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:

19 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:

14,539,116

1.39%

1,903,979

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,450,222

0.14%

12,906,338

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,989,338

1.53%

14,810,317

1.42%

(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

6

6.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

87

6.9400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

254

6.9440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

348

6.9460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

440

6.9868 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

450

6.9810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

673

6.9208 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

723

6.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

747

6.9240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

917

6.9455 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

995

6.9034 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,240

6.9107 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,250

6.9110 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,287

6.9786 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,843

6.9268 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,113

6.9728 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,278

6.9717 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,945

6.9235 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,010

6.9295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,930

6.9125 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,482

6.9357 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,515

6.9386 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,341

6.9552 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,208

6.9847 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,286

6.9596 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,802

201.1903 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

6

6.9320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

348

6.9460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

474

6.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

660

6.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

723

6.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

747

6.9240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

880

6.9759 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,229

6.9135 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,810

201.5000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,897

6.9771 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,514

6.9050 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,196

6.9564 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,852

6.9440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,771

6.9157 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,447

6.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,397

6.9870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,784

6.9465 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54,583

6.9464 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89,840

6.9387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

374,825

6.9482 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

220

6.9587 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.9395 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,229

6.9135 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,810

201.3589 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,072

6.9336 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,771

6.9122 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,447

6.9880 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

31,000

202.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,547

6.9391 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

62,701

6.9531 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

90,520

6.9409 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

150,890

6.9458 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

156,365

6.9495 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,747

6.9405 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,763

6.9262 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,447

6.9883 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,000

6.9431 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

62,802

201.3311 CZK

(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:

22 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213