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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

17th Jun 2022 09:36

RNS Number : 2769P

Societe Generale SA

17 June 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	16/06/2022
(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:	11,327,254	1.09	64,033	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,675	0.00	1,642,504	0.16
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	11,335,929	1.09	1,706,537	0.16

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	24,178	4.753
Ordinary	Purchase	601	4.711
Ordinary	Purchase	585	4.715
Ordinary	Purchase	2,154	4.739
Ordinary	Purchase	1,426	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	1,877	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	969	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.759
Ordinary	Purchase	216	4.767
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.772
Ordinary	Purchase	769	4.734
Ordinary	Purchase	369	4.767
Ordinary	Purchase	76	4.75
Ordinary	Purchase	730	4.75
Ordinary	Purchase	531	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	947	4.739
Ordinary	Purchase	1,228	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	295	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	601	4.711
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	4.753
Ordinary	Purchase	423	4.753
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.748
Ordinary	Purchase	552	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	257	4.749
Ordinary	Purchase	234	4.758
Ordinary	Purchase	697	4.758
Ordinary	Purchase	3,215	4.753
Ordinary	Purchase	271	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	28	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	250	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	344	4.784
Ordinary	Purchase	893	4.781
Ordinary	Purchase	182	4.752
Ordinary	Purchase	716	4.752
Ordinary	Purchase	560	4.767
Ordinary	Purchase	338	4.767
Ordinary	Purchase	126	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	82	4.77
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	93	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	178	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	81	4.771
Ordinary	Purchase	235	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	91	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	23	4.773
Ordinary	Purchase	228	4.773
Ordinary	Purchase	94	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.763
Ordinary	Purchase	158	4.759
Ordinary	Purchase	385	4.757
Ordinary	Purchase	183	4.773
Ordinary	Purchase	100	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	91	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	113	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	143	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	57	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	159	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	91	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	88	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	93	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	88	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	251	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	107	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	251	4.775
Ordinary	Purchase	106	4.775
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	89	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	484	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	97	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	90	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	88	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	387	4.783
Ordinary	Purchase	93	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	83	4.771
Ordinary	Purchase	4	4.755
Ordinary	Purchase	58	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	120	4.763
Ordinary	Purchase	90	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	138	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	94	4.771
Ordinary	Purchase	91	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	220	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	234	4.763
Ordinary	Purchase	142	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	91	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	87	4.763
Ordinary	Purchase	58	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	137	4.775
Ordinary	Purchase	112	4.776
Ordinary	Purchase	178	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	111	4.765
Ordinary	Purchase	57	4.764
Ordinary	Purchase	134	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	139	4.782
Ordinary	Purchase	325	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	87	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	19	4.766
Ordinary	Sale	38	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	46	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	177	4.755
Ordinary	Sale	103	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	27	4.757
Ordinary	Sale	305	4.768
Ordinary	Sale	171	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	241	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	8	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	85	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	286	4.774
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.772
Ordinary	Sale	278	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	101	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	11	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	122	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	201	4.777
Ordinary	Sale	93	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	53	4.76
Ordinary	Sale	5	4.76
Ordinary	Sale	131	4.76
Ordinary	Sale	84	4.772
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.772
Ordinary	Sale	347	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	28	4.784
Ordinary	Sale	449	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	904	4.775
Ordinary	Sale	230	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	50	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	60	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	101	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	32	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	19	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	27	4.769
Ordinary	Sale	85	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	233	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	78	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	114	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	44	4.773
Ordinary	Sale	297	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	68	4.773
Ordinary	Sale	86	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.767
Ordinary	Sale	107	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	140	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	8	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	107	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	83	4.775
Ordinary	Sale	16	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	97	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	88	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	310	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	80	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	18	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	81	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	9	4.772
Ordinary	Sale	12	4.772
Ordinary	Sale	289	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	38	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	168	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	180	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	649	4.759
Ordinary	Sale	156	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	181	4.761
Ordinary	Sale	59	4.761
Ordinary	Sale	154	4.744
Ordinary	Sale	1,538	4.746
Ordinary	Sale	769	4.755
Ordinary	Sale	649	4.721
Ordinary	Sale	685	4.741
Ordinary	Sale	341	4.732
Ordinary	Sale	438	4.731
Ordinary	Sale	769	4.758
Ordinary	Sale	769	4.759
Ordinary	Sale	362	4.745
Ordinary	Sale	41	4.777
Ordinary	Sale	212	4.777
Ordinary	Sale	25	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	871	4.774
Ordinary	Sale	376	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	5,926	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	10,679	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	7,927	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	1,300	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	7,965	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	949	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	7,112	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	10,668	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	4,359	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	296	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,113	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	2,864	4.748
Ordinary	Sale	251	4.754
Ordinary	Sale	1,799	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.754
Ordinary	Sale	314	4.753
Ordinary	Sale	682	4.749
Ordinary	Sale	682	4.758
Ordinary	Sale	103	4.75
Ordinary	Sale	682	4.75
Ordinary	Sale	191	4.748
Ordinary	Sale	103	4.749
Ordinary	Sale	682	4.759
Ordinary	Sale	491	4.748
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.698
Ordinary	Sale	138	4.71
Ordinary	Sale	781	4.71
Ordinary	Sale	657	4.76
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.76
Ordinary	Sale	103	4.748
Ordinary	Sale	159	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	126	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	56	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	82	4.77
Ordinary	Sale	143	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	81	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	57	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	93	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	113	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	58	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	235	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	178	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	94	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.773
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	228	4.773
Ordinary	Sale	111	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	385	4.757
Ordinary	Sale	183	4.773
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	100	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	120	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	220	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	112	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	56	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	88	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	93	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	251	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	107	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	251	4.775
Ordinary	Sale	88	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	56	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	234	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	158	4.759
Ordinary	Sale	106	4.775
Ordinary	Sale	89	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	387	4.783
Ordinary	Sale	484	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	90	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	88	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	93	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	4	4.755
Ordinary	Sale	138	4.776
Ordinary	Sale	90	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	83	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	94	4.771
Ordinary	Sale	58	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	142	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	91	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	57	4.764
Ordinary	Sale	137	4.775
Ordinary	Sale	111	4.765
Ordinary	Sale	178	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	325	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	139	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	134	4.782
Ordinary	Sale	87	4.763
Ordinary	Sale	97	4.782
	Total Purchases	57,612
	Total Sales	109,450

(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:	17/06/2022
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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