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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 | |
| 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: | 12 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 |
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Interests | Short Positions | ||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: | 14,135,694 | 1.37% | 11,469,725 | 1.11% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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482,637 | 0.05% | 11,443,178 | 1.11% | ||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 14,618,331 | 1.42% | 22,912,903 | 2.22% | |
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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 |
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| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 289 | 5.8760 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 314 | 5.8720 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 342 | 5.8780 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 366 | 5.8240 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 386 | 5.8870 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 646 | 5.8520 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 668 | 5.8540 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 732 | 5.8280 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 789 | 5.8550 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 802 | 5.8828 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 916 | 5.8580 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,464 | 5.8340 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,705 | 5.8795 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,818 | 5.8359 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,325 | 5.8674 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,420 | 5.8450 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,870 | 5.8360 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,567 | 5.8943 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,000 | 5.8483 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,416 | 5.8940 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,524 | 5.9060 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,139 | 5.8820 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,301 | 5.8835 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,451 | 5.8727 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,519 | 5.8716 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,204 | 5.8810 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,784 | 5.8881 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,570 | 5.8830 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,548 | 5.8589 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,694 | 5.8862 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,582 | 5.8536 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,354 | 5.9054 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,769 | 5.8962 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,504 | 5.8696 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,052 | 5.8772 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,812 | 5.8621 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 40,992 | 5.8594 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 56,692 | 5.9008 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 61,368 | 5.8400 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 63,840 | 5.8915 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 71,549 | 5.8896 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 96,742 | 5.8964 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 211,732 | 175.3527 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 243,333 | 5.8922 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 256,731 | 5.8748 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 468,954 | 5.8725 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 289 | 5.8760 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 314 | 5.8720 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 342 | 5.8780 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 416 | 5.8580 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 526 | 5.9146 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 646 | 5.8520 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 732 | 5.8280 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 5.8375 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,420 | 5.8480 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,464 | 5.8340 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,720 | 5.8471 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,794 | 5.8422 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,518 | 5.8586 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,580 | 5.8484 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,870 | 5.8360 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,088 | 5.8469 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,680 | 175.1818 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,164 | 5.8525 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,165 | 5.8452 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,307 | 5.8679 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,836 | 5.8461 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,541 | 5.8766 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 12,772 | 5.8698 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 14,629 | 5.8736 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 19,833 | 5.8790 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 50,895 | 5.8863 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 70,162 | 5.8501 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 86,858 | 5.8879 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 119,445 | 5.9060 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 207,207 | 5.8649 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 225,086 | 5.8932 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 488,692 | 5.8791 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 525,916 | 5.8954 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 992,636 | 5.8600 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 | 1,000 | 5.8375 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,794 | 5.8422 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,137 | 5.8522 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,680 | 175.0591 CZK |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 5,223 | 5.8517 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 7,388 | 5.9060 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,307 | 5.8679 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 14,629 | 5.8736 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 36,199 | 5.8739 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 47,565 | 5.8681 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 118,488 | 5.8814 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 144,331 | 5.8883 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 144,853 | 5.8663 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 207,207 | 5.8649 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 525,916 | 5.8954 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14 | 5.8642 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 802 | 5.8828 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,818 | 5.8359 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,576 | 5.8330 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 5,318 | 5.9060 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,099 | 5.8667 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 21,577 | 5.8724 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 32,607 | 5.8701 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 37,147 | 5.8687 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 66,399 | 5.9064 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 96,742 | 5.8964 GBP |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 98,348 | 5.8741 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 211,732 | 175.4755 CZK |
10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 468,954 | 5.8725 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” |
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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? | YES |
| Date of disclosure: | 13 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. |
| are being disclosed: | |
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC |
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | |
relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | |||
security | varying etc | to which | ||||
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10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 231,733 | 4.9967 | European | 13 Aug 2021 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
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It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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