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

NORTONLIFELOCK INC

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:

30 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?

AVAST PLC

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:

USD 0.01 common

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,350,119

0.24%

1,481,932

0.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,666,873

0.29%

6,586,106

1.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

17,100

0.00%

48,410

0.01%

TOTAL:

3,034,092

0.53%

8,116,448

1.42%

(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

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2

22.8100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9

22.6916 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

22.6900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

27

22.6222 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

30

22.6300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

64

22.6393 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

69

22.6513 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

72

22.6641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

72

22.6825 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

79

22.6875 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

93

22.6835 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

94

22.6538 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

95

22.6650 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

96

22.6625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

22.6571 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

102

22.6686 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

110

22.6354 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

117

22.6288 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

126

22.6716 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.6526 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

327

22.6667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

369

22.6446 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

388

22.6760 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

399

22.6902 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

498

22.7031 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

501

22.5941 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

626

22.7272 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

673

22.6507 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

723

22.6743 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

771

22.6024 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

898

22.6649 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,033

22.6556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,090

22.7237 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,262

22.6095 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,593

22.6186 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,795

22.7624 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,257

22.6427 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,312

22.7170 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,864

22.6495 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,874

22.6998 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,566

22.6453 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,245

22.6744 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,692

22.6536 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8,568

22.6395 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11,154

22.6738 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12,127

22.6707 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12,500

22.6590 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,500

22.7148 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17,244

22.6700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

28,630

22.6552 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

48,259

22.6695 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

58,838

22.6746 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

71,071

22.6816 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

22.8200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

22.5000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

22.6575 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

22.7434 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

22.5250 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

76

22.6950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

95

22.6800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

22.5350 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

22.8500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

129

22.6600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

146

22.8216 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

192

22.7920 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

197

22.6903 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.7900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.6300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

204

22.5959 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.6666 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.6500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

301

22.7463 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

369

22.6446 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

390

22.6684 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

400

22.7350 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

400

22.6087 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

461

22.6627 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

487

22.7133 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

500

22.6130 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

519

22.6391 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

671

22.6858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

730

22.6689 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

790

22.5850 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

847

22.6250 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

871

22.6551 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,151

22.6090 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,207

22.6102 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,723

22.6185 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,785

22.6662 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,822

22.6808 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,386

22.6763 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,584

22.6445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,845

22.6441 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,136

22.6714 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,143

22.6516 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,326

22.6651 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,454

22.6175 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11,606

22.6634 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15,500

22.7148 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17,895

22.6902 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22,155

22.6700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

52,632

22.6693 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

62,574

22.6864 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

77,983

22.6705 USD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

(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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

31 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

NORTONLIFELOCK INC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

USD 0.01 common

Put Options

Purchased

-31,310

23.0000

American

18 Nov 2022

USD 0.01 common

Call Options

Written

-17,100

27.0000

American

16 Sep 2022

USD 0.01 common

Put Options

Written

17,100

25.0000

American

16 Sep 2022

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: