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:

02 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:

Convertible Bond US668771AB40

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,458,000

0.43%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,458,000

0.43%

0

0.00%

Class of relevant security:

USD 0.01 common

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,285,470

0.22%

1,371,907

0.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,050,723

0.36%

3,757,122

0.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

56,100

0.01%

132,900

0.02%

TOTAL:

3,392,293

0.59%

5,261,929

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

8

24.7600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

24.8200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

24.8900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

24.8600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

24.8100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

24.8950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

24.8750 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

203

24.9778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

224

24.8395 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

24.8816 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

307

24.8504 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

457

24.8543 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

24.8870 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

24.8675 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

871

24.7968 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,020

24.9600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,101

24.8927 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,200

24.8666 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,362

24.8980 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,507

24.8763 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,867

24.9144 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,977

24.8851 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,600

24.8938 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,644

24.8319 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,622

24.8784 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,986

24.8051 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,169

24.9999 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,700

24.8833 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,855

24.8951 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,200

24.8800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,306

24.8696 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12,758

24.7800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

22,220

24.7765 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

30,637

24.8793 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

39,781

24.8749 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

70,507

24.8981 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

79,621

24.8171 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

80,008

24.8344 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

84,359

24.8965 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

24.8208 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

24.8200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

24.8075 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

24.8350 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

24.8455 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

24.8700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

24.8600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

83

24.8614 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

129

24.7986 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

165

24.8950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

169

24.9600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

213

24.8500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

303

25.0082 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

306

24.8779 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

400

25.0103 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

425

24.8169 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

590

24.7800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

615

24.8306 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

973

24.8591 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,326

24.8652 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,487

25.0063 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,800

25.0100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,992

24.8860 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,025

24.7954 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,322

24.9551 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,000

24.8800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,078

24.8573 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,394

24.8139 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,048

24.7799 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,557

24.8516 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,736

24.8316 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22,220

24.7765 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30,030

24.8819 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34,965

24.8738 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

65,652

24.8321 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

83,446

24.8240 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

84,359

24.8965 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:

03 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

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

security

varying etc

to which

option

relates

USD 0.01 common

Call Options

Purchased

56,100

25.0000

American

19 Aug 2022

USD 0.01 common

Call Options

Written

-112,200

28.0000

American

19 Aug 2022

USD 0.01 common

Call Options

Written

-20,700

27.0000

American

19 Aug 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: