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:

30 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:

38,971,098

3.74%

403,505

0.04%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

218,722

0.02%

36,082,054

3.46%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

39,189,820

3.76%

36,485,559

3.50%

(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

112

4.8430 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

372

4.8320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

383

4.8297 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

431

4.8330 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

437

4.8290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

543

4.8210 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

827

4.8375 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

848

4.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

917

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

4.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,679

4.8315 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,515

4.8332 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,715

4.8187 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,093

4.8299 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,146

4.8284 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,816

4.8537 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,443

4.8468 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,705

4.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,339

4.8289 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,447

4.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,045

4.8152 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,366

4.8483 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

145,072

4.8186 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

372

4.8320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

431

4.8330 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

437

4.8290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

543

4.8210 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

696

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

827

4.8375 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

848

4.8220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

948

4.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,679

4.8315 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,391

4.8533 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,000

4.8282 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,816

4.8537 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,658

4.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,976

142.7503 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

68,129

4.8514 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

4.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

26

4.8210 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

26

4.8561 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,479

4.8286 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,391

4.8533 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,000

4.8282 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

11,816

4.8537 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,491

4.8557 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,826

4.8502 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

38,460

4.8512 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

58,976

142.6504 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

180,000

4.8295 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

221

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,717

4.8238 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,076

4.8315 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

2,886

4.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,072

4.8288 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,181

4.8379 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,467

4.8308 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,679

4.8261 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,267

4.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,339

4.8289 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

17,456

4.8458 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

18,691

4.8439 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,908

4.8206 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

47,617

4.8186 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

50,148

4.8223 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

58,976

4.8144 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

180,000

140.3761 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:

31 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213