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:

08 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:

17,253,571

1.66%

1,544,839

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,093,596

0.10%

15,942,155

1.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

18,347,167

1.76%

17,486,994

1.68%

(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

120

6.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

170

6.8055 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

245

6.8080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

277

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

345

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

426

6.8148 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

493

196.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,471

6.8070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,602

6.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,442

6.8102 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,857

6.8105 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,352

197.8125 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

18

6.8170 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62

6.8159 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

345

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

398

195.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

426

6.8148 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

493

196.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

544

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,348

6.8129 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,569

6.8119 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,000

6.8082 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,416

6.8121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,157

6.8114 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,320

6.8101 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54,371

6.8123 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

9

6.8180 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

56

6.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

71

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

398

195.2632 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,000

6.8082 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,711

6.8096 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20,160

6.8064 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,842

6.8142 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

31,859

6.8131 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

219,000

197.7250 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

398

6.8125 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

493

196.2500 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

622

6.8177 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,203

6.8090 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,602

6.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,262

6.8108 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,859

197.9752 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

219,000

6.7970 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:

09 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213