1.95%
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6,682,910
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1.58%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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138,859
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29.6125 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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30,138
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29.5475 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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18,841
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29.7604 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,367
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29.5017 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,657
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29.5766 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,502
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29.6270 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,054
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29.5680 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,682
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29.6140 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,966
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29.7538 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,744
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29.5775 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,242
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29.5435 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,711
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29.5702 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,427
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29.5000 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,289
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29.5719 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,245
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29.5543 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,058
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29.5476 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,047
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29.5670 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,000
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29.6100 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,000
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524.5742 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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640
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29.5824 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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615
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29.6500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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549
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29.5817 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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449
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29.6465 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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417
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29.5939 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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302
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525.7800 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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283
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29.5907 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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230
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29.6343 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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165
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29.5757 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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122
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29.6453 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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70
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29.5100 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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40
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531.8612 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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30
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29.6790 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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15
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29.6350 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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5
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29.3900 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1
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29.3800 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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194,233
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29.6172 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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22,822
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29.5215 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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4,688
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29.5974 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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3,814
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29.5753 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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3,374
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29.5387 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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3,059
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29.5811 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,852
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29.6159 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,734
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29.5000 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,433
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29.7455 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,371
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29.6561 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,995
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29.5480 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,302
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524.8538 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,183
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29.5708 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,130
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29.6128 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,047
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29.5670 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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880
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29.5488 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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838
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29.6466 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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705
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29.6531 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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640
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29.5824 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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625
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29.7174 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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615
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29.6500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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552
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29.5253 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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506
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29.5720 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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408
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29.5534 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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337
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29.8121 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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200
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29.5450 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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200
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29.8300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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195
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29.5075 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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115
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29.6343 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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98
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29.5268 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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40
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531.8613 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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34
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29.4243 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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30
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29.6790 USD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1
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520.7200 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,604
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523.5510 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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23,871
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523.7520 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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10,708
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523.8423 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,866
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523.8557 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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17,687
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524.0405 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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86
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525.1320 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,440
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525.2521 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,560
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525.3156 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,022
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525.7800 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,332
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525.7834 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,000
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526.8441 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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640
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530.1499 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1
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520.6314 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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153,536
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523.0916 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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23,871
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523.6630 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,620
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523.6870 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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17,687
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523.9514 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,481
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524.2687 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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21,440
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525.1629 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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50,782
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525.6277 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,022
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525.6906 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,332
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525.6940 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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12,713
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526.3142 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,000
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526.7545 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,442
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527.8212 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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640
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530.0598 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,818
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12.0000 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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153,536
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523.0236 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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2,620
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523.6190 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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14,481
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524.2136 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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50,782
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525.5725 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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12,713
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526.2589 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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3,442
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527.6998 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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3,604
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523.6060 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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6,866
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523.8845 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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10,708
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523.8973 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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86
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525.2003 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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2,560
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525.3839 ZAR
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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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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28 Oct 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
|
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
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Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
|
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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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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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Purchased
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-160,000
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22.0000
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American
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21 Mar
2025
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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Written
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130,000
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15.0000
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American
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17 Jan
2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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