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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

16th Mar 2022 10:15

RNS Number : 9661E
Societe Generale SA
16 March 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

15/03/2022

(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:

17,686,777

1.70

12,237

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

8,675

0.00

11,520,047

1.11

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

17,695,452

1.70

11,532,284

1.11

 

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

370

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

157

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

2,092

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

2,057

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

35

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

800

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

765

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

804

6.404

Ordinary

Purchase

4,497

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

2,824

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

260

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

6,273

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

1,846

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

809

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

1,699

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

1,699

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

1,700

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

1,699

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

54

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

354

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

354

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

1,316

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

278

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

277

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

288

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

1,692

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

538

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

242

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

297

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

264

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

3

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

3,391

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

508

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

798

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

172

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

433

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

707

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

265

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

1,229

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

549

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

1,691

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

2,859

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

423

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

678

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

234

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

1,022

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

495

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

1,697

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

1,536

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

319

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

335

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

1,626

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

337

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

266

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

1,697

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

71

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

1,248

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

1,585

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

106

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

890

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

534

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

356

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

184

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

870

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

169

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

831

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

699

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

2,351

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

3,220

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

3,480

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

5,966

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

4,058

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

927

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

1,746

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

129

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

327

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

988

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

353

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

3,009

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

1,353

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

5,966

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

281

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

360

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

407

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

17

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

260

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

1,923

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

237

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

22

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

987

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

19

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

1,692

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

95

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

7

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

1,200

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

1,367

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

1,658

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

938

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

705

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

837

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.422

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.422

Ordinary

Purchase

673

6.418

Ordinary

Purchase

532

6.422

Ordinary

Purchase

361

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

673

6.418

Ordinary

Purchase

982

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

570

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

216

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

1,006

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

233

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

917

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

2,551

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

5,166

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

704

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

1,922

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

306

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

1,938

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

259

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

272

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

272

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

55

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

365

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

53

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

353

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

315

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

234

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

442

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

1,011

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

234

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

4,066

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

8,369

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

513

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

171

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

213

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

579

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

793

6.404

Ordinary

Purchase

433

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

193

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

2,872

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

272

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

107

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

2,309

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

222

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

206

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

197

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

206

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

90

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

419

6.452

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

319

6.442

Ordinary

Purchase

322

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

307

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

970

6.424

Ordinary

Purchase

201

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

501

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

198

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

208

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

1,550

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

1,210

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

212

6.452

Ordinary

Purchase

692

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

359

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

953

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

1,509

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

219

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

218

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

96

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

1,703

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

101

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

308

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

128

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

111

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

1

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

146

6.452

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

78

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

222

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

517

6.444

Ordinary

Purchase

238

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

378

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

111

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

72

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

132

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

272

6.432

Ordinary

Purchase

109

6.448

Ordinary

Purchase

225

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

1,014

6.446

Ordinary

Purchase

367

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

194

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

1,012

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

129

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

419

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

2,665

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

2,593

6.454

Ordinary

Purchase

331

6.42

Ordinary

Purchase

258

6.436

Ordinary

Purchase

250,000

6.4430039837

Ordinary

Purchase

520,000

6.4430039837

Ordinary

Purchase

235

6.434

Ordinary

Purchase

251

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

249

6.426

Ordinary

Purchase

286

6.438

Ordinary

Purchase

241

6.428

Ordinary

Purchase

487

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

7,800,312

6.41

Ordinary

Purchase

16,935

6.4341862282

Ordinary

Purchase

520,000

6.4341862282

Ordinary

Purchase

25,000

6.4427925512

Ordinary

Sale

3,338

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

321

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

1,604

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

524

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

2

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

265

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

4,519

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

315

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

472

6.454

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

471

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

799

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

484

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

804

6.404

Ordinary

Sale

717

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

798

6.452

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

69

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

798

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

487

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.414

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

651

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.432

Ordinary

Sale

760

6.414

Ordinary

Sale

961

6.414

Ordinary

Sale

812

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

1,323

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

954

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

978

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

1

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

1,017

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

326

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

201

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

1,782

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

305

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

1,052

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

1,779

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.446

Ordinary

Sale

282

6.446

Ordinary

Sale

368

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

566

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

470

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

202

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

610

6.448

Ordinary

Sale

1,617

6.448

Ordinary

Sale

927

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

319

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

715

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

385

6.44

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

934

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

534

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

809

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

28

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

639

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

1,046

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

470

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

911

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

439

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

1,063

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

1,000

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

1,051

6.446

Ordinary

Sale

476

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

274

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

831

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

76

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

691

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

2,473

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

193

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

967

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

1,673

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

438

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

269

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

498

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

924

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

541

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

319

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

162

6.416

Ordinary

Sale

800

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

801

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

462

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

557

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

682

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

834

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

820

6.458

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

54

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

594

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

338

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

31

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

1,023

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

64

6.426

Ordinary

Sale

499

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

461

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

562

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

793

6.404

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

752

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

374

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

555

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

539

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

9

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

851

6.44

Ordinary

Sale

282

6.44

Ordinary

Sale

269

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

333

6.41

Ordinary

Sale

170

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

350

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

56

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

22

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

60

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

24

6.422

Ordinary

Sale

719

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

816

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

319

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

319

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

463

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

596

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

596

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.436

Ordinary

Sale

429

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

190

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

463

6.424

Ordinary

Sale

274

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

274

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

755

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

269

6.42

Ordinary

Sale

269

6.418

Ordinary

Sale

1,656

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

116

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

484

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

523

6.432

Ordinary

Sale

578

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

1,410

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

730

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

235

6.434

Ordinary

Sale

251

6.43

Ordinary

Sale

249

6.426

Ordinary

Sale

241

6.428

Ordinary

Sale

286

6.438

Ordinary

Sale

487

6.44

Total Purchases

9,330,320

Total Sales

103,572

 

 

(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

250,000

6.4430039837

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

520,000

6.4430039837

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

16,935

6.4341862282

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

520,000

6.4341862282

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

25,000

6.4427925512

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a short position

7,800,312

6.41

 

(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

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"

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

16/03/2022

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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