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 July 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:

33,031,686

3.17%

1,175,294

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

726,132

0.07%

31,625,906

3.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,757,818

3.24%

32,801,200

3.15%

(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

103

5.1653 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

185

5.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

297

5.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

297

5.0720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

377

5.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

398

5.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

470

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

480

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500

148.9000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

507

5.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

586

5.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

898

5.1225 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,226

5.1065 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,773

5.1350 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,850

5.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,886

5.1522 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,001

5.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,105

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,195

5.1726 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,767

5.1450 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

209,462

5.0584 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

5.1091 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25

5.1008 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

297

5.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

297

5.0720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

377

5.0220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

398

5.0580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

408

5.0485 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

470

5.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

488

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

507

5.0680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,335

149.5770 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,555

5.0536 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,613

5.0611 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,720

5.0603 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,850

5.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,631

5.0635 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,773

5.0657 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,001

5.0620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,077

5.1255 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,851

5.0805 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,950

5.1138 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,565

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,000

5.0858 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,955

5.1076 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,424

5.0532 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,548

5.0605 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

39,126

5.0553 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,361

5.1777 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

103,560

5.0621 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

143,089

5.1493 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

8

5.0740 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9

5.1040 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16

5.0990 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

500

5.0886 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,335

149.4722 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,018

5.0626 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

8,565

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,000

5.0858 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,509

5.1423 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,603

5.1797 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

43,114

5.1607 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

107,383

5.1326 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

29

5.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

500

149.0042 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

586

5.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

980

5.1209 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,197

5.1051 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,260

5.0860 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,744

5.0582 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5,400

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,583

5.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

34,351

5.1468 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

500,000

5.1091 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 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213