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 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:

48,037,874

4.62%

10,504,125

1.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

22,645,773

2.18%

62,427,747

6.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

70,683,647

6.80%

72,931,872

7.01%

(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

574

5.7140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

733

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

794

5.6939 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

5.6941 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,121

5.6917 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,536

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,694

5.7028 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,000

5.6789 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,890

5.6916 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,700

5.7035 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,908

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,348

5.6808 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

94,568

5.6997 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

519

5.7280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

574

5.7140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

576

5.6867 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

733

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

948

5.6924 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,742

5.7129 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,888

5.7300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,177

5.7238 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,388

5.7243 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,572

5.7196 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,228

5.6913 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,374

5.6845 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,445

5.6820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,707

5.7260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,615

5.6849 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,125

5.7254 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,594

5.7126 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

45,233

5.7268 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,478

5.7031 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83,590

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

105,874

5.7026 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

516,907

5.6900 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

2,177

5.7238 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,128

5.7089 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,030

5.6996 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

59,279

5.7004 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

91,779

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

417

5.6780 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

498

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

794

5.6939 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

837

5.6936 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,150

5.7000 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,121

5.6917 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,810

5.6950 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,316

5.7042 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

8,000

5.6789 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20,890

5.6916 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:

23 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213