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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

24th Nov 2021 11:12

RNS Number : 4687T
Societe Generale SA
24 November 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

23/11/2021

(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:

35,792,669

3.46

15,422

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

5,667,412

0.55

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

35,792,669

3.46

5,682,834

0.55

 

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

677

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

82

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

676

5.971997

Ordinary

Purchase

2,268

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

136

5.958

Ordinary

Purchase

169

5.958

Ordinary

Purchase

95

5.958

Ordinary

Purchase

200

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

2,129

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

200

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

2,325

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

388

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

11

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

2,290

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

400

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

355

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

1,835

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

2,140

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

440

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

26

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

160

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

160

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

770

5.988

Ordinary

Purchase

95

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

34

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

16

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

316

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

770

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

55

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

911

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

36

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

200

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

800

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

936

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

100

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

367

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

320

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

100

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

31

5.964

Ordinary

Purchase

1,089

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

739

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

249

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

521

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

175

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

193

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

786

5.962

Ordinary

Purchase

520

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

290

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

520

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

359

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

55

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

871

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

724

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

802

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

149

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

28

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

920

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

96

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

327

5.95

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

100

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

570

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,043

5.95

Ordinary

Purchase

993

5.95

Ordinary

Purchase

446

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

826

5.968

Ordinary

Purchase

520

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

350

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

776

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

1,082

5.954

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

139

5.954

Ordinary

Purchase

100

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

130

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

100

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

314

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

36

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

432

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

528

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

1,652

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

945

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

1,135

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

175

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

157

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

36

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

200

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

17

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

23

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

842

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

624

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

457

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

1,554

5.948

Ordinary

Purchase

146

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

452

5.978

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

1,282

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

926

5.948

Ordinary

Purchase

1,554

5.948

Ordinary

Purchase

448

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

444

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

1,921

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

633

5.95

Ordinary

Purchase

95

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

340

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

2,250

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

717

5.972

Ordinary

Purchase

1,917

5.976

Ordinary

Purchase

768

5.982

Ordinary

Purchase

131

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

500

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

861

5.984

Ordinary

Purchase

433

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,392

5.97

Ordinary

Purchase

1,841

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

1,922

5.98

Ordinary

Purchase

1,313

5.974

Ordinary

Purchase

4,627

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

1,429

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

18,324

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

1,177

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

3,773

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

1,834

5.972

Ordinary

Sale

828

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

2,264

5.93

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

330

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

304

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

43

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

369

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

35

5.96

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.958

Ordinary

Sale

71

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

462

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

257

5.932

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.932

Ordinary

Sale

1,054

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

500

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

882

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

807

5.982

Ordinary

Sale

11

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

1,833

5.978

Ordinary

Sale

814

5.98

Ordinary

Sale

11

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

837

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

1,243

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

419

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

603

5.964

Ordinary

Sale

18

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

924

5.95

Ordinary

Sale

225,000

5.9737141

Total Purchases

94,647

Total Sales

267,956

 

 

(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

Reducing a short position

225,000

5.973714136

 

(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:

24/11/2021

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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