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:

12 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:

14,570,337

1.40%

1,248,103

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

792,747

0.08%

12,982,811

1.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,363,084

1.47%

14,230,914

1.37%

(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

33

6.7988 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

337

6.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

362

6.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

669

6.7998 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

934

6.8040 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,271

6.8027 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,655

6.8043 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,427

6.8237 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,117

194.9523 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

24,222

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33

6.7988 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

330

6.7955 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

337

6.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

464

6.8049 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

934

6.8040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,124

6.7956 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,721

6.7954 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,263

6.7999 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

13,279

6.7793 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,207

6.8271 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

14,357

6.8267 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

26,753

6.8030 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

112,334

6.8053 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

103

6.8116 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.8001 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,721

6.7954 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,339

6.8078 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,141

6.8276 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,279

6.7776 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

16,117

6.7904 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29,152

6.8156 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

38,396

6.8072 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

62,800

6.8007 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

71

6.7860 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

337

6.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

530

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

669

6.7998 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,946

6.8061 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9,376

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

16,117

195.0888 CZK

(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:

15 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213