14th Feb 2022 12:14
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 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. |
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(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: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 11 FEB 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: | 10p ordinary | |||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||
| and/or controlled: | 38,529,378 | 3.71% | 533,103 | 0.05% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 195,704 | 0.02% | 22,818,446 | 2.19% | ||
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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: | 38,725,082 | 3.72% | 23,351,549 | 2.25% | ||
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 | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 262 | 6.2620 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 412 | 6.2560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 417 | 6.2580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 448 | 6.2440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 6.2600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 718 | 6.2480 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 870 | 6.2400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 907 | 6.2551 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 973 | 6.2507 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,153 | 6.2425 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,157 | 6.2496 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,272 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,479 | 6.2490 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,810 | 6.2431 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,840 | 6.2567 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,981 | 6.2468 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,533 | 6.2460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,772 | 6.2542 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,801 | 6.2513 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,814 | 6.2465 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,935 | 6.2419 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,854 | 6.2433 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,198 | 6.2591 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,762 | 6.2520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,554 | 6.2500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,027 | 6.2555 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,033 | 6.2479 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,052 | 6.2516 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,937 | 6.2562 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,950 | 6.2556 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,587 | 6.2521 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,934 | 6.2559 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,943 | 6.2550 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,805 | 6.2365 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 45,098 | 6.2352 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 143,827 | 6.2486 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 6.2375 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 310,509 | 6.2458 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000,000 | 6.2415 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,845,302 | 6.2540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 6.2565 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 150 | 179.1000 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 412 | 6.2560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 413 | 6.2580 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 493 | 6.2481 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 612 | 6.2432 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 911 | 6.2548 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 913 | 6.2480 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 998 | 6.2440 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,559 | 6.2598 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,690 | 6.2609 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,791 | 6.2500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,175 | 6.2600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,547 | 6.2540 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,854 | 6.2433 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,909 | 6.2520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,946 | 6.2553 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,744 | 6.2534 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,860 | 6.2445 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 21,870 | 6.2340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 26,507 | 6.2484 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 26,570 | 6.2341 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 32,247 | 6.2343 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 211,997 | 6.2495 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 300,000 | 6.2390 GBP | ||||
| (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 100 | 6.2566 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 150 | 178.9746 CZK | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 493 | 6.2481 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 780 | 6.2461 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 5,272 | 6.2564 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,639 | 6.2523 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,821 | 6.2477 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 11,283 | 6.2414 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 29,857 | 6.2517 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 31,107 | 6.2506 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 51,652 | 6.2463 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 92,611 | 6.2494 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 307,000 | 179.6750 CZK | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 150 | 6.1765 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,786 | 6.2340 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,062 | 6.2556 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,460 | 6.2567 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,643 | 6.2548 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,902 | 6.2562 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,195 | 6.2543 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,474 | 6.2552 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,822 | 6.2538 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 15,410 | 6.2394 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 16,180 | 6.2542 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 17,832 | 6.2480 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 59,189 | 6.2528 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 65,891 | 6.2526 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 6.2375 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 307,000 | 6.2315 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,000,000 | 6.2415 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” |
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? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 14 FEB 2022 |
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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