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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)_Replacement

31st Jan 2022 16:56

RNS Number : 2110A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
31 January 2022
 

FORM 8.5 Replacement

 

 

 

The Form 8.5 Avast PLC announcement released on 09/12/2021 under RNS 1306V has been amended.

 

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

 

 

 

The full amended text is shown below

 

 

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant 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:

NortonLifeLock Inc

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

08/12/2021

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect of any other party to this offer?If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(NortonLifeLock Inc)

 

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 classof 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

498,001

6.148 GBP

6.09 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

*162,754

6.14 GBP

6.10 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. CFD

Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

19,508

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

492

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

3,573

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

412

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

44,442

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

632

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

15,570

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

291

8.126 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,971

6.136 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

52

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

212

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

88

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

155

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

667

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

13

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,408

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

28

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,219

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

72

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

33

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,819

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

162

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

294

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

87

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8,070

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

889

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

498

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6,855

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,244

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

29

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,035

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

74

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

61

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

423

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

754

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

250

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

137

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

67

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

613

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

92

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

292

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

22

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

37

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

12

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

7,139

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15,085

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

63

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

162

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

549

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

135

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

302

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,277

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

931

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,662

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,844

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

104

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,347

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

312

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

29

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

27

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

177

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

55

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

428

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

962

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

40

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,031

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

21

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

126

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

19

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

223

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

74

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

306

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,464

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

119

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

266

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

820

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

483

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6,289

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,007

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

13,291

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

143

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

55

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

240

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

22,533

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10,663

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

819

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,483

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,402

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

452

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

201

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

93

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,391

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

92

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

312

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

942

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

76

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,291

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,046

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

35

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8,551

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

171

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

528

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

13,197

6.118 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,537

6.118 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

302

6.118 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,370

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,370

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

3,031

6.139 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

5,939

6.136 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

25

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

654

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

54

6.104 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

367

6.126 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5,938

6.134 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

118

6.097 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,811

6.124 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

217

6.14 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

896

6.119 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

64

6.12 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

81,270

8.081 USD

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

324

6.122 GBP

10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

324

6.115 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

66

6.12 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

302

6.14 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

454

6.14 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

541

6.1 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

400

6.12 GBP

*10p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

176

6.11 GBP

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number ofsecurities to which option relates

Exercise priceper unit

Typee.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. call option

Exercising/exercisedagainst

Number of securities

Exercise Price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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

 

(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:

31/01/2022

Contact name:

Tolu Tade

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

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