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FORM 38.5 (b)
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
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WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
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BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Name of exempt principal trader
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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited
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Company dealt in
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Rio Tinto Limited
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of dealing
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13-05-2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
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(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
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Long
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Short
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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
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83,601
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0.018
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1,152,524
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0.25
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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83,601
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0.018
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1,152,524
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0.25
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
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Class Of Relevant Security
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Long
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Short
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(1) Relevant Securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
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Class of relevant security:
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Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
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(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale
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Number of securities
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Price per unit (Note 4) (AUD)
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Purchase
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98
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145.09
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Purchase
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739
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145.09
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Purchase
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12
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145.09
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Purchase
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30
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145.09
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Purchase
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35
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145.09
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Purchase
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33
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145.09
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Purchase
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183
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144.89
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Purchase
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11
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144.88
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Purchase
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540
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144.88
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Purchase
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3
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144.85
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Purchase
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23
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144.85
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Purchase
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746
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144.85
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Purchase
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168
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145.80
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Purchase
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832
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145.80
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Sale
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-34
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144.89
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Sale
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282
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144.33
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Sale
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-282
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144.33
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Sale
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-20
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144.33
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Sale
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-16
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144.40
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Sale
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-69
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144.37
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Sale
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357
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144.37
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Sale
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-357
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144.37
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Sale
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-17
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144.25
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Sale
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-17
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144.25
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Sale
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-402
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144.80
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Sale
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-428
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145.10
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Sale
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-194
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145.12
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Sale
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-62
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145.12
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Sale
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-103
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145.16
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Sale
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-22
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145.16
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Sale
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-122
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145.16
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Sale
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-14
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145.16
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Sale
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-14
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145.16
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Sale
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-107
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145.16
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Sale
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-28
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145.09
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Sale
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-13
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145.12
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Sale
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-56
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145.12
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Sale
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-57
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145.12
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Sale
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-59
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145.13
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Sale
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-110
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145.13
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Sale
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-293
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145.13
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Sale
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-18
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145.13
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Sale
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350
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145.28
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Sale
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-350
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145.28
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Sale
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-58
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145.71
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Sale
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-9
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145.71
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Sale
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-12
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146.00
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Sale
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-728
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146.00
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Sale
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-2
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145.93
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Sale
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-53
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145.93
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Sale
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-160
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145.92
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Sale
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-3
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145.92
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Sale
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-91
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146.05
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Sale
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-73
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146.05
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Sale
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-15
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146.07
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Sale
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-19
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146.09
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Sale
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-201
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146.09
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Sale
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-95
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146.08
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Sale
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-401
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146.03
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Sale
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-27
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146.03
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Sale
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-332
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146.03
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Sale
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-26
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146.03
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Sale
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-79
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146.03
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Sale
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-22
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146.03
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Sale
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-24
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146.03
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Sale
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-19
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146.03
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Sale
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-106
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145.79
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Sale
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-56
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145.84
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Sale
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-46
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145.84
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Sale
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-18
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145.85
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Sale
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-74
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145.85
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Sale
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-218
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145.85
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Sale
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357
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145.85
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Sale
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-357
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145.85
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Sale
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-297
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146.20
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Sale
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-28
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145.47
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Sale
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-68
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145.47
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Sale
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-28
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145.47
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Sale
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-24
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145.47
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Sale
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-209
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145.47
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Sale
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-193
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145.47
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Sale
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-123
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145.49
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Sale
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-104
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145.47
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Sale
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-175
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145.46
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Sale
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-114
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145.49
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Sale
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-357
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145.33
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Sale
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-52
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145.38
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Sale
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-38
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145.38
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Sale
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-21
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145.38
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Sale
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25
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144.80
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Sale
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-25
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144.80
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Sale
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-17
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144.80
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Sale
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-34
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144.80
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Sale
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-151
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144.80
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Sale
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-56
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144.82
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Sale
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-103
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144.82
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Sale
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-129
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144.82
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Sale
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-18
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145.08
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Sale
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-30
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145.08
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Sale
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-23
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145.08
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Sale
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-188
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145.08
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Sale
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-70
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145.08
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Sale
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-186
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144.85
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Sale
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-171
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144.85
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Sale
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-32
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144.89
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Sale
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-642
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144.85
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Sale
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-103
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144.74
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Sale
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-254
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144.74
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Sale
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-250
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144.89
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Sale
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-39
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144.89
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Sale
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-2
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144.89
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Sale
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-141
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144.33
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Sale
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-100
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144.33
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Sale
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-28
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144.33
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Sale
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-851
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144.35
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Sale
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-357
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144.35
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Sale
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-480
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144.36
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Sale
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-357
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144.35
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Sale
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-19
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144.36
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Sale
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-188
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144.35
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Sale
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-153
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144.40
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Sale
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-288
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144.37
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Sale
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-428
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144.35
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Sale
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-289
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144.25
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Sale
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-32
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144.25
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Sale
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-2
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144.25
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Sale
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-357
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144.51
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Sale
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-286
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144.54
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Sale
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-71
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144.54
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Sale
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-429
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144.54
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Sale
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-35
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144.55
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Sale
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-21
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144.64
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Sale
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-357
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144.63
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Sale
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-981
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144.75
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Sale
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-100
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144.75
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Sale
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-357
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144.76
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Sale
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-357
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144.75
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Sale
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-340
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144.76
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Sale
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-17
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144.76
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Sale
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-21
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144.80
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Sale
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-10
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145.12
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Sale
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-157
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145.12
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Sale
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-15
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145.16
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Sale
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-67
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145.16
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Sale
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-322
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145.14
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Sale
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-270
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145.09
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Sale
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-44
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145.09
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Sale
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-15
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145.09
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Sale
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-357
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145.10
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Sale
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-195
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145.12
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Sale
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-2
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145.12
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Sale
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-34
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145.12
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Sale
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-113
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145.13
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Sale
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-28
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145.13
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Sale
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-32
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145.13
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Sale
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-15
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145.13
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Sale
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-72
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145.13
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Sale
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-9
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145.13
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Sale
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-35
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145.14
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Sale
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-7
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145.28
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Sale
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-83
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145.66
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Sale
|
-102
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145.66
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Sale
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-165
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145.66
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Sale
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-27
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145.66
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Sale
|
-357
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145.63
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Sale
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-12
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145.66
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Sale
|
-3
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145.66
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Sale
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-288
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145.71
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Sale
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-2
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145.71
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Sale
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-357
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145.97
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Sale
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-868
|
146.00
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Sale
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-1
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146.00
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Sale
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-18
|
146.00
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Sale
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-178
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146.00
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Sale
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-195
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146.00
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Sale
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-298
|
146.00
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Sale
|
-200
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145.93
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Sale
|
-102
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145.93
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Sale
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-229
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145.92
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Sale
|
-357
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145.90
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Sale
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-18
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146.00
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Sale
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-270
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146.00
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Sale
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-414
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146.00
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Sale
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-13
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146.05
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Sale
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-308
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146.05
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Sale
|
-60
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146.05
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Sale
|
-100
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146.05
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Sale
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-251
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146.07
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Sale
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-156
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146.07
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Sale
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-344
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146.07
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Sale
|
-96
|
145.95
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Sale
|
-10
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145.95
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Sale
|
-251
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145.95
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|
Sale
|
-241
|
146.09
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Sale
|
-155
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146.09
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Sale
|
-23
|
146.09
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Sale
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-1,959
|
146.10
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Sale
|
-41
|
146.11
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Sale
|
-805
|
146.07
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Sale
|
-100
|
146.08
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Sale
|
-30
|
146.03
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Sale
|
-429
|
146.03
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Sale
|
-50
|
146.03
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Sale
|
-386
|
146.05
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Sale
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-75
|
146.05
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Sale
|
-100
|
146.06
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|
Sale
|
-392
|
145.86
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|
Sale
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-1,344
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145.79
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Sale
|
-157
|
145.79
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|
Sale
|
-13
|
145.79
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Sale
|
-255
|
145.84
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Sale
|
-200
|
145.95
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Sale
|
-78
|
145.95
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Sale
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-4
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146.36
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Sale
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-2,000
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146.06
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Sale
|
-51
|
146.20
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Sale
|
-852
|
146.20
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Sale
|
-400
|
146.22
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|
Sale
|
-400
|
146.22
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|
Sale
|
-522
|
146.16
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|
Sale
|
-49
|
146.16
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|
Sale
|
-285
|
146.15
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|
Sale
|
-72
|
146.15
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|
Sale
|
-357
|
146.15
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|
Sale
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-574
|
145.47
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|
Sale
|
-182
|
145.46
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|
Sale
|
-50
|
145.49
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|
Sale
|
-317
|
145.38
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|
Sale
|
-392
|
144.78
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|
Sale
|
-255
|
144.80
|
|
Sale
|
-26
|
144.80
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|
Sale
|
-207
|
144.70
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|
Sale
|
-26
|
144.70
|
|
Sale
|
-69
|
144.82
|
|
Sale
|
-384
|
144.80
|
|
Sale
|
-357
|
144.80
|
|
Sale
|
-152
|
145.00
|
|
Sale
|
-25
|
144.80
|
|
Sale
|
-357
|
145.85
|
|
Sale
|
-350
|
145.28
|
|
Sale
|
-357
|
144.37
|
|
Sale
|
-282
|
144.33
|
|
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TOTAL BUYS:3453
TOTAL SELLS:41132
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Product name, e.g. CFD
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Long/short (Note 5)
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Number of securities (Note 6)
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Price per unit (Note 4)
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Product name,e.g. call option
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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)
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Exercise price
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Type, e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
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Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)
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(ii) Exercising
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Product name, e.g. call option
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
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|
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
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Nature of transaction (Note 7)
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Details
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Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)
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|
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|
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
|
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO
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|
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Date of disclosure
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14-05-2008
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Contact name
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Segal, Debra
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Telephone number
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44 20 7883 4577
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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Rio Tinto Plc
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Nature of connection (Note 9)
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ADVISOR
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Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.
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