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:

04 April 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:

51,125,817

4.91%

7,940,034

0.76%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

7,759,288

0.75%

47,134,444

4.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

58,885,105

5.66%

55,074,478

5.29%

(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

525

5.6180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

583

5.6280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

744

5.6420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

916

5.6240 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,633

5.6264 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,700

5.6273 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,827

5.6320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,410

5.6260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,915

5.6249 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,503

5.6243 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,660

5.6293 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,433

5.6277 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,787

5.6272 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

71,367

5.6290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

744

5.6420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

916

5.6240 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

950

5.6412 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,191

5.6260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,217

5.6322 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,130

5.6280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,935

166.0001 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

15,411

5.6275 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

31,417

5.6395 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,000

5.6352 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

93,659

5.6307 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

149

5.6040 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

214

5.6314 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,576

5.6260 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,545

5.6296 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

12,935

165.8839 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

27,000

5.6290 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

525

5.6180 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

744

5.6420 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,822

5.6292 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

12,935

5.6272 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,214

5.6284 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

27,000

162.9280 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

28,582

5.6283 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

31,299

5.6296 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

75,730

5.6260 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:

5 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213