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 May 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:

41,472,018

3.98%

497,144

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

146,897

0.01%

37,651,009

3.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

41,618,915

4.00%

38,148,153

3.66%

(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

105

5.0502 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

166

5.0360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

257

5.0477 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

481

5.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

498

5.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

540

5.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

568

5.0460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,708

5.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,897

5.0401 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,919

5.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,213

5.0441 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,526

5.0239 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,514

5.0248 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,870

5.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,933

5.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,132

5.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,753

5.0306 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,690

5.0230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,876

152.3672 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,753

5.0540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,803

5.0488 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,045

5.0512 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,862

5.0327 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,534

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

113,886

5.0311 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

47

150.3648 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

233

5.0663 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

481

5.0700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

494

5.0560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

498

5.0100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

573

5.0650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

660

5.0666 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

970

5.0460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

984

5.0331 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.0148 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,469

5.0618 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,708

5.0240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,809

5.0369 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,145

5.0305 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,192

5.0418 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,414

5.0668 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,433

5.0393 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,905

5.0642 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,939

5.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,261

5.0391 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,940

5.0632 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,293

5.0291 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,870

5.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,933

5.0500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,753

5.0540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,360

5.0403 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,137

5.0651 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,890

5.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,747

5.0297 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,950

5.0326 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,963

5.0485 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,058

5.0550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,236

5.0582 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,509

5.0475 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,784

5.0659 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

126,216

5.0300 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

47

150.2595 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

241

5.0180 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

248

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

478

5.0200 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

829

5.0423 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,000

5.0148 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,039

5.0859 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,385

5.0268 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,561

5.0195 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

8,756

5.0594 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,137

5.0651 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,503

5.0502 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

105

5.0502 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

540

5.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,024

5.0437 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,189

5.0444 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,162

5.0356 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,474

5.0484 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,753

5.0306 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,876

152.4739 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,254

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,169

5.0293 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

30,750

5.0336 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

31,751

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

54,095

5.0294 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 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213