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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

30th Nov 2021 09:38

RNS Number : 0242U

Societe Generale SA

30 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	29/11/2021
(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:	35,043,275	3.39	21,144	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	5,011,194	0.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	35,043,275	3.39	5,032,338	0.49

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	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	20	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	824	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	71	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	298	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	100	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	12	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	288	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	136	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	32	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	35	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	318	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	23	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	572	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,830	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	382	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	382	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	937	5.986
Ordinary	Purchase	284	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	136	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,826	6.012
Ordinary	Purchase	1,832	6
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	71	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	199	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	164	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	120	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	308	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,788	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	1,836	5.992
Ordinary	Purchase	171	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,826	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	721	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	646	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	331	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	425	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	215	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	137	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	2,135	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,837	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	473	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	32	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	486	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	215	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	721	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	415	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	395	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	126	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,836	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,283	5.988
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300	6.016
Ordinary	Purchase	714	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	712	6.038
Ordinary	Purchase	714	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	41	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	527	6.016
Ordinary	Purchase	374	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	1,546	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	853	6.008
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300	6.006
Ordinary	Purchase	529	6.006
Ordinary	Purchase	347	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	27	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	223	6.024
Ordinary	Purchase	906	6.024
Ordinary	Purchase	234	6.024
Ordinary	Purchase	169	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	108	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	433	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	275	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	1,559	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	1,835	5.988
Ordinary	Purchase	898	5.986
Ordinary	Purchase	883	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	368	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	195	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	533	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	1,832	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	504	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	387	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.0219982
Ordinary	Purchase	65	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	204	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	139	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	2	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	1,107	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	2,040	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	174	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	761	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	435	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	138	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	775	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	212	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	34	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	356	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,313	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	307	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	1,136	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	244	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	779	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	901	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	328	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	614	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	653	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,108	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	6,554	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	1,722	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	3,121	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	3,210	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	8,276	6.048
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.028
Ordinary	Purchase	229	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	231	6.04
Ordinary	Purchase	265	6.04
Ordinary	Purchase	303	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	595	6.036
Ordinary	Purchase	257	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	436	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	1,247	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	430	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	1,271	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	823	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	107	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	65	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	239	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	346	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	825	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	555	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	970	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	46	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	72	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	726	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	360	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	457	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	281	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	108	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	578	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	106	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	630	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	436	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	585	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	338	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	18	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	442	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	123	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	20	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	32	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	14	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	318	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	117	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	370	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	228	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	257	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	723	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	84	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	299	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	143	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	263	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	320	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	257	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	437	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	676	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	16	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	182	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	143	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	119	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	507	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	305	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	784	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	1,138	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	542	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	903	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	801	6.022
Ordinary	Sale	569	6.022
Ordinary	Sale	1,039	6.022
Ordinary	Sale	7	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	22	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	1,536	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	237	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	1,909	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	255	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	832	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	509	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	816	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	386	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	2,623	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	274	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	187	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	778	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	1,243	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	265	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	1,556	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	520	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	528	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	526	6.012
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.012
Ordinary	Sale	577	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	553	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	266	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	461	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	181	6.012
Ordinary	Sale	289	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	392	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	226	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	909	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	571	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	376	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	95	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	1,542	6.01
Ordinary	Sale	800	6.008
Ordinary	Sale	287	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	1,538	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	221	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	9,398	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	10,647	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	1,046	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	202	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	966	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	169	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	1,242	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	4,456	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	2,272	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	14,851	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	666	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	48	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	637	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	604	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	135	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	25,612	6.0359693
Ordinary	Sale	229	6.034
Ordinary	Sale	231	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	303	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	265	6.04
Ordinary	Sale	595	6.036
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	257	6.038
	Total Purchases	112,680
	Total Sales	126,598

(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

25,612

6.035969325

(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:	30/11/2021
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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