secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)
CIK:        0000849399
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-22-034216
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

UK CMA refers NortonLifeLock-Avast merger to Phase 2; closing delayed to mid-late 2022
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- UK Competition and Markets Authority intends to refer merger to Phase 2 investigation unless remedies offered.
- NortonLifeLock says decision is surprising, will not propose Phase 1 remedies, will engage constructively.
- Merger timeline delayed to mid-to-late 2022; previously expected to close earlier.
- US DoJ, German Federal Cartel Office, and Spanish CNMC have cleared the transaction; UK CMA is only outstanding.
- NortonLifeLock remains confident the transaction should be approved.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000110465922034216/0001104659-22-034216-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000110465922034216/tm229447d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-034216

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