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 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:	28 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 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:	19,803,410	1.91%	13,401,530	1.29%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		159,401	0.02%	14,943,401	1.44%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:	19,962,811	1.93%	28,344,931	2.74%

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	11	5.6694 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	469	5.7120 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	759	5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,006	5.6640 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,029	5.7020 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,518	5.6775 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,620	5.6660 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,426	5.6658 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,739	5.7101 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	5.7117 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,067	5.6639 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,186	5.6663 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	11,862	5.7116 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,005	5.6893 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	32,027	5.7122 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	83,436	5.6769 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	200,000	5.6651 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,604,384	5.6891 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	486	5.7130 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	508	5.6920 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	520	5.7120 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	574	5.6800 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	602	5.7110 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	759	5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	916	5.7100 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,006	5.6640 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,008	5.7129 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,010	5.7022 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,178	5.6687 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,612	5.6663 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,907	5.7084 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,387	5.7161 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,620	5.6660 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,195	5.6819 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	5,175	5.6988 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	6,914	5.6948 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,379	5.6916 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	8,236	5.7066 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,195	5.6995 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,701	5.6910 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,298	5.6895 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	41,509	5.6978 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	53,314	5.6902 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	55,511	5.6803 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	57,905	5.6665 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	67,561	5.6960 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	68,692	5.6820 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	71,998	5.6917 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	88,217	5.7015 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	100,000	5.6688 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	153,726	5.7017 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	164,995	5.7072 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	173,059	5.6886 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	231,911	5.6914 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	371,036	5.6750 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	398,369	5.6935 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	500,000	5.7168 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	541,585	5.6951 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	843,822	5.6868 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	1,907	5.7084 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,387	5.7161 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	8,236	5.7066 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	9,800	5.6995 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	19,085	5.6895 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41,945	5.6794 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	123,123	5.6928 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	154,369	5.6905 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	203,321	5.6939 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	10	5.6720 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,426	5.6658 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,405	5.6660 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	8,574	5.6663 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	10,000	5.7117 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	13,824	5.7020 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	22,583	5.6833 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	200,000	5.6651 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?	NO
Date of disclosure:	29 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 [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.