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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29 Apr 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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7,867,480
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0.16%
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5,992,618
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0.12%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,301,300
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0.08%
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4,582,616
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0.09%
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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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12,168,780
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0.24%
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10,575,234
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0.21%
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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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731291
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22.6100
GBP
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22.2000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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91683
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43.0453
AUD
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42.9130
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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464634
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22.6078
GBP
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22.1514
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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134423
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43.0453
AUD
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42.9330
AUD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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4,569
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22.4852
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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17,800
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22.1678
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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265
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526.5800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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278
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529.5820
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,390
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42.9399
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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2,592
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525.9448
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,788
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527.6300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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8,111
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524.0979
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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8,685
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524.2138
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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25,350
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43.0116
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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28,000
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42.9639
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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60,185
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525.0117
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13
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22.1697
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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17
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22.3396
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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20
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22.3017
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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37
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22.4900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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67
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22.2800
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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220
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22.3100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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221
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22.5000
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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22.3097
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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265
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526.5800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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280
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22.3128
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,112
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22.3639
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,169
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22.4505
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,948
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22.3996
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,956
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22.4246
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,755
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22.4506
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,851
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22.4769
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,788
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527.6300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,507
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22.4944
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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9,736
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22.4399
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,081
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22.4337
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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15,898
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22.3429
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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18,618
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22.3994
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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26,043
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22.3525
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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37,134
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22.4700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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49,646
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22.4273
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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60,185
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524.8542
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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1
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527.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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136
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22.3177
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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278
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529.4363
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,592
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525.8002
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,111
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523.8884
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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8,685
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524.0697
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,798
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22.3168
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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10,000
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42.9700
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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17,483
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524.8011
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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19,121
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523.9986
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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25,274
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523.4432
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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42.9603
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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48,303
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526.8026
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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50,992
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22.4173
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1
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527.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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14
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22.5000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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21
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22.5001
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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47
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22.3000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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94
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22.3127
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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703
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22.2478
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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904
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22.2260
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,160
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22.2000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,815
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22.3302
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,820
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22.2980
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,000
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22.3022
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,658
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22.3198
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,495
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22.3436
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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3,500
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22.5400
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,187
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22.2298
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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6,354
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22.4075
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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9,720
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22.5000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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17,483
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524.8011
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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19,121
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523.9986
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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21,555
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22.3704
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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24,185
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22.3389
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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25,240
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22.5000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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25,274
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523.4432
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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25,312
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22.3249
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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34,474
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22.3831
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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37,465
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22.3707
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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39,204
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22.3797
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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41,992
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22.3525
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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43,945
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22.2669
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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48,303
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526.9607
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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48,948
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22.3259
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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64,056
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22.4255
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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81,395
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22.3547
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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6,000
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22.3956
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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30 Apr 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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