RNS Number : 9806Y
Barclays PLC
09 September 2022
 

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:

 

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

AVAST PLC

 

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:

08 Sep 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NORTONLIFELOCK INC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

 

 

13,181,522

1.26%

3,165,854

0.30%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,021,527

0.19%

10,858,537

1.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

15,203,049

1.45%

14,024,391

1.34%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

Purchase

397

7.2160  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

408

7.1660  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

424

7.1540  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

454

7.1740  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

698

7.2080  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

997

7.2066  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,144

7.1908  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,250

7.1978  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,739

7.2033  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,052

7.1858  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,343

7.1974  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,349

7.1960  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,840

7.1930  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,546

7.1990  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

7.2090  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,718

7.1625  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,304

7.1964  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,507

7.2005  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,069

7.1988  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

46,792

7.1985  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

83,511

7.2020  GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

296,846

7.2010  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

408

7.1660  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

424

7.1540  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454

7.1740  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

459

7.2040  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

698

7.2080  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

905

7.2160  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,310

7.1812  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,694

7.1992  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,746

7.2012  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,819

7.2067  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,631

7.2021  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,290

7.1819  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,740

7.1974  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,728

7.1872  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,718

7.1625  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,333

7.1969  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,825

7.1860  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

81,950

7.2020  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

178,756

7.1917  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

905

7.2160  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,106

7.1925  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,819

7.2067  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,631

7.2021  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,827

7.1936  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

15,718

7.1625  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

54,129

7.1940  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

74,746

7.1924  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

91,006

7.1913  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

396

7.2060  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

878

7.1643  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,273

7.1927  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,311

7.1948  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,388

7.2020  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,106

7.1914  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,052

7.1858  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,240

7.1907  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,629

7.2021  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,891

7.1973  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,000

7.2038  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

50,000

7.2025  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

81,950

7.2020  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

257,273

7.2003  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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