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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09 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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7,999,907
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0.16%
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5,844,794
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0.12%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,085,020
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0.10%
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5,267,983
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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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13,084,927
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0.26%
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11,112,777
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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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272492
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22.7900
GBP
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22.5900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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233497
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22.7900
GBP
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22.5900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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2124349
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43.3181
AUD
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43.0396
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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6476
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43.3000
AUD
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42.9485
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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928
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43.1496
AUD
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43.1496
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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928
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43.1496
AUD
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43.1496
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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104
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526.7548
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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330
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525.8506
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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343
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524.2941
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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649
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526.3232
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,085
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525.2093
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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3,072
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524.8662
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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6,144
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527.0800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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8,846
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524.9217
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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21,978
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43.1784
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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72
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22.6101
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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87
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22.6900
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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192
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22.7007
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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206
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22.6691
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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211
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22.7000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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287
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22.7100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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330
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525.8506
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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464
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22.7655
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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715
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22.7710
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,085
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525.0518
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,228
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527.0800
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,505
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22.7284
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,683
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22.7232
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,309
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22.7108
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,717
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22.7098
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,870
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22.7283
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,762
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22.7454
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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11,173
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22.6971
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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11,459
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22.7448
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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104
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526.6100
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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296
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22.7219
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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343
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524.1500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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649
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526.1128
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,500
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43.0935
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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3,028
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524.5090
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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3,072
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524.7219
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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4,916
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526.9350
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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8,846
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524.7774
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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11,996
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524.2817
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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12,400
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42.9485
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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17,680
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22.6696
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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18,060
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524.3316
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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35,402
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22.7267
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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38,404
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526.0803
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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50,924
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22.7098
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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76,487
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43.0600
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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36
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22.6101
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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39
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22.7101
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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78
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22.6600
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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118
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22.6001
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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231
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22.7015
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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671
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22.7096
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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800
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22.7301
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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2,413
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22.6567
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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3,028
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524.5090
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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4,338
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22.7100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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5,776
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22.7032
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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8,661
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22.7100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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9,612
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22.6693
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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10,399
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22.5904
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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11,996
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524.2817
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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12,843
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22.7086
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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16,436
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22.7025
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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18,060
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524.3316
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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31,077
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22.7120
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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33,456
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22.7047
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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38,404
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526.2382
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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50,459
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22.7137
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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10 May 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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