Form 8.3 - Avast plc

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

AVAST PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

20 May 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NORTONLIFELOCK INC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

39,835,204

3.83%

553,744

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

357,297

0.03%

36,775,671

3.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

40,192,501

3.86%

37,329,415

3.58%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

23

4.8430 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

351

4.8620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

365

4.8110 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

466

4.8257 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500

4.7900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

503

4.7940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

508

4.8410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

680

4.8810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

878

4.8420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

935

4.8439 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,448

4.8790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,459

4.8450 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,724

4.7904 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,196

4.8470 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,432

144.8810 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,571

4.8561 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,129

4.8375 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,601

4.8406 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,377

4.8520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,633

4.8266 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,432

4.8377 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76,828

4.8380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

114,880

4.8396 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

182

4.8850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

351

4.8620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

365

4.8110 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

471

4.8569 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

476

4.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

556

4.8630 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

565

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

680

4.8810 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

878

4.8420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

879

4.8470 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

879

4.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,006

4.8970 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,006

4.7940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,016

4.8410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,069

4.8745 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,142

4.9084 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,152

4.8228 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,448

4.8790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,767

4.9175 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,407

4.9435 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,694

4.8991 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,427

4.8437 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.8586 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,222

4.8125 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,879

4.8182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,975

4.8742 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,403

4.8930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,722

4.8390 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,811

4.8317 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

49,725

144.3353 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

50,000

4.8244 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,828

4.8380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,938

4.8908 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,000

4.8482 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

210,161

4.8386 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

268,886

4.8367 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

3,380

4.8965 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,427

4.8438 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,802

4.8177 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,891

4.8128 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,000

4.8586 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,476

4.8162 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,879

4.8216 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,714

4.8297 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,041

4.8349 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,681

4.8424 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,653

4.8345 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,929

4.8410 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

49,012

4.8382 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

49,725

144.2342 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

57,342

4.8380 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

76,828

4.8379 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

127,104

4.8373 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

131,648

4.8365 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

500

4.7900 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,134

4.8396 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,724

4.7904 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,772

4.8348 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,844

4.8686 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,432

144.9824 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,290

4.8650 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,747

4.8258 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

15,633

4.8267 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

31,072

4.8315 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

40,294

4.8398 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

49,648

4.8521 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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 person making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

23 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213