19th Oct 2021 17:37
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: | 18 October 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: | 18,525,040 | 1.79% | 11,822,673 | 1.14% | ||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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260,535 | 0.03% | 13,310,247 | 1.29% | |||
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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: | 18,785,575 | 1.81% | 25,132,920 | 2.43% | ||
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 |
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| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 41 | 5.6175 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 211 | 5.6287 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 313 | 5.6240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 490 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 5.5980 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 510 | 5.5941 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 559 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 575 | 5.5710 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 587 | 5.5880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 608 | 5.6306 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,224 | 5.5759 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,848 | 5.6312 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,109 | 5.5840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,471 | 5.5801 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,385 | 5.5862 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,614 | 5.6102 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,007 | 5.6297 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,021 | 5.5812 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,461 | 5.6201 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,991 | 5.5856 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,580 | 5.5792 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,693 | 5.6279 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,132 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,386 | 168.2463 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 238,809 | 5.5957 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 33 | 168.0000 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51 | 5.6280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 313 | 5.6240 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 357 | 5.5941 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 495 | 5.5830 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 533 | 5.5840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 559 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 587 | 5.5880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,017 | 5.6080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,073 | 5.5842 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,093 | 5.5843 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,102 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,816 | 5.5931 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,856 | 5.5978 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,153 | 5.5919 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,380 | 5.5872 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,516 | 5.6147 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,226 | 5.5995 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,391 | 5.6004 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,893 | 5.5929 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,928 | 5.6237 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,189 | 5.5993 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,684 | 5.6012 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,232 | 5.6293 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 16,940 | 5.5802 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,500 | 5.6277 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 28,702 | 5.6016 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,600 | 5.6029 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51,563 | 5.5811 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 85,202 | 5.6300 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Product |
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10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 33 | 167.8824 CZK | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 688 | 5.6035 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,017 | 5.6080 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,006 | 5.6091 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,414 | 5.6104 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,414 | 5.6121 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,728 | 5.6046 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 20,278 | 5.5912 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 51,563 | 5.5810 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 510 | 5.5941 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 608 | 5.6306 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 759 | 5.5884 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,073 | 5.5856 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,519 | 5.6094 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,437 | 5.5907 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 20,386 | 168.3641 CZK | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 49,053 | 5.5966 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 74,457 | 5.5910 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 103,446 | 5.6002 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” |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 19 Oct 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.
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