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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

2nd Feb 2022 08:40

RNS Number : 4556A
Societe Generale SA
02 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

01/02/2022

(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:

38,720,596

3.73

5,710

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

4,042,150

0.39

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

38,720,596

3.73

4,047,860

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

3,096

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

20,921

6.100951

Ordinary

Purchase

343

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

464

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

429

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

26

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

439

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

388

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

464

6.104

Ordinary

Purchase

464

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

757

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

24

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

855

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

426

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

364

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

1,526

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

472

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

234

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

845

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

645

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

829

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

273

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

488

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

174

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

872

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

740

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.106

Ordinary

Purchase

93

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

1,786

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

209

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

327

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

712

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

305

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

1,383

6.108

Ordinary

Purchase

627

6.104

Ordinary

Purchase

1,302

6.104

Ordinary

Purchase

209

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

112

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

845

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

451

6.1

Ordinary

Purchase

464

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

108

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

68

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

54

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

326

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

635

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

43

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

1,519

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

96

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

1,159

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

683

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

234

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

508

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

877

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

331

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

472

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

712

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

107

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

50

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

316

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

1,648

6.102

Ordinary

Purchase

3,178

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

209

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

129

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

80

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

169

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

3,138

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

1,046

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

1,923

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

1,046

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

209

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

2,092

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

425

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

1,759

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

395

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

343

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

19

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

1

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

342

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

117

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

451

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

465

6.068

Ordinary

Sale

1

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

484

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

263

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

121

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

479

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

431

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

213

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

888

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

352

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

633

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

349

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

171

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

502

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

32

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

35

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

481

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

915

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

773

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

375

6.108

Ordinary

Sale

469

6.12

Ordinary

Sale

195

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

469

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

151

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

250

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

271

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

486

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

126

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

36

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

897

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

383

6.118

Ordinary

Sale

363

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

811

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

647

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

897

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

376

6.106

Ordinary

Sale

133

6.106

Ordinary

Sale

402

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

72

6.106

Ordinary

Sale

483

6.106

Ordinary

Sale

540

6.104

Ordinary

Sale

1,526

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

369

6.116

Ordinary

Sale

894

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

78

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

101

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

495

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

450

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

860

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

164

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

175

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

89

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

78

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

478

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

514

6.1

Ordinary

Sale

209

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

1,980

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

7,189

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

191

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

514

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

463

6.098

Ordinary

Sale

421

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

550

6.102

Ordinary

Sale

610

6.118

Ordinary

Sale

414

6.118

Ordinary

Sale

478

6.116

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.118

Ordinary

Sale

203

6.118

Ordinary

Sale

740

6.116

Total Purchases

59,707

Total Sales

63,898

 

 

(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:

02/02/2022

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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