Form 8.3 - Avast plc

RNS Number : 9936G

Barclays PLC

01 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:

31 March 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:		51,244,411	4.93%	7,729,353	0.74%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			7,655,847	0.74%	46,997,792	4.52%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		58,900,258	5.66%	54,727,145	5.26%

(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

88

168.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

363

5.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

747

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,509

5.6780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

5.6515 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,630

5.6734 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

5.6682 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,789

5.6739 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,231

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

91,887

5.6629 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

88

168.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

363

5.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

664

5.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

747

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

909

5.6727 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

947

5.6507 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,173

5.6700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,460

5.6792 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,095

5.6572 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,452

5.6554 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,880

5.6657 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,087

5.6741 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,290

5.6662 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,404

5.6805 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,060

5.6802 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,827

5.6780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,501

5.6599 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,712

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,595

166.7003 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

35,809

5.6557 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,557

5.6621 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,683

5.6602 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

125,000

5.6628 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

19

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

53

5.6567 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

88

168.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,717

5.6594 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,290

5.6662 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,206

5.6649 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,962

5.6594 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

24,275

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

28,507

166.5789 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35,809

5.6557 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

36,557

5.6621 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

53,000

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,378

5.6643 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,448

5.6581 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,622

5.6515 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,619

5.6752 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

28,507

5.6752 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

31,464

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,209

5.6588 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

53,000

163.0368 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 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:				1 Apr 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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