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:

22 April 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:

43,160,579

4.15%

914,159

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

21,655,295

2.08%

59,573,358

5.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

64,815,874

6.23%

60,487,517

5.81%

(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

464

5.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

464

5.5260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

587

5.5080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

624

5.5020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

633

5.5060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

769

5.4840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

876

5.5117 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

5.5215 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,147

5.4919 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

5.5172 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,603

5.5282 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,355

5.5371 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,913

5.5039 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,550

5.5577 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,114

5.5095 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

79,221

5.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

140,276

5.4528 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

200,000

5.4630 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

5.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

5.5260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

587

5.5080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

633

5.5060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,229

5.5329 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,552

5.5351 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,554

5.5304 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,465

5.5367 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,552

5.5020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,604

5.5682 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

59,506

5.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,000

5.4635 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

121,001

5.5434 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

439

5.5674 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,229

5.5329 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,583

5.5677 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

23,518

5.5255 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

66,582

5.5680 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

99,010

5.5420 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

412

5.5340 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,012

5.5252 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,221

5.4996 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,611

5.4920 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,109

5.5458 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,855

5.5195 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,343

5.5399 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,465

5.5412 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,253

5.5354 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

48,875

5.5098 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

79,221

5.5680 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:

25 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213