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:

21 July 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:

32,824,511

3.15%

1,145,524

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

638,399

0.06%

31,343,052

3.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,462,910

3.21%

32,488,576

3.12%

(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

24

150.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.1420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

303

5.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

366

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

379

5.1280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

464

5.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

501

5.1020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

546

5.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

644

5.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

648

5.1199 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

653

5.2240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,040

5.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,040

5.1378 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,044

5.1360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,045

5.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,047

5.1300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,051

5.1480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,363

5.1683 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,134

5.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,641

5.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,066

5.1211 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,288

5.1234 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,048

5.1229 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,413

5.1072 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,413

5.1025 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,607

5.1393 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

105,329

5.1754 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

165,000

5.1026 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

170,408

5.1443 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

303

5.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

5.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

504

5.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

504

5.1275 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

522

5.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

522

5.1340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

532

5.0920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

546

5.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

644

5.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

653

5.2240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

655

5.1093 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

760

5.1333 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

920

5.1411 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

975

5.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,126

5.1243 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,155

5.1387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,193

5.1634 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,444

5.1251 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,958

5.1279 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,044

5.1360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,045

5.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,047

5.1300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,051

5.1480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,347

5.0843 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,510

5.1493 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,545

5.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,249

5.1832 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,502

5.1182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,572

5.1396 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,610

5.1519 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,669

5.1332 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,823

5.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,219

5.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,869

5.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,878

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,639

5.1745 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,886

5.1213 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,043

5.1235 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,266

5.1084 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,470

5.1588 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,650

5.1244 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,588

5.1434 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,888

5.1496 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,000

5.1674 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

43,757

5.1170 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,112

151.1465 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

82,027

5.2608 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

135,345

5.0686 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

8

5.1840 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8

5.1920 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22

5.1480 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

27

5.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

82

5.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

131

5.2700 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

795

5.2009 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,087

5.1759 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,646

5.1147 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,699

5.1199 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,763

5.1757 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,850

5.1995 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,000

5.1674 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,700

5.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

50,112

151.0407 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

15

5.1180 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

24

150.1050 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

79

5.1420 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,068

5.1179 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,007

5.1789 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

32,059

5.1458 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

50,088

5.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

65,214

5.1357 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

65,353

5.1387 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:

22 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213