AVST.L Regulatory News (AVST)

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 Sep 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:

14,504,895

1.39%

2,930,514

0.28%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,283,789

0.60%

16,801,735

1.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

20,788,684

1.99%

19,732,249

1.89%

(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

382

7.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

475

7.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

498

7.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

940

204.2063 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,234

7.1678 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,680

7.1410 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,754

7.1615 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,308

7.1655 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,315

7.1604 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,456

7.1654 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,719

7.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,229

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,695

7.1642 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,696

7.1663 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,271

7.1589 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

32,158

7.1555 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

55,693

7.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85,361

7.1657 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

241

7.1681 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

331

7.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

342

7.1614 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

434

7.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

475

7.1640 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

480

7.1515 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

513

7.1360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

528

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

569

7.1574 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

658

7.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

833

7.1507 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

846

7.1593 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

885

7.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,279

7.1573 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,296

7.1510 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,319

7.1445 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,608

7.1689 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,753

7.1661 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,000

7.1560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,290

7.1458 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,369

7.1699 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,397

7.1511 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,944

7.1600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,129

7.1603 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,268

7.1597 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,532

7.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

19,469

7.1625 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,543

7.1611 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,717

7.1626 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

147,268

7.1595 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

100

7.1760 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

241

7.1681 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

319

7.1432 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

342

7.1614 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

480

7.1515 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

569

7.1574 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

658

7.1720 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

828

7.1651 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

895

7.1674 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

900

7.1608 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

7.1449 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,290

7.1458 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,617

7.1704 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,750

7.1636 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,928

7.1628 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,974

7.1584 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

13,268

7.1597 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,217

7.1616 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,087

7.1535 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

45,350

7.1565 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

46,400

203.7000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,883

7.1623 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

48,229

7.1627 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17

7.1780 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

940

204.3493 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

973

7.1619 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,563

7.1500 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,619

7.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,217

7.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,158

7.1555 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

46,400

7.1435 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

100,851

7.1671 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:

07 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213