Form 8.3 - NortonLifeLock Inc.

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:

Millennium International Management LP

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

 

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

NortonLifeLock Inc.

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

1st December 2021

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

Yes, Avast plc.

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:

USD 0.01 common (US6687711084)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

150,068

0.026%

1,211,469

0.208%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

-

-

-

-

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

8,000

0.001%

-

-

 

TOTAL:

158,068

0.027%

1,211,469

0.208%

Class of relevant security:

2.000% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes August 2022 (US668771AA66)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

10,000,000

1.600%

-

-

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

-

-

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

 

TOTAL:

10,000,000

1.600%

-

-

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 security

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit (USD)

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.52

US6687711084

Purchase

45

24.61

US6687711084

Purchase

10

24.51

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.47

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.21

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.35

US6687711084

Sale

8

24.04

US6687711084

Purchase

15

24.18

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.23

US6687711084

Sale

6

23.84

US6687711084

Sale

11

23.86

US6687711084

Sale

5

23.85

US6687711084

Sale

46

23.94

US6687711084

Sale

25

24.00

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.77

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.02

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.52

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.60

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.53

US6687711084

Purchase

700

24.78

US6687711084

Purchase

900

24.48

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.47

US6687711084

Purchase

1,400

24.75

US6687711084

Purchase

600

23.99

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.50

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.98

US6687711084

Purchase

22

24.36

US6687711084

Purchase

1,200

24.44

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.27

US6687711084

Purchase

400

24.26

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.09

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.42

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.13

US6687711084

Purchase

278

24.22

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.15

US6687711084

Purchase

500

24.43

US6687711084

Purchase

400

24.04

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.34

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.41

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.10

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.18

US6687711084

Purchase

801

23.96

US6687711084

Purchase

2,554

23.82

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.38

US6687711084

Purchase

700

24.23

US6687711084

Purchase

1,400

24.03

US6687711084

Purchase

500

24.25

US6687711084

Purchase

500

24.05

US6687711084

Purchase

500

23.91

US6687711084

Purchase

100

23.93

US6687711084

Purchase

200

23.95

US6687711084

Purchase

200

23.98

US6687711084

Purchase

226

23.86

US6687711084

Purchase

65

24.87

US6687711084

Sale

300

24.80

US6687711084

Purchase

100

23.89

US6687711084

Sale

1,509

24.79

US6687711084

Sale

200

24.52

US6687711084

Sale

400

24.53

US6687711084

Sale

23

24.67

US6687711084

Sale

56

24.64

US6687711084

Sale

1,017

24.48

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.75

US6687711084

Sale

300

24.82

US6687711084

Sale

610

24.50

US6687711084

Sale

2,778

24.45

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.68

US6687711084

Sale

1,524

24.49

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.46

US6687711084

Sale

2,102

24.27

US6687711084

Sale

7

24.15

US6687711084

Sale

1,870

24.43

US6687711084

Sale

300

24.24

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.04

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.39

US6687711084

Sale

2,317

24.33

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.10

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.19

US6687711084

Sale

200

24.16

US6687711084

Sale

400

23.96

US6687711084

Purchase

2,086

23.82

US6687711084

Sale

3,428

24.32

US6687711084

Purchase

318

23.87

US6687711084

Sale

540

23.91

US6687711084

Sale

4,050

23.93

US6687711084

Sale

3,492

23.95

US6687711084

Sale

1,961

23.98

US6687711084

Sale

1,390

23.92

US6687711084

Purchase

65

23.86

US6687711084

Sale

200

23.86

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.74

US6687711084

Purchase

700

24.77

US6687711084

Purchase

441

23.89

US6687711084

Purchase

1,345

24.52

US6687711084

Sale

700

24.52

US6687711084

Purchase

2,300

24.58

US6687711084

Purchase

497

24.76

US6687711084

Sale

300

24.53

US6687711084

Purchase

455

24.51

US6687711084

Sale

200

24.51

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.73

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.72

US6687711084

Sale

523

24.97

US6687711084

Purchase

100

25.00

US6687711084

Purchase

101

24.48

US6687711084

Sale

500

24.48

US6687711084

Purchase

300

24.47

US6687711084

Sale

610

24.47

US6687711084

Purchase

203

24.75

US6687711084

Purchase

1,602

25.03

US6687711084

Purchase

276

23.99

US6687711084

Sale

1,146

24.50

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.45

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.45

US6687711084

Purchase

54

24.49

US6687711084

Sale

200

24.49

US6687711084

Sale

690

24.46

US6687711084

Sale

970

24.36

US6687711084

Sale

600

24.44

US6687711084

Sale

20

24.27

US6687711084

Purchase

349

24.26

US6687711084

Sale

300

24.26

US6687711084

Purchase

200

24.09

US6687711084

Sale

400

24.09

US6687711084

Purchase

298

25.04

US6687711084

Sale

164

24.42

US6687711084

Purchase

668

24.04

US6687711084

Sale

1,600

24.41

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.14

US6687711084

Purchase

34

24.10

US6687711084

Sale

1,400

24.10

US6687711084

Purchase

45

24.19

US6687711084

Purchase

31

24.07

US6687711084

Purchase

1,413

23.96

US6687711084

Purchase

419

23.97

US6687711084

Purchase

3,128

23.82

US6687711084

Sale

600

23.82

US6687711084

Purchase

315

24.32

US6687711084

Purchase

51

24.17

US6687711084

Purchase

67

24.03

US6687711084

Purchase

102

23.91

US6687711084

Purchase

83

23.93

US6687711084

Purchase

843

23.95

US6687711084

Purchase

813

23.98

US6687711084

Purchase

100

24.01

US6687711084

Sale

400

23.86

US6687711084

Purchase

13

23.85

US6687711084

Purchase

2,657

23.94

US6687711084

Purchase

671

24.00

US6687711084

Sale

144

24.02

US6687711084

Sale

200

23.89

US6687711084

Purchase

5

24.52

US6687711084

Sale

951

24.52

US6687711084

Sale

75

24.61

US6687711084

Purchase

7

24.58

US6687711084

Sale

374

24.62

US6687711084

Sale

75

24.63

US6687711084

Sale

150

24.60

US6687711084

Purchase

164

24.53

US6687711084

Sale

350

24.53

US6687711084

Sale

1,187

24.51

US6687711084

Purchase

8

24.48

US6687711084

Sale

2,774

24.48

US6687711084

Sale

528

24.47

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.75

US6687711084

Sale

341

24.11

US6687711084

Purchase

173

23.99

US6687711084

Sale

10

24.82

US6687711084

Purchase

7

24.50

US6687711084

Sale

824

24.50

US6687711084

Purchase

52

24.45

US6687711084

Sale

630

24.45

US6687711084

Sale

150

24.59

US6687711084

Purchase

8

24.49

US6687711084

Sale

433

24.49

US6687711084

Purchase

4

24.46

US6687711084

Sale

883

24.46

US6687711084

Sale

525

24.37

US6687711084

Sale

1

24.36

US6687711084

Purchase

7

24.56

US6687711084

Sale

75

24.56

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.44

US6687711084

Sale

399

24.40

US6687711084

Sale

483

24.28

US6687711084

Sale

327

24.27

US6687711084

Sale

2,709

24.26

US6687711084

Sale

216

24.21

US6687711084

Sale

943

24.09

US6687711084

Sale

71

24.42

US6687711084

Sale

716

24.13

US6687711084

Sale

199

24.35

US6687711084

Sale

114

24.22

US6687711084

Sale

728

24.15

US6687711084

Sale

200

24.43

US6687711084

Sale

500

24.24

US6687711084

Sale

365

24.04

US6687711084

Sale

100

24.34

US6687711084

Sale

217

24.39

US6687711084

Sale

170

24.41

US6687711084

Sale

834

24.14

US6687711084

Purchase

3

24.69

US6687711084

Sale

689

24.12

US6687711084

Sale

2,076

24.10

US6687711084

Sale

377

24.19

US6687711084

Sale

169

24.08

US6687711084

Sale

1,622

24.18

US6687711084

Sale

856

24.16

US6687711084

Sale

980

24.06

US6687711084

Sale

216

24.20

US6687711084

Sale

708

24.07

US6687711084

Sale

1,163

23.96

US6687711084

Sale

315

23.97

US6687711084

Sale

100

23.82

US6687711084

Sale

206

24.23

US6687711084

Sale

841

24.17

US6687711084

Sale

2,878

24.03

US6687711084

Sale

23

24.25

US6687711084

Sale

653

24.05

US6687711084

Purchase

186

23.87

US6687711084

Sale

1,146

23.88

US6687711084

Purchase

186

23.91

US6687711084

Sale

195

23.91

US6687711084

Purchase

138

23.93

US6687711084

Sale

600

23.93

US6687711084

Sale

292

23.98

US6687711084

Sale

101

24.01

US6687711084

Purchase

1,398

23.92

US6687711084

Sale

1,200

23.92

US6687711084

Sale

100

23.84

US6687711084

Purchase

204

23.86

US6687711084

Sale

392

23.86

US6687711084

Purchase

181

23.85

US6687711084

Sale

206

23.85

US6687711084

Sale

1,892

23.94

US6687711084

Sale

354

24.30

US6687711084

Purchase

1

24.00

US6687711084

Sale

275

24.00

US6687711084

Purchase

1

23.83

US6687711084

Sale

1,714

23.82

US6687711084

Purchase

11

24.01

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit
(USD)

US6687711084

Equity Swap

Closing a long position

42

24.97

(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:

2nd December 2021

Contact name:

Milos Naumovic

 

Telephone number:

+44 203 650 8203

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.

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

Full name of person making disclosure:

Millennium International Management LP

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

NortonLifeLock Inc.

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit (USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

US6687711084

Call Option

Purchased

8,000

25.00

American

20/01/2023

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: 752089
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20211202T113724+0000

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.