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Société Générale Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 29, 2021

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Major Shareholding Notification

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National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3984N

Societe Generale SA

29 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
28/09/2021
(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: 36,133,859 3.49 1,636 0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 4,056,385 0.39
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00
TOTAL: 36,133,859 3.49 4,058,021 0.39

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 security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit GBP
Ordinary Purchase 2,202 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 4,833 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 91 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 1,120 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 178 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 50 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 154 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 53 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 361 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 83 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 312 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 131 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 131 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 296 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 52 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 22 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 75 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 132 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 268 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 64 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 73 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 259 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 28 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 387 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 28 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 109 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 387 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 102 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 772 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 808 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 862 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 825 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 544 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 934 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 18 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 415 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 739 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 445 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 660 5.668
Ordinary Purchase 710 5.668
Ordinary Purchase 827 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 117 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 375 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 97 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 273 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 842 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 811 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 132 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 255 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 685 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 873 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 567 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 525 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 802 5.708
Ordinary Purchase 754 5.704
Ordinary Purchase 765 5.706
Ordinary Purchase 105 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 498 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 1,415 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 682 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 1,116 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 759 5.706
Ordinary Purchase 775 5.708
Ordinary Purchase 690 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 525 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 1,097 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 914 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 135 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 428 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 971 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 487 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 511 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 63 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 888 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 513 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 454 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 115 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 431 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 514 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 1,225 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 851 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 169 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 163 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 141 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 287 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 141 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 396 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 97 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 760 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 1,101 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 1,103 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 169 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 173 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 403 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 173 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 144 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 144 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 457 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 344 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 403 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 760 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 403 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 764 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 1,326 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 320 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 558 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 438 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 766 5.708
Ordinary Purchase 769 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 140 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 173 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 403 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 144 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 557 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 414 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 760 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 454 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 850 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 852 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.658
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.658
Ordinary Purchase 846 5.708
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 432 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 771 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 820 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 2,269 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 2,039 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 2,039 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 2,039 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 2,039 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 2,039 5.702
Ordinary Purchase 55 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.666
Ordinary Purchase 636 5.714
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.71
Ordinary Purchase 67 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 500 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 76 5.712
Ordinary Purchase 179 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 636 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 693 5.674
Ordinary Purchase 347 5.674
Ordinary Purchase 2,111 5.69
Ordinary Purchase 3,032 5.69
Ordinary Purchase 253 5.668
Ordinary Purchase 86 5.674
Ordinary Purchase 278 5.662
Ordinary Purchase 2,769 5.69
Ordinary Purchase 849 5.674
Ordinary Purchase 297 5.674
Ordinary Purchase 2,667 5.684
Ordinary Purchase 385 5.684
Ordinary Purchase 3,032 5.664
Ordinary Purchase 3,032 5.662
Ordinary Purchase 685 5.662
Ordinary Purchase 2,131 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 644 5.672
Ordinary Purchase 3,035 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 334 5.676
Ordinary Purchase 824 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 308 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 171 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 537 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 307 5.676
Ordinary Purchase 57 5.676
Ordinary Purchase 12 5.676
Ordinary Purchase 1,267 5.68
Ordinary Purchase 272 5.68
Ordinary Sale 10,622 5.702
Ordinary Sale 625 5.702
Ordinary Sale 364 5.702
Ordinary Sale 313 5.702
Ordinary Sale 405 5.68
Ordinary Sale 500 5.716
Ordinary Sale 269 5.682
Ordinary Sale 500 5.682
Ordinary Sale 433 5.7
Ordinary Sale 47 5.7
Ordinary Sale 20 5.7
Ordinary Sale 408 5.68
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 370 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.676
Ordinary Sale 500 5.68
Ordinary Sale 435 5.68
Ordinary Sale 500 5.69
Ordinary Sale 470 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.666
Ordinary Sale 378 5.668
Ordinary Sale 480 5.68
Ordinary Sale 426 5.712
Ordinary Sale 386 5.708
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 430 5.678
Ordinary Sale 398 5.664
Ordinary Sale 1,198 5.708
Ordinary Sale 500 5.684
Ordinary Sale 360 5.686
Ordinary Sale 69 5.676
Ordinary Sale 40 5.676
Ordinary Sale 500 5.686
Ordinary Sale 60 5.676
Ordinary Sale 454 5.676
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 441 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.696
Ordinary Sale 216 5.71
Ordinary Sale 284 5.71
Ordinary Sale 500 5.652
Ordinary Sale 500 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 500 5.666
Ordinary Sale 409 5.722
Ordinary Sale 500 5.676
Ordinary Sale 10 5.684
Ordinary Sale 500 5.684
Ordinary Sale 403 5.678
Ordinary Sale 5,799 5.68
Ordinary Sale 7,832 5.68
Ordinary Sale 1,546 5.68
Ordinary Sale 755 5.68
Ordinary Sale 22 5.682
Ordinary Sale 3,051 5.68
Ordinary Sale 522 5.71
Ordinary Sale 949 5.68
Ordinary Sale 394 5.712
Ordinary Sale 420 5.69
Ordinary Sale 550 5.692
Ordinary Sale 767 5.68
Ordinary Sale 458 5.68
Ordinary Sale 38 5.68
Ordinary Sale 380 5.71
Ordinary Sale 230 5.71
Ordinary Sale 170 5.71
Ordinary Sale 390 5.708
Ordinary Sale 410 5.686
Ordinary Sale 433 5.688
Ordinary Sale 1,036 5.662
Ordinary Sale 489 5.68
Ordinary Sale 371 5.68
Ordinary Sale 425 5.69
Ordinary Sale 517 5.712
Ordinary Sale 861 5.712
Ordinary Sale 830 5.682
Ordinary Sale 1,040 5.668
Ordinary Sale 823 5.684
Ordinary Sale 500 5.682
Ordinary Sale 500 5.684
Ordinary Sale 500 5.68
Ordinary Sale 423 5.68
Ordinary Sale 830 5.684
Ordinary Sale 812 5.682
Ordinary Sale 423 5.68
Ordinary Sale 139 5.68
Ordinary Sale 94 5.68
Ordinary Sale 382 5.68
Ordinary Sale 408 5.69
Ordinary Sale 828 5.688
Ordinary Sale 500 5.706
Ordinary Sale 1,957 5.734
Ordinary Sale 342 5.706
Ordinary Sale 2,404 5.68
Ordinary Sale 1,557 5.676
Ordinary Sale 1,586 5.712
Ordinary Sale 378 5.712
Ordinary Sale 3,300 5.672
Ordinary Sale 76 5.668
Ordinary Sale 964 5.668
Ordinary Sale 328 5.668
Ordinary Sale 497 5.668
Ordinary Sale 188 5.668
Ordinary Sale 799 5.67
Ordinary Sale 3,348 5.668
Ordinary Sale 98 5.712
Ordinary Sale 172 5.712
Ordinary Sale 500 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.69
Ordinary Sale 820 5.692
Ordinary Sale 825 5.694
Ordinary Sale 1,000 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.692
Ordinary Sale 500 5.692
Ordinary Sale 500 5.668
Ordinary Sale 4,378 5.668
Ordinary Sale 800 5.67
Ordinary Sale 800 5.672
Ordinary Sale 1,350 5.676
Ordinary Sale 3,507 5.676
Ordinary Sale 847 5.674
Ordinary Sale 500 5.664
Ordinary Sale 327 5.664
Ordinary Sale 500 5.674
Ordinary Sale 500 5.674
Ordinary Sale 442 5.674
Ordinary Sale 1,279 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 735 5.706
Ordinary Sale 292 5.706
Ordinary Sale 1,965 5.706
Ordinary Sale 312 5.688
Ordinary Sale 819 5.716
Ordinary Sale 1,038 5.674
Ordinary Sale 1,962 5.716
Ordinary Sale 157 5.726
Ordinary Sale 533 5.726
Ordinary Sale 788 5.676
Ordinary Sale 520 5.688
Ordinary Sale 1,000 5.684
Ordinary Sale 320 5.726
Ordinary Sale 280 5.71
Ordinary Sale 500 5.71
Ordinary Sale 831 5.688
Ordinary Sale 671 5.678
Ordinary Sale 1,861 5.676
Ordinary Sale 851 5.676
Ordinary Sale 423 5.676
Ordinary Sale 796 5.68
Ordinary Sale 509 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 598 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 587 5.712
Ordinary Sale 1,036 5.662
Ordinary Sale 957 5.652
Ordinary Sale 606 5.652
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 801 5.676
Ordinary Sale 518 5.682
Ordinary Sale 801 5.674
Ordinary Sale 916 5.666
Ordinary Sale 1,036 5.666
Ordinary Sale 818 5.686
Ordinary Sale 820 5.684
Ordinary Sale 500 5.672
Ordinary Sale 789 5.688
Ordinary Sale 801 5.69
Ordinary Sale 786 5.688
Ordinary Sale 819 5.692
Ordinary Sale 423 5.676
Ordinary Sale 423 5.676
Ordinary Sale 612 5.678
Ordinary Sale 1,132 5.68
Ordinary Sale 818 5.686
Ordinary Sale 1,977 5.67
Ordinary Sale 500 5.678
Ordinary Sale 823 5.678
Ordinary Sale 500 5.684
Ordinary Sale 500 5.68
Ordinary Sale 500 5.68
Ordinary Sale 380 5.69
Ordinary Sale 500 5.688
Ordinary Sale 1,038 5.68
Total Purchases 114,591
Total Sales 151,417

(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

(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: 29/09/2021
###### 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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