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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

21st Jul 2022 09:28

RNS Number : 2935T

Societe Generale SA

21 July 2022

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Avast plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	20/07/2022
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: NortonLifeLock Inc.

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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	15,775,152	1.51	10,053	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,675	0.00	8,296,053	0.80
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	15,783,827	1.52	8,306,106	0.80

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	2,793	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	872	5.284
Ordinary	Purchase	293	5.322
Ordinary	Purchase	802	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	801	5.318
Ordinary	Purchase	550	5.322
Ordinary	Purchase	486	5.322
Ordinary	Purchase	532	5.296
Ordinary	Purchase	635	5.294
Ordinary	Purchase	612	5.294
Ordinary	Purchase	808	5.264
Ordinary	Purchase	612	5.312
Ordinary	Purchase	812	5.242
Ordinary	Purchase	107	5.308
Ordinary	Purchase	269	5.308
Ordinary	Purchase	612	5.308
Ordinary	Purchase	112	5.308
Ordinary	Purchase	612	5.318
Ordinary	Purchase	393	5.318
Ordinary	Purchase	42	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	46	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	756	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	471	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	192	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	509	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	9	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	600	5.29
Ordinary	Purchase	676	5.314
Ordinary	Purchase	159	5.314
Ordinary	Purchase	427	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	639	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	303	5.312
Ordinary	Purchase	286	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	96	5.284
Ordinary	Purchase	244	5.284
Ordinary	Purchase	2,572	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	17,317	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	5,396	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,472	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,389	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	6,598	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,095	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	891	5.294
Ordinary	Purchase	116	5.388
Ordinary	Purchase	2,139	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,139	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,139	5.27
Ordinary	Purchase	64	5.388
Ordinary	Purchase	34	5.388
Ordinary	Purchase	143	5.32
Ordinary	Purchase	606	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	769	5.312
Ordinary	Purchase	347	5.292
Ordinary	Purchase	462	5.244
Ordinary	Purchase	78	5.292
Ordinary	Purchase	1,116	5.296
Ordinary	Purchase	127	5.31
Ordinary	Purchase	347	5.31
Ordinary	Purchase	693	5.292
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.258
Ordinary	Purchase	233	5.258
Ordinary	Purchase	302	5.32
Ordinary	Purchase	555	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	52	5.262
Ordinary	Purchase	769	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	561	5.262
Ordinary	Purchase	769	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	769	5.32
Ordinary	Purchase	769	5.318
Ordinary	Purchase	192	5.292
Ordinary	Purchase	403	5.294
Ordinary	Purchase	403	5.296
Ordinary	Purchase	452	5.254
Ordinary	Purchase	765	5.294
Ordinary	Purchase	1,659	5.316
Ordinary	Purchase	1,702	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	71	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	1	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	476	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	702	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	188	5.254
Ordinary	Sale	183	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	274	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	181	5.24
Ordinary	Sale	227	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	111	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	173	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	175	5.26
Ordinary	Sale	108	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	144	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	153	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	143	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	184	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	157	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	178	5.24
Ordinary	Sale	95	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	167	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	178	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	139	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	284	5.308
Ordinary	Sale	112	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	127	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	175	5.24
Ordinary	Sale	94	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	179	5.244
Ordinary	Sale	157	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	130	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	719	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	242	5.312
Ordinary	Sale	229	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	175	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	187	5.24
Ordinary	Sale	161	5.3
Ordinary	Sale	280	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	925	5.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,174	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	175	5.244
Ordinary	Sale	112	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	315	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	254	5.258
Ordinary	Sale	139	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	182	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	139	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	406	5.284
Ordinary	Sale	184	5.24
Ordinary	Sale	214	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	169	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	178	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	203	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	313	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	102	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	134	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	179	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	115	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	216	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	206	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	139	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	190	5.258
Ordinary	Sale	214	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	117	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	174	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	178	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	124	5.284
Ordinary	Sale	111	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	292	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	173	5.26
Ordinary	Sale	211	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	547	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	169	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	307	5.254
Ordinary	Sale	160	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	177	5.248
Ordinary	Sale	92	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	113	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	155	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	103	5.29
Ordinary	Sale	308	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	264	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	156	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	138	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	250	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	214	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	437	5.262
Ordinary	Sale	168	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	219	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	116	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	157	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	167	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	105	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	159	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	96	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	170	5.26
Ordinary	Sale	153	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	115	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	134	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	254	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	129	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	446	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	162	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	228	5.254
Ordinary	Sale	197	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	155	5.298
Ordinary	Sale	123	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	147	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	130	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	160	5.252
Ordinary	Sale	102	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	234	5.26
Ordinary	Sale	158	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	328	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	221	5.3
Ordinary	Sale	159	5.248
Ordinary	Sale	176	5.268
Ordinary	Sale	271	5.278
Ordinary	Sale	114	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	119	5.286
Ordinary	Sale	176	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	239	5.31
Ordinary	Sale	111	5.284
Ordinary	Sale	152	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	148	5.264
Ordinary	Sale	212	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	165	5.258
Ordinary	Sale	258	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	228	5.254
Ordinary	Sale	312	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	113	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	194	5.27
Ordinary	Sale	174	5.246
Ordinary	Sale	220	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	154	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	175	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	222	5.254
Ordinary	Sale	141	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	111	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	172	5.256
Ordinary	Sale	169	5.25
Ordinary	Sale	165	5.288
Ordinary	Sale	176	5.28
Ordinary	Sale	85	5.292
Ordinary	Sale	378	5.316
Ordinary	Sale	256	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	219	5.306
Ordinary	Sale	142	5.316
	Total Purchases	78,072
	Total Sales	30,348

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

(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

GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	21/07/2022
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	+44 20 7676 6969

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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