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:

11 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:

46,371,642

4.46%

8,534,658

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,442

0.00%

39,423,261

3.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,389,084

4.46%

47,957,919

4.61%

(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

1

6.4140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23

6.3950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35

6.4280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100

190.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

197

6.4004 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

413

6.4175 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

6.4210 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

587

6.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,677

6.3968 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,370

6.4176 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,594

6.4087 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,836

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,718

191.5242 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,921

6.4009 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,954

6.4264 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,903

6.4179 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,505

6.4066 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1

6.4140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100

190.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

116

6.3882 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

587

6.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

634

6.4016 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

759

6.4179 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,552

193.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,157

6.4068 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,374

6.4152 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,016

6.4024 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,148

6.4057 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,917

6.4015 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,929

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89,625

6.4071 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

759

6.4179 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,552

193.2646 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

5,575

6.4047 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,374

6.4152 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,936

6.4064 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,917

6.4015 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

39,191

6.4063 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

40,221

6.4043 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

46

6.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

100

190.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

887

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,509

6.4184 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5,618

191.6854 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,267

6.4058 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:

14 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213