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:

01 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:

33,613,153

3.23%

1,546,175

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,087,585

0.10%

32,080,814

3.08%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

34,700,738

3.33%

33,626,989

3.23%

(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

32

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

83

4.7690 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

200

4.7640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

307

4.7250 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

467

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

506

4.7740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

513

4.7330 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

552

4.7750 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

876

4.8230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

900

4.7086 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.7310 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.7000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

4.6770 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,717

4.7082 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,053

4.7949 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,716

4.7236 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,897

4.8290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,774

4.7325 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,837

4.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,240

4.8279 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,040

4.7642 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,704

4.7809 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,706

4.8031 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,706

4.7650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,013

4.7950 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,000

4.7365 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,007

141.4921 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,482

4.7748 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,119

4.7593 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

36,556

4.7688 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,826

4.8064 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

44,233

4.7647 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

165,049

4.7645 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11

4.7280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

83

4.7690 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

251

4.7755 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

307

4.7950 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

307

4.7250 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

4.7620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,708

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

513

4.7330 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

552

4.7750 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

619

4.7817 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

876

4.8230 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.7310 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,044

4.7777 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,326

4.6630 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.6885 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,554

4.7760 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,695

4.8282 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,897

4.8290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,126

4.7223 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,172

4.7779 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,406

4.7665 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,655

4.7438 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,600

4.8002 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,506

4.7902 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,286

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,117

141.1388 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

26,434

4.7978 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,119

4.7593 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

70,913

4.7466 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

90,624

4.8037 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

11

4.7280 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13

4.7130 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23

4.7577 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26

4.7626 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

575

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,762

4.7572 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

4.7665 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,295

4.7624 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,655

4.7438 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,500

4.8003 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,506

4.7902 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

14,117

141.0400 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

17,007

4.7670 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,434

4.7978 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,119

4.7593 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

57,000

4.7435 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

88,386

4.8037 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

32

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

441

4.7830 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

467

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

648

4.7970 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

949

4.7806 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,717

4.7082 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,938

4.7878 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,053

4.7949 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,078

4.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,429

4.7544 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,899

4.7748 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,007

4.7629 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,086

4.7203 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,000

4.7365 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

17,007

141.5911 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,605

4.7556 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

19,612

4.7585 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,481

4.7484 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

57,223

4.7720 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

115,901

4.7763 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:

02 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213