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:

27 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:

38,973,725

3.74%

517,635

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

339,743

0.03%

36,092,869

3.47%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

39,313,468

3.78%

36,610,504

3.52%

(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

2

4.7680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18

4.7590 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

75

4.7591 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

397

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

412

4.7834 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

457

4.7660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

457

4.7850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

493

4.7990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

633

4.7833 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

995

4.7810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

4.7814 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,111

4.7684 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,099

4.7689 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,360

4.7620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,008

4.7808 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,086

4.7829 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,732

4.7830 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,647

4.7789 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76,365

4.7817 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

4.7680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18

4.7590 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89

4.7850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

395

4.7750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

395

4.7771 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

397

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

493

4.7990 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,000

4.7950 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,393

4.7588 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,408

4.7831 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,091

4.7799 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,540

4.7830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,456

4.7815 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,882

141.9361 CZK

(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

13

4.7830 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

890

4.7994 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,808

4.7756 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,000

4.7950 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

25,527

4.7829 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

36,882

141.8368 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

465

4.7660 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

482

4.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

674

4.7694 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,079

4.7703 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,169

4.7799 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,099

4.7689 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,044

4.7830 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,694

4.7838 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,957

4.7818 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,211

4.7809 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,121

4.7797 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

24,613

4.7812 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

36,882

4.7835 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:

30 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213