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:

25 Jul 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:

32,813,920

3.15%

1,082,741

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

635,957

0.06%

31,345,892

3.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,449,877

3.21%

32,428,633

3.11%

(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

178

5.0601 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

201

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

358

4.9950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

366

5.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.0160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

523

5.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

800

5.0440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

819

5.0560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

844

5.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

949

5.0710 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

5.0080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,893

5.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,964

5.0780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,971

5.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,069

5.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,070

5.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,089

5.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,347

5.0262 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,727

5.0133 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

4.9968 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,032

5.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,853

5.0174 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,773

5.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,018

5.0096 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,812

4.9830 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.0935 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

5.0914 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100,833

4.9964 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

4.9830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

90

5.0202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

155

5.0090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

201

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

304

5.0510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

358

4.9950 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

366

5.0020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

468

5.0555 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

478

5.0690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

500

5.0160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

523

5.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

524

5.0730 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

541

5.0873 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

800

5.0440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

819

5.0560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

844

5.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

918

5.0063 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

949

5.0710 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,106

5.0720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,281

5.0028 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,401

5.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,628

5.0567 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,716

5.0297 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,893

5.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,909

5.0606 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,964

5.0780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,971

5.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,069

5.0940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,070

5.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,089

5.0060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,106

5.0080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,032

5.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,539

5.0530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,865

5.0682 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,316

5.0640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,956

4.9996 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,792

5.0689 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,088

5.0237 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,229

5.0634 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,546

5.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,795

5.0722 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,000

5.0643 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,258

4.9849 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,752

5.0211 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,876

5.0551 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,381

5.0670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,525

148.5389 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

23,316

5.0329 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

46,140

5.0341 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

90,236

4.9992 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

2

4.9850 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4

5.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10

5.0080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

102

5.0760 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

161

5.0665 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

170

4.9938 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

204

5.0730 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

227

4.9969 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,000

5.0643 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,155

5.0202 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

19,525

148.4349 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,700

5.0224 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

110,000

5.0190 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

178

5.0601 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,663

5.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,654

4.9829 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,000

4.9968 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,163

4.9830 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

19,525

5.0311 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

37,993

4.9937 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

62,097

4.9951 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

110,000

144.9923 CZK

(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:

26 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213