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Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC
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: | 23 September 2021 |
| (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
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(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: | 20,418,942 | 1.97% | 13,326,536 | 1.29% | |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||
| 119,677 | 0.01% | 15,830,329 | 1.53% | ||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
| TOTAL: | 20,538,619 | 1.99% | 29,156,865 | 2.82% | |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee 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
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit |
| security | securities | ||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 46 | 5.6880 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 292 | 5.6908 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 448 | 5.6928 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 481 | 5.7140 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 559 | 5.7130 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 689 | 5.6723 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,531 | 5.6976 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,910 | 5.7067 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,019 | 5.7377 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,631 | 5.6769 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,873 | 168.0583 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,858 | 5.6856 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 9,220 | 5.6934 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,000 | 5.7187 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,563 | 5.6903 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,070 | 5.6982 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,254 | 5.6837 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,333 | 5.6913 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 23,344 | 5.6997 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,000 | 5.6874 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 34,143 | 5.6840 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 57,739 | 5.6857 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 69,260 | 5.6935 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 74,098 | 5.6927 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 166,348 | 5.6846 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 295,838 | 5.6924 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 301 | 5.6939 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 374 | 5.6892 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 481 | 5.7140 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 499 | 5.7060 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 554 | 5.6880 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 570 | 5.6780 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 811 | 168.0500 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,051 | 5.6874 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,206 | 5.6973 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,553 | 5.6942 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,727 | 5.7081 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,492 | 5.7026 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,588 | 5.7070 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,812 | 5.6895 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 3,873 | 168.0583 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,271 | 5.6788 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 19,732 | 5.6969 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 23,345 | 5.6857 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 51,507 | 5.6840 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 | 301 | 5.6939 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 374 | 5.6892 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 811 | 167.9214 CZK |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,206 | 5.6973 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,100 | 5.6840 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,873 | 5.6883 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,799 | 5.6927 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 23,378 | 5.7011 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1 | 5.6800 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 46 | 5.6879 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 292 | 5.6908 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 448 | 5.6928 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 481 | 5.7139 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 689 | 5.6723 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,019 | 5.7377 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,631 | 5.6769 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,000 | 5.7187 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 14,622 | 5.7104 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 28,000 | 5.6874 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 57,739 | 5.6857 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 69,260 | 5.6935 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 72,557 | 5.6943 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 74,098 | 5.6927 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 86,792 | 5.6957 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 166,348 | 5.6845 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 183,253 | 5.6905 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
| 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
| None |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | |
| Date of disclosure: | |
| Contact name: | |
| Telephone number: |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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