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:

12 April 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:

43,900,000

4.22%

955,377

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

881,972

0.08%

39,856,842

3.83%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

44,781,972

4.30%

40,812,219

3.92%

(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

48

165.3000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

461

5.4920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

844

5.5520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,097

5.5211 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,170

5.5289 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,767

5.5316 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,007

5.5295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,221

5.5288 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,304

5.5152 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,864

5.5298 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,622

5.5160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,691

5.5209 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,395

5.5300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,642

5.5332 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,727

5.5191 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

81,145

5.5129 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

105,118

5.5276 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

117,668

5.5290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

275,000

5.5213 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24

165.3000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

136

5.5320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

461

5.4920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

508

5.5263 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

808

5.5350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

844

5.5520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,210

5.5409 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,512

5.5300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,174

5.5387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,077

5.5243 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,859

5.5151 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,631

5.5157 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,202

165.1273 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

49,561

5.5391 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

99,033

5.5160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

112,870

5.5227 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

250,000

5.5301 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

136

5.5320 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

185

5.5280 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

323

5.5253 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

977

5.5154 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,174

5.5387 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,198

5.5206 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,859

5.5151 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

33,561

5.5331 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35,838

5.5165 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

36,202

165.0117 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

48,589

5.5209 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

93,468

5.5160 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

24

165.3000 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,304

5.5152 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

29,746

5.4987 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

35,394

5.5140 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

36,202

5.5330 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:

13 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213