24th Dec 2020 12:30
Avast plc
(the "Company")
SHAREHOLDINGS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR)
24 December 2020
Avast plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR interests in securities of Avast plc.
Share Matching Plan ("SMP")
Under the SMP, participants can voluntarily invest up to $34,000 per year to acquire shares via deductions from their base remuneration or quarterly bonus. The Company awards the participant a number of matching shares up to a maximum of one share per one purchased share. The current holding period is two years and the current matching is one share per three purchased shares.
The following PDMRs acquired shares in Avast plc by way of the SMP.
Security | Name of PDMR | Date Shares Acquired | Number of Shares Acquired | Price per Share |
Avast plc Shares | Philip Marshall | 20 July 2020 | 2,885 | £4.4861 |
20 January 2020 | 4,511 | £3.8738 | ||
19 July 2019 | 1,874 | £2.9860 | ||
18 January 2019 | 2,175 | £2.6226 | ||
Avast plc Shares | Vincent Steckler | 18 January 2019 | 4,978 | £2.6226 |
Avast Holding B.V. 2014 Stock Option Plan ("Avast Existing Employee Share Plan")
Avast plc shares held in the Avast Existing Employee Share Plan are subject to dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Avast plc shares in the market.
The following PDMRs acquired shares in Avast plc by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in the Avast Existing Employee Share Plan.
Security | Name of PDMR | Date Shares Acquired | Number of Shares Acquired | Price per Share |
Avast plc shares | Philip Marshall | 20 June 2019
| 46
| £3.1178
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Avast plc Shares | Ulf Claesson | 20 October 2020 | 8,775 | £5.2822 |
25 June 2020 | 26,451 | £5.2105 | ||
16 October 2019 | 22,470 | £3.8320 | ||
18 June 2019 | 52,516 | £3.1180 |
The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 (3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 July 2020 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 January 2020 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 19 July 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY WAY OF REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON SHARES HELD IN THE AVAST HOLDING B.V. 2014 STOCK OPTION PLAN (AVAST EXISTING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN) | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 June 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 January 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | ULF CLAESSON | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY WAY OF REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON SHARES HELD IN THE AVAST HOLDING B.V. 2014 STOCK OPTION PLAN (AVAST EXISTING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN) | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 20 October 2020 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | ULF CLAESSON | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY WAY OF REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON SHARES HELD IN THE AVAST HOLDING B.V. 2014 STOCK OPTION PLAN (AVAST EXISTING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN) | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 25 June 2020 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | ULF CLAESSON | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY WAY OF REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON SHARES HELD IN THE AVAST HOLDING B.V. 2014 STOCK OPTION PLAN (AVAST EXISTING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN) | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 16 October 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | ULF CLAESSON | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY WAY OF REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS RECEIVED ON SHARES HELD IN THE AVAST HOLDING B.V. 2014 STOCK OPTION PLAN (AVAST EXISTING EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN) | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 June 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | VINCENT STECKLER | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | CEO | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 January 2019 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
Kelby Barton
Company Secretary
Avast Plc.
LEI Number: 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27
Classification: 3.1. Information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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