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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

1st Sep 2021 13:35

RNS Number : 4261K
Societe Generale SA
01 September 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

31/08/2021

(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:

11,092,544

1.07

2,421

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

32,652

0.00

503,799

0.05

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

11,125,196

1.08

506,220

0.05

 

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

618

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

663

5.924

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.926

Ordinary

Purchase

42

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

370

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

285

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

633

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

3,000

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

992

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

864

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

260

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

409

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

460

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

56

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

380

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

879

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.926

Ordinary

Purchase

429

5.928

Ordinary

Purchase

561

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

1,871

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

577

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

1,872

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

527

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

498

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

400

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

5,966

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

5,966

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

688

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

535

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

5,106

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

2,831

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

5,426

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,413

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

2,196

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,413

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

128

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

830

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

52

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

98

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

400

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

361

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,870

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

2,657

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

562

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

526

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

220

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

785

5.958

Ordinary

Purchase

9

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

474

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

519

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

190

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

185

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

31

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

10

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

1,868

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

3,077

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

203

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

203

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

3,247

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

4,233

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

1,627

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

532

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.924

Ordinary

Purchase

262

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

435

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

788

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

1,031

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

407

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

54

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

339

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

787

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

809

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

2,042

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

1,186

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.924

Ordinary

Purchase

753

5.966

Ordinary

Purchase

525

5.924

Ordinary

Purchase

294

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

183

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,453

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

1,569

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

2,431

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

595

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

95,194

5.965773

Ordinary

Purchase

8,939

5.965773

Ordinary

Sale

615

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

847

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

114

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

460

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

776

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

690

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

132

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

162

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

253

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

397

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

467

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

880

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

467

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

610

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

1,468

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

461

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

260

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

824

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

531

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

819

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

838

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

1,458

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,021

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

437

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

125

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

579

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

836

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

891

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

2,008

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

496

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

193

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

976

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

340

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

332

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

148

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

196

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

690

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,872

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

838

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

608

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

220

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

294

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

36

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

24

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

856

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

550

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

934

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

975

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

400

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

176

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,114

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

18

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,362

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

830

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

386

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,108

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

266

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

62

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

795

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

573

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

874

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

543

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

25

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

450

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

383

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

468

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

400

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

715

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

21

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

879

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

852

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

852

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

185

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

590

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

475

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

16

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

285

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

728

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

182

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

215

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

75

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,021

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

611

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

840

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

81

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

18

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

454

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,985

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

407

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

631

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

770

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

393

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

219

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,548

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

2,033

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,594

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

399

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,570

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,397

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

947

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,173

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

857

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

339

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

256

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

892

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

437

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

2,013

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

1,611

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,816

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,870

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

401

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,027

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,117

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

104

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

863

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

240

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,125

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

541

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

1,793

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

568

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

747

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,557

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

10,745

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

128

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

3,077

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

1,592

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

750

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

798

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

211

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

331

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

404

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

37

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

706

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

29

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

431

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

89

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

320

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

118

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

377

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

2,021

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

397

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,443

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,627

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

1,261

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

14

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,412

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,225

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,418

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

2,404

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

741

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

705

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

538

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

1,115

5.962

Ordinary

Sale

1,104

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

317

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

421

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

6,139

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

806

5.97

Ordinary

Sale

876

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

571

5.968

Ordinary

Sale

220

5.966

Ordinary

Sale

769

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

148

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

396

5.974

Ordinary

Sale

629

5.966

Total Purchases

198,761

Total Sales

162,857

 

 

(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

95,194

5.965773

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

8,939

5.965773

 

(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:

01/09/2021

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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