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:

23 Aug 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:

14,355,816

1.37%

1,948,693

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,480,618

0.14%

12,733,281

1.22%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,836,434

1.52%

14,681,974

1.40%

(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

165

6.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

257

6.9660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

297

6.9560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

311

6.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

372

6.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

395

6.9740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

402

6.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

427

6.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

454

6.9760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

575

6.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

642

6.9579 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

687

6.9620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

6.9840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

807

6.9420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

846

6.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

991

6.9860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,413

6.9849 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,542

6.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,528

6.9673 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,706

6.9739 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,900

6.9839 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,657

203.6106 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,345

6.9558 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,447

6.9523 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3

6.9833 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

248

6.9590 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

254

6.9620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

257

6.9660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

297

6.9560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

372

6.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

402

6.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

427

6.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

447

6.9820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454

6.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454

6.9760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

575

6.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

607

6.9740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

637

7.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

686

6.9775 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

750

6.9840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

838

6.9510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

850

6.9683 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,033

6.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,044

6.9461 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,366

6.9860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,376

6.9697 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,289

6.9743 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,317

6.9541 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,783

6.9464 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,997

6.9802 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,706

6.9739 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,237

6.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,108

6.9771 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,598

6.9745 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

113,903

6.9658 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

3

6.9833 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,271

6.9780 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,997

6.9802 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,657

6.9825 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,237

6.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,356

6.9520 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,907

6.9673 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,341

6.9775 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

51,077

6.9684 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

61,000

203.6000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

165

6.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

311

6.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

807

6.9420 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

846

6.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,727

6.9665 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,803

6.9692 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,196

6.9686 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,579

6.9867 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,455

6.9702 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,880

6.9701 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,554

6.9827 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,706

6.9739 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

11,657

203.7532 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,926

6.9403 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

61,000

6.9828 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 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:

24 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213