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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28 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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8,186,428
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0.16%
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5,324,464
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0.10%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,794,284
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0.09%
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4,936,642
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0.10%
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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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12,980,712
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0.26%
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10,261,106
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0.20%
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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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865851
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23.4900
GBP
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23.2250
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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205154
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45.3080
AUD
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45.0693
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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402603
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23.4900
GBP
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23.2224
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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1199545
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45.1500
AUD
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45.0693
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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CFD
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Closing
Long
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2,823
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23.3679
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Closing
Long
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4,939
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23.3569
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Closing
Long
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7,704
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23.2835
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Closing
Long
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11,505
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23.3611
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Closing
Long
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13,477
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23.3481
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Closing
Long
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18,882
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23.3500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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239
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546.2800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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400
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545.4586
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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874
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546.8737
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,863
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547.7603
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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2,636
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45.0800
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,835
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547.8146
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,501
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547.2757
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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3,641
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546.0530
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,274
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547.5580
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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6,222
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45.0856
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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23,654
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45.0836
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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31,664
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547.0106
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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56
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23.2598
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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85
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23.2500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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104
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23.3397
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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122
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23.3200
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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155
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23.4271
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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214
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23.4800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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232
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23.2796
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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239
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546.2800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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400
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545.2950
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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441
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23.3010
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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490
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23.2916
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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556
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23.3454
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,144
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23.3384
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,213
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23.2840
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,241
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23.2743
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,863
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547.7603
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,193
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23.3015
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,835
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547.8146
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,479
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23.3354
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,216
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23.3862
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,274
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547.5580
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,551
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23.2349
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,998
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23.3500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,500
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23.3337
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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14,195
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45.3034
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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27
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45.3644
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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874
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546.6550
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,290
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547.0554
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,500
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45.2032
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,636
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45.0800
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,501
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547.1252
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,641
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545.9029
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,732
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546.4319
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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6,336
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546.5323
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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31,664
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546.8602
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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40,000
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45.1444
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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92,083
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546.7419
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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116
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23.2796
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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211
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23.3321
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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306
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23.3917
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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332
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23.2949
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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337
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23.3176
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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595
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23.2769
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,479
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23.3425
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,980
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23.2760
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,290
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547.0554
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,919
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23.2940
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,299
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23.3501
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,732
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546.4319
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,336
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546.5323
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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7,747
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23.2772
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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9,892
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23.3500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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20,498
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23.3503
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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33,590
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23.3113
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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36,450
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23.3486
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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42,891
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23.3003
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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75,414
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23.2920
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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92,083
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546.9060
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Opening
Short
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1,061
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23.3500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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1,335
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23.2683
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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3,021
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23.3170
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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25,094
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23.2949
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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42,424
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23.2802
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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79,996
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23.3532
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Opening
Short
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176,510
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23.3200
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
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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,
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:
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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
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:
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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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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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29 May 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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