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:

26 May 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:

38,871,786

3.73%

456,531

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

23,044,798

2.21%

58,496,933

5.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

61,916,584

5.95%

58,953,464

5.66%

(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

50

4.8060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,724

4.8169 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,953

4.8098 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,555

4.8009 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,976

4.8115 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,978

4.8007 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,040

4.8034 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,132

4.8010 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

125,367

4.8061 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

165,000

4.8037 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50

4.8060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

250

4.7890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

390

4.8015 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,667

4.8209 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,000

4.8077 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,271

4.8282 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,931

4.8137 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,647

4.8020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

66,195

142.3192 CZK

(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

250

4.7890 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,139

4.8248 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,467

4.8037 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,202

4.8068 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,667

4.8209 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,000

4.8077 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,453

4.8188 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

66,195

142.2196 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

224

4.8012 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,643

4.8009 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,500

4.8022 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,555

4.8009 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,430

4.8010 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,105

4.8083 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

28,285

4.8080 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

47,305

4.8072 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

66,195

4.8055 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:

27 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213