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:

28 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:

50,078,875

4.81%

13,620,036

1.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

5,282,279

0.51%

45,232,910

4.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

55,361,154

5.32%

58,852,946

5.66%

(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

107

174.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

119

5.7504 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

565

5.7566 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

821

5.7365 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

883

5.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,458

5.7560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

5.7285 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,881

5.7524 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,455

5.7500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,665

5.7368 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,106

5.7460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,436

5.7509 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,269

5.7412 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

74,710

5.7380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

107

174.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

112

5.7520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

247

5.7472 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

660

5.7407 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

883

5.7800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,701

5.7614 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,209

5.7617 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,651

5.7648 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,423

5.7526 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,455

5.7500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,591

5.7437 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,231

5.7560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,306

5.7502 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,496

5.7592 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,713

5.7600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,203

5.7456 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,809

5.7382 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,714

172.1702 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

57,089

5.7463 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

250,000

5.7620 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

107

174.0000 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

263

5.7310 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,378

5.7433 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,423

5.7526 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,435

5.7364 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

25,607

172.0421 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

29,375

5.7462 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

119

5.7504 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,460

5.7465 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,771

5.7286 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,881

5.7524 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,944

5.7436 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,341

5.7650 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

25,701

5.7369 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

55,994

5.7380 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:

29 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213