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:

07 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:

12,768,017

1.22%

2,979,849

0.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,860,891

0.18%

10,470,401

1.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

14,628,908

1.40%

13,450,250

1.29%

(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

129

7.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

356

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

368

7.1795 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

382

7.1688 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

401

7.2120 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

437

7.2380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

497

7.2173 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

612

7.1730 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

814

7.1977 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,458

7.1707 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,001

7.1690 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,428

7.2192 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,965

7.2048 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,083

7.2375 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,386

7.2145 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,296

7.2144 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,134

7.2113 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,684

7.2034 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

35,469

7.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

106,990

7.2168 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1

7.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1

7.1680 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

129

7.1670 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

141

7.2460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

289

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

401

7.2120 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

412

7.2220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

437

7.2380 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

455

7.2360 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

508

7.2062 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

788

7.1996 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

811

7.2372 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

879

7.1870 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

883

7.2367 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

940

204.4000 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

969

7.2210 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

972

7.2199 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,126

7.2159 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,582

7.2078 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,620

7.2068 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17,343

7.2103 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,482

7.2131 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

20,960

7.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

32,534

7.2047 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

122,440

7.2008 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,750,000

7.1620 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

1

7.1671 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

940

204.2569 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

972

7.2199 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,686

7.1662 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,083

7.2067 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

18,126

7.2096 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

20,960

7.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,114

7.1999 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34,052

7.1995 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

57,843

204.9000 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

74,782

7.2064 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,750,000

7.1620 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

838

7.2255 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

883

7.1768 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,126

7.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

43,796

7.2091 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

57,843

7.1555 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

91,555

7.2204 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:

08 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213