23rd Jul 2021 11:43
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 1593G released at 11:46 on the 22nd July 2021. Amendment made to section 1e All other information remains unchanged
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: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
(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: | Avast plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 21 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" | YES |
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 | Buy
| 1043746 | 5.90000 GBP | 5.76500 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 427918 | 5.90000 GBP | 5.76500 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 | CFD
| Long | 295 | 5.793095 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 138 | 5.78313 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 30025 | 5.814 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 225 | 5.79315555555556 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 78 | 5.82397435897436 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3180 | 5.787297 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 33111 | 5.801512 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 14741 | 5.797644 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10000 | 5.796016 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 262 | 5.789981 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3700 | 5.85951351 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9808 | 5.795119 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 192 | 5.81362209 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4608 | 5.799254 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3651 | 5.803231 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 58608 | 5.814 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6117 | 5.788462 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 42262 | 5.789776 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 34179 | 5.81385 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6296 | 5.80856671 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3700 | 5.7772 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24464 | 5.7838781 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 500000 | 5.80922852 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3541 | 5.7898 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 167 | 5.789844 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 50977 | 5.79955509 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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 23 July 2021 |
| Contact name: | Richard Howard |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]
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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