FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 27/01/2025 17:29 RNS Number :
8520U
|
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
|
A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
|
MORE
|
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
|
1.
|
KEY
INFORMATION
|
(a)
|
Full name of discloser:
|
Barclays PLC.
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(b)
|
Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
|
|
(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
|
AVIVA PLC
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(d)
|
If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
|
|
(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
|
23
Jan 2025
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(f)
|
In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
|
YES:
DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
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2.
|
POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
|
(a)
|
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
|
Class of relevant security:
|
32
17/19p ordinary
|
|
Interests
|
Short
Positions
|
Number
|
(%)
|
Number
|
(%)
|
(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
|
20,646,952
|
0.77%
|
21,099,438
|
0.79%
|
(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
2,960,619
|
0.11%
|
15,035,689
|
0.56%
|
(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
|
0
|
0.00%
|
466,687
|
0.02%
|
TOTAL:
|
23,607,571
|
0.88%
|
36,601,814
|
1.37%
|
(b)
|
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
|
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
|
|
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
|
|
3.
|
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
|
(a)
|
Purchase and sales
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Purchase/sale
|
Number of
securities
|
Price per
unit
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
362,480
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
231,966
|
5.1177 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
182,393
|
5.1102 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
111,788
|
5.1193 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
89,041
|
5.1133 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
60,360
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
56,135
|
5.1125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
50,950
|
5.1155 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
41,700
|
5.1070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
39,659
|
5.1342 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
24,372
|
5.1135 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
23,802
|
5.1240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,068
|
5.1086 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,664
|
5.1213 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,436
|
5.1101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,461
|
5.1185 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,886
|
5.1180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,820
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,970
|
5.1210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,532
|
5.1179 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,999
|
5.1220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,417
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,669
|
5.1020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,255
|
5.1178 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,100
|
5.1123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,780
|
5.1000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,472
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,430
|
5.1007 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,377
|
5.1060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,090
|
5.1188 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,996
|
5.1120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,947
|
5.1100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,782
|
5.0960 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,766
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,612
|
5.1040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,182
|
5.1083 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,036
|
5.1170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,925
|
5.1080 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
2,894
|
12.8039 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,520
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,476
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,892
|
5.0980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,872
|
5.1300 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,773
|
5.1152 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
1,200
|
12.7300 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
845
|
5.0983 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
269,780
|
5.1149 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
199,850
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
108,488
|
5.1176 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
95,403
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
86,436
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82,944
|
5.1118 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
78,059
|
5.1187 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
62,338
|
5.1127 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
55,385
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
46,030
|
5.1314 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
43,044
|
5.1158 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,566
|
5.1203 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,052
|
5.1146 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,804
|
5.1171 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,608
|
5.1240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,797
|
5.1179 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,704
|
5.1266 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,721
|
5.1072 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,265
|
5.1199 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,886
|
5.1180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,722
|
5.1100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,594
|
5.1191 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,273
|
5.1119 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,063
|
5.1172 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,007
|
5.1156 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,485
|
5.1220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,393
|
5.1134 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,329
|
5.1136 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,811
|
5.1090 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,900
|
5.1267 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,777
|
5.1074 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,767
|
5.1093 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,669
|
5.1020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,947
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,656
|
5.1060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,472
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,996
|
5.1120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,783
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,782
|
5.0960 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,780
|
5.1000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,497
|
5.1129 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,168
|
5.1040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,992
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,956
|
5.1143 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
2,894
|
12.8039 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,812
|
5.1107 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,611
|
5.1051 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,554
|
5.1115 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,385
|
5.1080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,009
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,892
|
5.0980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,872
|
5.1300 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,773
|
5.1152 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,708
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,643
|
5.1144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,544
|
5.0963 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,250
|
5.1148 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
1,200
|
12.7300 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
777
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
747
|
5.1159 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
497
|
5.0930 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
442
|
5.1320 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24
|
5.1050 GBP
|
(b)
|
Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
Class of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
reference
securities
|
Price per
unit
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,453
|
5.0979 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,721
|
5.1072 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
372
|
5.1080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,736
|
5.1101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
43,317
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
64,662
|
5.1119 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
46,689
|
5.1123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
62,338
|
5.1127 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,393
|
5.1134 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,329
|
5.1136 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,150
|
5.1143 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,643
|
5.1144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
137
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,250
|
5.1148 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
269,780
|
5.1149 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,708
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
43,044
|
5.1158 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
747
|
5.1159 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
777
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,325
|
5.1169 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
35,743
|
5.1171 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
8,063
|
5.1172 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
93,453
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
68,222
|
5.1181 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
78,059
|
5.1187 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,783
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,395
|
5.1191 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
199
|
5.1192 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
74,368
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,265
|
5.1199 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
76,571
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,446
|
5.1208 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
27,501
|
5.1222 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,900
|
5.1267 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
24,794
|
5.1053 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
41,700
|
5.1070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
74,154
|
5.1097 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
83,445
|
5.1121 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
40,233
|
5.1122 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
56,135
|
5.1125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
18,735
|
5.1131 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
50,950
|
5.1155 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
160
|
5.1168 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
80
|
5.1170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,153
|
5.1177 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
93,068
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
13,097
|
5.1198 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
330,300
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
8,950
|
5.1203 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
85,749
|
5.1208 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7,970
|
5.1210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,002
|
5.1210 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
489
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
12,980
|
5.1130 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
294
|
5.1156 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
6,306
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,689
|
5.1196 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,200
|
5.1003 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
103,568
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
19,269
|
5.1161 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,321
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,689
|
5.1183 GBP
|
|
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
|
Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
|
Exercise
price
per unit
|
Type
|
Expiry
date
|
Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
|
|
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(ii)
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Exercising
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
securities
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(d)
|
Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
|
|
|
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
|
(a)
|
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
|
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
|
NONE
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(b)
|
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
|
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
|
NONE
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(c)
|
Attachments
|
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
|
Date of disclosure:
|
07 Feb 2025
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Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN
POSITIONS)
|
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND
DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
|
PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
|
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the
Takeover Code (the "Code")
|
1. KEY INFORMATION
|
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings
are being disclosed:
|
Barclays PLC.
|
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this from relates:
|
AVIVA PLC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
|
Class
of
relevant
security
|
Product
description
|
Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
|
Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
|
Exercise
price
per unit
|
Type
|
Expiry
date
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-241,315
|
4.4050
|
European
|
06 May
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-120,789
|
5.3305
|
European
|
06 Jun
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-104,583
|
5.3176
|
European
|
05 Jun
2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL
ETC.
|
Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
|
|