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 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:

45,854,977

4.41%

2,928,319

0.28%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,856,507

0.27%

41,833,114

4.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

48,711,484

4.68%

44,761,433

4.30%

(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

401

5.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

515

5.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

534

5.6616 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

563

5.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

739

5.6620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

5.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,292

5.6546 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,435

5.6560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,515

5.6562 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,528

5.6590 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,632

5.6558 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,722

5.6420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,866

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,605

5.6576 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,779

166.1885 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,287

5.6530 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,387

5.6589 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,763

5.6557 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,145

5.6559 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

73,686

5.6572 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

5.6560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

161

5.6590 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

515

5.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

563

5.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

674

5.6558 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

695

5.6420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

739

5.6620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

778

5.6525 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,124

5.6588 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,747

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,828

5.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,953

5.6577 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,299

5.6580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,485

168.0262 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

3,683

5.6608 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,253

5.6592 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,367

5.6600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,496

5.6579 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,542

5.6545 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,032

5.6839 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,303

5.6564 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,903

5.6565 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,842

5.6649 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,867

5.6561 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

200,000

5.6753 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

21

5.6320 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

656

5.6572 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,108

5.6578 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,873

5.6609 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,316

5.6593 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,611

5.6582 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

2,777

5.6516 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

3,485

167.9086 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,683

5.6608 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,802

5.6597 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,447

5.6590 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,087

5.6560 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22,259

5.6562 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

27,766

5.6569 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

28,849

5.6564 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,160

5.6565 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

2,779

166.3048 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,558

5.6586 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,392

5.6545 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,629

5.6568 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

26,194

5.6587 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

38,961

5.6563 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 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213