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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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | AVAST PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 14 October 2021 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | YES : 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: | 18,272,682 | 1.77% | 13,441,472 | 1.30% | ||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | |||||
224,470 | 0.02% | 13,100,148 | 1.27% | |||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | |||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
(4) | ||||||
| TOTAL: | 18,497,152 | 1.79% | 26,541,620 | 2.56% | ||
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 | securities | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27 | 5.5660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 336 | 5.6060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 385 | 5.6040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 497 | 5.5641 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 516 | 5.5500 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 545 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 552 | 5.5710 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 558 | 5.5620 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 630 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,041 | 5.6045 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,072 | 5.5916 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,158 | 5.6140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,405 | 5.6095 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,561 | 5.6123 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,668 | 5.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,681 | 5.5850 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,784 | 5.5560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,863 | 5.5468 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,015 | 5.5730 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,348 | 5.6080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,918 | 5.6100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,432 | 5.6120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,454 | 167.1947 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,531 | 5.5591 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,670 | 5.5944 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,174 | 5.5686 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,693 | 5.5602 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,723 | 5.5991 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,358 | 5.5940 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,655 | 5.5701 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,493 | 5.5780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,511 | 5.5972 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,588 | 5.5978 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,540 | 5.6041 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,929 | 5.6279 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,118 | 5.5640 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,316 | 5.5885 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,866 | 5.5600 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,054 | 5.5985 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,000 | 5.6110 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,648 | 5.5302 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,598 | 5.5840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 25,766 | 5.6137 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 41,790 | 5.5859 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,683 | 5.5763 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 71,302 | 5.6179 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 164,180 | 5.5713 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 410,287 | 5.5846 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 5.5800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 236 | 5.5660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 336 | 5.6060 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 383 | 5.5645 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 385 | 5.6040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 600 | 5.5680 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 630 | 5.5900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 951 | 5.5648 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,114 | 5.5620 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,152 | 5.5828 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,206 | 5.5780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,521 | 5.5241 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,523 | 5.6029 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,586 | 5.5860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,784 | 5.5560 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,124 | 5.5640 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,817 | 5.6160 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,918 | 5.6100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,233 | 5.5855 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,432 | 5.6120 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,814 | 5.5644 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,363 | 5.5573 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,851 | 5.6140 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23,889 | 166.0735 CZK | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 24,737 | 5.5882 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 33,462 | 5.5840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 37,843 | 5.6080 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51,155 | 5.5576 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 162,276 | 5.5974 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 354,549 | 5.5811 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 | 8 | 5.6362 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 220 | 5.6308 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 225 | 167.2219 CZK | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,233 | 5.5855 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,071 | 5.5500 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 7,479 | 5.5632 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,943 | 5.5885 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,856 | 5.5914 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,929 | 5.5659 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 23,664 | 165.9451 CZK | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 354,549 | 5.5811 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,041 | 5.6045 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,863 | 5.5468 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,092 | 5.6134 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,387 | 5.5859 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,454 | 167.3118 CZK | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,173 | 5.6140 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 23,648 | 5.5302 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 117,591 | 5.5897 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 129,717 | 5.5738 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 236,500 | 5.5875 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: | 15 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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