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:

15 March 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:

46,718,456

4.49%

8,364,797

0.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

50,808

0.00%

40,190,901

3.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,769,264

4.50%

48,555,698

4.67%

(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

190

6.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

311

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

363

6.4218 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

363

6.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

436

6.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

441

6.4320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

487

6.4190 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

652

6.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

656

6.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

786

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

919

6.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

6.4420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

189.4126 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,682

6.4422 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,693

6.4402 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,747

6.4260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,768

6.4280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,994

6.4443 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,424

6.4520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,756

6.4369 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,910

6.4490 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,379

6.4386 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,737

6.4440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,122

6.4303 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,783

6.4479 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,648

6.4287 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30,958

6.4307 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,803

6.4337 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,176

6.4468 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

54,153

6.4451 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

59,074

6.4316 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

71,475

6.4380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

115,884

6.4540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

119,781

6.4455 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

126,787

6.4480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

199,417

6.4379 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

375,240

6.4428 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

592,936

6.4315 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

190

6.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

324

6.4269 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

363

6.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

436

6.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

441

6.4320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

487

6.4190 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

499

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

652

6.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

656

6.4400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

834

6.4312 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

885

6.4369 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,007

6.4420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,269

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,636

6.4380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,719

6.4242 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,747

6.4260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,017

6.4268 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,747

6.4315 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,768

6.4280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,345

6.4543 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,244

6.4255 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,424

6.4520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,252

6.4275 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,540

6.4396 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,975

6.4440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,000

6.4389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,764

6.4295 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,955

6.4540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,280

6.4442 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62,970

6.4533 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

117,401

6.4290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

132,900

6.4539 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

343,282

6.4491 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

425,802

6.4317 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

500

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

885

6.4370 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,406

6.4347 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,475

6.4373 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,702

6.4242 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,785

6.4304 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,008

6.4375 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

21,741

6.4391 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

32,000

6.4389 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

33,445

6.4263 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

33,857

6.4278 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

87,101

6.4287 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,110

189.5451 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,122

6.4303 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,409

6.4295 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,736

6.4281 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

25,555

6.4309 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

28,774

6.4345 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

31,844

6.4290 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

32,687

6.4354 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

33,519

6.4321 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

34,635

6.4294 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

45,062

6.4540 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

81,929

6.4540 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

163,654

6.4337 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

343,177

6.4402 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

592,936

6.4315 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:

16 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213