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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

21st Sep 2021 09:42

RNS Number : 4471M

Societe Generale SA

21 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	20/09/2021
(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:	28,645,272	2.77	2,411	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	3,894,303	0.38
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	28,645,272	2.77	3,896,714	0.38

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	483	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,244	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,244	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	57	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,244	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	244	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	221	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,137	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,271	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	1,931	5.766
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.752
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.752
Ordinary	Purchase	89	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	519	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	413	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	461	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	1,485	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	1,938	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	338	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	424	5.724
Ordinary	Purchase	1,145	5.748
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.748
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,244	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	144	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.704
Ordinary	Purchase	755	5.704
Ordinary	Purchase	222	5.762
Ordinary	Purchase	790	5.762
Ordinary	Purchase	1,217	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	371	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	68	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	1,326	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	195	5.754
Ordinary	Purchase	371	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	328	5.724
Ordinary	Purchase	307	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	448	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	317	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	796	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,933	5.756
Ordinary	Purchase	2	5.76
Ordinary	Purchase	495	5.718
Ordinary	Purchase	558	5.718
Ordinary	Purchase	978	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	338	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,327	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	405	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	11	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	7,583	5.718
Ordinary	Purchase	226	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	11	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,235	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	41	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	54	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	290	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	1,352	5.734
Ordinary	Purchase	220	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	631	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	299	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	394	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	264	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	19	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	493	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	325	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	677	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	120	5.738
Ordinary	Purchase	226	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	374	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	176	5.74
Ordinary	Purchase	246	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	254	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	684	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	652	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	290	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	481	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	280	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	627	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	226	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	282	5.73
Ordinary	Purchase	120	5.732
Ordinary	Purchase	60	5.77
Ordinary	Purchase	9,781	5.718
Ordinary	Purchase	387	5.718429
Ordinary	Purchase	4,125	5.718429
Ordinary	Purchase	14,379	5.735147
Ordinary	Purchase	153,125	5.735147
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	5.7378675
Ordinary	Purchase	17	6.06216
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	5.830914
Ordinary	Sale	455	5.718
Ordinary	Sale	808	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	802	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	793	5.732
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	428	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	141	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	762	5.73
Ordinary	Sale	766	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	129	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	784	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	1,366	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	836	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	785	5.74
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	376	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	3,757	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	420	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	1,802	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	813	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	758	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	60	5.77
Ordinary	Sale	11	5.772
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.77
Ordinary	Sale	404	5.77
Ordinary	Sale	1,947	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	757	5.722
Ordinary	Sale	758	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	758	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	857	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	32	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	798	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	868	5.73
Ordinary	Sale	185	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	758	5.732
Ordinary	Sale	759	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	765	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	467	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	718	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	778	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	638	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	428	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	47	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	773	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	780	5.74
Ordinary	Sale	764	5.742
Ordinary	Sale	765	5.74
Ordinary	Sale	755	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	755	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	754	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	320	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	1,830	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	1,932	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	766	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.722
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.722
Ordinary	Sale	1,544	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	3,162	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	767	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	2,474	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	415	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	794	5.74
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	1,924	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	20	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	1,948	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	738	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	108	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	5	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	1,012	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	930	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	1,263	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	805	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	895	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	545	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	1,810	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	9	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	319	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	1,742	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	1,946	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	753	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	563	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	687	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	413	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	532	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	687	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	274	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	40	5.738
Ordinary	Sale	2,002	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	552	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	390	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	389	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	174	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	815	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	15	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	56	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	398	5.748
Ordinary	Sale	111	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	541	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	270	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	134	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	511	5.722
Ordinary	Sale	550	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	644	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	14	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	420	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	774	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	893	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	428	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	1,766	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	901	5.732
Ordinary	Sale	347	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	723	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	417	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	511	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	386	5.734
Ordinary	Sale	765	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	557	5.728
Ordinary	Sale	541	5.72
Ordinary	Sale	542	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	389	5.736
Ordinary	Sale	411	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	380	5.74
Ordinary	Sale	389	5.724
Ordinary	Sale	1,380	5.726
Ordinary	Sale	17	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	17	6.032
	Total Purchases	539,301
	Total Sales	102,458

(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	9,781	5.718
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	387	5.718429
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,125	5.718429
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	14,379	5.735147
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	153,125	5.735147
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	200,000	5.7378675

(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:	21/09/2021
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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