Market Profile 5 - Equity Capital Raised on the JSE (Calendar Years) (R Million)

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


                  Month      Year to     1996     1995     1994
                  ended       date
                  Jul 97     1997


Acquisition        
of Assets         3,050      11,671      6,413    1,560    2,986

Rights            
Issue                16       4,816      9,835    6,718    2,881

Scrip             
Dividend          1,704       4,442      6,812    5,356    2,272

Share             
Incentive            98       1,333        925      681    1,091

Via 
Prospectus            -         101        944      942      341

Waiver
of pre-emptive     
rights           1,443        3,909     2,935     1,538      120

Other            3,059        3,129       535     2,700      297

TOTAL            9,370       29,401    28,399    19,495    9,988
*Totals May Vary Monthly





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