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:

11 April 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:

43,761,731

4.21%

758,122

0.07%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

682,366

0.07%

39,715,504

3.82%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

44,444,097

4.27%

40,473,626

3.89%

(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

5.5850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.5822 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.5790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11

5.5785 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

329

5.5799 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

532

5.5801 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

5.5898 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,639

5.5920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,462

5.5842 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,965

5.5815 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,306

5.5899 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,089

5.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,504

5.5569 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

135,000

5.5719 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

903

5.5801 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,477

5.5833 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,539

5.5816 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,854

5.5774 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,513

5.5896 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,559

5.5848 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,476

5.5829 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,468

5.5866 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,199

5.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,561

5.5768 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,876

166.5429 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

32,270

5.5382 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

139,865

5.5795 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

182

5.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

194

5.5900 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

241

5.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

264

5.5960 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,146

5.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,468

5.5866 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

14,876

166.4263 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

15,000

5.5690 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

34,280

5.5826 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

52,547

5.5780 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

67,504

5.5787 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,943

5.5380 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,965

5.5815 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

15,000

162.8029 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

16,626

5.5849 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20,965

5.5381 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

31,042

5.5647 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:

12 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213