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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

7th Feb 2022 11:36

RNS Number : 8972A

Societe Generale SA

07 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	04/02/2022
(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:	40,544,114	3.90	17,341	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	3,667,209	0.35
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,544,114	3.90	3,684,550	0.35

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	3,940	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	448	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,603	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	727	6.13
Ordinary	Purchase	447	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	18	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	1,168	6.196
Ordinary	Purchase	447	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	447	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	148	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	371	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,506	6.148
Ordinary	Purchase	223	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	3	6.146
Ordinary	Purchase	292	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	23	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	2,551	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,141	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	4,114	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	140	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	2,196	6.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,835	6.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.13
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	197	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	399	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	1,736	6.156
Ordinary	Purchase	1,102	6.156
Ordinary	Purchase	239	6.156
Ordinary	Purchase	925	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	1,987	6.156
Ordinary	Purchase	76	6.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1,129	6.156
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.196
Ordinary	Purchase	274	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	398	6.196
Ordinary	Purchase	420	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	520	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,830	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,821	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	10	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	1,377	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	404	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	1,831	6.196
Ordinary	Purchase	43	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	275	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	512	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	11	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	1,818	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	2,200	6.16
Ordinary	Purchase	2,200	6.16
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.186
Ordinary	Purchase	534	6.186
Ordinary	Purchase	414	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	261	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	458	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	433	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	295	6.206
Ordinary	Purchase	652	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	366	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.206
Ordinary	Purchase	373	6.194
Ordinary	Purchase	605	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	1,345	6.162
Ordinary	Purchase	2,804	6.162
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	143	6.184
Ordinary	Purchase	775	6.162
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	149	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,600	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	828	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	649	6.196
Ordinary	Purchase	420	6.138
Ordinary	Purchase	1,358	6.132
Ordinary	Purchase	415	6.198
Ordinary	Purchase	417	6.202
Ordinary	Purchase	418	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,255	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	418	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	2,187	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	545	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	4,374	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	953	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	568	6.2
Ordinary	Purchase	3,234	6.2
Ordinary	Sale	176	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	549	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	297	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	672	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	235	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	738	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	861	6.194
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	5,087	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	139	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	347	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	29	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	8,544	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	302	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.142
Ordinary	Sale	763	6.168
Ordinary	Sale	229	6.198
Ordinary	Sale	805	6.198
Ordinary	Sale	496	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	1,119	6.104
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.15
Ordinary	Sale	741	6.194
Ordinary	Sale	358	6.194
Ordinary	Sale	2,111	6.15
Ordinary	Sale	89	6.15
Ordinary	Sale	808	6.15
Ordinary	Sale	899	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	744	6.172
Ordinary	Sale	309	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	845	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	27	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	600	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.196
Ordinary	Sale	872	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	263	6.14
Ordinary	Sale	3,815	6.2
Ordinary	Sale	3,975	6.2
Ordinary	Sale	2,870	6.16
Ordinary	Sale	70,000	6.1948263119
Ordinary	Sale	15,909	6.196308414
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	6.196308414
	Total Purchases	84,010
	Total Sales	143,666

(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	70,000	6.1948263119
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	15,909	6.196308414
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	10,000	6.196308414

(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:	07/02/2022
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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