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:

06 July 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:

32,891,761

3.16%

1,166,570

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

701,015

0.07%

31,553,130

3.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,592,776

3.23%

32,719,700

3.14%

(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

398

5.1270 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

612

5.1290 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

908

5.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

929

5.1179 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,065

5.1253 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,670

5.1460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,250

5.1197 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,450

5.1231 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,581

5.1339 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,826

5.1239 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,507

5.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,984

5.1318 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

41,124

5.1201 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

101,330

5.1311 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

114,577

5.1202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

46

5.1650 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

106

5.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

112

5.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

150

5.1110 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

189

5.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

387

5.1250 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

460

5.1040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

463

5.1739 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

612

5.1290 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

908

5.1160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

971

5.1900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,019

5.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,413

5.1224 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,670

5.1460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,876

5.1503 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,909

5.1192 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,185

5.1181 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,404

5.1091 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,980

5.1387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7,748

5.1526 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,000

5.1138 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,234

5.1515 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,918

5.1856 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,949

5.1208 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,984

5.1318 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,723

5.1223 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

22,354

5.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,718

5.1279 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,136

5.1202 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

145,813

5.1209 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

106

5.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

463

5.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

485

5.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

523

5.1300 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

527

5.1173 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,886

5.1218 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,926

5.1222 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,980

5.1197 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,705

5.1191 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,203

5.1240 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,000

5.1138 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,734

5.1219 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

14,984

5.1318 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,358

5.1210 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

44,334

5.1213 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

398

5.1270 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

929

5.1179 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,581

5.1339 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

14,527

5.1200 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

15,105

5.1234 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,406

5.1248 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

34,049

5.1454 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

51,627

5.1242 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:

7 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213