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:

10 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:

46,500,446

4.47%

8,533,998

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

17,442

0.00%

39,547,359

3.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

46,517,888

4.47%

48,081,357

4.62%

(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

94

190.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

102

6.3700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

311

6.3765 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

987

6.3580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

6.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,036

6.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

6.3763 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,284

192.3269 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,342

6.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,923

6.3597 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,889

6.3524 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,946

6.3870 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,344

6.4040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,246

6.3796 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

28,840

6.3764 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,995

191.7412 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

48,411

6.3999 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

94

190.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

750

6.3740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

987

6.3580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,036

6.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,098

6.3540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,284

192.3269 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

1,587

192.3328 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,014

6.3900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,039

6.3520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,276

6.3492 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,214

6.3658 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,088

6.3814 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,397

6.3551 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,287

6.3781 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

71,882

6.4040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

95,691

6.3807 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

35

6.4040 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

303

192.2232 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

955

6.3540 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,284

192.3269 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,104

6.3775 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,428

6.4033 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,397

6.3551 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22,642

6.3837 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,287

6.3781 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

40,420

6.3677 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

94

190.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,822

6.3746 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,889

6.3524 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,247

6.4040 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,503

6.3690 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,973

6.3763 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

38,901

191.8787 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 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:

11 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213