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This material (being trade ideas, sales information, market commentary, market data and or observations or the like) has been prepared by individual sales and/or trading personnel employed by SBG Securities ("SBGS") and not by the SBGS Research or the Equities Research department of SBG Sec. It is not investment research or a research recommendation nor should it be regarded as such. This material is provided for information purposes, is intended for your use only and does not constitute an invitation or an offer to subscribe for or purchase any of the products or services mentioned. The information provided is by no means intended to provide a sufficient basis on which to make an investment decision. It is intended only to provide observations and views of the said individual sales and/or trading personnel, which may be different from, or inconsistent with, the observations and views of the SBGS Research and or SBG Security analysts or other SBG Security sales and/or trading personnel, or the proprietary positions of SBG Security and/or Standard Bank. Observations and views of the said salesperson or trader may change at any time without notice. Information and opinions presented in this material have been obtained or derived from sources believed by SBGS to be reliable, but SBGS makes no representation as to their accuracy or completeness thereof. SBGS accepts no liability for loss arising from the use of this material. This material is directed exclusively at SBGS and/or Standard Bank’s institutional investors. It is not intended for private individuals/customers and such persons should not rely on this material. It may not be forwarded to non-institutional clients. Moreover, any investment or service to which this material may relate will not be made available by Standard Bank or SBGS to such private individuals/customers. All valuations are SBGS valuation terms. Information provided on trades executed with SBGS and/or Standard Bank will not constitute an official confirmation of the trade details. Read more…

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By providing you with this sales and trading commentary, SBG Securities / Standard Bank Global Markets does not intend to influence your investment firm's behaviour in any way that may be detrimental to the interests of your client.
The information in this sales and trading commentary has not been reviewed or approved by or in conjunction with our Research Department and is not a substitute for the economic or fundamental research produced by SBG Securities Research / Standard Bank Research, and may not be treated as such. At SBG Securities / Standard Bank Global Markets, we considered this sales and trading commentary to be a minor non-monetary benefit, provided to you, as it:
 

• is intended to enhance the quality of service provided to you by us;
• is generic in nature;
• consists of short term market commentary on the latest economic statistics and/or company results and/or information on upcoming releases or events;
• contains a brief summary of the author’s own opinion on such information;
• is not substantiated nor does it include any substantive analysis; 
• reiterates the SBG Securities’ / Standard Bank Global Markets’ view on an existing recommendation or substantive research material; and/or
• is unlikely to impair your investment firm's compliance duty to act in the best interest of the client.

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