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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

31st Jan 2022 10:24

RNS Number : 1507A

Societe Generale SA

31 January 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	28/01/2022
(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:	38,883,928	3.74	6,510	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	4,212,150	0.41
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	38,883,928	3.74	4,218,660	0.41

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:
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	30	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	207	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	31	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	6.102
Ordinary	Purchase	1,108	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	202	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	883	6.114
Ordinary	Purchase	248	6.114
Ordinary	Purchase	37	6.114
Ordinary	Purchase	1,804	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,788	6.086
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.086
Ordinary	Purchase	36	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	970	6.09
Ordinary	Purchase	984	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	846	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	169	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	772	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,887	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,776	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,237	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	168	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	12	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	171	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	640	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,717	6.088
Ordinary	Purchase	469	6.088
Ordinary	Purchase	772	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,883	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	38	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	24	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	457	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	5,932	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	352	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,769	6.114
Ordinary	Purchase	408	6.114
Ordinary	Purchase	1,007	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	969	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	969	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	171	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	352	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	1,898	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	155	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	233	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	377	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	595	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,852	6.096
Ordinary	Purchase	636	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,010	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	352	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	342	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,535	6.102
Ordinary	Purchase	360	6.1
Ordinary	Purchase	976	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	833	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,991	6.086
Ordinary	Purchase	3,446	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	3,032	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	5,944	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,558	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,363	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	679	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	795	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,094	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	677	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	401	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	968	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	973	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,084	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,878	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	49	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	154	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	164	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	4,085	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	227	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	109	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	327	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	40	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	839	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	46	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	958	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,007	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,849	6.086
Ordinary	Purchase	273	6.104
Ordinary	Purchase	14	6.104
Ordinary	Purchase	814	6.104
Ordinary	Purchase	847	6.094
Ordinary	Purchase	459	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	102	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	298	6.11
Ordinary	Purchase	110	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	381	6.106
Ordinary	Purchase	17	6.086
Ordinary	Purchase	653	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	41	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	214	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	288	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	35	6.098
Ordinary	Purchase	410	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	327	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	441	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	441	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,329	6.108
Ordinary	Purchase	298	6.12246
Ordinary	Sale	155	6.09
Ordinary	Sale	277	6.09
Ordinary	Sale	501	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	511	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	10,212	6.088182
Ordinary	Sale	10,212	6.088182
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	512	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	357	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	298	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	309	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	347	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,094	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	329	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	969	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	108	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	290	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.072
Ordinary	Sale	1,964	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	1,782	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	504	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	268	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	43	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	478	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	924	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	107	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	380	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	550	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	202	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	560	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	870	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	986	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	109	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	112	6.09
Ordinary	Sale	1,353	6.09
Ordinary	Sale	720	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	351	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	457	6.072
Ordinary	Sale	835	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	276	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	315	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	233	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	107	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	434	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	159	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	1,105	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	793	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	766	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	188	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	104	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	699	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.114
Ordinary	Sale	292	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	62	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	584	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	170	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	273	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	391	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	183	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	273	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	9	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	373	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	258	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	155	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	420	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	271	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	200	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	5	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	543	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	550	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	786	6.098
Ordinary	Sale	295	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	794	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	170	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	48	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	35	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	135	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	48	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	34	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	156	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	50	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	106	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	204	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	293	6.096
Ordinary	Sale	219	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	173	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	83	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	276	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	599	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	553	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	151	6.09
Ordinary	Sale	21	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	470	6.1
Ordinary	Sale	248	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	393	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	108	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	142	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	290	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	249	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	260	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	91	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	174	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	54	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	291	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	780	6.114
Ordinary	Sale	67	6.114
Ordinary	Sale	298	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	298	6.092
	Total Purchases	135,843
	Total Sales	73,061

(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:	31/01/2022
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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