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About the Stock Exchange Handbook        Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2021 – Issue 3

          Our research team has close working relation-  average value of shares traded per week, and (iii)
       ships with most listed companies, and all companies  the percentage of issued shares traded over the last
       receive regular proofs from our database. Changes or  year. (ii) is based on the latest share price available
       omissions brought to our attention by listed  before going to print. (iii) is annualised where full
       companiesarecorrectedimmediately.Wewouldlike  year data is not available.
       to thank listed companies for their ongoing  Market Cap: Market Capitalisation (calculated as
       co-operation,andforcheckingandreturningproofs.  total number of outstanding shares multiplied by
                                                  share price)
       Definitions: Quick Notes                   NAV: Net Asset Value

          This section provides definitions for common  (P): Pro-forma financials
       abbreviations used in the Stock Exchange Handbook.  P/E: Ratio of Price to Earnings (12-month rolling
       For complete definitions of all line data items in  HEPS-C)
       the  Stock  Exchange  Handbook,  please  visit
       www.sharedata.co.za/v2/Scripts/Directory/  PEG: Price/Earnings Growth ratio
       Sharepaedia/QuickRef.aspx.                 (rst): Restated result
                                                  Scr/100: The number of shares a shareholder can
       Definitions in alphabetical order          elect to receive per one hundred ordinary share
       Beta: Volatility in relation to the FTSE/JSE All  held instead of a cash dividend.
       Share index                                Tr 5yr av grwth %: Trailing five year average
       Calendar: Unconfirmed, ProfileData estimate;  growth (ie, average of five years to that point)
       Estimate, provisional date provided by company;  TRI: Total Return Index (ie, price performance
       Confirmed, firm date provided by company   includingreinvestmentofdividends/distributions)
       cps: cents per share                       Volatility: Standard deviation of month-on-month
       D:E: Debt:Equity Ratio                     percentage price change over 36 months
       Directors: ne: non-executive; alt:alternatedirector;  ZAR: South African rands
       ind ne: independent non-executive director  ZARc: South African cents
       DPLU: Gross Distribution per Linked Unit –used  Note: All financial statements are presented in
       for loan stockcompanies wheresharesarelinked to  accordance with International Financial Reporting
       a debt instrument (ie, the distribution is part  Standards (IFRS) unless otherwise stated.
       dividend, part interest. See DPS)
       DPS: Gross Dividends per Share (or Distributions
       per Share in some cases)
       EPLU: Earnings per Linked Unit – used for loan
       stock companies where shares are linked to a debt
       instrument (see EPS)
       EPS:EarningsperShare–Earnings(profits)pershare
       HEPLU-C: Headline Earnings per Linked Unit
       from continued operations – used for loan stock
       companies where shares are linked to a debt
       instrument (see HEPS-C)
       HEPS-C: Headline Earnings per Share from
       continuedoperations–Earnings(profits)pershare
       excluding the effects of exceptional items and
       discontinued operations.
       Hline Erngs-CO: Headline earnings from continuing
       operations.
       Ldt: Last day to trade (to qualify for dividends or
       other corporate action)
       Ldr: Last day to register (to qualify for dividends or
       other corporate action)
       Liquidity: The three figures shown are (i) the
       average number of shares traded per week, (ii) the

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