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: 27 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:

33,970,437

3.27%

11,876,892

1.14%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

2,381

0.00%

13,091,373

1.26%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

33,972,818

3.27%

24,968,265

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

96

6.0720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

253

6.0750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

339

6.0820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

502

6.0760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

535

6.0970 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

540

6.0790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

643

6.0660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

792

6.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

818

6.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

901

6.0587 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

971

6.0735 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

976

6.0780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

6.0882 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,328

6.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

6.0819 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,953

6.0622 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,001

6.0799 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,368

6.0757 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,026

6.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,553

6.0671 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,801

6.0667 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,504

6.0791 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,854

6.0763 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,429

6.0569 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,622

6.0842 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,958

177.7010 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,236

6.0727 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,210

6.0867 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

48,310

6.0642 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

6.0753 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

67,995

6.0880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

6.0838 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75,000

6.0777 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

363,595

6.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

106

6.0560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

497

6.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

506

6.0780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

540

6.0790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

643

6.0660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

685

6.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

703

6.0729 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,781

6.0715 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,556

6.0770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,579

6.0664 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,768

6.0765 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,474

6.0704 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,688

6.0760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,313

6.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,458

6.0699 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,658

6.0772 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,793

6.0768 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,671

6.0298 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,175

6.0820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,783

6.0663 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,735

6.0923 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,765

6.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

72,539

6.0872 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

79,411

6.0283 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

120,152

6.0818 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

153,616

6.0750 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

643

6.0660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

953

6.0718 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

1,645

6.0751 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

6,958

6.0722 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

11,438

6.0835 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

40,284

6.0768 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

44,941

6.0919 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

56,270

6.0729 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

56,732

6.0742 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

140,000

177.2000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

66

5.9760 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

321

6.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

1,475

6.0737 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

2,878

6.0928 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

6,387

6.0736 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

6,622

6.0842 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

6,895

6.0745 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

6,958

177.8254 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD Short

12,526

6.0798 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

15,123

6.0690 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

46,994

6.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

140,000

6.0376 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

331,101

6.0920 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: 28 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: 756113
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20220128T112907+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC