Barclays PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2021

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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:

(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
	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:
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:	26,844,706	2.59%	12,160,702	1.17%

(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		345,720	0.03%	10,684,286	1.03%

(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%


	TOTAL:	27,190,426	2.63%	22,844,988	2.21%

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	280	6.1283 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	374	6.1317 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	616	6.1300 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	703	6.1200 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	741	6.1313 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	867	6.1340 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	998	6.1325 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,023	6.1460 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,142	6.1240 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,310	6.1121 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,350	6.1173 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,554	6.1350 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,651	6.1331 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,004	6.1192 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,295	6.1210 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,749	6.1320 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,595	6.1264 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,978	181.7364 CZK
10p ordinary	Purchase	23,479	6.1311 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	47,284	6.1255 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	144,456	6.1456 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,803,109	6.1328 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	371	6.1158 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	490	6.1349 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	867	6.1340 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	901	6.1519 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,004	6.1463 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,554	6.1356 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,735	6.1344 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,770	6.1326 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,787	6.1311 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,000	6.1360 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,373	6.1200 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,733	6.1332 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,745	6.1187 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	4,220	6.1320 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	7,733	6.1273 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,987	6.1319 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	11,908	6.1334 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,002	6.1303 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	12,270	6.1300 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,207	6.1322 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	15,396	6.1345 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	17,827	6.1318 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20,323	6.1210 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	22,598	6.1331 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	38,111	6.1323 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	41,965	6.1397 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	78,525	6.1329 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	87,670	6.1325 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	105,224	6.1400 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	130,302	6.1328 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	139,812	6.1460 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	322,055	6.1315 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	368,168	6.1417 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	901	6.1520 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,670	6.1200 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,879	6.1274 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4,388	6.1460 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12,978	6.1339 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	15,930	6.1447 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	22,598	6.1331 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	30,490	6.1350 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	37,117	6.1459 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	41,965	6.1397 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	215,000	181.1750 CZK
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	116	6.1139 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,137	6.1144 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,142	6.1240 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	2,070	6.1362 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,527	6.1321 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12,978	181.8636 CZK
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18,360	6.1268 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	18,406	6.1286 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	215,000	6.0981 GBP

(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

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

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


Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				10 Dec 2021
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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.