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:

09 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:

16,057,476

1.54%

1,224,076

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

768,377

0.07%

14,568,009

1.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,825,853

1.62%

15,792,085

1.52%

(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

292

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

760

6.8216 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

878

6.8041 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,242

6.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,877

6.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,187

6.8221 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,884

6.8184 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,197

6.8265 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,964

6.8172 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,992

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,387

6.7980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,789

197.0608 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,326

6.8204 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

66,488

6.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

76,799

6.8219 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

81,747

6.8260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

88,405

6.8044 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28

6.8027 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

34

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

292

6.8206 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

292

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

485

6.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

492

6.8240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,242

6.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,724

6.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,877

6.8140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,877

6.8142 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,525

6.7980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,717

6.8174 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,670

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,755

6.8173 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,876

6.8116 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,773

6.8205 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,000

6.7917 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,595

6.8151 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,842

6.8144 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,006

6.8002 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

28,148

6.8014 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,905

6.8197 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,032

6.8296 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,474

6.8148 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

89,182

6.8154 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,011,703

6.8325 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

9

6.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9

6.7920 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19

6.8077 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

35

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,127

6.8076 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,000

6.7917 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,992

6.8296 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

19,789

6.8107 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,392

6.8173 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

88,453

6.8152 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

356,000

197.4250 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,242

6.8120 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

19,789

197.1988 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,617

6.8290 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

35,465

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

39,488

6.8199 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

356,000

6.7913 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:

10 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213