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:

04 July 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

32,640,422

3.13%

1,182,922

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

692,021

0.07%

31,475,936

3.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,332,443

3.20%

32,658,858

3.14%

(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

160

5.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

287

5.1657 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

295

5.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

306

5.1775 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

352

5.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

409

5.1659 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

451

5.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

461

5.1570 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

481

5.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

487

5.1510 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

490

5.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

504

5.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.1610 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

525

5.1866 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

652

5.1693 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

737

5.1728 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

5.1820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

793

5.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

807

5.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

816

5.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

839

5.1708 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

5.1711 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,752

5.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,369

5.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,485

5.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,834

5.1668 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,522

5.1733 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,903

148.8820 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,120

5.1730 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,577

5.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

49,918

5.1721 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

295

5.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

295

5.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

352

5.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

408

5.1692 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

414

5.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

451

5.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

461

5.1570 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

481

5.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

487

5.1510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

490

5.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

504

5.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

520

5.1610 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

532

5.1790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

556

5.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

750

5.1820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

848

5.1747 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

866

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,118

5.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,134

5.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,711

5.1701 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,752

5.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,369

5.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,028

5.1549 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,268

149.9078 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

4,314

5.1750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,611

5.1678 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,199

5.1742 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,722

5.1707 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,000

5.1690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,883

5.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,195

5.1722 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

822

5.1615 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,311

5.1783 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,318

5.1759 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,260

5.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

3,268

149.8028 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,418

5.1727 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,012

5.1732 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

6,856

5.1685 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

8,566

5.1739 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,692

5.1690 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,059

5.1714 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

37,226

5.1710 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

129

5.1752 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

156

5.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

600

5.1758 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

669

5.1717 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

797

5.1764 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

978

5.1814 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,022

5.1684 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,834

5.1668 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,256

5.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,745

5.1723 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,959

5.1691 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

6,903

148.9862 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,405

5.1709 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,861

5.1693 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,590

5.1724 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

28,244

5.1739 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

35,866

5.1707 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:

5 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213