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 Jul 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:

32,832,311

3.15%

1,095,090

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

649,930

0.06%

31,391,587

3.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,482,241

3.21%

32,486,677

3.12%

(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

201

4.8940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

223

4.9365 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

512

4.9650 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

514

4.9440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

514

4.8850 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

569

4.8697 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

580

4.9643 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

625

4.9132 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

829

4.9595 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

835

4.9250 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

843

4.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

894

4.9620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,412

4.9591 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,666

4.9622 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,850

4.9640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

4.9672 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,158

148.2820 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,934

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,991

4.9612 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,982

4.9596 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,793

4.9463 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,150

4.9241 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,234

4.9253 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,873

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,787

4.9404 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,169

4.9688 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,717

4.8969 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,074

4.9109 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

201,613

4.8856 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

100

5.0120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

148

4.9670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

201

4.8940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

259

4.9150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

308

5.0105 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

478

4.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

514

4.8850 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

514

4.9440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

625

4.9132 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

769

4.9149 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

835

4.9250 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,421

4.9650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,158

148.0826 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,197

4.9328 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,585

4.9344 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,819

4.9669 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,306

4.9720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,708

4.8946 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.9901 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,518

4.9285 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,561

4.9960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,914

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

49,876

4.9094 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

75,000

4.9349 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

180,499

4.9063 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

1,327

5.0120 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,157

5.0109 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,158

147.9789 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,762

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,708

4.8946 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

4.9901 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,083

4.8697 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,485

4.9903 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,700

4.9491 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

28

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

223

4.9365 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,678

4.9486 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,000

4.9672 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,157

4.9642 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,158

148.3858 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,845

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

49,392

4.8761 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

70,456

4.8941 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

115,673

4.8983 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:

28 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213