Equity Capital Raised On The JSE (R Million)*

                               Month      Year to   Year to  % Change
                               Ended      Date      Date     Year to
                               May 1998   1998      1997     Date

Acquisition of assets             2,742    9,674      6,686      44.6
Rights Issue                      2,977   11,536      4,574     152.2
Scrip Dividend                       52    1,505      2,499     -39.8
Share Incentive                     292    1,291      1,012      27.6
Via Prospectus                        0      125         51     145.1
Waiver of pre-emptive Rights          0    1,657      1,731      -4.3
Other                               460      509         71     616.9

TOTAL                             6,523   26,297     16,624      58.2

                                   1997           1996           1995

Acquisition of assets            21,612          6,413          1,560
Rights Issue                      9,671          9,835          6,718
Scrip Dividend                    6,366          6,812          5,356
Share Incentive                   3,471            925            681
Via Prospectus                      742            944            942
Waiver of pre-emptive Rights      5,170          2,935          1,538
Other                             3,286            535          2,700

TOTAL                            50,318         28,399         19,495

* Totals may vary monthly

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