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FORM 8.3 - AVAST PLC

 

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:                             27 July 2021        
 (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

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(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:                             13,167,938    1.28%  11,526,034  1.12%     
                                                                                                           
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                 
                                                                695,892       0.07%  10,644,081  1.03%     
                                                                                                           
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                             
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               0             0.00%  0           0.00%     
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                 TOTAL:                                         13,863,830    1.34%  22,170,115  2.15%     


All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
employee 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant  Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per unit  
 security                          securities                  
 10p ordinary       Purchase       155         5.7362 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       250         5.7260 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       453         5.7323 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       458         5.7400 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       695         5.7602 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       801         5.7298 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,164       5.7654 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,247       5.7445 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,563       5.7540 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,732       5.7553 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       1,832       5.7314 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       11,384      5.7320 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       12,819      5.7480 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       16,395      5.7310 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       16,930      5.7516 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Purchase       35,103      173.0219 CZK    
 10p ordinary       Purchase       72,240      5.7442 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           35          5.7523 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           41          5.7529 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           207         5.7535 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           250         5.7260 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           393         5.7386 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           458         5.7400 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,214       5.7338 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           1,717       5.7520 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,020       5.7618 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           3,492       5.7349 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           4,154       5.7580 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           5,256       5.7318 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           5,258       5.7389 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           7,936       5.7522 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           8,349       5.7320 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           8,854       5.7486 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           10,623      5.7315 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           12,685      5.7323 GBP      
 10p ordinary       Sale           64,696      5.7503 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               35          5.7525 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               41          5.7529 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               207         5.7535 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               708         5.7350 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,717       5.7520 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               2,601       5.7319 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,020       5.7618 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,111       5.7800 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               3,492       5.7349 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Long               6,377       5.7319 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               10,005      5.7305 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               13,140      5.7426 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Long               17,641      5.7359 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Long               19,302      5.7339 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Long               35,103      5.7664 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              155         5.7362 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              453         5.7323 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              695         5.7602 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Short              4,311       5.7319 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              10,619      5.7513 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              13,144      5.7320 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              16,930      5.7516 GBP    
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              33,853      5.7349 GBP    
 10p ordinary  CFD          Short              35,103      173.1430 CZK  
 10p ordinary  SWAP         Short              38,174      5.7550 GBP    


(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
                                                                                                      
                             
                                                                        
                                                                                                      


4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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:                                               
 
                                                                                
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there   
 are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             
                                                                                  
 
                                                                                
 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant     
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            
 
                                                                            
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state       
 “none”                                                                       
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 None                                                                         
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  YES                                   
 Date of disclosure:                                  28 Jul 2021                           
 Contact name:                                        Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  
 Telephone number:                                    020 3134 7213                         


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s
Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) 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     AVAST PLC      
 relevant securities this from relates:           


2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
 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                                      
 10p ordinary  Call Options  Purchased    231,733     4.9967    European  13 Aug 2021  


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:                                                     
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.



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