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REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC

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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:                             20 August 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:                             14,789,305    1.43%  10,875,044  1.05%     
                                                                                                           
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                 
                                                                1,583         0.00%  11,879,250  1.15%     
                                                                                                           
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                             
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               0             0.00%  0           0.00%     
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                 TOTAL:                                         14,790,888    1.43%  22,754,294  2.20%     
                                                                                                           


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       104         5.9810 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       185         5.9476 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       337         6.0040 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       337         6.0020 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       602         5.9820 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       634         5.9618 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       664         5.9880 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       805         6.0260 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       815         5.9499 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       889         5.9875 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,249       5.9926 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,420       5.9999 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,607       5.9937 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,639       5.9838 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,659       5.9974 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,697       5.9812 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,873       6.0060 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       2,130       5.9644 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       2,977       5.9840 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       3,000       5.9900 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       3,733       5.9585 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       5,355       5.9883 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       6,341       5.9707 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       7,509       6.0253 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       10,629      5.9905 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       11,610      5.9524 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       11,973      5.9554 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       15,424      5.9967 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       25,728      6.0256 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       33,413      6.0229 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       36,378      5.9966 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       61,642      177.3636 CZK    
 10p ordinary       Purchase       117,121     5.9733 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           337         6.0040 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           337         6.0020 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           472         5.9590 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           523         6.0006 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           729         5.9903 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           867         5.9540 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           941         5.9978 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           965         5.9555 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,385       5.9705 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,552       5.9960 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,663       5.9984 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,873       6.0060 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           2,477       5.9578 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           2,805       5.9922 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           2,977       5.9840 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,039       5.9852 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,075       5.9955 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,500       5.9933 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,551       6.0188 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           7,488       5.9758 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           7,702       5.9528 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           8,381       5.9762 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           8,818       5.9694 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           10,876      6.0260 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           14,296      5.9518 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           14,822      6.0190 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           18,091      6.0068 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           25,720      6.0259 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           82,498      5.9820 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           236,615     6.0075 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           500,000     5.9925 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               523         6.0006 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               867         5.9540 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,039       5.9852 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,551       6.0188 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               6,290       5.9862 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Long               10,876      6.0260 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               25,678      5.9794 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               40,510      6.0221 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Long               61,642      5.9733 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               96,238      6.0259 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              8           6.0262 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              104         5.9811 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              185         5.9476 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              634         5.9618 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              815         5.9499 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Short              2,155       5.9424 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              11,610      5.9524 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              12,743      5.9922 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Short              31,772      5.9682 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              33,413      6.0229 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              33,473      5.9942 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              38,164      5.9621 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Short              61,642      177.4877 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:                                  23 Aug 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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