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


                  Month      Year to     1996     1995     1994
                  ended      date
                  Nov 97     1997


Acquisition        
of Assets         1,997      21,132      6,413    1,560    2,986

Rights           
Issue             1,427       9,472      9,835    6,718    2,881

Scrip             
Dividend            309       5,594      6,812    5,356    2,272

Share             
Incentive            94       3,115       925      681     1,091

Via 
Prospectus          510         727       944      942      341 

Waiver
of pre-emptive     
rights               69       4,996     2,935     1,538      120

Other                 0       3,206       535     2,700      297

TOTAL             4,406      48,242    28,399    19,495    9,988
*Totals May Vary Monthly





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