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:

12 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:

40,651,946

3.90%

443,144

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

191,099

0.02%

37,130,031

3.57%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

40,843,045

3.92%

37,573,175

3.61%

(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

76

4.9610 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

466

4.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

482

4.9290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

510

4.9280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

625

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

678

4.9867 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

910

4.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

4.9100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,094

4.9950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,176

149.5500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

4.9150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,604

4.9660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

4.9700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,753

4.9734 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,746

4.9870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,401

4.9448 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,310

4.9651 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,035

4.9318 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

137,719

4.9472 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

136

4.9555 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

466

4.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

510

4.9280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

587

4.9624 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

592

4.9467 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

625

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

910

4.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

980

4.9353 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,038

4.9722 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,053

4.9333 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,176

149.5500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,591

4.9595 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,602

4.9100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,604

4.9661 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,604

4.9660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,572

4.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,904

4.9609 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,870

4.9227 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,244

4.9838 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,427

4.9391 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,068

4.9380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,702

4.9870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,100

4.9643 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,122

4.9176 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,259

4.9589 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,094

4.9760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,202

148.2164 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

109,115

4.9859 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

142,547

4.9729 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

600,000

4.9541 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

1,176

149.5500 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,897

4.9446 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,244

4.9838 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,377

4.9701 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,408

4.9872 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

40,988

4.9870 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

43,026

148.0762 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

49,342

4.9865 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

600,000

4.9541 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

76

4.9610 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

482

4.9290 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

537

4.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

557

4.9941 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,753

4.9734 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,508

4.9582 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,442

4.9621 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,770

4.9401 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

43,026

4.9351 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

43,257

4.9509 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

74,970

4.9486 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:

13 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213