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:

01 Sep 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:

14,742,160

1.41%

2,630,110

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,704,538

0.16%

12,643,271

1.21%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,446,698

1.57%

15,273,381

1.46%

(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

174

7.1360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

594

7.1297 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

7.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,409

7.1002 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,060

7.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,213

7.0935 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,482

7.1293 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,719

7.1031 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,173

7.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,886

7.1310 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,325

201.2420 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

50,997

7.1333 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

53,307

7.1289 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

174

7.1360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

594

7.1297 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

7.1115 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,281

7.1060 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,412

7.1173 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,910

7.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,573

7.1082 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,725

7.1178 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,000

7.0935 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,349

7.1385 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,772

7.0952 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,356

7.1121 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,965

7.1181 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

35,690

7.0900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

38,683

7.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,880

7.1327 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

181,303

7.1222 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

559

7.1149 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

7.1115 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,573

7.1080 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,000

7.0935 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

6,772

7.0952 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,504

7.1316 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

8,911

7.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

25,418

7.1178 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,769

7.1069 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,769

7.1266 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

43,459

7.1277 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,015

7.1240 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

114,000

200.1750 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

93

7.1046 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

618

7.1100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,719

7.1031 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,467

7.1103 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,415

7.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

25,325

201.3828 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

50,997

7.1333 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

114,000

7.0503 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:

02 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213