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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

17th Feb 2022 11:28

RNS Number : 0307C
Societe Generale SA
17 February 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

16/02/2022

(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:

10,239,627

0.98

15,635

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

3,587,150

0.34

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

10,239,627

0.98

3,602,785

0.35

 

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

1,018

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

3,565

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

224

6.232

Ordinary

Purchase

88

6.232

Ordinary

Purchase

793

6.232

Ordinary

Purchase

1,159

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,522

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

585

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1,956

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

832

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

21

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

4

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,461

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

18

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,620

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

907

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1,142

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

437

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,341

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

480

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,013

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

623

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,415

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

827

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1,131

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

543

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,100

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

364

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

815

6.212

Ordinary

Purchase

428

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,329

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

56

6.212

Ordinary

Purchase

403

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

1,447

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

883

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

544

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

266

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

1,832

6.228

Ordinary

Purchase

323

6.228

Ordinary

Purchase

747

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

468

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

2,868

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

1,260

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

5,607

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

1,890

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

1,178

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

4,307

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

1,050

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

272

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

1,046

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

814

6.212

Ordinary

Purchase

7,291

6.212

Ordinary

Purchase

712

6.212

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

158

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

359

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

197

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

383

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

797

6.218

Ordinary

Purchase

116

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

271

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

113

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

709

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1,574

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

832

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

1,605

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

915

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1,754

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

287

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

694

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

440

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

1,365

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

906

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

780

6.23

Ordinary

Purchase

1,600

6.22

Ordinary

Purchase

1,525

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

342

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

147

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

868

6.224

Ordinary

Purchase

1

6.222

Ordinary

Purchase

1,304

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

350

6.226

Ordinary

Purchase

316

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

410

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

285

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

467

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

236

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

12

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

396

6.21

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

469

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

613

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.212

Ordinary

Sale

45

6.212

Ordinary

Sale

526

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

348

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

557

6.214

Ordinary

Sale

607

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

289

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

790

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

771

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

793

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

469

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.23

Ordinary

Sale

540

6.23

Ordinary

Sale

66

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

126

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

442

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

600

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

2,093

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

1,753

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

921

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

601

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

144

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

280

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

438

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

292

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

313

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

1,754

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

5,633

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

630

6.212

Ordinary

Sale

630

6.212

Ordinary

Sale

1,753

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

2,054

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

28

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

983

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

1,376

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

6,994

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

2,152

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

1,752

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

4,097

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

5,633

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

625

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

237

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

914

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

782

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

212

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

2

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

1,752

6.212

Ordinary

Sale

620

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

1,744

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

332

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

137

6.218

Ordinary

Sale

1,458

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

294

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

93

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

199

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

1,554

6.224

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

205

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

536

6.228

Ordinary

Sale

318

6.226

Ordinary

Sale

797

6.214

Ordinary

Sale

736

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

294

6.22

Ordinary

Sale

2,730,937

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

2,200,000

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

2,000,000

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

3,740,726

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

1,743,533

6.234

Ordinary

Sale

2,636,635

6.23

Total Purchases

85,535

Total Sales

15,126,827

 

 

(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:

17/02/2022

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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