Form 8.3 - AVAST PLC Amendment

FORM 8.3

Amendment to Purchase

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:

04 March 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:

46,752,597

4.50%

8,556,319

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,442

0.00%

39,388,292

3.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,770,039

4.50%

47,944,611

4.61%

(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

27

195.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

171

6.3260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

437

6.3220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

437

6.3492 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

553

6.3360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

609

6.3500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

618

6.3460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

652

6.3440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

839

6.3352 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

928

6.3380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

6.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,445

6.3420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,624

6.3400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,716

6.3426 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,945

6.3816 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,975

6.3224 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,082

6.3395 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,449

6.3488 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,027

6.3524 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,190

6.3390 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,347

195.4825 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,307

6.3310 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,324

6.3849 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,465

6.3257 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,842

6.3829 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,927

6.3499 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,868

6.3425 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

133,991

197.0013 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

236,000

6.3423 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54

195.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

437

6.3580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

618

6.3460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

652

6.3440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

689

6.3392 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

919

6.3880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

928

6.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

6.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,075

6.3671 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,148

6.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,224

6.3820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,309

6.3420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,670

6.3746 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,818

6.3377 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,116

6.3774 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,191

6.3436 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,266

6.3725 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,850

6.3783 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,347

195.4825 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

6,307

6.3435 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,693

6.3403 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,436

6.3380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,688

6.3416 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,856

6.3414 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,617

6.3468 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,693

6.3298 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,602

6.3801 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

244,914

6.3442 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

27

195.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

928

6.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,228

6.3820 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,307

6.3435 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,693

6.3403 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

51,955

6.3434 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

58,000

197.8000 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

83,768

6.3476 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

128,642

6.3394 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

32

6.2820 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

720

6.3247 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,011

6.3158 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,352

6.3240 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,449

6.3488 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,596

6.3220 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5,347

195.4825 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,384

6.3820 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,324

6.3849 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,251

6.3496 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,842

6.3829 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

58,000

6.3652 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

128,644

197.2023 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:

8 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213