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Avast plc

(the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

23 December 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDD85M81

Issuer Name

AVAST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Dec-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Dec-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.484133	4.832324	5.316457	55151094
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below minimum threshold	Below minimum threshold	Below minimum threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BDD85M81		5022372		0.484133
Sub Total 8.A	5022372		0.484133%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights

Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/01/2022	18/01/2022	Cash	3861500	0.372244
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/02/2022	28/02/2022	Cash	3429000	0.330551
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/03/2022	31/03/2022	Cash	4505000	0.434277
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/04/2022	07/04/2022	Cash	6053656	0.583565
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/04/2022	12/04/2022	Cash	1701363	0.164009
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/04/2022	29/04/2022	Cash	6765168	0.652154
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/05/2022	03/05/2022	Cash	2221483	0.214148
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/05/2022	16/05/2022	Cash	824281	0.079459
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/05/2022	24/05/2022	Cash	3906517	0.376584
Cash-settled Equity Swap	22/06/2022	22/06/2022	Cash	202911	0.019560
Cash-settled Equity Swap	23/06/2022	23/06/2022	Cash	2464000	0.237526
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/06/2022	29/06/2022	Cash	4000000	0.385595
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/09/2022	05/09/2022	Cash	900	0.000086
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/09/2022	06/09/2022	Cash	10044338	0.968263
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/10/2022	19/10/2022	Cash	69300	0.006669
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/12/2022	14/12/2022	Cash	25205	0.002425
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/12/2022	19/12/2022	Cash	50000	0.004819
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/12/2022	29/12/2022	Cash	1106	0.000103
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/02/2023	08/02/2023	Cash	1233	0.000118
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/07/2028	14/07/2028	Cash	1761	0.000169
Sub Total 8.B2				50128722	4.832324%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc		4.832324	5.155267%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan AG

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan AG (100%)

12. Date of Completion

22-Dec-2021

13. Place Of Completion

London