Form 8.3 - Avast plc

RNS Number : 6812S

Barclays PLC

15 July 2022

 

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:

14 July 2022

(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

(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:

33,031,686

3.17%

1,175,294

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

726,132

0.07%

31,625,906

3.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,757,818

3.24%

32,801,200

3.15%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of	Price per unit
security				securities
10p ordinary		Purchase		103	5.1653 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		185	5.0960 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		297	5.1060 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		297	5.0720 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		377	5.0220 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		398	5.0580 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		470	5.0300 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		480	5.0740 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		500	148.9000 CZK
10p ordinary		Purchase		507	5.0680 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		586	5.1160 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		898	5.1225 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,226	5.1065 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,773	5.1350 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,850	5.1100 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,886	5.1522 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,001	5.0620 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,105	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		23,195	5.1726 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		31,767	5.1450 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		209,462	5.0584 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		500,000	5.1091 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25	5.1008 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		297	5.1060 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		297	5.0720 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		377	5.0220 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		398	5.0580 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		408	5.0485 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		470	5.0300 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		488	5.0740 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		507	5.0680 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,335	149.5770 CZK
10p ordinary		Sale		1,555	5.0536 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,613	5.0611 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,720	5.0603 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,850	5.1100 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,631	5.0635 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2,773	5.0657 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,001	5.0620 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3,077	5.1255 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,851	5.0805 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		5,950	5.1138 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,565	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		12,000	5.0858 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		20,955	5.1076 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,424	5.0532 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		26,548	5.0605 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		39,126	5.0553 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		41,361	5.1777 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		103,560	5.0621 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		143,089	5.1493 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	5.0740 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		9	5.1040 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		15	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		16	5.0990 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		500	5.0886 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		1,335	149.4722 CZK
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,018	5.0626 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		8,565	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		12,000	5.0858 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		13,509	5.1423 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		19,603	5.1797 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		43,114	5.1607 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		107,383	5.1326 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		29	5.1660 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		500	149.0042 CZK
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		586	5.1160 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		980	5.1209 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,197	5.1051 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		1,260	5.0860 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,744	5.0582 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,400	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,583	5.1800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		34,351	5.1468 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		500,000	5.1091 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings 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:
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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				15 Jul 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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