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:

26 April 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:

42,816,684

4.11%

972,715

0.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

21,859,418

2.10%

59,384,756

5.71%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

64,676,102

6.21%

60,357,471

5.80%

(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

2

5.5960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

127

5.5729 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

303

5.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

365

5.5940 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

385

5.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

531

5.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

565

5.5599 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

589

5.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

765

5.5906 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,067

5.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,386

5.5871 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,055

5.5783 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,326

5.5757 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,575

5.5369 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,419

5.5843 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,675

5.6081 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,293

5.5990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

57,784

5.6100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

139,764

5.5462 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

82

5.6040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

126

5.5880 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

365

5.5940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

385

5.5740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

467

5.5980 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

531

5.6000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

589

5.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

766

5.5849 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,067

5.5860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,290

5.5789 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,263

5.5889 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,576

5.6068 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,087

5.5659 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,132

5.5794 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,759

5.5819 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,001

5.6102 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

118,334

5.6021 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

467,935

5.6100 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

345

5.6095 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,709

5.5862 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,087

5.5659 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,682

5.5921 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,711

5.6076 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

27,366

5.5879 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

82,597

5.6035 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

467,935

5.6100 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

79

5.5840 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

486

5.5560 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

540

5.5962 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,515

5.5719 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,104

5.5817 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,548

5.6021 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,835

5.5857 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,222

5.5727 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,970

5.5839 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,636

5.5955 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,025

5.5908 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

65,911

5.6100 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:

27 Apr 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213