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: 11 January 2022
(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:

26,843,279

2.58%

11,871,343

1.14%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

137,855

0.01%

13,160,449

1.27%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

26,981,134

2.60%

25,031,792

2.41%

 

 

 

 

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

23

6.1182 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

73

6.0741 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

471

6.0830 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

475

6.0810 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

481

6.0840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

491

6.0690 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

509

6.0720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

529

6.0940 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

533

6.0730 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

801

6.0881 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

932

6.0770 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

974

6.0750 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

988

6.0700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,085

6.0760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,153

6.0901 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,200

6.0800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,363

6.0875 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,884

6.0846 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,987

6.0740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,119

6.0923 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,381

6.0820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,450

6.0850 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,580

6.0819 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,074

6.0780 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

5,707

6.1180 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

8,111

6.1009 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

9,352

6.0798 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

10,213

6.0826 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

20,169

6.0963 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

34,637

6.0946 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

41,799

177.8877 CZK
10p ordinary Purchase

52,095

6.0961 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

70,371

6.1093 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

81,704

6.0847 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

41

6.0840 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

163

6.1080 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

475

6.0810 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

491

6.0690 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

509

6.0720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

529

6.0940 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

974

6.0750 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

988

6.0700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,200

6.0800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,255

6.0760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,475

6.0774 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,845

6.0820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,006

6.0740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,052

6.0780 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,279

6.0792 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,416

6.0773 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,447

6.0747 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,227

6.0775 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,677

6.0745 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,881

6.0830 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,932

6.0777 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

4,349

6.0714 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

6,532

6.0855 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

9,337

6.1157 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

10,235

6.0848 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

14,547

6.0797 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

18,000

6.0805 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

51,094

6.1072 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

122,620

6.0992 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

535

6.0800 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

1,308

6.1065 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

1,373

6.1046 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

2,452

6.0763 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

3,482

6.0643 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

12,129

6.0953 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

16,901

6.0926 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

18,000

6.0805 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

20,461

6.0748 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

30,182

6.1111 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

32,267

6.1141 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

41,792

6.0838 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

7

178.1357 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short

23

6.1182 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

1,589

6.0780 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

3,915

6.0894 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

4,873

6.1006 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

10,998

6.0967 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

25,257

6.0975 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

41,792

178.0122 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short

41,984

6.1004 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

43,452

6.0995 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: 12 Jan 2022

 

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: 754730
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20220112T104902+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC