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:

15 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:

14,542,550

1.39%

1,244,552

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

789,505

0.08%

12,967,903

1.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,332,055

1.47%

14,212,455

1.36%

(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

223

6.7740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

519

6.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

615

6.8360 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

629

6.8215 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

737

6.8180 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

847

6.7741 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

907

6.8300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

996

6.8232 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

6.8340 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,367

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,727

6.8380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,854

6.8277 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,073

6.8347 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,725

6.8385 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

26,980

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

27,669

6.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,387

196.5226 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

154

6.8377 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

445

6.8401 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

651

6.8380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

737

6.8180 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,134

6.8409 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,272

6.8340 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,330

6.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,748

6.8172 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,113

6.8175 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,863

6.8206 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,238

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,306

6.8499 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,836

6.8182 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,912

6.8293 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,000

6.8163 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

25,181

6.8233 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

27,041

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29,569

6.8600 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

154

6.8377 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

157

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

737

6.8180 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.8148 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,357

6.8443 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,474

6.8596 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,840

6.8407 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,000

6.8164 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,620

6.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

41,387

6.8163 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

61,000

197.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

60

6.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

996

6.8232 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,209

6.8365 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,892

6.8388 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,657

6.8307 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20,859

6.8600 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

41,387

196.6601 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

61,000

6.8594 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 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:

16 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213