Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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

AVAST PLC

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:

28 July 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?

NORTONLIFELOCK INC

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:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

32,990,457

3.17%

1,081,113

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

646,572

0.06%

31,572,674

3.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

33,637,029

3.23%

32,653,787

3.13%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

Purchase

266

4.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

392

4.8514 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

532

146.6000 CZK

10p ordinary

Purchase

850

4.9460 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

855

4.9300 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,506

4.8399 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,837

4.8590 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,882

4.8867 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,557

4.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,478

4.8627 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

4.8825 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,005

4.8648 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,925

4.8615 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,127

4.8699 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,106

4.8667 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,731

4.8644 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,533

4.8643 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,961

4.8580 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,645

4.8571 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

197,357

4.8529 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

331

4.8741 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

493

4.8590 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

603

4.8335 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

792

4.8910 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

850

4.9460 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

855

4.9300 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,914

4.8644 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.8981 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,020

4.8826 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,568

146.1226 CZK

10p ordinary

Sale

6,164

4.8526 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

12,903

4.8618 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

24,889

4.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,040

4.8646 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

50,000

4.8656 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

7

4.8485 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9

4.8780 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12

4.8520 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

37

4.8645 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

99

4.8626 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,000

4.8981 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,272

4.9093 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

2,568

146.0203 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,164

4.8526 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,149

4.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,500

4.8729 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Long

15,400

4.9085 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

34,162

4.8615 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

251

4.8480 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

532

146.7026 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

732

4.8623 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

999

4.8802 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,150

4.9022 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,416

4.9035 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,506

4.8399 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,705

4.9379 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

2,568

4.8580 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,000

4.8825 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,134

4.8482 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

15,400

143.3555 CZK

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

18,857

4.8545 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

89,772

4.8525 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

120,802

4.8550 GBP

(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 person 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?

NO

Date of disclosure:

29 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213