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:

30 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:

51,475,782

4.95%

7,712,968

0.74%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

27,376,153

2.63%

67,308,682

6.47%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

78,851,935

7.58%

75,021,650

7.21%

(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

10

166.6500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.6680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

68

169.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

139

5.6540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

418

5.6693 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

452

5.6710 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

480

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

670

5.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

5.6700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,113

5.6538 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,550

5.6529 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,635

5.6533 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,689

5.6519 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

5.6611 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,356

5.6629 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,566

5.6751 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,576

5.6518 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,947

5.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,971

5.6663 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,215

5.6739 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,357

5.6740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,101

5.6460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,385

5.6503 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,308

5.6849 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,853

5.6648 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,794

5.6603 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

54,939

5.6480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

84,982

5.6722 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

166.6500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

68

169.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

217

5.6640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

545

5.6480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

670

5.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,829

5.6679 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,092

5.6842 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,177

5.6859 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,696

5.6579 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,092

5.6482 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,222

5.6685 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,947

5.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,101

5.6460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,909

5.6517 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,828

5.7001 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,253

5.6472 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,282

5.6478 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,849

5.6627 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,033

5.6563 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,862

5.6539 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,969

5.6499 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,410

5.6603 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,936

167.6736 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

70,541

5.6474 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

515,520

5.7037 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

68

169.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

670

5.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,943

5.6480 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,058

5.6505 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,772

5.6647 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,746

5.6646 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

60,868

167.5540 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

135,000

5.6730 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5

166.6500 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

480

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,113

5.6538 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,565

5.6531 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,356

5.6629 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,357

5.6741 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,490

5.6576 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,315

5.6499 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

30,498

5.6521 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

62,458

5.6864 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

135,000

164.3585 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:

31 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213