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:

29 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:

33,340,183

3.20%

1,425,392

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

962,512

0.09%

31,906,250

3.06%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

34,302,695

3.29%

33,331,642

3.20%

(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

6

147.6000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

4.6380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

64

4.6530 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

224

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

425

4.8435 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

442

4.6230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

697

4.6860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

773

4.6541 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,489

4.7242 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,095

4.7276 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,163

4.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,267

4.6869 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,331

4.7078 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,446

4.7295 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,576

4.6556 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,446

4.7070 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,967

4.6835 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,500

4.6258 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,879

4.7894 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,079

4.6769 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,000

4.6396 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,841

4.6682 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,096

4.7062 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,210

4.6905 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

31,177

4.6741 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,865

4.7135 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,006

4.6720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

56,969

4.6549 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

435,485

4.6721 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9

4.6830 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20

4.6380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22

4.6447 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

180

4.8370 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

200

4.6060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

221

4.6512 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

820

4.6976 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

822

4.7003 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,214

4.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,706

4.7186 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,804

4.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,474

4.7128 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,435

4.6269 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,353

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,000

4.8455 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,000

4.6155 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,000

4.6877 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,201

4.7151 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,187

4.6522 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,522

4.6660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

165,971

140.2287 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

172,460

4.6418 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

172,460

4.5726 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

9

4.6830 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9

4.6820 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13

4.6190 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27

4.6455 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

820

4.6976 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,706

4.7186 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,804

4.6870 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,383

4.7482 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,474

4.7128 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,435

4.6269 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

63,341

4.6637 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

165,971

140.1306 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

166,000

4.6310 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

172,460

4.5726 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

172,460

4.6417 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

6

147.7033 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

135

4.6500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,489

4.7242 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,000

4.6555 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,500

4.6259 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,000

4.6396 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

28,845

4.7047 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

98,366

4.6646 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

116,222

4.6775 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

155,035

4.6691 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

165,965

4.6763 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

166,000

135.7399 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 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:

01 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213