Form 8.3 - Avast plc

RNS Number : 2624N

Barclays PLC

30 May 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:

27 May 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:

38,973,725

3.74%

517,635

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

339,743

0.03%

36,092,869

3.47%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

39,313,468

3.78%

36,610,504

3.52%

(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		2	4.7680 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		18	4.7590 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		75	4.7591 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		397	4.8000 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		412	4.7834 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		457	4.7660 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		457	4.7850 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		493	4.7990 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		633	4.7833 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		995	4.7810 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,047	4.7814 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,111	4.7684 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,099	4.7689 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		7,360	4.7620 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,008	4.7808 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		10,086	4.7829 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		26,732	4.7830 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		37,647	4.7789 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		76,365	4.7817 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		2	4.7680 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		18	4.7590 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		89	4.7850 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		395	4.7750 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		395	4.7771 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		397	4.8000 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		493	4.7990 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		8,000	4.7950 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,393	4.7588 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		10,408	4.7831 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		14,091	4.7799 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		25,540	4.7830 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		31,456	4.7815 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		36,882	141.9361 CZK

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		13	4.7830 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		890	4.7994 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		6,808	4.7756 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,000	4.7950 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		25,527	4.7829 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		36,882	141.8368 CZK
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		465	4.7660 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		482	4.7800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		674	4.7694 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,079	4.7703 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,169	4.7799 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,099	4.7689 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,044	4.7830 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,694	4.7838 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,957	4.7818 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		11,211	4.7809 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		16,121	4.7797 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		24,613	4.7812 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		36,882	4.7835 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:				30 May 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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