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:

06 May 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:

42,447,614

4.08%

645,524

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

343,172

0.03%

38,226,323

3.67%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

42,790,786

4.11%

38,871,847

3.73%

(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

77

154.0792 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

102

5.2860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

113

5.2800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

325

5.3217 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

379

5.2900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

433

5.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

434

5.3080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

494

5.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

599

5.3180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

599

5.3178 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

638

5.3018 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

783

5.3160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

812

5.3220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,526

5.3093 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

5.3052 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,907

5.2897 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,104

5.3060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,062

5.3103 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,881

5.2927 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,585

155.6283 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,947

5.3089 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

61,622

5.3097 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

68,402

5.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

77

154.0792 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

113

5.2800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

261

5.2897 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

379

5.2900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

433

5.2880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

494

5.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

532

5.2860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

544

5.3208 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

599

5.3180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

761

5.3260 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

783

5.3160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

812

5.3220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,023

5.3117 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,064

5.2841 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,186

5.3000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,897

5.2981 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,191

5.3243 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,192

5.3098 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,237

5.3070 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,723

5.2982 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,092

156.8172 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

11,077

5.2988 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,512

5.3079 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,724

5.2815 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,618

5.3023 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,848

5.3043 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,782

5.3118 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,719

5.3104 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

122,511

5.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

365,839

5.3080 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

2,523

5.3129 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

4,298

5.3127 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

5,092

156.7074 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,848

5.3043 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

59,841

5.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

76,626

5.3064 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

88,044

5.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

113,362

5.3058 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

122,526

5.3060 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

26

5.3280 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

67

5.3057 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

77

154.0792 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

482

5.2700 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,622

5.3167 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,630

5.2890 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,843

5.3007 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,882

5.3160 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

4,508

155.7637 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,265

5.3085 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

8,561

5.3100 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,593

5.3093 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,731

5.3105 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

19,337

5.3106 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:

9 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213