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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03 May 2024
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(e)
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In
addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to
the offer?
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YES:
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
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to
which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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Ordinary NPV
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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8,051,149
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0.16%
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6,144,893
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0.12%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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4,371,436
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0.09%
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4,970,369
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0.10%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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12,422,585
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0.24%
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11,115,262
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0.22%
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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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757344
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22.5200
GBP
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22.1452
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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403427
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22.5300
GBP
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22.1500
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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71642
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42.5600
AUD
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42.3453
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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102927
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42.8695
AUD
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42.3453
AUD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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282
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42.5100
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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384
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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475
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517.7489
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,957
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518.1556
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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4,068
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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4,073
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519.3622
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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7,918
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42.3770
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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8,058
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521.4466
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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11,256
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520.9281
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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17,052
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521.0545
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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22,932
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516.3409
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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24,267
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520.2261
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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24,982
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517.9207
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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29,987
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521.7566
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1
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22.4100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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82
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22.4298
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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214
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22.2300
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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274
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22.2600
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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384
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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754
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22.2428
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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804
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22.3300
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
|
914
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22.5104
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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980
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22.3987
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,199
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22.4574
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,759
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22.4703
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,000
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22.4977
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,451
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22.4597
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,625
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22.3226
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,907
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22.4384
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,068
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,456
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22.4570
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,260
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22.4258
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,426
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22.4542
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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9,381
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22.4222
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,401
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22.4394
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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11,256
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520.9281
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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11,564
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22.2531
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,421
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22.4309
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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14,873
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22.3042
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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17,052
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521.0545
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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19,714
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22.4414
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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24,267
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520.0701
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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29,043
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22.4110
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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29,972
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22.4141
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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29,987
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521.7566
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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516.6500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2
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517.0400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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240
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22.3374
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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475
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517.6065
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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766
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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1,957
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517.9485
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,000
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22.4722
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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4,068
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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4,073
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519.2194
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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5,025
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518.1314
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,058
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521.3032
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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10,965
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516.9605
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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15,400
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42.8695
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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16,439
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516.7104
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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22,932
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516.1990
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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24,982
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517.7783
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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25,285
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42.4100
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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154,468
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517.8917
ZAR
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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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516.6500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2
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517.0400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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42
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22.1901
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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262
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42.4249
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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267
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22.4101
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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290
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22.1900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
484
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22.2722
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
521
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22.2415
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
545
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42.4295
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
740
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22.2851
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
766
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
973
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22.4100
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,089
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22.1761
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,390
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22.1968
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,282
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22.1768
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,516
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22.4084
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,068
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521.3000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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5,025
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518.1314
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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6,245
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22.2959
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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6,423
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22.3949
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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7,629
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22.2166
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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9,615
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22.4100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,965
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516.9605
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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11,120
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22.2302
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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12,768
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22.2116
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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14,640
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22.2210
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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16,439
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516.7104
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
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21,382
|
22.2036
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
47,836
|
22.2636
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
53,187
|
22.3187
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
126,376
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22.3341
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
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154,468
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518.0471
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
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195,817
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22.3271
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
|
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into
by
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
|
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any
other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities
under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
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Date of disclosure:
|
07 May 2024
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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