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:

21 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:

47,713,369

4.59%

9,499,582

0.91%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

39,129

0.00%

40,057,729

3.85%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

47,752,498

4.59%

49,557,311

4.76%

(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

184

169.9948 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

254

5.7580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

327

5.7095 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

474

5.7480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

484

5.7380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

621

5.7180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

652

5.7031 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

689

5.7080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

738

5.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,853

5.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,946

5.7152 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,008

5.7579 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,173

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,174

5.7140 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,704

5.7148 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,031

5.6933 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,000

5.6965 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,000

171.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,796

5.7050 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,046

5.7020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,953

5.6972 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

65,856

5.6897 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

70,231

5.7053 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

276,273

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7

5.6991 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

254

5.7580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

484

5.7380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

621

5.7180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

689

5.7080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

739

5.6890 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.7420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,211

5.6880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,254

5.7012 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,519

5.7166 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,039

5.7139 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,063

5.7284 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,173

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,174

5.7140 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,319

5.7332 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,392

5.7182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,004

5.7408 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,407

5.7126 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,812

5.7299 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,337

171.1818 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

8,335

5.7292 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,938

5.7184 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,591

5.6955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,370

5.7046 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,707

5.7020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

56,927

5.7005 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60,827

5.6900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

76,624

5.6945 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

95,697

5.7118 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

110,645

5.6932 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

1,244

5.7323 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,063

5.7285 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

6,920

5.7415 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

7,153

171.0924 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,345

5.7116 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,483

5.7283 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

69,476

5.7063 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5

5.7280 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,877

5.7060 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,752

5.6985 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,718

5.6901 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,000

5.6965 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,000

171.1197 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,115

5.7133 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,600

5.7047 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

206,777

5.6900 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:

22 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213