Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	AVAST PLC
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	22 JULY 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	YES: 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
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	13,509,666	1.31%	12,342,172	1.20%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		735,367	0.07%	10,206,613	0.99%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	14,245,033	1.38%	22,548,785	2.19%

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 relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
10p ordinary	Purchase	435	5.8020 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	443	5.7980 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	458	5.7920 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.7840 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	497	5.7910 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	808	5.7932 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	921	5.7940 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	968	5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,129	5.8024 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,474	5.7995 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,898	5.7964 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,491	5.7951 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,879	5.7921 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,146	5.7990 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,088	5.7949 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,605	5.7927 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	34,119	5.8000 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	35,059	5.7997 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	38,940	5.7956 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	50,730	5.7962 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	125,501	172.1923 CZK
10p ordinary	Purchase	240,668	5.7968 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10	5.7997 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	443	5.7980 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	472	5.7840 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	474	5.7820 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	901	5.7996 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	921	5.7940 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	967	5.7899 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	968	5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,082	5.7893 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,412	5.7933 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,445	5.7924 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.8118 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,311	5.7954 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,355	173.1746 CZK
10p ordinary	Sale	5,646	5.7945 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,066	5.7959 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,187	5.8000 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,259	5.7956 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,338	5.7998 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,358	5.7964 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,624	5.7926 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	16,779	5.7995 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,321	5.7817 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,485	5.7698 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	21,484	5.7694 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	80,761	5.7934 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	85,623	5.7960 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	87,690	5.7992 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	90,148	5.7920 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	113,086	5.7949 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	289	5.7995 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	458	5.7920 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,396	5.8129 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1,985	5.7814 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2,000	173.5284 CZK
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2,528	5.7963 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	3,000	5.8118 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3,355	172.7589 CZK
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	5,342	5.8000 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	6,309	5.7800 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	20,485	5.7698 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	21,484	5.7694 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	26,600	5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	67,306	5.7962 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	70,063	5.7934 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	85,603	5.7960 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	113,086	5.7949 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	116,837	5.7924 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,883	5.7883 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1,999	5.7984 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2,528	5.7963 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2,910	5.7516 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,463	5.8000 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,474	5.7995 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,683	5.7983 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,898	5.7964 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,338	5.8002 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	7,687	5.7951 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	8,593	170.7055 CZK
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	21,142	5.8000 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	64,414	5.7948 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	102,423	5.7986 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	116,908	172.4317 CZK
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	138,434	5.7962 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:	23 JULY 2021
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 [phone].

*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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	AVAST PLC

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit
security		varying etc	to which
			option
			relates
10p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	231,733	4.9967	European	13 Aug 2021

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.