Form 8.3 - Avast plc

RNS Number : 9641W
Barclays PLC
23 August 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:

22 Aug 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:



14,471,627

1.38%

1,931,105

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



1,476,305

0.14%

12,851,202

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



15,947,932

1.53%

14,782,307

1.41%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales






Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security


securities


10p ordinary

Purchase

4,491

6.9996  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,333

6.9634  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,080

6.9672  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,436

7.0000  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,476

6.9884  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,826

6.9819  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,278

202.4201  CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

107

6.9595  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

223

6.9930  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

489

6.9615  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

643

6.9939  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,006

6.9540  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,649

6.9579  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,906

6.9729  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,401

6.9687  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,924

6.9656  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,755

6.9622  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,483

6.9673  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,927

7.0000  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,435

6.9741  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,912

6.9747  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

123,675

6.9745  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

107

6.9595  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

489

6.9615  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.9614  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,256

6.9820  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,649

6.9579  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,755

6.9624  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,374

7.0000  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,128

6.9784  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,221

6.9798  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

49,000

202.3500  CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

58,508

6.9697  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

62,278

6.9692  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

136

7.0000  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,300

7.0003  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,476

6.9884  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,826

6.9819  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

49,000

6.9896  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

62,278

202.5618  CZK









(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 exempt principal trader 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:

23 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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