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Form 8.3 - Avast Plc

19th Jul 2021 14:08

 

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:

16 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

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

15,575,134

1.51%

15,163,634

1.47%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

855,100

0.08%

9,605,597

0.93%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

16,430,234

1.59%

24,769,231

2.40%

 

 

 

 

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

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

 

10p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.9980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

232

6.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

498

6.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

506

5.9736 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

578

5.9850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

597

6.0411 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

714

6.0040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,036

6.0048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,058

6.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

6.0074 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,953

6.0865 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,026

6.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,789

6.0351 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,961

6.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,400

6.0481 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,378

5.9578 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,558

6.0067 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,437

6.0363 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,116

6.0042 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,758

6.0036 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,675

6.0358 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,565

6.0088 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,726

6.0243 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,077

6.0315 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,360

6.0936 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

48,100

6.0485 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

112,713

6.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

361,181

6.0836 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

381,062

6.0247 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

601,746

179.1736 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

164

6.0260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

205

6.0670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

232

6.0621 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

232

6.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

409

6.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

498

6.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

622

6.0445 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,036

6.0050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,621

6.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,729

6.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,779

6.0379 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,023

6.0011 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,046

6.0040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,680

6.0499 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,378

6.0341 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,929

6.0069 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,002

6.0354 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,401

6.0401 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,476

6.0473 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,757

6.0362 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,339

6.0037 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,811

5.9998 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,551

6.0308 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,017

6.0572 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,585

6.0109 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,135

6.0167 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,531

6.0311 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,327

178.9466 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

29,214

6.0293 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,090

6.0751 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,609

6.0352 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

111,145

6.0330 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

123,740

6.0247 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

212,991

6.0003 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

415,431

6.0872 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

541,190

6.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,076,842

6.0357 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

ProductNature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

 

10p ordinary

CFDLong

154

178.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

622

6.0445 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

1,661

6.0138 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

1,779

6.0380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

1,986

6.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

5,378

6.0341 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

12,260

6.0007 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

13,138

6.0936 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

14,098

6.0715 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

14,273

6.0699 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

15,545

6.0119 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

16,017

6.0572 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

19,916

6.0221 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

20,936

6.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

22,154

6.0574 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

23,920

6.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

28,327

178.8213 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

37,009

6.0025 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

47,609

6.0352 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

68,725

6.0603 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

69,975

6.0211 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

91,024

6.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

135,000

179.2750 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

154,911

6.0532 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

212,991

6.0003 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPLong

383,386

6.0477 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

412,736

6.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDLong

596,073

6.0190 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

154

178.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,077

6.0052 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,707

6.0074 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

1,953

6.0865 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

2,306

5.9991 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

5,624

177.8232 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

5,761

5.9986 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

8,276

5.9771 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

8,437

6.0363 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

12,081

6.0939 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

22,675

6.0358 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

28,280

5.9769 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

37,058

6.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

38,077

6.0315 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

62,659

6.0944 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

64,138

6.0143 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

119,055

6.0146 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

135,000

5.9854 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAPShort

153,455

6.0134 GBP

10p ordinary

CFDShort

596,122

179.3131 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

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”

 

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”

 

None

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?YES
Date of disclosure:

19 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealingsBarclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoseAVAST PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

 

security

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

 

relates

 

 

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

231,733

4.9967

European

13 Aug 2021

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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