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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

29th Sep 2021 11:32

RNS Number : 3984N
Societe Generale SA
29 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

28/09/2021

(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:

36,133,859

3.49

1,636

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:

36,133,859

3.49

4,058,021

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

2,202

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

4,833

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

91

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

1,120

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

178

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

50

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

154

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

53

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

361

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

83

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

312

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

131

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

131

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

296

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

52

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

22

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

75

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

132

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

268

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

64

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

73

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

259

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

28

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

387

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

28

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

109

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

387

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

102

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

772

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

808

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

862

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

825

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

544

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

934

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

18

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

415

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

739

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

445

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

660

5.668

Ordinary

Purchase

710

5.668

Ordinary

Purchase

827

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

117

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

375

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

97

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

273

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

842

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

811

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

132

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

255

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

685

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

873

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

567

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

802

5.708

Ordinary

Purchase

754

5.704

Ordinary

Purchase

765

5.706

Ordinary

Purchase

105

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

498

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

1,415

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

682

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

1,116

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

759

5.706

Ordinary

Purchase

775

5.708

Ordinary

Purchase

690

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

1,097

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

914

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

135

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

428

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

971

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

487

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

511

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

63

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

888

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

513

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

454

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

115

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

431

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

514

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

1,225

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

851

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

169

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

163

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

141

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

287

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

141

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

396

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

97

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

760

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

1,101

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

1,103

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

169

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

173

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

403

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

173

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

144

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

144

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

457

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

344

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

403

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

760

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

403

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

764

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

1,326

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

320

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

558

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

438

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

766

5.708

Ordinary

Purchase

769

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

140

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

173

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

403

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

144

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

557

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

414

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

760

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

454

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

850

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

852

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

846

5.708

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

432

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

771

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

820

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

2,269

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

2,039

5.702

Ordinary

Purchase

55

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.666

Ordinary

Purchase

636

5.714

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.71

Ordinary

Purchase

67

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

76

5.712

Ordinary

Purchase

179

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

636

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

693

5.674

Ordinary

Purchase

347

5.674

Ordinary

Purchase

2,111

5.69

Ordinary

Purchase

3,032

5.69

Ordinary

Purchase

253

5.668

Ordinary

Purchase

86

5.674

Ordinary

Purchase

278

5.662

Ordinary

Purchase

2,769

5.69

Ordinary

Purchase

849

5.674

Ordinary

Purchase

297

5.674

Ordinary

Purchase

2,667

5.684

Ordinary

Purchase

385

5.684

Ordinary

Purchase

3,032

5.664

Ordinary

Purchase

3,032

5.662

Ordinary

Purchase

685

5.662

Ordinary

Purchase

2,131

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

644

5.672

Ordinary

Purchase

3,035

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

334

5.676

Ordinary

Purchase

824

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

308

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

171

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

537

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

307

5.676

Ordinary

Purchase

57

5.676

Ordinary

Purchase

12

5.676

Ordinary

Purchase

1,267

5.68

Ordinary

Purchase

272

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

10,622

5.702

Ordinary

Sale

625

5.702

Ordinary

Sale

364

5.702

Ordinary

Sale

313

5.702

Ordinary

Sale

405

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.716

Ordinary

Sale

269

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

433

5.7

Ordinary

Sale

47

5.7

Ordinary

Sale

20

5.7

Ordinary

Sale

408

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

370

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

435

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

470

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.666

Ordinary

Sale

378

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

480

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

426

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

386

5.708

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

430

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

398

5.664

Ordinary

Sale

1,198

5.708

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

360

5.686

Ordinary

Sale

69

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

40

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.686

Ordinary

Sale

60

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

454

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

441

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.696

Ordinary

Sale

216

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

284

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.666

Ordinary

Sale

409

5.722

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

10

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

403

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

5,799

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

7,832

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

1,546

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

755

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

22

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

3,051

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

522

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

949

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

394

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

420

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

550

5.692

Ordinary

Sale

767

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

458

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

38

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

380

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

230

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

170

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

390

5.708

Ordinary

Sale

410

5.686

Ordinary

Sale

433

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

5.662

Ordinary

Sale

489

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

371

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

425

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

517

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

861

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

830

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

1,040

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

823

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

423

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

830

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

812

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

423

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

139

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

94

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

382

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

408

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

828

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.706

Ordinary

Sale

1,957

5.734

Ordinary

Sale

342

5.706

Ordinary

Sale

2,404

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

1,557

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

1,586

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

378

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

3,300

5.672

Ordinary

Sale

76

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

964

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

328

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

497

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

188

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

799

5.67

Ordinary

Sale

3,348

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

98

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

172

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

820

5.692

Ordinary

Sale

825

5.694

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.692

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.692

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

4,378

5.668

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.67

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.672

Ordinary

Sale

1,350

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

3,507

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

847

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.664

Ordinary

Sale

327

5.664

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

442

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

1,279

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

735

5.706

Ordinary

Sale

292

5.706

Ordinary

Sale

1,965

5.706

Ordinary

Sale

312

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

819

5.716

Ordinary

Sale

1,038

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

1,962

5.716

Ordinary

Sale

157

5.726

Ordinary

Sale

533

5.726

Ordinary

Sale

788

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

520

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

320

5.726

Ordinary

Sale

280

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.71

Ordinary

Sale

831

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

671

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

1,861

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

851

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

423

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

796

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

509

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

598

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

587

5.712

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

5.662

Ordinary

Sale

957

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

606

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

801

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

518

5.682

Ordinary

Sale

801

5.674

Ordinary

Sale

916

5.666

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

5.666

Ordinary

Sale

818

5.686

Ordinary

Sale

820

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.672

Ordinary

Sale

789

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

801

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

786

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

819

5.692

Ordinary

Sale

423

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

423

5.676

Ordinary

Sale

612

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

1,132

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

818

5.686

Ordinary

Sale

1,977

5.67

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

823

5.678

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.684

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.68

Ordinary

Sale

380

5.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.688

Ordinary

Sale

1,038

5.68

Total Purchases

114,591

Total Sales

151,417

 

 

(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:

29/09/2021

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.

 

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