FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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08
Nov 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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CENTAMIN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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USD
1 ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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4,394,960
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1.05%
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4,213,768
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1.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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4,033,312
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0.95%
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2,689,972
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0.63%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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130,000
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0.03%
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160,000
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0.04%
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TOTAL:
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8,558,272
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2.03%
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7,063,740
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1.67%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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85,450
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27.5521 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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58,997
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27.5709 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,877
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27.4936 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,216
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27.6131 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,732
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27.4581 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,174
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27.3051 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,854
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27.6600 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,536
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27.4739 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,262
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27.4529 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,096
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27.4713 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,381
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27.4250 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,339
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484.3908 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,828
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27.4348 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,300
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27.5600 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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980
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27.7115 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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911
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27.6559 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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631
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27.5783 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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582
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479.8051 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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562
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27.1700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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535
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27.5689 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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346
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27.2714 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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305
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479.8682 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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300
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27.7700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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276
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27.5772 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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100
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27.6650 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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100
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27.7200 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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100
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27.2700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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33
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27.6736 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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27.2100 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3
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27.6183 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1
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27.6300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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134,699
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27.5120 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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31,404
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27.6014 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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14,221
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27.5603 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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13,616
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27.5680 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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9,120
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27.5538 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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5,860
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27.6559 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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3,855
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27.6599 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,339
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484.3907 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,995
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27.4632 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,731
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27.4783 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,373
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27.4636 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,300
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27.5600 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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987
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27.4572 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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980
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27.7115 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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903
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27.6600 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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887
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479.8267 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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847
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27.4722 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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562
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27.1700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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545
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27.5378 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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535
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27.5689 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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400
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27.1300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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360
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27.4302 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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300
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27.7700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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276
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27.5772 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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228
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27.6850 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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228
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27.7275 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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182
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27.6793 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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171
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27.7416 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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157
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27.7200 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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114
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27.7350 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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100
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27.5400 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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100
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27.6650 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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57
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27.7150 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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33
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27.6736 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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30
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27.0500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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8
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27.2000 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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4
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27.2100 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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27.7300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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27.4550 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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27.6700 USD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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31
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477.3311 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1
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477.8700 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,677
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478.9702 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,496
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479.4314 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,729
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479.5937 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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14,947
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479.8240 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,096
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479.9045 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,323
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480.4704 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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19,448
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480.7048 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,604
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480.7049 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,665
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481.2745 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,255
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483.4920 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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153
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483.6967 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,348
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0.0000 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,325
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476.5013 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31
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477.2500 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1
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477.7887 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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28,970
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478.0543 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,496
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479.3500 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,729
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479.5121 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,947
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479.7424 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,096
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479.8229 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,000
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479.9416 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,323
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480.3887 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,604
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480.6232 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,890
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480.9516 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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123,233
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482.2405 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,867
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482.2896 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,079
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483.0807 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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25,617
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483.6010 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,365
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485.0374 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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3,325
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476.4751 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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28,970
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478.0041 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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7,000
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479.8312 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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123,233
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482.1778 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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1,867
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482.2389 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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2,079
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483.0179 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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25,617
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483.5503 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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3,677
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478.9965 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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19,448
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480.7553 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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2,665
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481.3370 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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153
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483.7596 ZAR
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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11 Nov 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
|
Barclays PLC.
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are
being disclosed:
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this from relates:
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc
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Number of securities to which
option relates
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Exercise price per
unit
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Type
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Expiry date
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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Purchased
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-160,000
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22.0000
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American
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21 Mar
2025
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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Written
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130,000
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15.0000
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American
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17 Jan
2025
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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