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Form 8.3 - Avast plc

29th Nov 2021 10:09

RNS Number : 8720T

Societe Generale SA

29 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	26/11/2021
(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:	35,057,193	3.39	21,144	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	5,036,806	0.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	35,057,193	3.39	5,057,950	0.49

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	533	6.0020075
Ordinary	Purchase	165	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	235	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	606	5.992
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	377	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	377	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	140	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	23	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	452	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	17	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	606	5.992
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	979	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	87	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	100	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	2,042	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	563	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	82	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	47	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	139	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	361	5.972
Ordinary	Purchase	295	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	1,092	5.988
Ordinary	Purchase	785	5.992
Ordinary	Purchase	785	5.992
Ordinary	Purchase	555	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	125	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	431	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	64	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	931	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	521	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	99	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	69	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	284	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	316	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	1,075	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	538	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	475	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	738	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	154	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	83	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	123	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	106	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	846	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	83	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	1,832	6
Ordinary	Purchase	854	6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	429	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	1,406	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	1,835	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	498	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	212	5.994
Ordinary	Purchase	2,258	6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	202	6.002
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	249	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	394	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	749	5.99
Ordinary	Purchase	600	5.998
Ordinary	Purchase	120	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	495	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	268	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	551	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	468	5.996
Ordinary	Purchase	525	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	131	6.004
Ordinary	Purchase	4,339	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	2,236	6.018
Ordinary	Purchase	1,593	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	676	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	25	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,311	6
Ordinary	Sale	423	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	2,267	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	725	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	379	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	11	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	653	5.982
Ordinary	Sale	7,035	6.018
Ordinary	Sale	371	5.9980054
Ordinary	Sale	2,179	6
Ordinary	Sale	2,057	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	84	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	48	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	84	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	84	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	84	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	1,888	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	58	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	719	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	847	5.982
Ordinary	Sale	372	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	889	6
Ordinary	Sale	914	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	362	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	433	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	473	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,442	6
Ordinary	Sale	62	6
Ordinary	Sale	2,256	6
Ordinary	Sale	469	6
Ordinary	Sale	751	5.982
Ordinary	Sale	526	6
Ordinary	Sale	1,833	6
Ordinary	Sale	723	5.982
Ordinary	Sale	526	6
Ordinary	Sale	5,988	6
Ordinary	Sale	399	6
Ordinary	Sale	389	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	747	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	991	5.98
Ordinary	Sale	52	6
Ordinary	Sale	3,343	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	1,981	6
Ordinary	Sale	225	6
Ordinary	Sale	795	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	435	5.984
Ordinary	Sale	723	5.982
Ordinary	Sale	3,312	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	341	5.984
Ordinary	Sale	312	6
Ordinary	Sale	107	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	2,219	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	46	6
Ordinary	Sale	323	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	445	6
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	751	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	318	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	200	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,239	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	1,851	6
Ordinary	Sale	1,651	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	783	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,873	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	750	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	230	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	526	6
Ordinary	Sale	392	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	504	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	206	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	50	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	424	6
Ordinary	Sale	651	5.99
Ordinary	Sale	65	5.99
Ordinary	Sale	451	6
Ordinary	Sale	441	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	66	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	265	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	1,841	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	312	6
Ordinary	Sale	803	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	606	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	463	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	1,841	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,187	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	165	6
Ordinary	Sale	399	6
Ordinary	Sale	802	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	458	6
Ordinary	Sale	42	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	364	5.994
Ordinary	Sale	4,975	6
Ordinary	Sale	1,757	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	600	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	1,708	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	381	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	312	6
Ordinary	Sale	737	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	424	5.996
Ordinary	Sale	133	5.992
Ordinary	Sale	422	6
Ordinary	Sale	782	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	133	5.998
Ordinary	Sale	5,393	6
Ordinary	Sale	4,871	6
Ordinary	Sale	43	6.002
Ordinary	Sale	200,000	5.9855072
Ordinary	Sale	45	5.972
Ordinary	Sale	87	5.972
Ordinary	Sale	185	5.972
Ordinary	Sale	289	5.972
	Total Purchases	46,490
	Total Sales	304,459

(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	200,000	5.985507181
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	45	5.972
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	87	5.972
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	185	5.972
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	289	5.972

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	29/11/2021
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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