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:

10 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:

15,495,450

1.49%

1,243,802

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

788,501

0.08%

13,922,978

1.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,283,951

1.56%

15,166,780

1.46%

(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

132

6.7668 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

241

6.7675 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

258

6.7681 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

333

6.7477 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

618

6.7580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

730

6.7987 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

971

6.7740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,030

6.7749 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,033

6.7418 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,304

6.7770 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,449

6.7644 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,753

6.7609 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,819

6.7762 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,748

196.1971 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,026

6.7643 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,413

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,137

6.7600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,685

6.7715 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,717

6.7730 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,000

6.8184 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

111,897

6.7630 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

122,202

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

364

6.8190 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

867

6.8222 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,305

6.8147 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,585

6.8107 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,910

6.8202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,140

195.1932 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

4,581

6.8206 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,811

6.7971 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,208

6.7659 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,522

6.8212 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,331

6.8073 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,390

6.8179 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,236

6.8009 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,014

6.7658 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,093

6.8173 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,138

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,119

6.8269 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,192

6.7600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

80,628

6.7976 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

94,814

6.8133 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

270,000

6.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

360,000

6.8692 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

4,140

195.0566 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,000

6.8173 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,520

6.7596 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,739

6.8074 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,722

6.7793 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,222

6.7600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,119

6.8269 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

33,749

6.8058 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

60,101

6.7985 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

241

6.7674 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

258

6.7681 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,135

6.7496 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,371

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,107

6.7724 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

13,748

196.3344 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

33,100

6.7619 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,668

6.7667 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

69,529

6.7600 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:

11 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213