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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 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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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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09
Oct 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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CENTAMIN PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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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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USD
1 ordinary
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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)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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3,129,614
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0.75%
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3,005,813
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0.71%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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2,974,489
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0.71%
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2,030,494
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0.48%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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130,000
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0.03%
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160,000
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0.04%
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TOTAL:
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6,234,103
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1.46%
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5,196,307
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1.24%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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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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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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54,222
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25.6372 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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25,876
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25.7634 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,857
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25.5272 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,755
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25.6590 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,605
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25.6452 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,159
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25.5688 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,738
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25.6621 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,998
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25.6392 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,823
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25.6332 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,497
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25.5570 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,300
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25.7300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,029
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25.4206 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,003
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25.6300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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909
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25.6217 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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800
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25.5407 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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671
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25.5317 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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424
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25.6311 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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401
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25.5927 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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399
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25.5801 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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388
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25.8500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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300
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25.6450 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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170
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25.5470 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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110
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25.7942 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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101
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25.8489 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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100
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25.5900 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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17
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25.5300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Purchase
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10
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25.3700 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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52,753
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25.6446 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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41,451
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450.0800 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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28,145
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25.8257 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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18,897
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25.4112 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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9,060
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25.6308 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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4,519
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25.4359 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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3,800
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25.6719 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,750
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25.6663 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,611
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25.5909 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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2,186
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25.6404 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,395
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25.6497 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,300
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25.7300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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1,017
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25.7201 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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899
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25.4330 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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612
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25.7083 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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508
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25.5557 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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428
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25.8000 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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391
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25.6612 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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388
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25.8500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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260
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25.4100 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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200
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25.6475 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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150
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25.7600 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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120
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25.5145 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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110
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25.7942 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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90
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25.4566 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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50
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25.6250 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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46
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25.7871 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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24
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25.8166 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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17
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25.5300 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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17
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25.6659 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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16
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25.7975 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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8
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25.7500 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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Sale
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5
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25.7200 USD
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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99,242
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490.7900 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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702
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492.6315 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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99,242
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490.7900 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,240
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447.5591 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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832
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448.1276 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,385
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448.1492 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,499
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448.3369 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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894
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448.6112 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,951
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448.6425 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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12,400
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449.1001 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,457
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449.4163 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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955
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449.5936 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,381
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449.9541 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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98
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449.9660 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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41,451
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450.1250 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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3,136
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450.1303 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,813
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450.3574 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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789
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450.7808 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,247
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452.7400 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,566
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452.8169 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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379,900
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460.9460 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,439
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446.9649 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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832
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448.0514 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,385
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448.0731 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,499
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448.2607 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,445
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448.4500 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,713
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448.5950 ZAR
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|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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443
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448.7678 ZAR
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|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,022
|
449.2730 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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115
|
449.3378 ZAR
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|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,746
|
449.6877 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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6,381
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449.8776 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
|
98
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449.8895 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,136
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450.0537 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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41,451
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450.1250 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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13,813
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450.2808 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,460
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450.5368 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,587
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450.9857 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,661
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450.9890 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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31,738
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451.9173 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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8,247
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452.6630 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,566
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452.7400 ZAR
|
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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379,900
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460.9460 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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41,451
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25.5209 USD
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
|
Increasing Long
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8,445
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448.4029 ZAR
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USD 1
ordinary
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CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
443
|
448.7206 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,022
|
449.2258 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
115
|
449.2794 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,746
|
449.6405 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
15,460
|
450.5121 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
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31,738
|
451.8586 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
3,240
|
447.6061 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
894
|
448.6695 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
22,951
|
448.7008 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
7,457
|
449.4634 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
955
|
449.6408 ZAR
|
|
USD 1
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
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789
|
450.8844 ZAR
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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
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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|
securities
|
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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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,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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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
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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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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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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10 Oct 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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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
|
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PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
|
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
|
Barclays PLC.
|
|
are
being disclosed:
|
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
|
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
|
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relevant securities this from relates:
|
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2.
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
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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USD 1
ordinary
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Put
Options
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Purchased
|
-160,000
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22.0000
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American
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21 Mar
2025
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USD 1
ordinary
|
Put
Options
|
Written
|
130,000
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15.0000
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American
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17 Jan
2025
|
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
|
|
Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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