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:

18 March 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:

46,693,574

4.49%

8,428,095

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

46,129

0.00%

39,676,569

3.81%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,739,703

4.49%

48,104,664

4.62%

(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

1

5.6930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

107

169.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

116

5.7374 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

287

5.6920 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

530

5.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

544

5.6940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

571

5.7020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

601

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

735

5.7440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

739

5.7400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

745

5.6960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

891

5.7030 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

901

5.7010 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,083

5.6879 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,228

5.7360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,290

5.6908 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,360

5.7420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

5.6904 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,457

5.6915 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,511

5.7236 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,525

5.7016 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

5.6891 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,604

5.6924 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,998

5.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

171.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,106

5.6938 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,862

5.6969 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,548

5.6966 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,383

5.6993 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,763

5.6926 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,373

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,966

5.6925 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,328

5.6968 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,437

5.6928 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,532

5.6931 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

40,694

5.6877 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51,865

5.6860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

72,165

5.7299 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

83,166

5.7356 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

100,578

5.7100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

703,117

5.6847 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

5.6920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9

5.6950 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

107

169.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

601

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

735

5.7440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

739

5.7401 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

739

5.7400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

745

5.6960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

834

5.7457 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

881

5.6805 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,228

5.7360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,918

5.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,669

5.7002 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,914

5.7031 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,262

5.7420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,571

171.9777 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

15,000

5.6878 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,435

5.7421 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,417

5.7061 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,331

5.6869 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,719

5.6826 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

39,250

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

241,442

5.7116 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

107

169.9500 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,918

5.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,085

5.7139 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

2,947

5.6963 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

11,464

171.8762 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,388

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

40,000

5.6910 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

52,393

5.7009 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

65,206

5.7088 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

138,508

5.7186 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,083

5.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,396

5.6904 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,604

5.6924 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,000

171.1197 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,323

5.7402 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,838

5.7300 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

11,413

5.7168 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

40,000

166.7594 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

60,000

5.7016 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

111,721

5.6916 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

140,247

5.6800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

412,836

5.6819 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:

21 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213