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:

18 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:

14,577,118

1.39%

1,492,168

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,038,411

0.10%

12,944,340

1.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,615,529

1.49%

14,436,508

1.38%

(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

116

6.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

118

6.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

166

6.8467 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

989

6.8740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,333

6.8540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,683

6.8720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,029

6.8500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,526

6.8663 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

6.8587 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,148

6.8680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,706

6.8728 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,413

6.8733 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,445

6.8704 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,779

199.8727 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

49

6.8620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

116

6.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

433

6.8556 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

568

6.8680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

686

6.8740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,160

199.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,333

6.8540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,409

6.8687 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,472

6.8655 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,065

6.8716 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

6.8587 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,515

6.8648 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,942

6.8720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,000

6.8511 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,208

6.8652 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,197

6.8622 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

105,565

6.8643 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

49

6.8620 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

260

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.8554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,160

199.5602 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,381

6.8729 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,000

6.8506 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,102

6.8590 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,311

6.8640 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

31,444

6.8629 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,141

6.8645 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

49,699

6.8658 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

57,000

199.5500 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,080

6.8476 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,333

6.8540 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,392

6.8684 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,560

6.8720 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

49,779

200.0126 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

57,000

6.8602 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 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:

19 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213