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:

05 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:

19,878,559

1.91%

1,722,160

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,270,424

0.12%

21,066,650

2.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,148,983

2.03%

22,788,810

2.19%

(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

1

6.8980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

137

6.9120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

615

6.8580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

617

6.8640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

767

6.8179 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,059

6.8666 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,069

6.7844 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,230

6.8540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,234

6.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,369

6.8384 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,764

6.8373 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,245

6.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,016

6.8783 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

192,302

6.8096 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

358,357

199.4900 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

19

6.8672 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

137

6.9120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

599

6.8639 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

615

6.8580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

617

6.8640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,230

6.8540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,234

6.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,845

6.8555 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,125

198.0088 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,445

6.8665 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,449

6.8072 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,551

6.7675 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,568

6.8841 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,194

6.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,551

6.8814 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,086

6.8747 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

68,848

6.8806 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

400,539

6.8687 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

480,000

6.8265 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,500,000

6.8271 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

11

6.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18

6.8690 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19

6.8672 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25

6.8740 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,845

6.8553 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,125

197.8702 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,445

6.8665 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,449

6.8072 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,551

6.7675 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

8,081

6.8819 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,930

6.8816 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,560

6.8787 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,633

6.8819 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,608

6.8823 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

358,240

6.8660 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,395,000

199.2250 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

13

6.8823 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,059

6.8666 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,069

6.7844 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,851

6.8653 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,008

6.7738 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,193

6.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,039

6.8820 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,718

6.8345 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48,375

6.8422 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

140,101

6.7992 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

358,357

199.6296 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,395,000

6.8357 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,500,000

6.8800 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:

08 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213