Pick n Pay Stores Limited and its subsidiaries
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    GROUP  
    2009       2008    
    Rm       Rm    
20. TREASURY SHARES          
20.1 Treasury shares comprise Pick n Pay Stores Limited and Pick n Pay Holdings          
  Limited shares held by subsidiary companies and the share trust.          
  At 1 March 814.3       630.2    
  Share repurchases 21.6       299.6    
  Take-up of share options by employees (92.3)      (115.5)   
  At 28 February 743.6       814.3    
  Comprises:          
  Pick n Pay Stores Limited shares 689.2       759.9    
  Pick n Pay Holdings Limited shares 54.4       54.4    
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20.2 The movement in the number of treasury shares held is as follows:          
  Pick n Pay Stores Limited          
  At 1 March 35 460.3       30 138.2    
  Shares purchased during the year 576.9       8 336.4    
  Shares sold during the year pursuant to the take-up of share options by employees (2 686.0)      (3 014.3)   
  At 28 February 33 351.2       35 460.3    
  Comprises:          
  Shares held by share trust 7 614.6       9 723.7    
  Shares held by a subsidiary company 25 736.6       25 736.6    
  Average purchase price of shares purchased during the year R33.45       R35.09    
  Average purchase price of shares held at year-end R20.66       R21.43    
  Pick n Pay Holdings Limited          
  At 1 March 12 908.6       16 300.5    
  Shares purchased during the year 330.4       650.6    
  Shares sold during the year, pursuant to the take-up of share options by employees (1 112.3)    (4 042.5)   
  At 28 February 12 126.7       12 908.6    
  Comprises:          
  Shares held by share trust 10 418.5       11 228.3    
  Shares held by a subsidiary company 1 708.2       1 680.3    
  Average purchase price of shares purchased during the year R13.92       R15.22    
  Average purchase price of shares held at year-end R4.49       R4.21