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:

18 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:

1,281,042

0.22%

1,413,958

0.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,606,373

0.28%

3,757,122

0.66%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

73,200

0.01%

150,000

0.03%

TOTAL:

2,960,615

0.52%

5,321,080

0.93%

(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

78

23.7656 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

23.9400 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

23.9600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

23.9550 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

23.8500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

23.9450 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

23.9375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

277

23.7722 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

23.7433 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

23.7733 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

23.7960 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

509

23.9500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

571

23.9396 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,000

23.9560 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,191

23.8257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,415

23.9315 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,016

23.8445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,200

23.9613 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,400

23.7500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,614

23.7700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,794

23.7768 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,055

23.8135 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,164

23.9576 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,174

23.7917 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,400

23.8742 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,513

23.8987 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,881

23.7758 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,650

23.8641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,881

23.7913 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14,590

23.8377 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

16,700

23.9013 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

25,690

23.8111 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

27,170

23.8160 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

38,207

23.8409 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

40,654

23.7890 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

42,088

23.7836 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

44,687

23.7900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

137,018

23.8646 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

171,474

23.8508 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

23.7600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

23.8600 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7

23.8057 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8

23.7837 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

23.7704 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

23.9350 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

23.9300 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

23.7836 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

78

23.7656 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.9100 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.8850 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.8700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

23.9700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

111

23.8519 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

132

23.8762 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

210

23.8852 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

211

23.8817 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

224

23.7695 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

23.9333 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

330

23.8800 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

779

23.8855 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

848

23.8314 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

897

23.9009 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

967

23.9403 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,192

23.9500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,697

23.8053 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,137

23.8640 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,100

23.9610 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,136

23.7602 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,502

23.7500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6,650

23.8641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7,600

23.8273 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,416

23.8121 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10,272

23.7900 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15,297

23.8312 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16,700

23.9013 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16,887

23.8321 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23,339

23.7700 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27,662

23.8611 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33,999

23.7654 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

40,896

23.7788 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

124,114

23.8605 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

133,172

23.8145 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

145,014

23.8730 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:

19 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

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

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: