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:

14 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:

46,178,580

4.44%

8,414,158

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,442

0.00%

39,361,459

3.79%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,196,022

4.44%

47,775,617

4.59%

(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

654

6.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

812

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,036

6.4382 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,596

6.4260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,785

6.4405 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,787

6.4440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,769

6.4175 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,485

6.4259 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,902

6.4200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,512

6.4391 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,422

6.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,500

6.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,963

189.5497 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,738

6.4180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,927

6.4380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,808

6.4372 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

30,505

6.4352 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72,693

6.4363 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

82,718

6.4303 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

654

6.4500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

800

6.3940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

812

6.4240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

826

6.4263 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,131

6.4440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,165

6.4242 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,191

6.4340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,193

6.4220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,596

6.4260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,049

6.4174 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,168

6.4277 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,991

6.4312 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,500

6.4460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,308

6.4195 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,182

6.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,561

6.4347 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

107,047

6.4381 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

180,000

6.4254 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

177

6.4301 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,839

6.4306 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,930

6.4450 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,049

6.4174 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,298

6.4383 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

6,962

6.4118 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,074

6.4242 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

138,000

191.0250 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

180,000

6.4254 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

455

6.4417 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,760

6.4389 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,902

6.4200 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,770

6.4395 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

6,963

189.6824 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,923

6.4360 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

14,738

6.4179 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,252

6.4369 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

28,072

6.4255 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

44,692

6.4317 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

138,000

6.3751 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:

15 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213