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Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC

18th Feb 2022 13:06

 

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
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoseAVAST PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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:17 February 2022
(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
InterestsShort Positions
Number(%)Number(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

42,616,908

4.10%

300,721

0.03%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

87,725

0.01%

35,764,555

3.44%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

42,704,633

4.11%

36,065,276

3.47%

 

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 relevantPurchase/saleNumber ofPrice per unit
securitysecurities

10p ordinary

Purchase

16

6.1900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26

6.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29

6.1920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

98

6.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

542

6.2120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

573

6.2000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

6.1896 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,302

6.1902 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,252

6.1967 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,420

6.1961 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,173

6.1969 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,603

6.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,356

6.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,569

6.1904 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,236

6.1924 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

398

6.2034 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

573

6.2000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,079

6.2120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,396

6.1965 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,440

6.2200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,573

6.2004 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,376

6.2099 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,055

6.2074 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,404

6.2121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,959

6.1863 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,874

6.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

110,109

6.1952 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 

Product

 

Nature of dealing

 

Number of

Price per

relevant

 

description

 

 

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2

6.1895 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,153

6.1900 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,084

6.2200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,275

6.2040 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

6.1895 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9

6.2060 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16

6.1900 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

23

6.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29

6.1920 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

59

6.1921 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,166

6.2051 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,307

6.1896 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,163

6.1985 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,828

6.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,889

6.1939 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

56,771

6.1884 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

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:18 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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