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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

26th Jan 2022 10:42

RNS Number : 7133Z
Societe Generale SA
26 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

25/01/2022

(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:

39,016,739

3.76

26,859

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:

39,016,739

3.76

4,384,009

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

6

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

295

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

109

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

192

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

101

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

166

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

157

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

166

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

291

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

32

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

176

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

112

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

296

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

241

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

112

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

116

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

160

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

99

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

695

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

268

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

468

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

228

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

162

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

68

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

214

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

222

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

134

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

198

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

43

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

147

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

68

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

158

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

138

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

77

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

52

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

222

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

293

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

246

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

199

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

209

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

279

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

178

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

60

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

56

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

103

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

38

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

212

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

109

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

110

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

278

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

222

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

359

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

74

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

342

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

373

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

11

6.014

Ordinary

Purchase

16

6.014

Ordinary

Purchase

164

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

164

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

311

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

236

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

333

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

57

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

108

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

837

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

54

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

256

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

115

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

54

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

129

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

107

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

71

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

696

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

698

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

119

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

52

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

7

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

98

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

447

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

18

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

36

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

40

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

804

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

82

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

180

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

296

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

63

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

71

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

192

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

100

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

282

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

72

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

752

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

370

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

178

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

162

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

184

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

231

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

253

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

167

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

140

6.02

Ordinary

Purchase

75

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

14

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

14

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

7

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

7

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

79

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

155

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

30

6.02

Ordinary

Purchase

185

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

294

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

106

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

112

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

149

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

291

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

101

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

92

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

410

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

141

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

144

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

8

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

111

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

105

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

140

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

436

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

123

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

278

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

695

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

154

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

130

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

132

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

7

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

132

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

314

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

926

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.052

Ordinary

Purchase

434

6.052

Ordinary

Purchase

284

6.052

Ordinary

Purchase

295

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

29

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

119

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

430

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

591

6.054

Ordinary

Purchase

427

6.054

Ordinary

Purchase

95

6.054

Ordinary

Purchase

518

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

104

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

196

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

279

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

694

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

240

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

226

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

240

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

498

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

120

6.052

Ordinary

Purchase

300

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

119

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

427

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

205

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

1,798

6.05

Ordinary

Purchase

698

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

400

6.05

Ordinary

Purchase

602

6.018

Ordinary

Purchase

55

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

734

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

440

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

57

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

378

6.054

Ordinary

Purchase

437

6.02

Ordinary

Purchase

480

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

659

6.04

Ordinary

Purchase

156

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

65

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

103

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

249

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

170

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

16,845

6.01

Ordinary

Purchase

16,244

6.01

Ordinary

Purchase

3,621

6.01

Ordinary

Purchase

352

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

598

6.054

Ordinary

Purchase

852

6.026

Ordinary

Purchase

414

6.038

Ordinary

Purchase

200

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

212

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

188

6.036

Ordinary

Purchase

440

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

1,473

6.02

Ordinary

Purchase

105

6.05

Ordinary

Purchase

207

6.05

Ordinary

Purchase

59

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

136

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

154

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

93

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

135

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

156

6.024

Ordinary

Purchase

250

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

305

6.02

Ordinary

Purchase

200

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

106

6.034

Ordinary

Purchase

246

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

64

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

98

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

131

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

109

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

169

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

133

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

83

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

96

6.03

Ordinary

Purchase

199

6.016

Ordinary

Purchase

59

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

188

6.028

Ordinary

Purchase

187

6.018

Ordinary

Purchase

172

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

109

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

125

6.032

Ordinary

Purchase

475

6.022

Ordinary

Purchase

268

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

1,791

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

65

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

438

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

2,588

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

365

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

5,237

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

5,438

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

657

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

2,488

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

4,381

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

323

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

522

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

300

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

156

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

398

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

14

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

198

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

1,791

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

120

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

768

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

293

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

546

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

63

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

461

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

221

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

1,173

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

1,280

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

41

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

695

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

350

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

159

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

550

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

173

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

88

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

421

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

343

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

439

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

485

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

369

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

361

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

111

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

323

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

344

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

329

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

299

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

599

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

22

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

499

6.05

Ordinary

Sale

230

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

541

6.05

Ordinary

Sale

131

6.05

Ordinary

Sale

260

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

20

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

878

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

37

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

521

6.048

Ordinary

Sale

309

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

423

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

421

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

362

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

312

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

218

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

778

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

25

6.036

Ordinary

Sale

1,268

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

400

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

244

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

369

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

1,201

6.038

Ordinary

Sale

826

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

337

6.02

Ordinary

Sale

114

6.02

Ordinary

Sale

394

6.02

Ordinary

Sale

277

6.02

Ordinary

Sale

1,201

6.038

Ordinary

Sale

1,151

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

1,070

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

1,803

6.04

Ordinary

Sale

224

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

695

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

1,798

6.05

Ordinary

Sale

2,042

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

2,042

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

1,716

6.01

Ordinary

Sale

458

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

9

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

462

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

815

6.052

Ordinary

Sale

512

6.038

Ordinary

Sale

8

6.038

Ordinary

Sale

771

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

16

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

129

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

231

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

187

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

231

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

802

6.026

Ordinary

Sale

1,542

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

657

6.038

Ordinary

Sale

65

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

533

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

380

6.034

Ordinary

Sale

131

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

64

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

246

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

98

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

169

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

109

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

133

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

83

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

96

6.03

Ordinary

Sale

199

6.016

Ordinary

Sale

188

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

59

6.028

Ordinary

Sale

187

6.018

Ordinary

Sale

172

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

109

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

125

6.032

Ordinary

Sale

475

6.022

Ordinary

Sale

268

6.03

Total Purchases

89,846

Total Sales

78,032

 

 

(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

 

(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:

26/01/2022

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.

 

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