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:

09 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:

15,714,211

1.50%

1,873,004

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

376,616

0.04%

13,991,082

1.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

16,090,827

1.54%

15,864,086

1.51%

(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

249

7.1320 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

382

7.1700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

401

7.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

509

7.1300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

820

7.1820 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

880

7.1789 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

897

7.1310 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,428

7.1507 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,305

7.1855 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,954

7.1715 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,763

7.1529 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,619

7.1706 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,639

7.1571 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,647

7.1574 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,011

7.1676 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,173

7.1695 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,426

7.1580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

9,203

7.1558 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,344

7.1682 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,077

7.1561 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,291

7.1612 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,251

7.1609 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,674

7.1673 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

38,958

7.1629 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

203,620

7.1642 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

235,123

7.1666 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

427,446

7.1667 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,315,963

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,785,395

7.1659 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

254

7.1220 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

382

7.0960 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

394

7.1280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

399

7.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

728

7.1622 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

764

7.1820 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

817

7.1743 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

896

7.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,190

7.1559 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,655

7.1308 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,211

7.1561 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,366

7.1668 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,596

7.1623 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,692

7.1684 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,743

7.1800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,132

7.1781 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,235

7.1669 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

37,996

7.1651 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

82,309

7.1673 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

124,125

7.1632 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

201,608

7.1665 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

300,000

7.1674 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,062,543

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,472,874

7.1667 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

850

7.2040 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

896

7.2100 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,655

7.1308 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,773

7.1572 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,932

7.1808 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,869

7.1625 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

44,748

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

38,240

7.1563 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

50,000

7.1696 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

57,167

7.1590 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

169,941

7.1685 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

203,620

7.1642 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

407,241

7.1667 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

411,172

7.1659 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,531,798

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,005,000

7.1665 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:

12 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213