Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC - Amendment

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to Sale

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:	12 October 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:	17,978,794	1.74%	13,509,524	1.30%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		220,944	0.02%	13,033,586	1.26%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:	18,199,738	1.76%	26,543,110	2.56%

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	24	5.6204 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	744	5.6520 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	985	5.6560 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,463	5.6497 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,006	5.6380 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,358	5.6440 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,545	5.6478 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,730	5.6437 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,048	5.6493 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,781	5.6569 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,191	5.6501 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,595	5.6558 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,612	168.4013 CZK
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,250	5.6377 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,276	5.6512 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	39,492	5.6428 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,600	168.2000 CZK
10p ordinary	Sale	24	5.6195 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	35	5.6220 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	50	5.6500 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	272	5.6529 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	505	5.6580 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	578	5.6560 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	581	5.6540 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	620	5.6370 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	744	5.6520 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,195	5.6410 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,871	5.6400 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,064	5.6470 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,105	5.6491 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,149	5.6423 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,358	5.6440 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,855	5.6385 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,499	5.6170 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,666	5.6494 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,248	168.8436 CZK
10p ordinary	Sale	9,034	5.6527 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,137	5.6433 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,490	5.6487 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	18,549	5.6380 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	25,381	5.6390 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	27,471	5.6466 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	31,417	5.6504 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	34,710	5.6452 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	66,676	5.6419 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	144,224	5.6420 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	24	5.6195 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	950	5.6411 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,498	5.6479 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	4,666	5.6494 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7,248	168.7254 CZK
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	8,480	5.6483 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	19,224	5.6444 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	21,967	5.6487 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	22,546	5.6371 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	27,471	5.6466 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	34,710	5.6452 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	37,505	5.6430 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	144,224	5.6419 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	24	5.6204 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,038	5.6439 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,098	5.6379 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2,667	5.6467 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3,609	5.6567 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	7,178	5.6443 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	7,827	5.6380 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	8,612	168.5192 CZK
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	23,528	5.6499 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	52,600	168.2000 CZK

(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:	14 Oct 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.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 748629

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20211014T120113+0100