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:

17 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:

14,579,450

1.40%

1,445,233

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

990,491

0.10%

12,980,823

1.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,569,941

1.49%

14,426,056

1.38%

(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

46

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

85

6.8020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

220

6.8187 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

722

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

740

6.8160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,047

6.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,531

6.8316 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

14,340

6.8424 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,087

6.8556 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

33,422

199.1344 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

53

6.8400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

360

6.8264 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

722

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

855

6.8217 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,796

6.8283 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,986

6.8119 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,887

6.8342 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,000

199.0666 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

3,318

6.8396 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,000

6.8188 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

18,320

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

21,870

6.8432 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

46,418

6.8405 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

118,389

6.8337 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

46

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

305

6.8360 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,000

6.8415 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,986

6.8119 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,000

198.9273 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,000

6.8163 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,012

6.8554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

32,395

6.8370 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

37,514

6.8359 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

39,387

6.8341 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

42,000

199.1750 CZK

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

71,269

6.8345 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

46

6.8563 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

85

6.8020 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

722

6.8280 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

2,000

6.8168 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,761

6.8560 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,539

6.8415 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

33,422

199.2738 CZK

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

42,000

6.8177 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:

18 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213