5. Equity Capital Raised on the JSE (Calendar Years) (R Million)*


                  Month      Year to     1996     1995     1994
                  ended      date
                  Aug 97     1997


Acquisition        
of Assets         2,281     13,952      6,413    1,560    2,986

Rights            
Issue             1,396      6,212      9,835    6,718    2,881

Scrip             
Dividend            159      4,601      6,812    5,356    2,272

Share             
Incentive         1,187      2,520        925      681    1,091

Via 
Prospectus           13        114        944      942      341

Waiver
of pre-emptive     
rights              130      4,038      2,935    1,538      120

Other                 0      3,131        535    2,700      297

TOTAL             5,166     34,568     28,399   19,495    9,988


*Totals May Vary Monthly



The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.



For further information contact Ailsa Thorpe at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange - Tel: +27 11 377 2306, Fax: +27 11 834 7402, Web:http://www.jse.co.za - or enter text search 'Johannesburg Stock Exchange' and 'Business Monitor'.



c Business Briefing Publishing 1997 - Tel: +44 (0)171 820 7733