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Essential basis and standards relating to the value judgements contained in the documents:

The valuations underlying DAN/AG’s investment judgements are based on generally accepted and widely used methods of fundamental analysis, such as the DCF (discounted cash flow) model, peer group comparisons and where appropriate, a sum-of-the-parts model.

Significance of the investment judgement:

“Buy“: in the opinion of DAN/AG’s analyst, the share price will rise within the next twelve months.

“Sell“: in the opinion of DAN/AG’s analyst, the share price will fall within the next twelve months.


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