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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-011747"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEN"
cik: "0000849399"
company_name: "Gen Digital Inc."
filed_at: "2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:19:28.294020+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NortonLifeLock updates Avast merger timetable; Effective Date targeted for 24 Feb 2022

## Summary
- Expected Effective Date for Avast merger is 24 February 2022, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Election deadline for Avast shareholders: 1:00 p.m. on 22 February 2022.
- Court hearing to sanction scheme scheduled for 23 February 2022.
- Outstanding conditions: UK, Germany, Spain antitrust; CFIUS; UK National Security and Investment Act.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-011747
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEN
- cik: 0000849399
- company_name: Gen Digital Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000110465922011747/0001104659-22-011747-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000110465922011747/tm225535d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-011747
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-011747.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-011747.txt

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