23rd Jul 2021 11:46
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 8454F released at 11:56 on the 20th 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: | 16 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
| 1934514 | 6.11000 GBP | 5.75149 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 2050580 | 6.10700 GBP | 5.75149 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 | 57068 | 6.04832624 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17168 | 6.094 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2423 | 6.05799 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5952 | 6.071974 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 14579 | 6.040103 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 96464 | 6.063792 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 75517 | 6.025199 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11035 | 6.093878 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6280 | 6.032062 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1001 | 6.059639 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 491 | 6.00400007942974 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1217 | 6.070639 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1113 | 6.064536 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 393 | 6.019398 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1035 | 6.069393 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26861 | 6.009424 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1412 | 6.048932 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7569 | 6.012597 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40 | 6.062 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 377420 | 5.75114999 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1192093 | 5.75115 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40000 | 6.042036 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 50000 | 6.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4473 | 6.020725 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9740 | 6.094437 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 90 | 6.049477 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 129 | 5.99800003875969 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1101 | 6.014553 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18589 | 6.01778731 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2526 | 6.09439611 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12 | 6.061204 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16102 | 6.00655983437089 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 238 | 6.05645004512605 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5051 | 6.061703 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1509 | 6.042004 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1182 | 6.051038 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 885 | 6.058496 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18887 | 6.03492999947054 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 80 | 6.076983 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 6.067638 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 174 | 6.041931 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 135 | 6.051017 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 101 | 6.058482 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 28 | 6.05588903714286 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 581 | 6.06167 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1797 | 6.03488800222593 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10 | 6.076824 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11246 | 6.094 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 6.07 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 6.038604 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 87 | 6.041896 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 69 | 6.051332 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 52 | 6.058181 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13 | 6.05721507923077 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 295 | 6.061588 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 784 | 6.035004 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4 | 6.077154 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 132 | 6.04174 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 105 | 6.050805 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 80 | 6.058191 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 22 | 6.05569563454545 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 448 | 6.061646 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1367 | 6.034916 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 6.076475 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 38286 | 5.7951 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 22100 | 6.028803 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 821751 | 6.043164207 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 377420 | 5.75114999 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1192093 | 5.75115 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 40000 | 6.042036 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 |
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(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 " |
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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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