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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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||
| offeror/offeree: | ||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 15 October 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: | 18,777,478 | 1.81% | 12,107,252 | 1.17% | |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||
242,159 | 0.02% | 13,482,247 | 1.30% | ||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| TOTAL: | 19,019,637 | 1.84% | 25,589,499 | 2.47% | |
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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 |
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10p ordinary | Purchase | 91 | 5.5580 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 371 | 5.6080 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 490 | 5.6120 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 491 | 5.6050 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 499 | 5.6110 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 509 | 5.6140 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 509 | 5.6090 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 541 | 5.5680 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 549 | 5.5818 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 586 | 5.5735 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 594 | 5.5720 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 675 | 5.5700 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 704 | 5.5900 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 757 | 5.5920 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 759 | 5.5860 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 765 | 5.5780 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 854 | 5.5690 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 965 | 5.5834 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 5.5840 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,528 | 5.6071 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,771 | 5.5460 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,978 | 5.5768 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,221 | 5.6083 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,838 | 5.5500 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,306 | 5.6076 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,915 | 5.5703 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,074 | 5.5660 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,426 | 5.5730 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,726 | 5.5815 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,699 | 5.5889 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,015 | 5.6079 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,942 | 5.5812 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,661 | 5.5897 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 30,744 | 167.0242 CZK |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 31,228 | 5.5843 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 43,814 | 5.6060 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 100,576 | 5.5503 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 337,098 | 5.5857 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 923,959 | 5.6053 GBP |
10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,700,000 | 5.6160 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 91 | 5.5580 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 371 | 5.6080 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 490 | 5.6120 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 491 | 5.6050 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 492 | 5.5660 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 499 | 5.6110 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 509 | 5.6140 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 642 | 5.5734 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 673 | 5.5780 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 675 | 5.5700 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 704 | 5.5900 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 757 | 5.5920 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 759 | 5.5860 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 852 | 5.5668 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 854 | 5.5690 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 986 | 5.5669 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,003 | 5.5840 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,359 | 5.6090 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,525 | 5.5810 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,607 | 5.5720 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,671 | 167.1788 CZK |
10p ordinary | Sale | 1,771 | 5.5460 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,161 | 5.5926 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,170 | 5.5796 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,609 | 5.6100 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 2,759 | 5.5961 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,364 | 5.5771 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 4,583 | 5.5925 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,464 | 5.5500 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 5,854 | 5.6116 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 7,554 | 5.5856 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 8,604 | 5.5876 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 10,767 | 5.5933 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 13,861 | 5.5823 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 14,359 | 5.5821 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 16,553 | 5.6046 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,207 | 5.5802 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 22,964 | 5.6132 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 24,592 | 5.5540 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 24,665 | 5.6060 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 26,620 | 5.5721 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 60,818 | 5.5877 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 253,133 | 5.5978 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sale | 875,773 | 5.6065 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
relevant | description |
| reference | unit |
security |
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| securities |
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10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 77 | 5.6072 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 242 | 5.6075 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 852 | 5.5668 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,671 | 167.0617 CZK |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,713 | 5.5612 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,146 | 5.5992 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,414 | 5.5954 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,934 | 5.5829 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,899 | 5.5964 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 18,579 | 5.5875 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,993 | 5.5852 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 30,744 | 5.5772 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 332 | 5.5884 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 965 | 5.5834 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,370 | 5.6079 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,671 | 5.5546 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,066 | 5.5880 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,424 | 5.6073 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 30,744 | 167.1411 CZK |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 40,230 | 5.5851 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 51,682 | 5.5808 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 80,414 | 5.5809 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 88,184 | 5.5911 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 185,702 | 5.5897 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 e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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
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(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
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |||
| Date of disclosure: | 18 Oct 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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