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:

06 Sep 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:

1,327,179

0.23%

1,533,543

0.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,666,873

0.29%

3,954,724

0.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

17,100

0.00%

48,410

0.01%

TOTAL:

3,011,152

0.53%

5,536,677

0.97%

(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

10

22.1450 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

22.2150 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

13

22.0100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

22

22.0918 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

24

22.1825 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

28

22.1400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

30

22.2120 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

38

22.3500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

42

22.0800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

64

22.1034 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

70

22.1372 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

72

22.1412 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

74

22.1037 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

78

22.8046 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

84

22.1040 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

84

22.1408 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

97

22.1500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

102

22.1570 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

108

22.1955 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

108

22.1744 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

118

22.1367 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

132

22.0986 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

157

22.2018 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

158

22.1202 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

179

22.1150 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.0650 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

203

22.1238 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

240

22.1545 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

22.1466 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

317

22.4199 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

324

22.1068 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

387

22.1210 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

22.8350 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

401

22.0802 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

588

22.0846 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

634

22.3011 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

639

22.1535 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

888

22.1632 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,163

22.1103 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,220

22.2223 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,442

22.1059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,500

22.0700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,636

22.0783 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,762

22.1659 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,775

22.3201 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,797

22.1482 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,891

22.1165 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,903

22.1495 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,489

22.0637 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,591

22.0881 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,206

22.1048 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,279

22.3313 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,662

22.1130 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,022

22.1236 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,156

22.2438 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,316

22.1115 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,630

22.2058 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,657

22.1058 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,222

22.2038 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,684

22.1089 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,702

22.2716 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,104

22.1051 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7,112

22.0793 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7,491

22.0944 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7,690

22.1082 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8,746

22.1075 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8,832

22.0885 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8,909

22.1333 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,444

22.1100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17,793

22.1967 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

28,352

22.1157 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

34,564

22.0413 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

46,875

22.2168 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

63,379

22.1079 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

65,559

22.1945 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

82,652

22.2141 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

83,039

22.1772 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

89,248

22.2016 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

159,372

22.1362 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

22.1167 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

22.0985 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

22.2293 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

22.0527 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

22.1200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

60

22.1055 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

72

22.0787 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

90

22.0726 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

90

22.0953 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

96

22.0731 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

109

22.6366 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

117

22.1182 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

125

22.3354 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

136

22.3667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

157

22.2018 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

177

22.1800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

189

22.0939 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

189

22.0969 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.2775 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200

22.1450 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

214

22.2580 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

234

22.2600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

258

22.3599 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

279

22.2798 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

281

22.1015 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.3366 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.2150 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

22.2950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

305

22.3352 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

309

22.0236 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

323

22.0882 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

411

22.3438 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

423

22.1622 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

445

22.1509 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

484

22.1280 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

531

22.1310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

800

22.2450 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

870

22.1948 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,063

22.1585 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,296

22.2549 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,442

22.1059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,500

22.0700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,711

22.3905 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,754

22.0531 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,169

22.1140 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,246

22.3335 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,265

22.2047 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,104

22.3167 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,790

22.1372 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,902

22.1073 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,172

22.0668 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,500

22.1780 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7,978

22.2819 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,610

22.1520 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14,130

22.2656 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15,359

22.0840 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18,108

22.1100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

43,179

22.2153 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

43,940

22.1109 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

66,721

22.0921 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

74,106

22.1160 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

86,484

22.2317 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

87,778

22.1761 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

139,649

22.1458 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

153,803

22.1608 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:

07 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: