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:

02 Sep 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:

14,589,216

1.40%

2,690,502

0.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,723,244

0.16%

12,453,906

1.19%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,312,460

1.56%

15,144,408

1.45%

(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

322

7.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

344

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

488

7.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

491

7.1460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

598

7.1573 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

633

7.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

770

7.1550 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,118

7.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,236

7.1555 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,299

7.1747 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,546

7.1564 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,721

7.1567 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,849

7.1519 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,738

7.1578 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,515

7.1576 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,523

7.1527 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,622

7.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,410

7.1549 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,235

7.1554 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,188

7.1520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,511

202.1305 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,438

7.1594 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,571

7.1522 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

66,847

7.1546 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

253

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

389

7.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

488

7.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

633

7.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

825

7.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

847

7.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,118

7.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,258

7.1575 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,841

7.1572 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,640

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,175

7.1564 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,684

7.1596 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,870

7.1523 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,443

7.1568 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,312

7.1520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,125

7.1530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,160

7.1510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,989

7.1522 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62,667

7.1534 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

236,632

7.1533 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

389

7.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

473

7.1645 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

825

7.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

839

7.1611 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

7.1594 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,002

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,258

7.1575 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,928

7.1558 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,175

7.1554 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,430

7.1559 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,876

7.1516 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,312

7.1520 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17,064

7.1522 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

20,511

7.1501 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

44,434

7.1522 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

52,659

7.1532 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

92,434

7.1525 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

102,370

7.1546 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

205,000

202.3000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,814

7.1688 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,477

7.1559 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,188

7.1520 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

20,511

202.2720 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,438

7.1594 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

82,480

7.1553 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

205,000

7.1220 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:

05 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213