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:

22 Aug 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:

14,471,627

1.38%

1,931,105

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,476,305

0.14%

12,851,202

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,947,932

1.53%

14,782,307

1.41%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,491

6.9996 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,333

6.9634 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,080

6.9672 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,436

7.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,476

6.9884 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,826

6.9819 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,278

202.4201 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

107

6.9595 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

223

6.9930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

489

6.9615 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

643

6.9939 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,006

6.9540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,649

6.9579 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,906

6.9729 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,401

6.9687 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,924

6.9656 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,755

6.9622 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,483

6.9673 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,927

7.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,435

6.9741 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,912

6.9747 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

123,675

6.9745 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

107

6.9595 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

489

6.9615 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.9614 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,256

6.9820 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,649

6.9579 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,755

6.9624 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,374

7.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,128

6.9784 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,221

6.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

49,000

202.3500 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

58,508

6.9697 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

62,278

6.9692 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

136

7.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,300

7.0003 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,476

6.9884 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,826

6.9819 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

49,000

6.9896 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

62,278

202.5618 CZK

(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 exempt principal trader 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 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213