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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

20th Sep 2021 11:54

RNS Number : 3267M

Societe Generale SA

20 September 2021

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	17/09/2021
(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:	28,208,429	2.73	2,411	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	3,512,506	0.34
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	28,208,429	2.73	3,514,917	0.34

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	142	5.796
Ordinary	Purchase	418	5.796
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500,000	5.818
Ordinary	Purchase	59	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	16	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	7	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	61	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	10	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	77	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	77	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	66	5.778
Ordinary	Purchase	77	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	7,737	5.75
Ordinary	Purchase	919	5.792
Ordinary	Purchase	996	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	4	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	204	5.818
Ordinary	Purchase	203	5.818
Ordinary	Purchase	590	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	3,001	5.75
Ordinary	Purchase	37,221	5.75
Ordinary	Purchase	33,606	5.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,022	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,078	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	430	5.802
Ordinary	Purchase	490	5.804
Ordinary	Purchase	691	5.788
Ordinary	Purchase	44	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	154	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	479	5.792
Ordinary	Purchase	2	5.792
Ordinary	Purchase	419	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	415	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	683	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	1,953	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	459	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	368	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	80	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	1,916	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	1,915	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	1,120	5.784
Ordinary	Purchase	822	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,553	5.78
Ordinary	Purchase	928	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	991	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	1,522	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	1,916	5.786
Ordinary	Purchase	1,487	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	428	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	185	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,253	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	803	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.782
Ordinary	Purchase	707	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	130	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	11	5.788
Ordinary	Purchase	1	5.788
Ordinary	Purchase	734	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	3	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	313	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	661	5.798
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.814
Ordinary	Purchase	7	5.814
Ordinary	Purchase	480	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	327	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	21	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	691	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	517	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	691	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,345	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	509	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,709	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	691	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,345	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	327	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	509	5.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,036	5.816
Ordinary	Purchase	49,879	5.756346
Ordinary	Purchase	531,193	5.756346
Ordinary	Purchase	2,206	5.790403
Ordinary	Purchase	23,496	5.790405
Ordinary	Purchase	2,017,726	5.8000378
Ordinary	Purchase	1,743,533	5.8
Ordinary	Sale	423	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	1,382	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	897	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	142	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	2	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	16	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	211	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	95,416	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	40,820	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	5,754	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	30,517	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	135,503	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	6,261	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	1,341	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	64	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,361	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	23	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	348	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	145	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	343	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	573	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	752	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	446	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	137	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	98	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	52	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	150	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	27	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	19	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	178	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	891	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	74	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	992	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	203	5.798
Ordinary	Sale	169	5.798
Ordinary	Sale	579	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	53	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	1,488	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	156	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	299	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	505	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	371	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	275	5.768
Ordinary	Sale	234	5.768
Ordinary	Sale	1,055	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	219	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	199	5.798
Ordinary	Sale	490	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	989	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	1,039	5.798
Ordinary	Sale	23	5.798
Ordinary	Sale	380	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	2	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	614	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	23	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	78	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	884	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	552	5.792
Ordinary	Sale	497	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	497	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	497	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	550	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	228	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	4	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	617	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	20	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	733	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	51	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	603	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	24	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	390	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	32	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	497	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	550	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	238	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	605	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	225	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	654	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	781	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	413	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	260	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	96	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.788
Ordinary	Sale	694	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	344	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	135	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	244	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.788
Ordinary	Sale	410	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	255	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	795	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	1,862	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	220	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	1,053	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	144	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	531	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	583	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	698	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	263	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	2,365	5.77
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,491	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	287	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	318	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	420	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	1,199	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	256	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	353	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	368	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.754
Ordinary	Sale	778	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	691	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,411	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	778	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	6,291	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,085	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	714	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	494	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	1,313	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	820	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	570	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	1,867	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	447	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	762	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	687	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	1,073	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	1	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	415	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	689	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	351	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	1,013	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	229	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	990	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	316	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	829	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	775	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	407	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	38	5.796
Ordinary	Sale	805	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	1,263	5.796
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	339	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	275	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	438	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	980	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	51	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	546	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	805	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	523	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	282	5.784
Ordinary	Sale	1,386	5.77
Ordinary	Sale	532	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	421	5.786
Ordinary	Sale	336	5.786
Ordinary	Sale	772	5.754
Ordinary	Sale	987	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	741	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	955	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	392	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	162	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	925	5.776
Ordinary	Sale	924	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	1,047	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	349	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	615	5.754
Ordinary	Sale	343	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	662	5.794
Ordinary	Sale	807	5.782
Ordinary	Sale	638	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	610	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,302	5.774
Ordinary	Sale	327	5.768
Ordinary	Sale	649	5.768
Ordinary	Sale	933	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	348	5.778
Ordinary	Sale	42	5.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,036	5.79
Ordinary	Sale	57	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	330	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	592	5.758
Ordinary	Sale	318	5.758
Ordinary	Sale	890	5.756
Ordinary	Sale	464	5.758
	Total Purchases	7,007,752
	Total Sales	441,420

(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
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	49,879	5.756346
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	531,193	5.756346
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,206	5.790403
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23,496	5.790405

(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:	20/09/2021
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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