16th Nov 2021 12:57
FORM 8.3
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. | |||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 15 November 2021 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | NORTONLIFELOCK INC |
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(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: | 10p ordinary | |||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: | 18,701,145 | 1.81% | 12,263,422 | 1.18% | ||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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335,243 | 0.03% | 13,334,011 | 1.29% | |||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
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| TOTAL: | 19,036,388 | 1.84% | 25,597,433 | 2.47% | ||
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale |
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| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 499 | 5.9450 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 547 | 5.9760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 715 | 5.9700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 5.9580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 721 | 5.9540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 980 | 5.9807 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,277 | 5.9520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,812 | 5.9860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,000 | 5.9718 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,362 | 5.9910 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,537 | 5.9474 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,657 | 5.9600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,786 | 5.9673 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,805 | 5.9680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,444 | 5.9560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,199 | 5.9440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,218 | 5.9900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,274 | 5.9461 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,789 | 5.9652 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,185 | 5.9817 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,231 | 5.9747 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,605 | 5.9873 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,286 | 5.9513 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,149 | 5.9895 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,348 | 5.9000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,776 | 5.9820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,319 | 5.9828 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,904 | 5.9825 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,250 | 5.9812 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,350 | 5.9801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,331 | 5.9843 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,720 | 5.9866 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,804 | 5.9422 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 32,094 | 5.9899 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 42,500 | 5.9960 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,479 | 5.9890 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 45,443 | 5.9840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,000 | 5.9915 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 101,353 | 5.9940 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 115,960 | 5.9829 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 117,447 | 5.9404 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 121,738 | 5.9880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 125,790 | 5.9800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 131,416 | 5.9920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 144,363 | 5.9790 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 145,544 | 5.9003 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 150,000 | 5.9912 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 5.9835 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 218,344 | 5.9917 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 5.9658 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 288,109 | 5.9782 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 326,337 | 5.9923 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 334,289 | 5.9563 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 422,674 | 175.7581 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 490 | 5.9695 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 547 | 5.9760 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 653 | 5.9140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 684 | 5.9890 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 721 | 5.9540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 731 | 5.9700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,277 | 5.9520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,621 | 5.9800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,812 | 5.9860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,832 | 5.9160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,992 | 5.9833 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,091 | 5.9145 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,657 | 5.9600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,805 | 5.9680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,170 | 5.9181 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,352 | 5.9873 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,444 | 5.9560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,515 | 5.9875 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,414 | 5.9838 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,415 | 5.9830 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,476 | 5.9820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,894 | 5.9880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,337 | 5.9881 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,158 | 5.9858 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,054 | 5.9822 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,618 | 5.9900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,594 | 5.9689 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,212 | 5.9152 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,221 | 5.9812 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,348 | 5.9000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,126 | 5.9532 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 16,046 | 5.9330 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,181 | 5.9844 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,686 | 5.9893 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 18,026 | 5.9508 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 20,046 | 5.9879 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,676 | 5.9732 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,800 | 5.9869 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,487 | 5.9878 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 33,935 | 5.9649 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 39,816 | 5.9727 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 45,443 | 5.9840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51,353 | 5.9940 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 64,537 | 5.9867 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 72,830 | 5.9719 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 74,042 | 5.9001 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 78,946 | 5.9883 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 92,762 | 5.9308 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 5.9915 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 105,788 | 5.9857 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 112,650 | 5.9588 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 130,926 | 5.9920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 131,367 | 5.9861 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 206,623 | 5.9580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 211,067 | 5.9865 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 215,118 | 5.9850 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 6.0026 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 300,000 | 5.9590 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 300,000 | 5.9549 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 319,769 | 5.9910 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 466,940 | 5.9494 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 508,313 | 5.9509 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 634,815 | 5.9970 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 642,813 | 5.9750 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 654,195 | 5.9729 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 825 | 5.9194 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,021 | 5.9819 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,352 | 5.9873 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,414 | 5.9838 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,415 | 5.9830 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,876 | 5.9192 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,940 | 5.9872 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 25,484 | 5.9875 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 57,529 | 5.9851 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 105,788 | 5.9857 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 131,367 | 5.9861 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 134,374 | 5.9836 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 182,028 | 5.9852 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 191,568 | 5.9841 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 209,517 | 5.9826 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 422,674 | 5.9655 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 694 | 5.9884 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,034 | 5.9737 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,206 | 5.9968 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 17,287 | 5.9673 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 40,766 | 5.9810 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 62,442 | 5.9845 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 108,543 | 5.9831 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 148,200 | 5.9732 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 422,674 | 175.8811 CZK | |||
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | 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 dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 16 Nov 2021 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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