Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Oct 5, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0633O

Societe Generale SA

05 October 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	04/10/2021
(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:	35,983,912	3.48	9,379	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:	35,983,912	3.48	4,065,764	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	1,284	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	736	5.586
Ordinary	Purchase	208	5.586
Ordinary	Purchase	760	5.612
Ordinary	Purchase	774	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	1,268	5.614
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.642
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.636
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.642
Ordinary	Purchase	960	5.638
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	5.638
Ordinary	Purchase	1,972	5.642
Ordinary	Purchase	927	5.626
Ordinary	Purchase	923	5.6
Ordinary	Purchase	469	5.618
Ordinary	Purchase	1,464	5.618
Ordinary	Purchase	361	5.618
Ordinary	Purchase	1,187	5.626
Ordinary	Purchase	100	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.648
Ordinary	Purchase	833	5.646
Ordinary	Purchase	1,268	5.646
Ordinary	Purchase	1,974	5.64
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.636
Ordinary	Purchase	1,087	5.636
Ordinary	Purchase	1,975	5.636
Ordinary	Purchase	1,321	5.624
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.618
Ordinary	Purchase	500	5.624
Ordinary	Purchase	153	5.624
Ordinary	Purchase	441	5.586
Ordinary	Purchase	381	5.586
Ordinary	Purchase	681	5.61
Ordinary	Purchase	952	5.642
Ordinary	Purchase	16,708	5.57
Ordinary	Sale	460	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	505	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	3	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,520	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	20	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	4,290	5.62
Ordinary	Sale	434	5.58
Ordinary	Sale	953	5.646
Ordinary	Sale	388	5.576
Ordinary	Sale	452	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	657	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	416	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,318	5.632
Ordinary	Sale	333	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	97	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	444	5.574
Ordinary	Sale	502	5.58
Ordinary	Sale	717	5.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,161	5.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,199	5.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,029	5.614
Ordinary	Sale	2,275	5.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,820	5.642
Ordinary	Sale	283	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,707	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,992	5.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	831	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,816	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	867	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	955	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	84	5.614
Ordinary	Sale	82	5.614
Ordinary	Sale	123	5.614
Ordinary	Sale	123	5.614
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.594
Ordinary	Sale	767	5.594
Ordinary	Sale	1,990	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,110	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	600	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	140	5.574
Ordinary	Sale	820	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	1,852	5.574
Ordinary	Sale	555	5.576
Ordinary	Sale	768	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,991	5.576
Ordinary	Sale	2,196	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,710	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	280	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	82	5.642
Ordinary	Sale	809	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,990	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,232	5.642
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.588
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.588
Ordinary	Sale	500	5.588
Ordinary	Sale	767	5.588
Ordinary	Sale	1,648	5.642
Ordinary	Sale	445	5.642
Ordinary	Sale	1,450	5.636
Ordinary	Sale	908	5.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	5.598
Ordinary	Sale	900	5.598
Ordinary	Sale	995	5.582
Ordinary	Sale	967	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	464	5.586
Ordinary	Sale	906	5.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,320	5.636
Ordinary	Sale	12,600	5.57
Ordinary	Sale	5,612	5.57
Ordinary	Sale	3,118	5.57
Ordinary	Sale	3,742	5.57
	Total Purchases	46,681
	Total Sales	89,855

(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:	05/10/2021
###### 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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