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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

14th Oct 2021 10:20

RNS Number : 0976P
Societe Generale SA
14 October 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

13/10/2021

(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:

38,357,815

3.71

13,670

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

4,056,385

0.39

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

38,357,815

3.71

4,070,055

0.39

 

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

870

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

180

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

240

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,842

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

826

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

147

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

49

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

16

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

253

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

149

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

487

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

1,251

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

370

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

300

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

594

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

22

5.592

Ordinary

Purchase

75

5.592

Ordinary

Purchase

384

5.592

Ordinary

Purchase

468

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

366

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

923

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,757

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

402

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

2,084

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

410

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

211

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

211

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

262

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

410

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

211

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

235

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

348

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

870

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

27

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

90

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

211

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

287

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

102

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

8

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

350

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

784

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

262

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

118

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

465

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

106

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

98

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

30

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

60

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

324

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

580

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

309

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

809

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

1,930

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

55

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

580

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

580

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

309

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

35

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

510

5.602

Ordinary

Purchase

177

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

250

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

731

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

8,585

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

3,575

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

3,225

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

106

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

1,931

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

1,920

5.62

Ordinary

Purchase

919

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,197

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

336

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

656

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

289

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

1,958

5.63

Ordinary

Purchase

604

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

1,804

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

49

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

1,689

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

478

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

270

5.634

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.634

Ordinary

Purchase

1,188

5.634

Ordinary

Purchase

486

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

512

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

312

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

1,781

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

3

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

22

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

396

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

183

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

810

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

570

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

850

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

134

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

46

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

170

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

370

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

601

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

727

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

137

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

507

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

363

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

358

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,410

5.592

Ordinary

Purchase

164

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,750

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

842

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

201

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

254

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

919

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

221

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

560

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

467

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

2,060

5.594

Ordinary

Purchase

1,992

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

689

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

919

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

402

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

797

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

1,170

5.606

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

319

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

402

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

919

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

583

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

57

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

179

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

782

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

603

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

305

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

477

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

782

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

245

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

559

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

538

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,005

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,358

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

892

5.628

Ordinary

Purchase

784

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

548

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

261

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

919

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

688

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

403

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

480

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

650

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

23

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

671

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

1,441

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

806

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

806

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

682

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

25

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

806

5.626

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.632

Ordinary

Purchase

463

5.632

Ordinary

Purchase

782

5.624

Ordinary

Purchase

1,116

5.632

Ordinary

Purchase

15

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

563

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

337

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

674

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

799

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

80

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

843

5.598

Ordinary

Sale

357

5.598

Ordinary

Sale

24

5.598

Ordinary

Sale

450

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

274

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

426

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

1,086

5.62

Ordinary

Sale

788

5.596

Ordinary

Sale

1,530

5.594

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.594

Ordinary

Sale

1,225

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

467

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

700

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

565

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

220

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

42

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

240

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

240

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

247

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

243

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

488

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

221

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

216

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

219

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

198

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

204

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

200

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

213

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

195

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

431

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

236

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

222

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

382

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

539

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

634

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

171

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

960

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

435

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

440

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

474

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

196

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

400

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

638

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

163

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

185

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

193

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

314

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

560

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

336

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

427

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

322

5.62

Ordinary

Sale

459

5.62

Ordinary

Sale

262

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

246

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

255

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

392

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

225

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

249

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

279

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

321

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

255

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

273

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

301

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

277

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

325

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

298

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

479

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

254

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

271

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

390

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

172

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

153

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

233

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

152

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

225

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

225

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

225

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

158

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

170

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

145

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

170

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

163

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

198

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

161

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

280

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

162

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

159

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

147

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

156

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

154

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

178

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

148

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

153

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

212

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

169

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

147

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

55

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

205

5.636

Ordinary

Sale

315

5.636

Ordinary

Sale

188

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

170

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

176

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

184

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

176

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

226

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

165

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

229

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

179

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

166

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

187

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

219

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

293

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

176

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

183

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

579

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

168

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

175

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

1,004

5.624

Ordinary

Sale

212

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

262

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

237

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

238

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

656

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

210

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

694

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

291

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

349

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

330

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

633

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

327

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

414

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

343

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

235

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

371

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

475

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

270

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

385

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

444

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

360

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

391

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

381

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

242

5.632

 

Total Purchases

118,232

 

 

Total Sales

52,826

 

 

 

(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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

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"

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14/10/2021

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.

 

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