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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17 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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11,363,354
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0.22%
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10,548,664
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0.21%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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7,347,535
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0.14%
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7,518,638
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0.15%
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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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18,710,889
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0.37%
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18,067,302
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0.36%
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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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725401
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24.0500
GBP
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23.6142
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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322691
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44.9670
AUD
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44.8688
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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1673100
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549.5317
ZAR
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540.2099
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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Sale
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374486
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24.0500
GBP
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23.6200
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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Purchase
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331910
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44.9582
AUD
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44.8500
AUD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference securities
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Price per
unit
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Closing
Short
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16,000
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23.7165
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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1,546
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547.2698
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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2,787
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545.2000
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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4,055
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545.1657
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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5,021
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553.1613
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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5,070
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553.6367
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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6,543
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546.9904
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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12,589
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548.3083
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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15,369
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549.3308
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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17,495
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548.2784
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Long
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25,418
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553.4300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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89,079
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547.3394
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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143,673
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44.9327
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Long
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175,706
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44.9582
AUD
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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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23.7398
GBP
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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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23.9596
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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98
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24.0198
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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132
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23.9734
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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140
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24.0195
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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207
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24.0386
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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234
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548.6717
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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391
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23.9490
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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439
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23.6400
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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441
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23.9977
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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749
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23.9474
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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845
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23.6639
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,225
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24.0000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,350
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23.7618
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,429
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23.7603
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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1,464
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23.9590
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,912
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23.9980
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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2,479
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24.0367
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,658
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23.8334
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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2,883
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23.7874
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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3,350
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23.6713
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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5,262
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23.9300
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,543
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546.9904
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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6,560
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23.8737
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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7,821
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23.7896
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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10,000
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24.0165
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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12,589
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548.3083
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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17,495
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548.2784
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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18,155
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23.6982
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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22,347
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24.0000
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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25,418
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553.4300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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36,997
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23.6747
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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42,425
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23.6677
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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64,197
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23.7328
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Decreasing
Short
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89,079
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547.1752
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Decreasing
Short
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1,690,000
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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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173
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549.3700
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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312
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549.9300
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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786
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547.3109
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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1,546
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547.1193
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,544
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44.8799
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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2,787
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545.0500
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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4,055
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545.0158
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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5,021
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552.9400
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Long
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5,070
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553.4845
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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7,488
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44.9505
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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15,369
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549.1797
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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35,183
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550.1601
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Long
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221,269
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44.8900
AUD
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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34
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23.7398
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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98
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23.6471
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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101
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24.0300
GBP
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Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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126
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23.7000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
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Increasing
Short
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127
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24.0000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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173
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549.3700
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
214
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23.6459
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
234
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548.6717
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
260
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23.6201
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
308
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23.6518
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
312
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549.9300
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
322
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44.9455
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
329
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23.6500
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
350
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23.6819
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
353
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23.6142
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
435
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23.7136
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
455
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23.6625
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
456
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23.6765
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
729
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23.6527
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
786
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547.3109
ZAR
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Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,216
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23.8064
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,288
|
24.0001
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
1,336
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44.9501
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
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1,350
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23.7645
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
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Increasing
Short
|
1,599
|
23.6501
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
1,750
|
24.0160
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
2,731
|
44.9503
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
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SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
3,874
|
23.9398
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
9,268
|
23.6329
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
19,236
|
23.7765
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
20,307
|
23.9034
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
35,183
|
550.3252
ZAR
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
39,604
|
24.0044
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
43,574
|
44.8914
AUD
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
55,863
|
23.9078
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
SWAP
|
Increasing
Short
|
125,000
|
23.8000
GBP
|
Ordinary
NPV
|
CFD
|
Increasing
Short
|
310,000
|
23.6500
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
|
Details
|
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)
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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:
|
20 May 2024
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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