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:	26,604,116	2.56%	11,831,913	1.14%

(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		258,035	0.02%	13,012,321	1.25%

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


	TOTAL:	26,862,151	2.59%	24,844,234	2.39%

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	674	6.1637 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	825	6.1473 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	855	6.1400 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,458	6.1560 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,776	6.1440 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,708	6.1636 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,549	6.1500 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,656	6.1343 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,235	6.1484 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,640	182.4513 CZK
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,930	6.1521 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,669	6.1640 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	13,786	6.1739 GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	36,410	6.1442 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	20	6.1550 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	115	6.1580 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	180	6.1688 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	635	6.1599 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	694	6.1500 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	706	6.1140 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	824	6.1820 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	986	6.1632 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,215	6.1742 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,604	6.1568 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,740	6.1400 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,776	6.1440 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	1,928	6.1602 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	2,586	6.1640 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	3,078	180.5726 CZK
10p ordinary	Sale	4,364	6.1120 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	10,664	6.1268 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	13,890	6.1735 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	14,678	6.1635 GBP
10p ordinary	Sale	45,647	6.1658 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	20	6.1547 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	694	6.1500 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	824	6.1820 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,213	6.1572 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,495	6.1466 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3,078	180.4462 CZK
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5,640	6.1737 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	8,339	6.1639 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	8,457	6.1640 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Long	12,655	6.1555 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	222	6.0965 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	734	6.1524 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	855	6.1400 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,423	6.1382 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3,078	6.1120 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,231	6.1618 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5,640	182.5790 CZK
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,891	6.1613 GBP
10p ordinary	SWAP	Short	6,617	6.1507 GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18,976	6.1511 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:				22 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.