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REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - AVAST PLC

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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:                                                10 January 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

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:                                26,661,403  2.57%    11,780,605  1.13%     
                                                                                                          
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                    
                                                               138,018     0.01%    13,167,464  1.27%     
                                                                                                          
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                  0           0.00%    0           0.00%     
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
             TOTAL:                                            26,799,421  2.58%    24,948,069  2.40%     
                                                                                                          


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              94                6.0340 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              218               6.0522 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              239               6.0650 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              250               6.0540 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              325               6.0640 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              367               6.0740 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              547               6.0860 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              621               6.0780 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              650               6.0800 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              689               6.0820 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              937               6.0549 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,074             6.0940 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,119             6.0380 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,351             6.0880 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,446             6.0808 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,531             6.0580 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              1,819             6.0793 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,517             6.0819 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,551             6.0655 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              2,601             6.0400 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,037             177.1172 CZK             
 10p ordinary          Purchase              4,774             6.0762 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              5,020             6.0757 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              5,548             6.0770 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              6,356             6.0783 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              7,306             6.0744 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              11,910            6.0633 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              12,798            6.0891 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              14,137            6.0922 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              16,896            6.0804 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              16,968            6.0920 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              17,160            6.0707 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              19,410            6.0848 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              21,410            6.0630 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              29,148            6.0731 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              30,442            6.0806 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Purchase              32,900            6.0620 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  124               6.0660 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  325               6.0640 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  478               6.0940 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  519               6.0580 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  547               6.0860 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  633               6.0639 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  650               6.0800 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  694               6.0380 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  905               6.0740 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  975               6.0695 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,017             6.0739 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,427             6.0571 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,471             6.0770 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  1,521             179.0398 CZK             
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,110             6.0776 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  2,601             6.0400 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  3,172             6.0631 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,283             6.0949 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,309             6.0726 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,450             6.0762 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  5,981             6.0771 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  7,643             6.0675 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  9,218             6.0674 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  15,201            6.0823 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  18,000            6.0658 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  27,752            6.0725 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  27,905            6.0609 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  29,932            6.0820 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  100,047           6.0750 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  129,147           6.0758 GBP               
 10p ordinary          Sale                  280,000           6.0709 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                    1,363       6.0727 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    1,521       178.9145 CZK  
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    2,453       6.0801 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    3,172       6.0631 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    4,033       6.0733 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    11,948      6.0760 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    16,752      6.0690 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    18,000      6.0658 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    23,111      6.0781 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    29,274      6.0699 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Long                    30,644      6.0699 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    39,455      6.0804 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    280,000     6.0709 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   7           6.0985 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   431         6.0804 GBP    
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,433       6.0727 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   1,519       6.0366 GBP    
 10p ordinary       CFD               Short                   4,037       177.2411 CZK  
 10p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   4,654       6.0765 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?         NO                                              
 Date of disclosure:                                         11 Jan 2022                                     
 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
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