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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

4th Jul 2022 09:57

RNS Number : 1937R
Societe Generale SA
04 July 2022
 

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

01/07/2022

(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:

12,417,075

1.19

9,017

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

8,675

0.00

5,794,528

0.56

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

12,425,750

1.19

5,803,545

0.56

 

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

987

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

400

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

6,279

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

758

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

377

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

5,235

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

391

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

53

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

9,753

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

6,343

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

389

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

6,702

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

3,350

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

1,348

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

155

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

2,139

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

380

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

518

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

287

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

51

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

197

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

17

5.17

Ordinary

Purchase

590

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

317

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

18

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

745

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

1,052

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

59

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

76

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

78

5.19

Ordinary

Purchase

512

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

493

5.19

Ordinary

Purchase

418

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

20

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

107

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

212

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

395

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

127

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

106

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

646

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

42

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

51

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

2,139

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

855

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

244

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

640

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.182

Ordinary

Purchase

951

5.178

Ordinary

Purchase

638

5.182

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.16

Ordinary

Purchase

103

5.18

Ordinary

Purchase

1,226

5.18

Ordinary

Purchase

241

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

638

5.16

Ordinary

Purchase

1,059

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

638

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

498

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

476

5.202

Ordinary

Purchase

598

5.202

Ordinary

Purchase

87

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

292

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

478

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

842

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

276

5.184

Ordinary

Purchase

335

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

463

5.188

Ordinary

Purchase

69

5.118

Ordinary

Purchase

31

5.194

Ordinary

Sale

769

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

183

5.188

Ordinary

Sale

517

5.188

Ordinary

Sale

968

5.208

Ordinary

Sale

126

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

27

5.22

Ordinary

Sale

9

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

43

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

311

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

295

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

606

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

457

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

124

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

45

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

103

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

52

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

84

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

258

5.198

Ordinary

Sale

1,287

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

635

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

257

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

901

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

689

5.198

Ordinary

Sale

453

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

584

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

159

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

3,343

5.22

Ordinary

Sale

372

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

6

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

536

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

714

5.188

Ordinary

Sale

233

5.188

Ordinary

Sale

6

5.188

Ordinary

Sale

206

5.198

Ordinary

Sale

649

5.21

Ordinary

Sale

1,241

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

638

5.212

Ordinary

Sale

245

5.21

Ordinary

Sale

842

5.132

Ordinary

Sale

612

5.13

Ordinary

Sale

230

5.13

Ordinary

Sale

847

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

376

5.152

Ordinary

Sale

219

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

56

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

665

5.214

Ordinary

Sale

31

5.194

Total Purchases

66,990

Total Sales

23,009

 

(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:

04/07/2022

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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