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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:                                              24 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:                                17,466,757  1.69%    12,377,311  1.20%     
                                                                                                          
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                    
                                                               501,595     0.05%    12,597,953  1.22%     
                                                                                                          
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                  0           0.00%    0           0.00%     
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
             TOTAL:                                            17,968,352  1.74%    24,975,264  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              472               5.9610 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              482               5.9830 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              494               6.0290 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              498               6.0220 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              529               5.9760 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              531               6.0048 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              534               5.9740 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              550               5.9990 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              555               5.9680 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              696               5.9870 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              702               5.9940 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              702               6.0060 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              887               6.0100 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              906               5.9763 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              975               6.0070 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,041             5.9615 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,058             6.0030 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,222             5.9641 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,284             6.0080 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,496             5.9960 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,551             5.9560 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,715             5.9980 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,717             5.9618 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,071             5.9997 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,083             6.0040 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,411             5.9647 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,033             5.9983 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,042             5.9649 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,612             5.9947 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,726             6.0020 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,792             5.9935 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,845             5.9660 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              3,876             5.9798 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,131             6.0049 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,705             5.9986 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,769             6.0009 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,835             5.9620 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              5,516             5.9600 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              5,655             5.9640 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              6,227             5.9880 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              6,866             5.9687 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              7,231             5.9856 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              8,118             6.0006 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              10,045            5.9931 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              10,712            5.9634 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              11,616            5.9604 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              21,326            6.0000 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              34,144            6.0021 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              51,865            5.9939 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              77,373            5.9642 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              101,196           5.9792 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              105,964           181.0666 CZK             
 10p ordinary          Purchase              217,364           5.9908 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  472               5.9610 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  482               5.9830 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  486               5.9640 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  494               6.0290 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  498               6.0220 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  528               5.9760 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  550               5.9990 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  555               5.9680 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  642               6.0057 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  702               5.9940 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  705               5.9620 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  713               5.9847 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  887               6.0100 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,013             6.0060 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,127             6.0027 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,208             5.9666 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,220             5.9724 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,458             5.9862 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,496             5.9960 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,551             5.9560 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,715             5.9980 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,073             5.9660 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,142             6.0080 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,463             5.9663 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,634             5.9961 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,678             5.9831 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,897             6.0158 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  4,148             5.9956 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,346             6.0020 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,353             5.9625 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,516             5.9600 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  6,306             6.0200 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  9,358             5.9877 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  9,503             6.0000 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  11,509            5.9785 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  12,582            5.9869 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  13,062            6.0087 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  13,328            6.0029 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  16,003            6.0059 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  19,038            6.0185 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  20,715            6.0030 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  20,730            6.0070 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  21,799            5.9984 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  24,311            5.9879 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  27,065            5.9853 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  30,335            5.9880 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  32,257            6.0040 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  33,009            5.9928 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  36,957            5.9870 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  40,836            5.9648 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  41,979            5.9615 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  86,093            5.9911 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  87,488            5.9939 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  125,300           5.9653 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  125,300           5.9696 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  310,836           5.9867 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                    1,458       5.9862 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    2,586       6.0057 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    5,232       5.9759 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    5,416       5.9698 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    9,222       6.0000 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    54,660      5.9909 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    74,491      5.9821 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    105,944     5.9774 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    113,729     5.9892 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    169,000     180.7000 CZK  
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   531         6.0048 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   907         5.9763 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,041       5.9615 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,500       5.9904 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   1,921       6.0000 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   2,900       5.9896 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   7,089       6.0000 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   10,060      5.9969 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   14,823      6.0005 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   19,336      5.9740 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   26,890      6.0031 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   105,964     181.1933 CZK  
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   169,000     5.9745 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:                                         25 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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