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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

24th Jan 2022 10:55

RNS Number : 3825Z

Societe Generale SA

24 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	21/01/2022
(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:	48,644,007	4.68	32,605	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	4,357,150	0.42
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	48,644,007	4.68	4,389,755	0.42

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	61	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	349	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	349	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	100	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	110	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	242	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	1,435	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	214	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	266	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	396	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	1,264	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	5,448	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	5,693	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	225	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	1,046	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	103	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	220	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	92	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	1,323	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	204	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	182	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	792	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	408	6.052
Ordinary	Purchase	91	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	258	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	935	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	66	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	877	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	206	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	877	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	399	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	274	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	281	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	775	6.014
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.014
Ordinary	Purchase	158	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	695	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	204	6.014
Ordinary	Purchase	49	6.014
Ordinary	Purchase	695	6.016
Ordinary	Purchase	888	6.014
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	214	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	695	6.012
Ordinary	Purchase	695	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	873	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	292	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	503	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	417	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	489	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	655	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	601	6.032
Ordinary	Purchase	608	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	576	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	16	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	283	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	286	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	1,843	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	19	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	254	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.022
Ordinary	Purchase	569	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	286	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	27	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	721	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	285	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	308	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	76	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	295	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	417	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	292	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	796	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	275	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	302	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	644	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	590	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	131	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	608	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,470	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	688	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	452	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	96	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	452	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	452	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	451	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	452	6.01
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	68	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	171	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	499	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	464	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	174	6.03
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	134	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	412	6.02
Ordinary	Purchase	367	6.034
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	Purchase	23,500	6.022836366
Ordinary	Purchase	13,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	Sale	529	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	27	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	180	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	209	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	14	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	9	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	18	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	1,075	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	255	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	1,285	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	547	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	598	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	234	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	114	6.048
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	464	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	644	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	1,853	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	425	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	709	6.046
Ordinary	Sale	410	6.034
Ordinary	Sale	750	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	387	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	362	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	388	6.034
Ordinary	Sale	466	6.038
Ordinary	Sale	40	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	1,434	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	893	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	22	6.034
Ordinary	Sale	825	6.034
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,021	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	929	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	1,021	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	92	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	494	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	1,797	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	396	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	422	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	507	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	472	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	387	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	353	6.054
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.054
Ordinary	Sale	1,798	6.05
Ordinary	Sale	527	6.012
Ordinary	Sale	1,797	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	1,087	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	568	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	478	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	908	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	1,802	6.032
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	6.044
Ordinary	Sale	710	6.042
Ordinary	Sale	2,077	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	2,960	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	486	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	1,125	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	285	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	258	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	698	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	34	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	247	6.052
Ordinary	Sale	20,424	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	181	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	554	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	600	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	392	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	39	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	13	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	328	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	24	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	437	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	33	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	222	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	229	6.026
Ordinary	Sale	546	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	466	6.028
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	277	6.03
Ordinary	Sale	1,127	6.024
Ordinary	Sale	1,256	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,798	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	999	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,948	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,991	6.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,814	6.02
	Total Purchases	628,261
	Total Sales	96,634

(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	Increasing a short position	10,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23,500	6.022836366
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	13,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	300,000	6.022836366
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	6.022836366

(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:	24/01/2022
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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