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:

29 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:

1,332,228

0.23%

1,459,589

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%

17,100

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,016,201

0.53%

8,062,795

1.41%

(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

6

22.8550 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

29

22.6931 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

42

22.8257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

88

22.6600 EUR

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

22.5300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

22.7600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

384

22.8500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

486

22.8522 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

707

22.8633 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

829

22.7901 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

915

22.7477 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,300

22.8700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,312

22.8285 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,316

22.7863 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,506

22.7758 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,365

22.8018 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,475

22.8067 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,613

22.8119 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,974

22.7774 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,000

22.7500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,110

22.7678 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,412

22.7891 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,480

22.8019 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,573

22.8314 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,686

22.7970 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,735

22.8016 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,002

22.8463 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,216

22.8048 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11,067

22.8688 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11,377

22.8171 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11,946

22.8266 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14,812

22.7846 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,457

22.8000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17,641

22.7957 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

26,316

22.7932 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

46,656

22.7920 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

154,505

22.7851 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

22.7700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

22.8650 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

22.8900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

22.8366 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

22.8333 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5

22.8640 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

22.8533 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

22.8200 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

22.8300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

22.7000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

22.8054 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

22.8221 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

22.8563 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

32

22.8800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

32

22.7050 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

53

22.7500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

68

22.8461 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

85

22.8637 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

88

22.8628 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

88

22.6600 EUR

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

22.6800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

104

22.8400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

105

22.8577 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

106

22.8550 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

107

22.8516 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

127

22.6629 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

203

22.6054 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

338

22.8100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

462

22.8071 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

560

22.8323 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

606

22.8663 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

707

22.8633 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,111

22.8114 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,301

22.8700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,535

22.8635 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,647

22.7876 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,790

22.8141 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,817

22.8629 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,100

22.7409 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,968

22.8347 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,135

22.8177 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,888

22.8571 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,300

22.8260 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,018

22.8306 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,158

22.7932 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,811

22.8014 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,858

22.8349 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14,726

22.8108 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17,641

22.7957 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26,110

22.8000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26,478

22.7928 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29,737

22.8027 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

47,846

22.7941 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

102,472

22.7864 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:

30 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: