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: 18 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:

26,991,650

2.60%

21,138,567

2.04%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

143,705

0.01%

12,692,850

1.22%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

27,135,355

2.61%

33,831,417

3.26%

 

 

 

 

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

1,049

6.0351 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,074

6.0517 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,635

6.0540 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,960

6.0421 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,974

6.0485 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,513

6.0409 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,775

6.0214 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,828

6.0243 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,864

6.0234 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

3,485

6.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

3,967

6.0495 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,004

6.0250 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,411

6.0329 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

6,672

6.0312 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

6,677

6.0185 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

7,675

6.0336 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

11,852

6.0377 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

14,499

6.0251 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

21,461

6.0306 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

21,694

6.0215 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

22,293

6.0316 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

62,837

6.0507 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

75,343

6.0235 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

101,491

175.5686 CZK
10p ordinary Purchase

293,440

6.0320 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

64

6.0332 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

547

6.0484 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

698

6.0201 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

698

6.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

956

6.0360 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,016

176.0039 CZK
10p ordinary Sale

2,160

6.0346 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

5,071

6.0279 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

5,381

6.0392 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

7,726

6.0380 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

12,436

6.0284 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

16,574

6.0286 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

20,149

6.0413 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

34,661

6.0264 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

50,500

6.0227 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

65,587

6.0403 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

150,000

6.0230 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

315,703

6.0382 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

474,116

6.0320 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

698

6.0200 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

869

6.0276 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

956

6.0360 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

1,899

6.0320 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

2,016

175.8807 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long

13,063

6.0364 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

15,384

6.0261 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

83,791

6.0377 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

101,421

6.0348 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

131,110

6.0373 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

150,000

6.0229 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

460,022

6.0319 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

1,060

6.0407 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

1,946

6.0224 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

2,886

6.0367 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

3,268

6.0342 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

7,375

6.0519 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

9,933

6.0381 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

50,251

6.0375 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

101,491

175.6915 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short

213,937

6.0319 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: 19 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: 755310
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20220119T134955+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC