Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC

LONDON--()-- 

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:

29 November 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:

17,094,145

1.65%

12,339,838

1.19%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

487,167

0.05%

12,476,752

1.21%

 

(3)

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

17,581,312

1.70%

24,816,590

2.40%

 

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

15

6.0040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

84

5.9970 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

352

6.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

418

6.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.9900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

536

6.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

543

6.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

657

6.0237 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

827

6.0212 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

6.0081 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,194

6.0291 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,431

5.9920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,048

6.0165 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,402

6.0308 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,622

6.0340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,851

6.0261 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,888

6.0273 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,256

6.0271 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,403

6.0295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,976

6.0239 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,094

6.0413 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,742

6.0460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,730

6.0371 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,834

6.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,418

6.0281 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,462

6.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,047

6.0279 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,164

6.0298 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

58,112

181.9345 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

15

6.0040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

74

5.9840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

352

6.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

418

6.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

500

5.9900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

551

5.9920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

182.3500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,275

6.0283 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,297

6.0407 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,905

6.0272 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,153

6.0355 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,231

6.0328 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,586

6.0296 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,758

5.9986 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,083

6.0365 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,684

6.0483 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,642

6.0356 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,829

6.0122 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,571

6.0217 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,552

6.0322 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,259

6.0450 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,790

6.0341 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,335

6.0269 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,145

6.0258 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,418

6.0281 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,418

6.0085 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,732

6.0352 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,296

6.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,677

6.0266 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

52,780

6.0351 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,229

6.0340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

156,897

6.0299 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

253

6.0394 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,000

182.2223 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,836

6.0007 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,758

5.9986 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

12,485

6.0090 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,572

6.0429 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

24,296

6.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,722

6.0387 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

51,621

6.0381 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

58,112

6.0111 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

536

6.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

828

6.0339 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

880

5.9920 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,000

5.9904 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,011

5.9904 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,110

6.0340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,502

6.0304 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

16,766

6.0254 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,506

6.0355 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,368

6.0268 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

58,112

182.0618 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:

30 Nov 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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 752023
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20211130T105841+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC