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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15 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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9,780,197
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0.19%
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7,442,344
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0.15%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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5,914,828
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0.12%
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6,364,592
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0.13%
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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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15,695,025
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0.31%
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13,806,936
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0.27%
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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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1037643
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23.6800
GBP
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23.1100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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375628
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44.2367
AUD
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44.0795
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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3504359
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23.6800
GBP
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23.1100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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144544
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44.2588
AUD
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44.0795
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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Decreasing
Long
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2
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539.4500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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387
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539.0422
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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535
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44.2588
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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1,045
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542.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,944
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547.1916
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,784
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547.0303
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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6,356
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44.0955
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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11,763
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540.6048
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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12,473
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547.1150
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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12,559
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541.8443
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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13,072
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546.9243
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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13,653
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546.8383
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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13,891
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542.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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34,073
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547.8721
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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45,322
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23.5922
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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45,779
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44.2377
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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49,850
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44.2510
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2
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539.4500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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68
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23.6998
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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93
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23.1245
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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174
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23.3968
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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329
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23.4206
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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334
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23.4100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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607
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23.5560
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,045
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542.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,411
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23.4828
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,441
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23.3301
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,744
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23.4475
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,745
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23.3004
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,753
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23.6195
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,596
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23.3103
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,051
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23.3088
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,544
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23.2598
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,553
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23.4294
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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4,700
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23.2600
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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5,080
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23.5294
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,997
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23.3177
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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7,206
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23.3903
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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8,000
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23.4775
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,998
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23.4411
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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11,763
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540.4427
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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12,473
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547.1150
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,072
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546.9243
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,184
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23.3340
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,272
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542.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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13,653
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546.8383
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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17,886
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23.2982
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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24,918
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23.4540
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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38,669
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23.4679
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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40,039
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23.4192
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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65,648
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23.2600
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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98,911
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23.4218
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,900,000
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23.4100
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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387
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538.8940
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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619
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541.7831
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,045
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542.0000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,944
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547.0411
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,784
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546.8115
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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2,958
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538.9608
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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9,210
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23.4355
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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10,072
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23.2595
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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10,267
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538.4371
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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12,559
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541.6952
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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14,099
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23.4468
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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14,676
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538.1391
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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14,762
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23.3570
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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22,500
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44.2219
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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34,073
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547.7215
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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58,799
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44.1017
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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66,472
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44.0900
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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130,133
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545.5623
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
34
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23.3661
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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34
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23.6998
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
40
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23.3626
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
59
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23.4500
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
103
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23.6100
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
134
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23.1901
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
215
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23.5551
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
490
|
23.4908
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
618
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23.2700
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
971
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23.4118
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,045
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542.0000
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Increasing
Short
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1,696
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23.2932
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
2,958
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538.9608
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
4,288
|
23.5888
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
4,532
|
44.2487
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
9,269
|
44.2488
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
10,267
|
538.4371
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
13,252
|
23.2593
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
14,676
|
538.1391
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
16,297
|
23.5337
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
35,940
|
23.2600
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
40,634
|
23.5583
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
75,314
|
23.2625
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
96,323
|
23.4473
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
130,133
|
545.7260
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
526,618
|
23.4951
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Opening
Short
|
17,436
|
44.2197
AUD
|
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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)
|
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:
|
NONE
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
Date of disclosure:
|
16 May 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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