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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22 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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9,238,731
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0.18%
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7,164,494
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0.14%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,851,624
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0.12%
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5,800,122
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0.11%
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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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15,090,355
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0.30%
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12,964,616
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0.26%
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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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735081
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24.1350
GBP
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23.2700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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691359
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24.1450
GBP
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23.2670
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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940500
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551.5609
ZAR
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543.8224
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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334166
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46.3832
AUD
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46.1371
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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303583
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46.3649
AUD
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46.2290
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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Decreasing
Long
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2
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545.1400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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130
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554.9826
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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399
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24.0249
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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456
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23.9841
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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633
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553.7960
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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802
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46.1561
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,478
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23.2904
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,486
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23.3969
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,855
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557.5168
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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3,000
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46.3869
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,961
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557.2279
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,382
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556.4015
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,536
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558.3206
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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12,128
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46.2457
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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13,726
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550.3694
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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17,064
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544.3900
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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24,219
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546.1331
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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24,406
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24.0170
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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35,606
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24.0192
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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47,446
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46.3283
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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177,215
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543.8919
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2
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545.1400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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11
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23.9696
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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54
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23.4398
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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61
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24.0309
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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66
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24.0798
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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127
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23.2898
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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359
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24.0066
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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510
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23.2900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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529
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543.9273
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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578
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23.7552
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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633
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553.7960
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,101
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23.9298
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,114
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46.3165
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,160
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23.9536
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,376
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23.3688
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,855
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557.5168
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,192
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23.9674
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,382
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556.4015
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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15,091
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24.0924
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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15,318
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23.2881
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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16,687
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23.4650
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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17,064
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544.3900
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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20,397
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23.5937
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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28,662
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23.5208
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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35,620
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23.4969
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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39,814
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23.7421
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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112,204
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23.5509
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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153,677
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23.5301
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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177,215
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543.7288
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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214,600
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23.2900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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950,000
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24.0100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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130
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554.8300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,961
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557.0051
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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8,536
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558.1671
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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13,224
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549.8695
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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13,726
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550.2181
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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24,219
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545.9829
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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26,161
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547.2604
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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34,476
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546.7717
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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50,920
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23.8707
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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145,508
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46.2400
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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218,506
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551.8102
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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24
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46.1369
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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33
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24.0798
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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59
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23.3248
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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220
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24.0800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
283
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24.0810
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
525
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23.4843
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
529
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543.9273
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
577
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46.2782
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
991
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23.4867
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,182
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46.2781
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,302
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23.4656
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,573
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23.6416
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,086
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23.5000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,792
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23.8668
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,060
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23.5061
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,493
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23.7572
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,871
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23.6049
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Increasing
Short
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9,536
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23.2900
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,567
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23.4314
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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11,116
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24.0606
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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13,224
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549.8695
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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13,962
|
23.7305
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
15,091
|
23.8771
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
17,107
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23.7671
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
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21,346
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46.2222
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
26,161
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547.2604
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
27,060
|
23.3064
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
27,096
|
23.5695
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
34,476
|
546.7717
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
35,228
|
23.4338
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
101,643
|
23.7590
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
157,194
|
23.7928
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
218,506
|
551.9758
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
249,690
|
23.2900
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
|
(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:
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NONE
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(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:
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NONE
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(c)
|
Attachments
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
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Date of disclosure:
|
23 May 2024
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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