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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

13th Oct 2021 09:06

RNS Number : 9321O
Societe Generale SA
13 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

12/10/2021

(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:

38,295,195

3.70

16,456

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:

38,295,195

3.70

4,072,841

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

573

5.646

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

490

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

455

5.646

Ordinary

Purchase

566

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

1,167

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

282

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

510

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

194

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

876

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

389

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

203

5.648

Ordinary

Purchase

562

5.648

Ordinary

Purchase

261

5.648

Ordinary

Purchase

1,008

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

885

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

739

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

280

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

276

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

538

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

745

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

444

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

937

5.632

Ordinary

Purchase

302

5.646

Ordinary

Purchase

498

5.646

Ordinary

Purchase

490

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

1,445

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

650

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

378

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

496

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

592

5.652

Ordinary

Purchase

434

5.652

Ordinary

Purchase

962

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

365

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

628

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

425

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

467

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

900

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

463

5.656

Ordinary

Purchase

260

5.656

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.656

Ordinary

Purchase

1,299

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

200

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

265

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

379

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

348

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

64

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

518

5.648

Ordinary

Purchase

264

5.648

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.646

Ordinary

Purchase

464

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

268

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

370

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

542

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

120

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

651

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

131

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

356

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

64

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

356

5.652

Ordinary

Purchase

396

5.652

Ordinary

Purchase

265

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

93

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

635

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

445

5.66

Ordinary

Purchase

215

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

811

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

129

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

387

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

8

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

296

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

503

5.656004

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

195

5.654

Ordinary

Purchase

90

5.656

Ordinary

Purchase

1,397

5.656

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.658

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

484

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

738

5.64

Ordinary

Purchase

579

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

90

5.644

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.642

Ordinary

Purchase

386

5.66

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.65

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

2,412

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

760

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

462

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

324

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

306

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

210

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

1,437

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

467

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

227

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

195

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

484

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

582

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

353

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

331

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

4,077

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

489

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

937

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

368

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

385

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

1,734

5.654

Ordinary

Sale

1,954

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

220

5.654

Ordinary

Sale

876

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

848

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

100

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

464

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

66

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

261

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

26

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

24

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.642

Ordinary

Sale

550

5.642

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

425

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

1,951

5.658

Ordinary

Sale

4,826

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

470

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

771

5.66

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.632

Ordinary

Sale

3,785

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

800

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

425

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

9,048

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

172

5.628

Ordinary

Sale

328

5.63

Ordinary

Sale

261

5.634

Ordinary

Sale

109

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,132

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,860

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

1,271

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

470

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

866

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

1

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

2,037

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

20,372

5.641126

Ordinary

Sale

1,963

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

1,247

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

150

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

2,209

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.654

Ordinary

Sale

516

5.654

Ordinary

Sale

696

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

600

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

5,834

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

1,221

5.6539967

Ordinary

Sale

1,357

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

1,216

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

182

5.656

Ordinary

Sale

8,007

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

611

5.652

Ordinary

Sale

125

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.638

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.642

Ordinary

Sale

554

5.654

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

816

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

358

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

930

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

386

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

379

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.642

Ordinary

Sale

1,410

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

71

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

459

5.636

Ordinary

Sale

677

5.644

Ordinary

Sale

713

5.642

Ordinary

Sale

396

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

602

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

641

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

580

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

3,005

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

558

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

391

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

810

5.64

Ordinary

Sale

406

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

278

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,612

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

2,879

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

524

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

290

5.646

Ordinary

Sale

3,003

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

289

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

3,003

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,149

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

658

5.648

Ordinary

Sale

282

5.65

Ordinary

Sale

40,781

5.65

Total Purchases

47,468

Total Sales

178,039

 

 

(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:

13/10/2021

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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