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:

24 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:

38,729,968

3.72%

413,308

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

190,241

0.02%

35,765,651

3.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

38,920,209

3.74%

36,178,959

3.47%

(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

52

4.8750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

293

4.9123 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

429

144.1804 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

486

4.8950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

497

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

558

4.9010 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

968

4.9050 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,284

4.8255 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,754

4.9090 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,654

4.8889 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,076

4.8579 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,862

4.8646 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,945

4.8960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,869

4.8465 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,953

4.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,544

4.8997 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,300

4.8694 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

163,383

4.8613 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

327

4.9036 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

497

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

558

4.9010 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

963

4.8867 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

968

4.9050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,153

4.8440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,189

4.8909 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,754

4.9091 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,754

4.9090 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,907

4.9059 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,020

4.8431 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,404

4.8914 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,654

4.8889 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,193

4.8770 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,926

4.9089 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,829

4.8983 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,000

4.9029 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,248

4.8698 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,881

4.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,223

4.8992 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,132

142.7179 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

134,978

4.8988 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

161

4.8815 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

231

4.8870 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

497

4.9042 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,811

4.9010 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,000

4.9029 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,026

4.8953 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

15,944

4.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

23,248

4.8698 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,721

4.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,987

4.8951 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

43,132

142.6180 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

65,000

4.8655 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

76,258

4.8983 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

429

144.2813 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

486

4.8950 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

497

4.9019 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,452

4.8960 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,880

4.8983 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,484

4.9016 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,862

4.8646 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

18,357

4.8913 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

43,200

4.8454 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

65,000

141.1066 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 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:

25 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213