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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

18th Nov 2021 11:54

RNS Number : 8482S
Societe Generale SA
18 November 2021
 

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

17/11/2021

(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:

35,981,988

3.48

89,807

0.01

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

5,892,412

0.57

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

35,981,988

3.48

5,982,219

0.58

 

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

86

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

82

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

1,273

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

140

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

87

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

116

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

448

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

136

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

138

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

87

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

781

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

86

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

223

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

413

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

85

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

128

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

1,532

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

159

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

81

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

113

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

115

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

430

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

204

5.952

Ordinary

Purchase

204

5.952

Ordinary

Purchase

1,164

5.96

Ordinary

Purchase

204

5.952

Ordinary

Purchase

204

5.952

Ordinary

Purchase

510

5.952

Ordinary

Purchase

476

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

726

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

730

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

743

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

483

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

329

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

825

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

679

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

117

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

303

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

291

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

456

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

491

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

153

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

482

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

311

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

33

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

481

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

442

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

824

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

2,286

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

270

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

110

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

472

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

233

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

290

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

485

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

526

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

169

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

826

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

425

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

443

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

473

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

557

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

414

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

119

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

156

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

768

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

212

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

470

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

280

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

486

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

312

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

383

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

53

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

452

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

34

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

411

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

123

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

282

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

122

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

291

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

121

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

122

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

235

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

477

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

287

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

283

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

120

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

826

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

110

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

218

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

298

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

212

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

229

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

140

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

64

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

133

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

121

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

124

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

122

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

2,066

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

108

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

458

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

423

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

227

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

485

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

80

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

124

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

235

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

206

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

85

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

141

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

822

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,169

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

5,609

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

3,080

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,750

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

2,042

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

2,042

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

925

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

608

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

1,658

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

669

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

281

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

496

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

37

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

906

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

890

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

51

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,102

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

730

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

1,782

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,689

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

136

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

143

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

1,832

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

11

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

3,480

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

938

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

1,097

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

772

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

794

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

1,831

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

268

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,832

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

1,830

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,833

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,088

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

75

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

321

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,510

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,645

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

187

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

2,160

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

908

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

905

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

259

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,160

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,831

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

407

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,163

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

1,163

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

81

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

916

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

54

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

441

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

875

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

94

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

1,394

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

446

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.976

Ordinary

Sale

528

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

26

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

379

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

433

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

2

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

505

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

63

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

346

5.978

 

Total Purchases

46,239

 

 

Total Sales

72,139

 

 

 

(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:

18/11/2021

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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