| FORM 8.3 |
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| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | ||||||||||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | ||||||||||||||
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| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION |
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| (a) | Full name of discloser: | | Barclays PLC. |
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| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | |
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| | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AVAST PLC |
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| | relevant securities this form relates: |
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| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | |
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| | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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| | offeror/offeree: | | |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 05 July 2022 |
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| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | NORTONLIFELOCK INC | |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | | |
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| | Interests | Short Positions |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned | | | | |
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| | and/or controlled: | 32,918,471 | 3.16% | 1,347,747 | 0.13% |
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | |
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| | | | 864,145 | 0.08% | 31,517,159 | 3.03% |
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| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | |
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| | and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| | TOTAL: | | 33,782,616 | 3.24% | 32,864,906 | 3.16% |
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| options) |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to | |
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| which subscription right exists | |
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| Details, including nature of the rights | |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 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 | 296 | 5.1920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 447 | 5.1820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 448 | 5.1380 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 464 | 5.1780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 474 | 5.1310 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 478 | 5.1730 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 482 | 5.1330 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 584 | 5.2020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 728 | 5.1320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 796 | 5.2040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 819 | 5.1420 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 871 | 5.1400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 908 | 5.1800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 961 | 5.1770 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 963 | 5.1370 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,046 | 5.1430 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,129 | 5.1700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,203 | 5.1720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,344 | 5.1618 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,499 | 5.1740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,643 | 5.1573 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,752 | 5.1340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,791 | 5.1360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,184 | 5.1590 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,189 | 5.1460 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,588 | 5.1684 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,687 | 5.1582 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,095 | 5.1552 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,031 | 5.1481 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,546 | 5.1298 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,544 | 5.1579 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,390 | 5.1836 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,881 | 5.1300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 64,029 | 5.1382 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 88,294 | 5.1523 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 5.1316 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 296 | 5.1920 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 296 | 5.1820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 464 | 5.1780 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 474 | 5.1310 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 478 | 5.1730 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 482 | 5.1330 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 584 | 5.2020 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 665 | 5.1900 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 728 | 5.1320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 796 | 5.2040 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 871 | 5.1400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 893 | 5.2102 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 908 | 5.1800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,002 | 5.1370 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,033 | 5.1740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,078 | 5.1736 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,129 | 5.1700 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,136 | 5.1790 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,203 | 5.1720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,479 | 5.1360 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,752 | 5.1340 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,423 | 5.1380 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 5.1729 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,528 | 5.1544 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 27,258 | 5.1304 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 43,877 | 5.1344 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 73,808 | 5.1300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 77,026 | 5.1420 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 163,693 | 5.1694 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 | 369 | 5.1840 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 568 | 5.1980 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 767 | 5.1767 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 893 | 5.2102 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,703 | 5.1598 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,192 | 5.1625 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,336 | 5.1484 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,000 | 5.1729 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,742 | 5.1389 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 22,292 | 5.1300 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 27,389 | 5.1463 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 63,654 | 5.1437 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 163,693 | 5.1694 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 106 | 5.1302 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,318 | 5.1366 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,323 | 5.1300 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,831 | 5.1524 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,031 | 5.1481 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 12,538 | 5.1408 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 27,445 | 5.1539 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 33,547 | 5.1646 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 37,808 | 5.1490 GBP | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 56,750 | 5.1540 GBP | |||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| 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 |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | | | | securities | unit | ||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | | Details | Price per unit (if | | ||
| security | | | | applicable) | | ||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| 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 |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 6 Jul 2022 | | | | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | | | ||||
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