20th Jul 2021 12:27
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: | Barclays PLC. |
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC |
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||
| offeror/offeree: | ||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 July 2021 |
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | 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: | 10p ordinary | ||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: | 12,762,427 | 1.24% | 12,505,670 | 1.21% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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726,615 | 0.07% | 9,263,353 | 0.90% | ||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 13,489,042 | 1.31% | 21,769,023 | 2.11% | |
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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit |
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| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 110 | 6.0360 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 265 | 6.0340 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 386 | 6.0290 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 402 | 6.0366 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 417 | 6.0080 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 460 | 6.0240 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 765 | 6.0363 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 6.0200 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,350 | 6.0295 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,457 | 6.0347 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,726 | 6.0310 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,572 | 6.0288 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,700 | 6.0241 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,886 | 6.0326 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,044 | 6.0367 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,265 | 6.0345 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,604 | 6.0456 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,988 | 6.0406 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,096 | 6.0223 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,327 | 6.0284 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,706 | 6.0327 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,204 | 6.0283 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 40,730 | 6.0380 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 90,000 | 6.0291 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 140,704 | 6.0321 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 179,715 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 309,762 | 178.7834 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 228 | 6.0300 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 460 | 6.0240 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 814 | 6.0267 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 878 | 6.0403 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,252 | 178.9383 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,692 | 6.0309 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,714 | 6.0291 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,282 | 6.0340 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,416 | 6.0204 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,589 | 6.0294 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,957 | 6.0347 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 6.0255 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,545 | 6.0370 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,683 | 6.0233 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,422 | 6.0279 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 26,482 | 6.0271 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,001 | 6.0261 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 54,365 | 6.0274 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 68,454 | 6.0263 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 234,609 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 574,541 | 6.0303 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
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| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 154 | 177.9000 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 460 | 6.0240 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 791 | 6.0174 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 878 | 6.0403 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,252 | 178.8014 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,692 | 6.0309 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,416 | 6.0204 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,000 | 6.0255 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,676 | 6.0329 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,683 | 6.0233 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,197 | 6.0253 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 14,693 | 6.0456 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 16,218 | 6.0275 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,484 | 6.0312 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 52,842 | 6.0214 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 61,509 | 6.0368 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 78,334 | 6.0459 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 86,210 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 119,599 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 223,530 | 6.0337 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 309,340 | 6.0257 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,000,000 | 178.5750 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 87 | 6.0500 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 134 | 6.0503 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 154 | 177.9000 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 422 | 178.3359 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 650 | 6.0080 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 765 | 6.0363 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,970 | 6.0256 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 12,690 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 14,821 | 6.0464 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 22,158 | 6.0350 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 23,328 | 6.0246 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 25,706 | 6.0327 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 27,204 | 6.0283 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 35,406 | 6.0229 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 35,519 | 6.0359 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 76,334 | 6.0360 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 78,334 | 6.0459 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 132,177 | 6.0460 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 309,340 | 178.9093 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,000,000 | 5.9919 GBP |
(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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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” |
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(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” |
None
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES |
| Date of disclosure: | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. |
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| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC |
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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| selling, | securities | per unit |
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| varying etc | to which |
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10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 231,733 | 4.9967 | European | 13 Aug 2021 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
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It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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