UBS AG London Branch Result of secondary placing of shares in Avast plc (0994U)

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RNS Number : 0994U

UBS AG London Branch

26 March 2019

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Result of secondary placing of shares in Avast plc

Sybil Holdings S.à r.l. (the "Seller"), announces that it has sold an aggregate of 95.4 million ordinary shares of Avast plc ("Avast", or the "Company"), representing approximately 10.0 per cent. of the Company's existing issued ordinary share capital, at a price of 284 pence per share (the "Placing") raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately GBP271 million.

Following settlement of the Placing, which is expected to take place on Friday 29(th) March 2019, the Seller will hold approximately 12.7 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The Seller has agreed that it will not, for a period of 90 days following the completion of the Placing, offer, sell or otherwise transfer any shares from its remaining shareholding in the Company without the consent of UBS AG London Branch (subject to customary exceptions). Avast will not receive any proceeds from the Placing.

UBS AG London Branch acted as Sole Bookrunner in connection with the Placing.

Enquiries:

   UBS AG London Branch        [phone] 

Christian Lesueur

Christopher Smith

Gareth McCartney

The distribution of this announcement and the offer and sale of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. The Placing Shares may not be offered to the public in any jurisdiction in circumstances which would require the preparation or registration of any prospectus or offering document relating to the Placing Shares in such jurisdiction. No action has been taken by the Seller, UBS AG London Branch or any of their respective affiliates that would permit an offering of the Placing Shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.

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The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Neither this document nor the information contained herein constitutes or forms part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States. There will be no public offer of any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

In member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") which have implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), this announcement and any offer if made subsequently is directed exclusively at persons who are 'qualified investors' within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors"). For these purposes, the expression 'Prospectus Directive' means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in a Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression '2010 PD Amending Directive' means Directive 2010/73/EU. In the United Kingdom this announcement is directed exclusively at Qualified Investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(A) to (D) of the Order, and (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated.

This announcement is not an offer of securities or investments for sale nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities or investments in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

In connection with the Offering, UBS AG London Branch and any of its affiliates acting as an investor for its own account may take up as a proprietary position any Placing Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase or sell for its own account such Placing Shares. In addition they may enter into financing arrangements and swaps with investors in connection with which they may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Placing Shares. UBS AG London Branch does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

UBS AG London Branch, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting on behalf of the Seller and no one else in connection with the Offering and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to any of their clients or for providing advice in relation to any offering of the Placing Shares. UBS AG London Branch will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Offering.

No reliance may be placed, for any purposes whatsoever, on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness and this announcement should not be considered a recommendation by the Company, the Seller, UBS AG London Branch or any of their respective affiliates in relation to any purchase of or subscription for securities of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of the Company, the Seller, UBS AG London Branch or any of their respective directors, partners, officers, employees, advisers or any other persons as to the accuracy, fairness or sufficiency of the information or opinions contained in this announcement and none of the information contained in this announcement has been independently verified. Save in the case of fraud, no liability is accepted for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in such information or opinions.

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