Form 8.3 - Avast plc

RNS Number : 9055J

Barclays PLC

29 April 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:

28 April 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:

42,829,866

4.11%

1,069,967

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

974,854

0.09%

38,574,491

3.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

43,804,720

4.21%

39,644,458

3.81%

(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		3	5.6690 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		215	5.6678 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		305	5.6900 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		487	5.6760 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		542	5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		746	5.6700 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		761	5.7020 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		861	5.6784 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		922	5.6641 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		1,112	5.6961 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		2,644	5.6780 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		3,888	5.6952 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,179	164.6239 CZK
10p ordinary		Purchase		5,503	5.6926 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		8,560	5.6741 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		51,827	5.6808 GBP
10p ordinary		Purchase		88,544	5.6800 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		3	5.6690 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		305	5.6900 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		367	5.6639 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		542	5.6680 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		693	5.6595 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		746	5.6700 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,500	5.6780 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		1,644	5.6654 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		4,340	5.6718 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		22,413	5.6802 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		72,091	5.6794 GBP
10p ordinary		Sale		87,336	5.6800 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		1,734	5.6737 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		4,340	5.6718 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Long		5,179	5.6640 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Long		156,057	5.6800 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		55	5.6900 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		487	5.6760 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		922	5.6641 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		928	5.6805 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,057	5.6964 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,606	5.6715 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,647	5.6931 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,729	5.6990 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,168	5.6839 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,020	5.6882 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,856	5.6924 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,014	5.6742 GBP
10p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,179	164.7391 CZK
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		14,380	5.6799 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		17,732	5.6817 GBP
10p ordinary		SWAP		Short		86,441	5.6800 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:				29 Apr 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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