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:

02 Aug 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:

33,804,059

3.25%

1,564,060

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,103,908

0.11%

32,224,864

3.09%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

34,907,967

3.35%

33,788,924

3.24%

(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

258

4.7762 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

291

4.7910 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

308

4.8150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

308

4.7350 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

415

4.7530 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

479

4.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

502

4.7410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

515

4.8070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

4.8053 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

4.7890 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

557

4.7390 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

618

4.7277 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

696

4.7360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

753

4.8014 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,944

4.8270 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

4.8112 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,050

4.7740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,960

4.7792 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,249

4.7785 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,299

4.7790 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,915

4.7679 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,257

143.4376 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,369

4.7869 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,677

4.7806 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,729

4.7930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,685

4.7917 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,100

4.7831 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,517

4.7782 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

42,826

4.7649 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

127,747

4.7827 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

291

4.7910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

308

4.7350 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

415

4.7530 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

502

4.7410 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

502

4.7411 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

515

4.8070 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

516

4.8150 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

523

4.8241 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

557

4.7390 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

607

4.8029 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

696

4.7360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

705

4.8197 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,106

4.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,612

4.8105 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,487

4.7768 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,050

4.7740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,201

4.8169 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,237

4.8151 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,371

142.4372 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

3,488

4.7790 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

4.7612 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,296

4.8058 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,786

4.7859 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,747

4.7838 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,599

4.7875 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

10

4.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12

4.8100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25

4.7746 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26

4.7748 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28

4.7961 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

231

4.7695 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,064

4.7090 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,478

4.7404 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,371

142.3375 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

4.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

4.7612 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,065

4.8074 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

6,141

4.8082 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,380

4.7995 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,378

4.7789 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,000

4.8077 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,572

4.7858 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

1

4.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

382

4.7792 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

491

4.8116 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

492

4.8201 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

557

4.8053 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

740

4.8010 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,499

4.8309 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,677

4.7910 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,914

4.7663 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,479

4.7999 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,593

4.7675 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,846

4.7886 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,000

4.8112 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,255

4.7431 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,436

4.7447 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,589

4.7550 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,084

4.7890 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

6,257

143.5380 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,140

4.8121 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,321

4.7720 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,886

4.7779 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,066

4.7817 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

50,135

4.7839 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

90,668

4.7863 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:

03 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213