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


                  Month      Year to     1996     1995     1994
                  ended      date
                  Jun 97     1997


Acquisition        
of Assets         1,936      8,621      6,413    1,560    2,986

Rights            
Issue               225      4,800      9,835    6,718    2,881

Scrip             
Dividend            239      2,738      6,812    5,356    2,272

Share             
Incentive           177        861        925      681    1,091

Via 
Prospectus           50        101        944      942      341

Waiver
of pre-emptive     
rights              735      2,466      2,935    1,538      120

Other                 0         70        535    2,700      297

TOTAL             3,408     20,031     28,399   19,495    9,988


* Totals May Vary Monthly



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