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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

28th Jan 2022 09:58

RNS Number : 9950Z

Societe Generale SA

28 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	27/01/2022
(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:	38,831,058	3.74	16,422	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:	38,831,058	3.74	4,228,572	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	1,839	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	965	6.05
Ordinary	Purchase	458	6.042
Ordinary	Purchase	260	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	843	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	424	6.056
Ordinary	Purchase	7	6.054
Ordinary	Purchase	299	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	187	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,531	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,550	6.084
Ordinary	Purchase	142	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	518	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	1,514	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,559	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	324	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	433	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	249	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	1,918	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	802	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	407	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	241	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	261	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,448	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	6.05
Ordinary	Purchase	599	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	505	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	232	6.066
Ordinary	Purchase	1,126	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	2,383	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	1,480	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	201	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	861	6.066
Ordinary	Purchase	611	6.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1,176	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	214	6.094
Ordinary	Purchase	825	6.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1,138	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	425	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,257	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	201	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,914	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	201	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	497	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	409	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	994	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	677	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	79	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	922	6.082
Ordinary	Purchase	232	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	512	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,633	6.07
Ordinary	Purchase	547	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	386	6.056
Ordinary	Purchase	940	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,441	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,102	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	601	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.092
Ordinary	Purchase	424	6.056
Ordinary	Purchase	18	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	448	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	68	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	458	6.042
Ordinary	Purchase	1,608	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	188	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	387	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	19	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	169	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	227	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	184	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	82	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	488	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,017	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	971	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	1,043	6.05
Ordinary	Purchase	1,662	6.05
Ordinary	Purchase	1,566	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	458	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	993	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	413	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	2,759	6.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,795	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	2,859	6.078
Ordinary	Purchase	124	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	2,743	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	3,005	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	124	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	2,984	6.076
Ordinary	Purchase	2,925	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	458	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	564	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	625	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	488	6.084
Ordinary	Sale	372	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	392	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	443	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	792	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	69	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	594	6.066
Ordinary	Sale	338	6.084
Ordinary	Sale	94	6.084
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	695	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	1,413	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	1,650	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,106	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,217	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	602	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	810	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	701	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	130	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	298	6.07
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.07
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	395	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,300	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,194	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,345	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	2,194	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	402	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	283	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	800	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	327	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	169	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,217	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	352	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	232	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	1,317	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	17	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.066
Ordinary	Sale	300	6.066
Ordinary	Sale	223	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	201	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	401	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	458	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	357	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	31	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,232	6.066
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	793	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,171	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	883	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	347	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	626	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	6.082
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	342	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.06
Ordinary	Sale	201	6.06
Ordinary	Sale	9	6.062
Ordinary	Sale	286	6.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,781	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	505	6.056
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.066
Ordinary	Sale	691	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.088
Ordinary	Sale	1,793	6.054
Ordinary	Sale	201	6.056
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	489	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	822	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	330	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	870	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	2,537	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	12,407	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,682	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,229	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	10,889	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	8,323	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,070	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	534	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	11	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	10	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	304	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	204	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	204	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	204	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,851	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	191	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	59	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,371	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	83	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	66	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	49	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	29	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	55	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	92	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	29	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	199	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	78	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	15	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	282	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	67	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	49	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	115	5.976
Ordinary	Sale	381	6.058
Ordinary	Sale	1,147	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	627	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	371	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	562	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	353	6.078
Ordinary	Sale	355	6.08
Ordinary	Sale	363	6.058
Ordinary	Sale	51	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	304	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	345	6.046
Ordinary	Sale	252	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	219	6.076
Ordinary	Sale	718	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,570	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,555	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,154	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	2,778	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	737	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	5,008	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,318	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	722	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	163	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	723	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	958	6.092
Ordinary	Sale	426	6.068
Ordinary	Sale	1,138	6.086
Ordinary	Sale	200	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	916	6.074
Ordinary	Sale	534	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	45,000	6.073048947
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	6.073048947
	Total Purchases	85,344
	Total Sales	289,406

(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

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

45,000

6.073048947

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

100,000

6.073048947

(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:	28/01/2022
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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