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:

24 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:

34,081,009

3.28%

11,973,731

1.15%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

52,775

0.01%

13,432,836

1.29%

 

(3)

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

34,133,784

3.29%

25,406,567

2.45%

 

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

55

6.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

384

6.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

404

6.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

458

6.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

469

6.0461 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

6.0460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

488

6.0540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

513

6.0410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

517

6.0510 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

524

6.0440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

642

6.0321 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

937

6.0455 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

982

6.0570 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,009

6.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,057

6.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,212

6.0453 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,294

6.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

6.0444 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,424

6.0286 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,495

6.0391 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,861

6.0341 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,312

6.0349 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,508

6.0435 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,662

6.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,707

6.0395 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,832

6.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,297

6.0385 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,434

6.0379 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,609

6.0490 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,286

6.0442 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,142

6.0522 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,135

6.0314 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,817

6.0260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,577

6.0364 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,201

175.9305 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,775

6.0138 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,369

6.0140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,944

6.0336 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,926

6.0338 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

56,490

6.0458 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

150,449

6.0178 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,127,000

6.0230 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

146

6.0380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

384

6.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

404

6.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

446

6.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

458

6.0280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

488

6.0540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

499

6.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

513

6.0410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

658

6.0471 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

677

6.0440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,057

6.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,830

6.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,166

6.0402 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,557

6.0388 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,561

6.0419 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,162

6.0499 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,722

6.0146 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,332

6.0374 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,312

6.0494 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,929

6.0291 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,291

6.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,997

6.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,310

6.0372 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,374

6.0144 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,788

6.0490 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,000

6.0451 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

138,974

6.0396 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

255,453

6.0140 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

996

6.0263 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,166

6.0402 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,355

6.0323 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

22,190

6.0369 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,506

6.0386 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

31,712

6.0303 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

53,314

6.0394 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

65,650

6.0444 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

255,453

6.0140 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,102

6.0387 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,496

6.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,497

6.0426 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,157

6.0234 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

20,620

6.0140 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,076

6.0140 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

22,201

176.0537 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,595

6.0135 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

51,926

6.0338 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

65,667

6.0143 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:

25 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: 755650
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20220125T121055+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC