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


                  Month      Year to     1996     1995     1994
                  ended      date
                  Oct 97     1997


Acquisition        
of Assets         1,891     19,134      6,413    1,560    2,986

Rights            
Issue               822      8,054      9,835    6,718    2,881

Scrip             
Dividend            677      5,285      6,812    5,356    2,272

Share             
Incentive           371      3,021        925      681    1,091

Via 
Prospectus           98        218        944      942      341

Waiver
of pre-emptive     
rights              637      4,927      2,935    1,538      120

Other                76      3,206        535    2,700      297

TOTAL             4,572     43,845     28,399   19,495    9,988


*Totals May Vary Monthly



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