AVATION PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2022

Mar 4, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6927D

Avast PLC

04 March 2022

Avast plc

(the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

4 March 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDD85M81

Issuer Name

AVAST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

01-Mar-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

03-Mar-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.950482	0.023966	6.974448	72520853
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.841622	0.025320	5.866942

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BDD85M81		72271487		6.950482
Sub Total 8.A	72271487		6.950482%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/10/2022	19/10/2022	Cash	88200	0.008469
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/12/2022	14/12/2022	Cash	93	0.000008
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/02/2023	21/02/2023	Cash	153591	0.014771
Cash-settled Equity Swap	01/03/2023	01/03/2023	Cash	7482	0.000718
Sub Total 8.B2				249366	0.023966%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc	6.807320		6.831286%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan SE
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)

J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

12. Date of Completion

03-Mar-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London

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