4th Aug 2022 14:34
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: | Jane Street Financial Limited |
(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. | Jane Street Group, LLC |
(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: | NA |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 2022-08-03
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(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 Nitro Bidco Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 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 ISIN: GB00BDD85M81 | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 17670 | 0.002 | ||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 835597 | 0.08 | 1639 | 0.0002 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
a TOTAL: | 835597 | 0.08 | 19309 | 0.002 |
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 security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
10p ordinary | Sale | 197785 | 6.85 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 107265 | 6.78 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 70852 | 6.824 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 55560 | 6.836 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 54861 | 6.84 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 54262 | 6.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 35064 | 6.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 28778 | 6.83 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 24073 | 6.79 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 20408 | 6.838 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 11016 | 6.828 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 8370 | 6.854 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 8358 | 6.826 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4606 | 6.832 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4520 | 6.852 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4428 | 6.856 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4427 | 6.842 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 3102 | 6.802 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2577 | 6.814 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1633 | 6.818 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1374 | 6.812 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 950 | 6.834 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 829 | 6.848 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 561 | 6.822 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 496 | 6.792 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 146 | 6.816 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 146 | 6.816 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 496 | 6.792 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 561 | 6.822 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 829 | 6.848 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 950 | 6.834 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1374 | 6.812 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1633 | 6.818 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2577 | 6.814 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3102 | 6.802 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4427 | 6.842 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4428 | 6.856 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4520 | 6.852 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4606 | 6.832 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8358 | 6.826 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 8370 | 6.854 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 11016 | 6.828 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 20408 | 6.838 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 24073 | 6.79 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28778 | 6.83 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 35064 | 6.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54262 | 6.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 54861 | 6.84 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 55560 | 6.836 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 70852 | 6.824 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 107265 | 6.78 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 197785 | 6.85 GBP |
(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 |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 107265 | 6.78 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 24059 | 6.79 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 17746 | 6.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 3102 | 6.802 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 496 | 6.792 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 26 | 6.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 6.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 3 | 6.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 14 | 6.79 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 26 | 6.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 146 | 6.816 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 561 | 6.822 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 829 | 6.848 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 950 | 6.834 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1374 | 6.812 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 1633 | 6.818 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 2577 | 6.814 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4427 | 6.842 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4428 | 6.856 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4520 | 6.852 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 4606 | 6.832 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8358 | 6.826 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 8370 | 6.854 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 11016 | 6.828 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 17318 | 6.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 20408 | 6.838 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 28778 | 6.83 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 54262 | 6.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 54861 | 6.84 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 55560 | 6.836 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 70852 | 6.824 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing a long position | 197785 | 6.85 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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 2022-08-04 |
| Contact name: | Chris Milsted |
| Telephone number*: | +442037873373 |
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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