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:

25 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:

1,278,244

0.22%

1,457,790

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,666,873

0.29%

3,757,122

0.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

17,100

0.00%

17,100

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,962,217

0.52%

5,232,012

0.92%

(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

23.2100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

58

23.2334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

73

23.2364 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

23.3100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

23.0000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

141

23.3472 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

158

23.3287 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

194

23.2200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

198

23.3672 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

249

23.2458 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

269

23.3410 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

291

23.3336 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

23.3250 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

389

23.2941 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

455

23.2597 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

693

23.1441 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

823

23.3081 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

879

23.1210 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

910

23.3131 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,070

23.2697 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,254

23.3502 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,167

23.2959 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,117

23.3800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,686

23.2521 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7,515

23.2702 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8,434

23.2659 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

10,918

23.2402 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,165

23.2677 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

50,455

23.3241 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

58,463

23.3270 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

71,470

23.2343 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

23.2900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

23.2700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

23.3600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

23.2400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

23.3266 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4

23.2825 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4

23.1850 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8

23.2762 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

23.2860 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

23.2250 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

39

23.2792 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

47

23.2200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

47

23.2187 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

61

23.2800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

86

23.0353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.2100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.3100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

146

23.2730 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

199

23.2782 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

23.1100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

226

23.2355 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

401

23.2997 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

519

23.3416 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

839

23.2698 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

860

23.2403 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

871

23.2906 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,935

23.3326 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,452

23.2796 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,917

23.2618 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,388

23.2522 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,529

23.2637 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17,627

23.2491 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22,265

23.3800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23,748

23.2751 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

32,056

23.2086 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33,726

23.3546 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

37,810

23.3650 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

61,057

23.2515 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:

26 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

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: