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:

25 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:

50,322,260

4.84%

13,600,067

1.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

25,475,727

2.45%

65,655,735

6.31%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

75,797,987

7.29%

79,255,802

7.62%

(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

126

5.7060 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

161

5.7244 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

205

5.7194 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

356

5.7030 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.7260 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,206

171.9134 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,601

5.7150 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,634

5.7253 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,633

5.7190 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,645

5.7203 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,555

5.7182 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,609

5.7187 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

21,987

5.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4

5.7440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

5.7160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

179

5.7460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

190

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

439

5.7203 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,240

5.7202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,967

5.7186 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,000

5.7215 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,150

171.7807 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

2,948

5.7213 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,450

5.7205 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,491

5.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,038

5.7201 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,632

5.7199 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,476

5.7196 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,690

5.7233 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,876

5.7216 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,496

5.7222 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

51,304

5.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

51,638

5.7207 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

55,524

5.7232 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

120,662

5.7210 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

190

5.7040 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,385

5.7406 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,472

5.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

2,150

171.6604 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,135

5.7227 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,783

5.7217 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

30,791

5.7224 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

161

5.7243 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

205

5.7194 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

735

5.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

839

5.7344 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,206

172.0338 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,623

5.7187 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,795

5.7211 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

2,142

5.7049 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,911

5.7234 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:

28 Mar 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213