Avast plc
(the "Company")
SHAREHOLDINGS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR)
19 January 2021
Avast plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR interests in securities of Avast plc.
Share Matching Plan ("SMP")
Under the SMP, participants can voluntarily invest up to $34,000 per year to acquire shares via deductions from their base remuneration or quarterly bonus. The Company awards the participant a number of matched shares up to a maximum of one share per one purchased share. The current holding period is two years and the current matching is one share per three purchased shares.
The following PDMR has acquired shares under the SMP.
| Security | Name of PDMR | Date Shares Acquired | Number of Shares Acquired | Price per Share |
| Avast plc Shares | Philip Marshall | 14 January 2021 | 2,481 | £5.34 |
Following a two year holding period, the following PDMR has been allocated matched shares for nil consideration under the SMP.
| Security | Name of PDMR | Date Matched Shares Allocated | Number of Matched Shares Allocated |
| Avast plc Shares | Philip Marshall | 14 January 2021 | 725 |
The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 (3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | ACQUISITION OF SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | PHILIP MARSHALL | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | CFO | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Avast plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27 | ||||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP 0.10 EACH IN AVAST PLC (ISIN: GB00BDD85M81)
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | ALLOCATION OF MATCHED SHARES UNDER SHARE MATCHING PLAN | ||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) | ||||||||
Kelby Barton
Company Secretary
Avast Plc.
LEI Number: 213800IR8G8LC2H4BO27
Classification: 3.1. Information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
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