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:

31 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:

1,340,051

0.23%

1,484,854

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:

3,024,024

0.53%

8,119,370

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

1

22.7700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

22.6850 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

22.6600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

16

22.6900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

24

22.6066 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

28

22.6471 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

32

22.6325 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

54

22.6272 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

60

22.6166 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

72

22.6255 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

76

22.6330 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

92

22.6226 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

96

22.6391 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

99

22.5840 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

132

22.6300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

195

22.5814 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.5750 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.6000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.6750 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

22.5950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

386

22.6277 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

22.6500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

22.6150 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

22.6110 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

560

22.6410 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

22.6133 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

601

22.5958 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

648

22.6408 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

654

22.6012 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

754

22.6061 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

22.6068 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

22.6412 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

831

22.6156 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

990

22.6411 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,384

22.6252 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,542

22.6100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,620

22.6704 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,488

22.6388 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,842

22.6233 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9,375

22.6247 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9,387

22.6354 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11,074

22.6649 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12,841

22.6287 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14,662

22.6195 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,794

22.6223 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20,664

22.5990 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

25,357

22.6243 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

30,652

22.6345 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

38,826

22.6523 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

51,032

22.5900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

52,324

22.5902 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

241,713

22.6096 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

22.6200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

22.6400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7

22.6700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13

22.6034 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

22.6100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

22.6900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

22.6264 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

22.6600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

31

22.6503 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

52

22.6420 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

54

22.7674 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

65

22.6270 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

78

22.6071 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

80

22.6382 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

83

22.6437 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

93

22.6192 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

97

22.6339 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

22.5950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

22.6550 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

110

22.6204 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

119

22.6284 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

122

22.6184 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

137

22.5955 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

157

22.7026 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.5750 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.6125 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

201

22.6130 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

230

22.6488 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

250

22.6300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

252

22.6370 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

253

22.6256 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

274

22.6405 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.6316 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

315

22.6103 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

350

22.6114 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

400

22.6500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

439

22.6077 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

500

22.6450 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

500

22.5990 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

518

22.6705 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

551

22.7400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

679

22.6132 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

942

22.6094 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,190

22.6363 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,836

22.6040 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,514

22.6403 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,552

22.6641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,601

22.6336 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,914

22.6285 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,141

22.6123 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,251

22.6276 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,018

22.6237 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7,077

22.6629 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,121

22.6301 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,557

22.6415 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,738

22.6278 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11,690

22.6602 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20,000

22.6199 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20,257

22.6451 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20,700

22.5900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

40,090

22.6457 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

47,782

22.5930 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

53,685

22.5906 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

273,547

22.6101 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:

01 Sep 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: