Form 8.3 - Avast plc - Amendment

LONDON--()-- 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to Sales

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 interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose AVAST PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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:

21 July 2021

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? 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:

12,946,294

1.25%

11,896,913

1.15%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

370,384

0.04%

9,897,979

0.96%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

13,316,678

1.29%

21,794,892

2.11%

 

 

 

 

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

22

5.7774 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

97

5.7917 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

315

5.8880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

346

5.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

452

5.8720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

467

5.8119 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

480

5.8640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

486

5.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

493

5.8800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

5.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

590

5.8860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

610

5.8780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

673

5.8432 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

695

5.8650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

737

5.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

746

5.7780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

768

5.8282 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

776

5.8889 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

844

5.8460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

871

5.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

914

5.8163 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,046

5.8048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,468

5.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,489

5.7760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,556

5.8125 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

5.8399 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,102

5.7929 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,142

5.8273 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,284

5.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,666

5.8666 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,513

5.7754 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,974

5.8497 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,439

5.7916 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,822

5.7767 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,250

5.7914 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,300

5.8189 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,344

5.7772 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,610

5.7920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,199

5.8162 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,657

5.8035 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,705

5.7784 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,882

5.8059 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,170

5.7915 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,945

5.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,944

5.8112 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,826

5.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,300

5.7999 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,924

5.7771 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30,398

5.7822 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,512

5.7918 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,008

5.8463 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,331

5.7763 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,639

5.8128 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

40,500

5.7960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,000

5.7778 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,735

5.8256 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

98,954

5.8308 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

176,896

5.8310 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

186,966

5.7990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

193,477

171.5487 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

45

5.7660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

256

5.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

315

5.8880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

452

5.8720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

474

5.8780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

480

5.8640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

486

5.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

493

5.8800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

590

5.8860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

725

5.8121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

737

5.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

746

5.7765 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

746

5.7780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

770

5.7806 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

871

5.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,095

5.8016 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,468

5.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,489

5.7760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,624

5.7996 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,775

5.7909 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,284

5.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,500

5.8500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,000

5.7900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,968

5.7903 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,596

173.3411 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

11,893

5.7824 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,762

5.7750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,858

5.7991 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,753

5.8137 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,920

5.7955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,604

5.7957 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

38,869

5.7961 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,824

5.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

102,000

5.7775 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

160,000

5.8193 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

165,000

5.8393 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

211,437

5.8020 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

527

5.7751 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

950

172.8176 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,601

5.7754 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,624

5.7996 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,732

5.7783 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,775

5.7909 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

3,779

5.8748 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

4,000

5.7900 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

5,345

5.8135 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

8,646

173.2627 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

11,893

5.7824 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

14,762

5.7750 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

23,043

5.7911 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

41,198

5.8134 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

45,949

5.7920 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

64,824

5.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

193,421

5.7997 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

475,000

172.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

4

5.8150 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

412

5.8262 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

527

5.7751 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

914

5.8163 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

1,030

5.7920 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

1,046

5.8048 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

2,001

5.8504 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

2,969

5.7989 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

5,300

5.8189 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

7,702

5.7975 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

7,966

5.8139 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

8,199

5.8161 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

8,590

5.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

8,657

5.8035 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

14,390

5.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

19,047

5.8128 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

20,944

5.8112 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

22,826

5.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

24,300

5.7999 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

30,398

5.7822 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

40,500

5.7960 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

40,632

5.8212 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

66,746

5.7910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

85,000

5.7778 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

98,954

5.8308 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

121,152

5.7899 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

193,477

171.6688 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD Short

475,000

5.8183 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 Jul 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*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

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose AVAST PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 742141
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210723T133748+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC