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:

16 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:

14,639,877

1.40%

1,349,926

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

895,149

0.09%

13,043,820

1.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,535,026

1.49%

14,393,746

1.38%

(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

554

6.8451 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

625

6.8340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

750

6.8510 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

980

6.8511 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,109

6.8468 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,213

6.8420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,052

6.8431 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,336

6.8435 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,573

6.8437 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,964

6.8461 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,344

6.8440 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,457

6.8438 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,135

6.8444 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,560

6.8357 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,153

6.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

47,293

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,905

198.7257 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

101,775

6.8321 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

331

6.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

331

6.8420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

625

6.8340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

750

6.8510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

799

6.8432 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

878

6.8460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,870

6.8417 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,941

6.8440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,596

6.8447 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,034

6.8479 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,025

6.8419 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,492

6.8283 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,418

6.8389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,826

6.8292 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,699

6.8422 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,274

6.8415 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

44,903

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,986

6.8418 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

113,047

6.8347 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

331

6.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

606

6.8288 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

799

6.8433 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

806

6.8460 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,845

6.8317 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,123

6.8276 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,060

6.8309 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,619

6.8425 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,596

6.8447 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,039

6.8310 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,812

6.8397 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,854

6.8441 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

16,000

199.5000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,631

6.8463 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

44,903

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

57,905

6.8399 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,711

6.8414 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,203

6.8283 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,618

6.8409 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

16,000

6.8288 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

47,765

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

57,905

198.8648 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:

17 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213