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Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC
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: 15 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: 15,859,567 1.54% 14,379,808 1.39%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
645,201 0.06% 10,513,406 1.02%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 16,504,768 1.60% 24,893,214 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 7 5.7960 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 167 5.9354 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 365 5.6800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 384 5.6820 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 394 5.8450 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 400 5.8510 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 414 5.8700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 420 5.8080 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 424 5.6660 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 515 5.7980 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 534 5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 575 5.6740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 997 5.6760 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,000 5.8740 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,488 5.7000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,533 5.6720 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,572 5.8081 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,834 5.9332 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,171 5.6552 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,288 5.7482 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,340 5.6959 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,643 5.7445 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,176 5.6805 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,301 5.8298 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,622 5.8221 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,698 5.6736 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,839 5.8065 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,807 5.7977 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,443 5.7862 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,704 5.6974 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,142 5.7967 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 11,676 5.9367 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,396 5.6603 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,268 5.7204 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 16,810 5.8064 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 18,900 5.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 22,477 5.7020 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 24,168 5.8071 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 24,449 5.6782 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,903 5.6923 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 31,223 5.8322 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 43,121 5.8457 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 50,737 5.9352 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 54,071 5.8022 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 54,921 5.8188 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 57,156 5.8060 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 58,615 5.8087 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 69,973 5.9551 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 76,105 5.9274 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 82,144 5.7904 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 95,696 5.7747 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 105,476 5.9073 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 126,842 5.8185 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 128,430 5.6576 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 159,873 5.6900 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 249,457 5.8232 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 954,585 5.8168 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,457,191 172.3857 CZK
10p ordinary Sale 1 5.8870 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.7960 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.8500 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 12 5.8540 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 101 5.7580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 209 5.9044 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 365 5.6800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 384 5.6820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 385 5.7940 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 394 5.8450 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 400 5.8510 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 420 5.8080 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 424 5.6660 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 453 5.7980 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 500 5.6530 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 534 5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 575 5.6740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 939 5.9375 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 997 5.6760 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 5.8740 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,000 177.2000 CZK
10p ordinary Sale 1,100 5.8580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,183 5.7617 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,429 5.8200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,480 5.9176 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,488 5.7000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,533 5.6720 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,014 5.8276 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,457 5.7614 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,414 5.8018 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,896 5.7620 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 18,935 5.7898 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,852 5.6943 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,867 5.8699 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 36,221 5.7710 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 63,320 5.9052 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 83,000 5.9547 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 85,957 5.9423 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 100,815 5.8512 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 130,339 5.8330 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 147,575 5.8718 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 152,610 5.7865 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 175,000 5.6560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 198,756 5.8264 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 200,000 5.9536 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 466,999 5.8113 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 637,502 5.7993 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,706,935 5.8042 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 209 5.9044 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 1,000 177.0759 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long 1,183 5.7617 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 6,300 5.6797 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 7,063 5.8129 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 18,900 5.9302 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 18,935 5.7898 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 42,244 5.9559 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 63,320 5.9052 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 68,876 5.8657 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 83,000 5.9547 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 100,815 5.8512 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 105,331 5.8380 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 200,000 5.9536 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 262,657 5.8392 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 413,131 5.8684 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 805,474 5.8651 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 1,014,000 170.7500 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Long 3,455,040 5.7787 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 1,190 5.8778 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 2,528 176.5382 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 2,833 5.9502 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,288 5.7482 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,340 5.6959 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,643 5.7445 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 4,622 5.8221 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 9,704 5.6974 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 11,676 5.9367 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 16,268 5.7204 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 16,309 5.9564 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 18,900 5.9560 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 27,903 5.6923 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 38,884 5.7764 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 50,737 5.9352 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 56,812 5.7736 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 62,144 5.8245 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 69,613 5.8019 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 76,105 5.9274 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 105,476 5.9073 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 126,842 5.8185 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 132,272 5.8380 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 156,316 5.8286 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 160,797 5.6908 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 196,669 5.8178 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 200,000 5.8468 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 317,053 5.7836 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 1,014,000 5.6776 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 3,454,663 172.5034 CZK
(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? NO
Date of disclosure: 16 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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