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Form 8.3 - Avast Plc - Amendment
FORM 8.3 - Amendment to Sales
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: 23 July 2021
(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: 13,586,662 1.32% 11,922,000 1.16%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
725,910 0.07% 10,697,672 1.04%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 14,312,572 1.39% 22,619,672 2.19%
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 246 5.7720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 498 5.7946 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 741 5.7840 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,001 5.7538 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,257 5.7631 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,150 5.7560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,217 5.7500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,402 5.7550 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,946 5.7766 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,771 5.7565 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,848 5.7773 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 15,271 5.7797 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 21,368 5.7618 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 41,807 5.7833 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 52,675 5.7601 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 98,321 172.1508 CZK
10p ordinary Purchase 190,302 5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 329,378 5.7667 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3 5.7646 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 63 5.8220 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 64 5.7680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 69 5.7880 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 150 5.7516 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 246 5.7720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 741 5.7840 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 845 5.7722 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,590 5.7505 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,083 172.0196 CZK
10p ordinary Sale 3,217 5.7500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,000 5.7588 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,947 5.7568 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,843 5.7681 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,170 5.7560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,917 5.7683 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,130 5.7691 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,000 5.7596 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 19,858 5.7623 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,634 5.7673 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 57,350 5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 136,681 5.7615 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 150 5.7516 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 555 172.8789 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long 971 5.7663 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 2,158 5.7855 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 2,528 171.6729 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long 4,000 5.7588 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 5,433 5.7560 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 5,843 5.7681 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 6,917 5.7683 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 34,508 5.7551 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 64,317 5.7536 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 98,320 5.7696 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 320,000 173.0750 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 9 5.8055 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 554 5.7704 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 859 5.7809 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 2,204 5.7622 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 2,600 5.7560 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 5,678 5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 6,946 5.7766 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 9,593 5.7759 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 27,482 5.7602 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 70,057 5.7712 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 90,865 5.7619 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 98,321 172.2713 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 187,423 5.7860 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 223,625 5.7656 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 320,000 5.7851 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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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? YES
Date of disclosure: 27 Jul 2021
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
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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
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose AVAST PLC
relevant securities this from relates:
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
relates
10p ordinary Call Options Purchased 231,733 4.9967 European 13 Aug 2021
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
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