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:

05 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:

43,556,838

4.18%

600,086

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

242,665

0.02%

39,343,355

3.78%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

43,799,503

4.21%

39,943,441

3.84%

(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

7

5.2170 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18

151.8000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

329

5.2180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

459

5.3680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

517

5.2858 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

519

5.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

650

5.3960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

654

5.3700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

770

5.3920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

791

5.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

793

5.3860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

832

5.1560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

986

5.0623 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,591

5.3940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,721

5.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,839

5.2337 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,002

5.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,553

5.1589 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,660

5.3444 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,065

5.3605 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,654

5.2151 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,992

5.2282 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,532

5.3755 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,077

5.1612 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,263

5.3688 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,479

5.2413 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,177

5.3221 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,227

5.0704 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,100

5.3592 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,447

155.4958 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,025

5.2091 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,191

5.3566 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,652

5.3631 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,799

5.3606 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

64,243

5.3930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

84,435

5.3578 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

117,242

5.2862 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

221,766

5.2256 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

310,000

5.1346 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

419,267

5.3733 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

454,367

5.2320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

5.2280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

5.2126 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18

151.8000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

329

5.2180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

459

5.3680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

479

5.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

519

5.1880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

650

5.3960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

654

5.3700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

712

5.2320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

729

5.3362 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

770

5.3920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

791

5.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

793

5.3860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

832

5.1560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

958

5.2340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,376

5.2300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,591

5.3940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,388

5.1966 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,721

5.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,879

5.2302 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,002

5.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,289

5.3530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,633

5.3071 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,026

5.2127 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,592

5.2925 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,476

151.9873 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

12,104

5.3200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,772

5.3349 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,646

5.2452 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,860

5.3370 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,709

5.3558 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47,122

5.2306 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

57,264

5.3697 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

93,937

5.2656 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

175,000

5.3317 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

198,858

5.2641 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

772,819

5.3715 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

5,818

5.2776 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,556

5.3631 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

10,476

151.8809 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,646

5.2452 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

24,747

5.3048 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

173,046

5.2780 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3

5.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

18

151.8000 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

246

5.2319 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

517

5.2858 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,000

5.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,598

5.1924 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,067

5.3226 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,265

5.2027 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,802

5.1871 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,109

5.2320 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,126

5.2893 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,720

5.2525 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

10,378

5.1035 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,443

5.2291 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,380

5.2177 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

21,429

155.6078 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

24,025

5.2091 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

69,665

5.2430 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

72,873

5.2302 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

94,009

5.2167 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

552,596

5.2320 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:

6 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213