Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC - Amendment

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment to Sale

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 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 September 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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:

16,863,797

1.63%

9,384,938

0.91%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

119,677

0.01%

14,763,599

1.43%

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

16,983,474

1.64%

24,148,537

2.33%

 

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 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 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

10

5.7184 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

432

5.7244 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

702

169.9756 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

829

5.7211 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

836

169.9137 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,173

5.7198 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,507

5.7190 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,238

5.7236 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,430

5.7229 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,012

5.7254 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,916

5.7248 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,246

5.7252 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,568

5.7205 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,391

5.7204 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,792

5.7210 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,734

5.7245 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,807

5.7227 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

122,617

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

133,000

169.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

328,730

5.7234 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

5.7160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

195

5.7190 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

702

169.9756 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

829

5.7211 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

836

169.9137 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,238

5.7237 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,649

5.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,821

5.7223 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,549

5.7208 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,516

5.7202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,025

5.7221 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,945

5.7201 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,830

5.7210 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

146,438

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,463,154

5.7300 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

403

5.7186 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

425

5.7296 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

514

5.7164 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

684

5.7294 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,496

5.7221 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,126

5.7223 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

76,188

5.7195 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

132,573

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

133,000

169.5750 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

432

5.7244 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

836

5.7184 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,568

5.7205 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,016

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,792

5.7210 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

67,598

5.7256 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

78,759

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

113,800

5.7252 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

133,000

5.7121 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

133,000

169.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

190,116

5.7224 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 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

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

24 Sep 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.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 746784
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210924T165221+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC