Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 3, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 7078K

Societe Generale SA

03 September 2021

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Avast plc
(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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	02/09/2021
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: 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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	8,553,836	0.83	2,409	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	32,652	0.00	1,600,567	0.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	8,586,488	0.83	1,602,976	0.16

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	9,113	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	1,008	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	2,141	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	2,293	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	1,736	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	2,094	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	696	5.928
Ordinary	Purchase	408	5.94
Ordinary	Purchase	593	5.948
Ordinary	Purchase	319	5.948
Ordinary	Purchase	182	5.948
Ordinary	Purchase	761	5.946
Ordinary	Purchase	862	5.946
Ordinary	Purchase	258	5.946
Ordinary	Purchase	51	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	24	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	40	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	36	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	508	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	46	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	508	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	45	5.934
Ordinary	Purchase	360	5.934
Ordinary	Purchase	128	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	259	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	22	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	289	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	89	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	29	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	259	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	491	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	111	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	75	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	1,806	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	14	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	85	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	75	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	25	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	300	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	75	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	25	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	85	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	300	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	88	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	310	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	77	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	78	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	315	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	961	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	103	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	241	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	86	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	466	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	1,077	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	391	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	494	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	458	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	15	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	965	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	248	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	77	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	148	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	400	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	750	5.934
Ordinary	Purchase	228	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	879	5.932
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	5.97
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	5.97
Ordinary	Sale	92	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	1,094	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	105	5.932
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.932
Ordinary	Sale	501	5.95
Ordinary	Sale	87	5.95
Ordinary	Sale	398	5.942
Ordinary	Sale	122	5.942
Ordinary	Sale	540	5.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,058	5.944
Ordinary	Sale	306	5.944
Ordinary	Sale	129	5.944
Ordinary	Sale	401	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	548	5.912
Ordinary	Sale	5,615	5.928
Ordinary	Sale	265	5.942
Ordinary	Sale	1,878	5.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,039	5.952
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	1,880	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	428	5.944
Ordinary	Sale	498	5.944
Ordinary	Sale	429	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	259	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	1,193	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	1,707	5.94
Ordinary	Sale	1,472	5.948
Ordinary	Sale	400	5.948
Ordinary	Sale	190	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	342	5.94
Ordinary	Sale	816	5.932
Ordinary	Sale	332	5.94
Ordinary	Sale	731	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	1,879	5.938
Ordinary	Sale	1,291	5.912
Ordinary	Sale	284	5.912
Ordinary	Sale	452	5.93
Ordinary	Sale	428	5.93
Ordinary	Sale	1,880	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	776	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	749	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	491	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	121	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	895	5.934
Ordinary	Sale	3,025	5.936
Ordinary	Sale	864	5.932
Ordinary	Sale	750	5.934
Ordinary	Sale	3,741,056	5.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,900	5.922
Ordinary	Sale	2,893	5.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,894	5.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,903	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	2,902	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	2,903	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	2,901	5.916
Ordinary	Sale	79	5.94025316
Ordinary	Sale	39	5.94871795
Ordinary	Sale	66	5.949394
Ordinary	Sale	2,030	5.937264
Ordinary	Sale	129	5.951512
Ordinary	Sale	131	5.941805
Ordinary	Sale	758	5.948074
	Total Purchases	1,139,915
	Total Sales	3,805,396

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,000,000	5.97
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	5.97
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	79	5.94025316
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	39	5.94871795
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	66	5.949394
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,030	5.937264
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	129	5.951512
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	131	5.941805
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	758	5.948074

(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 GBP

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	03/09/2021
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number*:	+44 20 7676 6969

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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