JPMorgan Securities Plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Avast plc amend (1588Z)
September 12 2022 - 11:07AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAVST
RNS Number : 1588Z
JPMorgan Securities Plc
12 September 2022
AMENDMENT
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING
CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant Avast plc
securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Avast Plc.
trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: 8 September 2022
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt Yes, Norton LifeLock Inc.
principal trader making disclosures
in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of
relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy
table 2(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 Purchases/ sales Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
10p ordinary Purchase 1,525,708 7.2280 GBP 7.1414 GBP
Sale 1,630,404 7.2280 GBP 7.1540 GBP
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a securities
long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
10p ordinary Equity Swap Decrease Long 2 7.1740 GBP
31,486 7.2027 GBP
Decrease Short 581,870 7.1916 GBP
Increase Long 1,484 7.1945 GBP
5 7.2020 GBP
Increase Short 12,716 7.1798 GBP
250,000 7.1864 GBP
200,000 7.2026 GBP
Opening a long position 4,000,000 7.2020 GBP
Opening a short position 4,000,000 7.2020 GBP
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money
relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. paid/
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised Number of securities Exercise price per
security e.g. call option against unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt
principal trader 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
Date of disclosure: 12 September 2022
Contact name: Alwyn Basch
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Telephone number: 020 7742 7407
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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 dealing disclosure
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .
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