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:

08 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?

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:

13,181,522

1.26%

3,165,854

0.30%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,021,527

0.19%

10,858,537

1.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

15,203,049

1.45%

14,024,391

1.34%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

397

7.2160 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

408

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

424

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

454

7.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

698

7.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

997

7.2066 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,144

7.1908 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,250

7.1978 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,739

7.2033 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,052

7.1858 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,343

7.1974 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,349

7.1960 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

7,840

7.1930 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

8,546

7.1990 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,000

7.2090 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

15,718

7.1625 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

25,304

7.1964 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

39,507

7.2005 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

45,069

7.1988 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

46,792

7.1985 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

83,511

7.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

296,846

7.2010 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

408

7.1660 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

424

7.1540 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

454

7.1740 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

459

7.2040 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

698

7.2080 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

905

7.2160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,310

7.1812 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,694

7.1992 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,746

7.2012 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,819

7.2067 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,631

7.2021 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,290

7.1819 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,740

7.1974 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

11,728

7.1872 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

15,718

7.1625 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

36,333

7.1969 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

41,825

7.1860 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

81,950

7.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

178,756

7.1917 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

905

7.2160 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,106

7.1925 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,819

7.2067 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,631

7.2021 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,827

7.1936 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

15,718

7.1625 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

54,129

7.1940 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

74,746

7.1924 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

91,006

7.1913 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

396

7.2060 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

878

7.1643 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,273

7.1927 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,311

7.1948 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,388

7.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,106

7.1914 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,052

7.1858 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,240

7.1907 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,629

7.2021 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,891

7.1973 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,000

7.2038 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

50,000

7.2025 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

81,950

7.2020 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

257,273

7.2003 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 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?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Sep 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213