REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - AVAST PLC
20/07/2021 12:30
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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: 19 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: 12,762,427 1.24% 12,505,670 1.21%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
726,615 0.07% 9,263,353 0.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 13,489,042 1.31% 21,769,023 2.11%
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 110 6.0360 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 265 6.0340 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 386 6.0290 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 402 6.0366 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 417 6.0080 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 460 6.0240 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 765 6.0363 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,000 6.0200 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,350 6.0295 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,457 6.0347 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,726 6.0310 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,572 6.0288 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,700 6.0241 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 4,886 6.0326 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,044 6.0367 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,265 6.0345 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 5,604 6.0456 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 8,988 6.0406 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 10,096 6.0223 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 19,327 6.0284 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 25,706 6.0327 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 27,204 6.0283 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 40,730 6.0380 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 90,000 6.0291 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 140,704 6.0321 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 179,715 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 309,762 178.7834 CZK
10p ordinary Sale 228 6.0300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 460 6.0240 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 814 6.0267 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 878 6.0403 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,252 178.9383 CZK
10p ordinary Sale 1,692 6.0309 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,714 6.0291 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,282 6.0340 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,416 6.0204 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,589 6.0294 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,957 6.0347 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,000 6.0255 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,545 6.0370 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,683 6.0233 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,422 6.0279 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 26,482 6.0271 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 30,001 6.0261 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 54,365 6.0274 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 68,454 6.0263 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 234,609 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 574,541 6.0303 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10p ordinary CFD Long 154 177.9000 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long 460 6.0240 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 791 6.0174 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 878 6.0403 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 1,252 178.8014 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Long 1,692 6.0309 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 3,416 6.0204 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 5,000 6.0255 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 5,676 6.0329 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 8,683 6.0233 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 10,197 6.0253 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 14,693 6.0456 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 16,218 6.0275 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 18,484 6.0312 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 52,842 6.0214 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 61,509 6.0368 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 78,334 6.0459 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 86,210 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 119,599 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 223,530 6.0337 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 309,340 6.0257 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 3,000,000 178.5750 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short 87 6.0500 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 134 6.0503 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 154 177.9000 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 422 178.3359 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short 650 6.0080 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 765 6.0363 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 9,970 6.0256 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 12,690 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 14,821 6.0464 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 22,158 6.0350 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 23,328 6.0246 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 25,706 6.0327 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 27,204 6.0283 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 35,406 6.0229 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 35,519 6.0359 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 76,334 6.0360 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 78,334 6.0459 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 132,177 6.0460 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 309,340 178.9093 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 3,000,000 5.9919 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: 20 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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