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:

27 June 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:

34,970,386

3.36%

1,077,039

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

589,188

0.06%

33,864,559

3.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

35,559,574

3.41%

34,941,598

3.36%

(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

5.2920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.2498 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

446

5.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

447

5.2220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

530

5.2380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

550

5.2720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.2703 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

815

5.2480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

895

5.2440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

968

5.2515 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.2460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,079

5.2500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,294

5.2503 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,635

5.2470 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,647

5.2560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,164

5.2748 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,544

5.2355 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,983

5.2531 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,620

153.0383 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,677

5.2410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,906

5.2340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

308

5.2670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

360

5.2360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

418

5.2700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

446

5.2640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

447

5.2220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

530

5.2380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

815

5.2480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

895

5.2440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.2460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,085

5.2445 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,512

5.2280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,525

5.2500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,647

5.2560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,411

5.2491 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,578

5.2578 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,146

154.9911 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

6,089

5.2487 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,238

5.2340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,133

5.2675 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,807

5.2601 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,680

5.2383 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,803

5.2715 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,985

5.2379 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,754

5.2564 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,810

5.2533 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

57,494

5.2581 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

150,000

5.2474 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

182,869

5.2448 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,982,000

5.3840 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

267

5.2430 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,656

5.2433 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

3,146

154.8826 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,268

5.2491 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,544

5.2597 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,967

5.2412 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,066

5.2550 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,423

5.2522 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,803

5.2715 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,387

5.2541 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,106

5.2576 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,892

5.2515 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

16,587

5.2540 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

34,283

5.2634 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

94,041

5.2444 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

96,713

5.2455 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

150,000

5.2473 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

120

5.2342 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

256

5.2360 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

340

5.2847 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

467

5.2513 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

771

5.2502 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,294

5.2503 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,145

5.2776 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,431

5.2428 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,608

5.2403 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,431

5.2472 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,530

5.2340 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,983

5.2531 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

16,620

153.1454 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 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:

28 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213