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:

17 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:

40,691,245

3.91%

320,325

0.03%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

210,929

0.02%

37,372,555

3.59%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

40,902,174

3.93%

37,692,880

3.62%

(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

2

4.9120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

445

4.9076 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

498

4.9545 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

546

4.8911 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

4.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

726

4.9380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

995

147.0419 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,017

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

4.8950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,154

4.9285 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,216

4.9374 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,247

4.9611 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,290

4.9060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,537

4.9070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,756

4.8934 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,451

4.9512 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,685

4.9263 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,833

4.9570 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,950

4.8760 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,411

4.9194 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,950

4.9524 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,563

4.8955 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,340

4.9087 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,668

4.9321 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,361

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,633

4.9208 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,057

4.9253 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,850

4.9468 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,413

4.9298 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,700

4.9229 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,117

4.9415 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,502

4.9112 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

52,927

4.9138 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,004

4.9343 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

62,711

4.9017 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

68,573

4.9300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

199,340

4.9432 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25

4.9456 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

104

4.9580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

557

4.9680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

712

4.9272 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

726

4.9380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

857

4.9570 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,017

4.9020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,100

4.8950 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,537

4.9070 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,976

4.9574 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,772

4.8896 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,950

4.8760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,102

4.9484 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,975

4.9102 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,371

4.9340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,200

4.8955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,448

4.9339 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,787

4.9599 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,069

146.9962 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

130,372

4.9595 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

251,789

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

451,344

4.9293 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

25

4.9456 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

918

4.9578 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,414

4.9613 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,102

4.9484 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,975

4.9102 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

7,344

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

21,069

146.8933 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,738

4.9572 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

259,187

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

17

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

113

4.9500 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

452

4.9470 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

550

4.9800 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

995

147.1448 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,044

4.8955 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,129

4.9242 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,846

4.9239 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,170

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,048

4.9283 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,668

4.9321 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,360

4.9602 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

17,167

4.9425 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

20,992

4.9184 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,970

4.9123 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,985

4.9467 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

35,962

4.9267 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:

18 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213