16th Jul 2021 13:05
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: | Barclays PLC. |
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | |
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC |
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||
| (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: | 15 July 2021 |
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | 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: | 10p ordinary | ||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||
| and/or controlled: | 15,859,567 | 1.54% | 14,379,808 | 1.39% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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645,201 | 0.06% | 10,513,406 | 1.02% | ||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 16,504,768 | 1.60% | 24,893,214 | 2.41% | |
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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit |
| security | securities | ||
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 5.7960 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 167 | 5.9354 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 365 | 5.6800 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 384 | 5.6820 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 394 | 5.8450 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 5.8510 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 414 | 5.8700 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 420 | 5.8080 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 424 | 5.6660 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 515 | 5.7980 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 534 | 5.6680 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 575 | 5.6740 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 997 | 5.6760 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 5.8740 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,488 | 5.7000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,533 | 5.6720 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,572 | 5.8081 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,834 | 5.9332 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,171 | 5.6552 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,288 | 5.7482 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,340 | 5.6959 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,643 | 5.7445 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,176 | 5.6805 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,301 | 5.8298 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,622 | 5.8221 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,698 | 5.6736 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,839 | 5.8065 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,807 | 5.7977 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,443 | 5.7862 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,704 | 5.6974 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,142 | 5.7967 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,676 | 5.9367 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,396 | 5.6603 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,268 | 5.7204 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 16,810 | 5.8064 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,900 | 5.9560 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,477 | 5.7020 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,168 | 5.8071 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,449 | 5.6782 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,903 | 5.6923 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,223 | 5.8322 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 43,121 | 5.8457 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 50,737 | 5.9352 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54,071 | 5.8022 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54,921 | 5.8188 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 57,156 | 5.8060 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 58,615 | 5.8087 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 69,973 | 5.9551 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 76,105 | 5.9274 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 82,144 | 5.7904 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 95,696 | 5.7747 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 105,476 | 5.9073 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 126,842 | 5.8185 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 128,430 | 5.6576 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 159,873 | 5.6900 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 249,457 | 5.8232 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 954,585 | 5.8168 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,457,191 | 172.3857 CZK |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 5.8870 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 5.7960 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 5.8500 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 12 | 5.8540 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 101 | 5.7580 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 209 | 5.9044 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 365 | 5.6800 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 384 | 5.6820 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 385 | 5.7940 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 394 | 5.8450 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 400 | 5.8510 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 420 | 5.8080 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 424 | 5.6660 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 453 | 5.7980 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 500 | 5.6530 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 534 | 5.6680 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 575 | 5.6740 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 939 | 5.9375 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 997 | 5.6760 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 5.8740 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 177.2000 CZK |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 5.8580 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,183 | 5.7617 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,429 | 5.8200 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,480 | 5.9176 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,488 | 5.7000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,533 | 5.6720 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,014 | 5.8276 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,457 | 5.7614 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,414 | 5.8018 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,896 | 5.7620 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 18,935 | 5.7898 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 20,852 | 5.6943 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,867 | 5.8699 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 36,221 | 5.7710 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 63,320 | 5.9052 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 83,000 | 5.9547 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 85,957 | 5.9423 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 100,815 | 5.8512 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 130,339 | 5.8330 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 147,575 | 5.8718 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 152,610 | 5.7865 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 175,000 | 5.6560 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 198,756 | 5.8264 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 200,000 | 5.9536 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 466,999 | 5.8113 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 637,502 | 5.7993 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 3,706,935 | 5.8042 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
relevant | description | reference | unit | |
security | securities | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 209 | 5.9044 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 177.0759 CZK |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,183 | 5.7617 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,300 | 5.6797 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 7,063 | 5.8129 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,900 | 5.9302 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,935 | 5.7898 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 42,244 | 5.9559 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 63,320 | 5.9052 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 68,876 | 5.8657 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 83,000 | 5.9547 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 100,815 | 5.8512 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 105,331 | 5.8380 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 200,000 | 5.9536 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 262,657 | 5.8392 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 413,131 | 5.8684 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 805,474 | 5.8651 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,014,000 | 170.7500 CZK |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,455,040 | 5.7787 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,190 | 5.8778 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 2,528 | 176.5382 CZK |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 2,833 | 5.9502 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,288 | 5.7482 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,340 | 5.6959 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,643 | 5.7445 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 4,622 | 5.8221 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,704 | 5.6974 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,676 | 5.9367 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 16,268 | 5.7204 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 16,309 | 5.9564 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 18,900 | 5.9560 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 27,903 | 5.6923 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 38,884 | 5.7764 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 50,737 | 5.9352 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 56,812 | 5.7736 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 62,144 | 5.8245 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 69,613 | 5.8019 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 76,105 | 5.9274 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 105,476 | 5.9073 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 126,842 | 5.8185 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 132,272 | 5.8380 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 156,316 | 5.8286 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 160,797 | 5.6908 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 196,669 | 5.8178 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 200,000 | 5.8468 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 317,053 | 5.7836 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,014,000 | 5.6776 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,454,663 | 172.5034 CZK |
(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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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” |
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(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” |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 16 Jul 2021 |
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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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