30th Jul 2021 16:08
AMENDMENT
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Avast plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Avast Plc. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 26 July 2021 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
10p ordinary | Purchase
Sale | 433,550
337,354 | 5.7840 GBP
5.7840 GBP | 5.7340 GBP
5.7320 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 | Equity Swap | Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
| 494 2,621 500 41,515 24,060 15,507 10,550 4,936 1,294
313 163 3,392 2,775 22,801 811 3,984 732 248 11,930 1,230 592 556 841 900 1,225 740 24,095 2,646
4,195 4,140 303 145 566
406 3,274 377 628 8,144 1,360 36 9,064 481 69,133 | 5.7433 GBP 5.7455 GBP 5.7473 GBP 5.7532 GBP 5.7538 GBP 5.7556 GBP 5.7718 GBP 5.7820 GBP 5.7829 GBP
5.7340 GBP 5.7420 GBP 5.7482 GBP 5.7535 GBP 5.7540 GBP 5.7560 GBP 5.7568 GBP 5.7577 GBP 5.7578 GBP 5.7587 GBP 5.7589 GBP 5.7629 GBP 5.7640 GBP 5.7650 GBP 5.7652 GBP 5.7653 GBP 5.7657 GBP 5.7817 GBP 5.7820 GBP
5.7620 GBP 5.7695 GBP 5.7799 GBP 5.7812 GBP 5.7839 GBP
5.7464 GBP 5.7467 GBP 5.7498 GBP 5.7521 GBP 5.7566 GBP 5.7598 GBP 5.7609 GBP 5.7613 GBP 5.7670 GBP 5.7820 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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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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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| Date of disclosure: | 30 July 2021 |
| Contact name: | Alwyn Basch |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7407 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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