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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26 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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7,465,431
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0.15%
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5,820,841
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0.11%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,150,202
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0.08%
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4,211,958
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0.08%
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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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11,615,633
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0.23%
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10,032,799
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0.20%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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969120
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22.9624
GBP
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22.3200
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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805959
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22.9501
GBP
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22.3200
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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131062
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43.4466
AUD
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28.1000
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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184125
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43.2883
AUD
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28.1000
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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10,212
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22.5000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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699
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542.5066
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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9,034
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22.8936
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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10,800
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530.8259
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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23,709
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538.2154
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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29,667
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535.9451
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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41,468
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22.9624
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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96,631
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536.3386
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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118
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22.4159
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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123
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43.1434
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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142
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22.4191
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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187
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22.7400
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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216
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22.6167
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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343
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22.7234
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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379
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22.6861
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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454
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22.4422
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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646
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22.7893
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,000
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22.5960
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,069
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22.4982
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,800
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22.7762
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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4,361
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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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14,997
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22.6869
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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15,360
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22.6342
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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28,370
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22.7118
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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37,690
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22.6629
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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40,510
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22.6697
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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52,675
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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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52,980
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22.5536
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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57,017
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22.6566
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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82,131
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22.5320
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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96,631
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536.1777
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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699
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542.3574
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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10,800
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530.6136
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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23,709
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538.0674
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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29,667
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535.7978
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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54,812
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43.2883
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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79,669
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22.9501
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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113,947
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22.8935
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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122,101
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531.5337
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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29
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43.4465
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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89
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43.4116
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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108
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22.6167
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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285
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22.8104
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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383
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22.7730
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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395
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22.4412
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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535
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22.8420
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,147
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22.4848
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,309
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22.7964
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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1,651
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22.8100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,759
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22.8400
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,828
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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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4,332
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22.6687
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,927
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22.6541
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,573
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22.6372
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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7,462
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22.6540
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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9,825
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22.6352
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,212
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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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11,706
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22.5216
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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16,599
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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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18,846
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22.6242
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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20,058
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22.5963
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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22,829
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22.6700
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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23,022
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22.6042
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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25,924
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22.5398
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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37,013
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22.6304
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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40,000
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22.4805
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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40,340
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22.6049
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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56,361
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22.6593
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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62,204
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22.5202
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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112,282
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22.6512
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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122,101
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531.6932
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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132,519
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22.5533
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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11,000
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22.4944
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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4,000
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22.4252
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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62,000
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22.7024
GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into
by
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities
under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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29 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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