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 March 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:

45,973,457

4.42%

8,427,113

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,045,053

1.93%

58,710,048

5.65%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

66,018,510

6.35%

67,137,161

6.46%

(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

122

5.6080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

233

5.6852 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

440

5.6930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

458

5.6850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

497

5.6890 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

516

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

543

5.6960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

579

167.8503 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

772

5.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

853

5.6260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

924

5.6790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

924

5.6860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

938

5.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,046

5.6620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,262

5.6894 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,283

5.6906 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

5.6437 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,482

5.6810 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,642

5.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,278

5.6803 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,345

5.6778 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,189

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,618

5.6705 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,304

5.6893 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,898

5.6849 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,132

5.6692 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,291

167.9988 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,518

5.6471 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,311

5.6897 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,113

5.6378 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,881

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,391

5.6225 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,584

5.6797 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,936

5.6865 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,000

5.6455 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

48,133

5.6431 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

96,629

5.6693 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

116,356

5.6696 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

458

5.6850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

497

5.6890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

516

5.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

543

5.6960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

579

167.8503 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

772

5.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

924

5.6790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

924

5.6860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

938

5.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,046

5.6636 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,188

5.6871 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,428

5.6808 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,442

5.6627 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,482

5.6810 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,642

5.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,964

5.6712 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,273

5.6545 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,631

5.6608 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,787

5.6597 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,865

5.6635 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,292

5.6536 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,748

5.6683 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,092

5.6663 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,235

5.6805 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,510

5.6498 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,174

5.6551 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,113

5.6378 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,151

5.6604 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,367

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,378

5.6809 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

54,587

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

62,081

169.6462 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

64,846

5.6796 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,000

5.6872 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100,440

5.6930 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

182,476

5.6631 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

15

5.6840 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22

5.6460 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22

5.6520 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

47

5.6740 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

569

5.6957 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

579

167.8503 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,865

5.6635 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

11,154

5.6395 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,113

5.6378 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35,383

5.6534 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

49,881

5.6802 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

61,502

169.5444 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

108,065

5.6615 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

150,000

5.6460 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

853

5.6260 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,177

5.6822 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

11,291

168.1164 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

15,158

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

28,619

5.6682 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

29,252

5.6874 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

61,363

5.6505 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

150,000

165.7760 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:

18 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213