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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 November 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: 18,661,629 1.80% 12,479,150 1.21%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
489,071 0.05% 13,276,754 1.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 19,150,700 1.85% 25,755,904 2.49%
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 5.9420 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 24 5.9525 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 246 5.9563 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 499 5.9480 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 657 5.9540 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 997 5.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,354 5.9587 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,439 5.9508 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,471 5.9520 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,588 5.9500 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,910 5.9524 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,304 5.9580 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,401 5.9537 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 33,000 5.9509 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 77,274 5.9518 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 137,559 5.9511 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 351,706 178.7286 CZK
10p ordinary Purchase 456,865 5.9604 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 128 5.9544 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 858 5.9591 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,415 5.9564 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,459 5.9560 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,823 5.9569 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,953 5.9515 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,358 5.9600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,598 5.9524 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,071 5.9596 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,199 5.9449 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 7,058 5.9540 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 20,418 5.9448 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,423 5.9587 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 31,591 5.9580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 46,269 5.9590 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 47,652 5.9491 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 50,217 5.9480 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 65,743 5.9479 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 114,562 5.9543 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 249,779 5.9521 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 279,665 5.9471 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 128 5.9544 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 2,598 5.9524 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 5,235 5.9517 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 20,418 5.9448 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 38,430 5.9470 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 52,642 5.9515 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 249,779 5.9521 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 350,670 5.9464 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 381,000 179.4000 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short 31 5.9512 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 246 5.9563 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 831 5.9524 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 1,036 177.7149 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,023 5.9504 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,467 5.9540 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,800 5.9561 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 8,474 5.9517 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 10,136 5.9516 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 15,578 5.9595 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 33,000 5.9509 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 42,088 5.9495 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 350,670 178.8571 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short 381,000 5.9788 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 456,865 5.9604 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? NO
Date of disclosure: 22 Nov 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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