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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

20th Jun 2022 11:48

RNS Number : 4882P

Societe Generale SA

20 June 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	17/06/2022
(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:	11,579,098	1.11	36,132	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,675	0.00	1,642,504	0.16
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	11,587,773	1.11	1,678,636	0.16

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	120	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	100	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	29	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	189	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	85	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	444	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	22	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	113	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	124	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	26	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	124	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	67	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	213	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	106	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	221	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	153	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	279	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	121	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	101	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	21	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	65	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	87	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.821
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.821
Ordinary	Purchase	279	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	277	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	281	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	89	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	185	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	104	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	218	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	103	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	97	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	8	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	29	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	207	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	105	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	140	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	32	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	134	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	102	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	32	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	32	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	36	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	66	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	18	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	100	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	28	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	10	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	106	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	256	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	133	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	4	4.813
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	117	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	144	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	106	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	135	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	104	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	278	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	275	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.818
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	29	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	112	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	316	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	188	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	106	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	28	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	4	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.817
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	86	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	30	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	28	4.812
Ordinary	Purchase	213	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.815
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.811
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.814
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.819
Ordinary	Purchase	306	4.816
Ordinary	Purchase	274	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	883	4.842
Ordinary	Purchase	371	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	371	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	2	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	488	4.85
Ordinary	Purchase	539	4.85
Ordinary	Purchase	94	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	891	4.799
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.799
Ordinary	Purchase	1,519	4.866
Ordinary	Purchase	329	4.903
Ordinary	Purchase	689	4.903
Ordinary	Purchase	890	4.807
Ordinary	Purchase	890	4.805
Ordinary	Purchase	51	4.804
Ordinary	Purchase	310	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	105	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	583	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	704	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	298	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.81
Ordinary	Purchase	148	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	608	4.783
Ordinary	Purchase	745	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	531	4.861
Ordinary	Purchase	350	4.861
Ordinary	Purchase	877	4.873
Ordinary	Purchase	907	4.874
Ordinary	Purchase	662	4.875
Ordinary	Purchase	216	4.875
Ordinary	Purchase	877	4.874
Ordinary	Purchase	3	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	882	4.849
Ordinary	Purchase	105	4.848
Ordinary	Purchase	777	4.848
Ordinary	Purchase	30	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	99	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	203	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	371	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	100	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	879	4.87
Ordinary	Purchase	84	4.809
Ordinary	Purchase	703	4.864
Ordinary	Purchase	4	4.864
Ordinary	Purchase	281	4.864
Ordinary	Purchase	890	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.849
Ordinary	Purchase	141	4.894
Ordinary	Purchase	353	4.894
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.867
Ordinary	Purchase	11	4.866
Ordinary	Purchase	353	4.867
Ordinary	Purchase	63	4.894
Ordinary	Purchase	435	4.894
Ordinary	Purchase	353	4.867
Ordinary	Purchase	143	4.867
Ordinary	Purchase	753	4.903
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.863
Ordinary	Purchase	480	4.865
Ordinary	Purchase	353	4.892
Ordinary	Purchase	115	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	374	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	11	4.892
Ordinary	Purchase	167	4.892
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.808
Ordinary	Purchase	140	4.892
Ordinary	Purchase	746	4.892
Ordinary	Purchase	8,823	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	2,017	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	4,972	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	66	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	9,953	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	29,063	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	3,359	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	1,813	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	10,452	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	18,925	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	42	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	14,194	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	2,798	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.914
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	366	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,711	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,747	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	396	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	6	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	228	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	528	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	829	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	845	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,284	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	2,113	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	1,040	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	30,223	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	95,107	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	2	4.797
Ordinary	Sale	81	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	73	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	18	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	105	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	94	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	78	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	11	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	17	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	130	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	15	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	85	4.9
Ordinary	Sale	242	4.924
Ordinary	Sale	695	4.924
Ordinary	Sale	359	4.737
Ordinary	Sale	800	4.906
Ordinary	Sale	878	4.893
Ordinary	Sale	2,310	4.817
Ordinary	Sale	389	4.906
Ordinary	Sale	11,154	4.914
Ordinary	Sale	81	4.897
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.914
Ordinary	Sale	176	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	182	4.899
Ordinary	Sale	418	4.899
Ordinary	Sale	823	4.813
Ordinary	Sale	695	4.82
Ordinary	Sale	653	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	566	4.734
Ordinary	Sale	691	4.891
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.914
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.914
	Total Purchases	306,856
	Total Sales	27,111

(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

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	20/06/2022
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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