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

NCC GROUP 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:

07 May 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

3,250,518

1.14%

1,706,621

0.60%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,551,667

0.55%

1,823,766

0.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,802,185

1.69%

3,530,387

1.24%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

239,903

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119,759

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

103,683

1.3692 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54,156

1.3735 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,267

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,116

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,400

1.3738 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,031

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,800

1.3714 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,010

1.3669 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,860

1.3716 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,748

1.3739 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,934

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,401

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,063

1.3742 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,503

1.3709 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,305

1.3725 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,134

1.3703 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,650

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

700

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

289

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

120,783

1.3747 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,818

1.3745 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,506

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,537

1.3764 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,106

1.3708 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,149

1.3699 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,536

1.3728 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,259

1.3754 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,849

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,670

1.3655 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,295

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,813

1.3684 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,219

1.3736 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,801

1.3709 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,662

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,428

1.3705 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,900

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,625

1.3762 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,288

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

995

1.3704 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

919

1.3738 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

801

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

784

1.3820 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,964

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,264

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,064

1.3699 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,428

1.3705 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,106

1.3708 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,662

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,536

1.3728 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,435

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,593

1.3748 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,488

1.3751 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,961

1.3752 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,249

1.3753 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,625

1.3762 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,423

1.3770 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,010

1.3669 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

61,671

1.3686 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,993

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,329

1.3704 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,860

1.3716 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,119

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,783

1.3721 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,244

1.3736 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93,591

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,094

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,520

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,267

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

239,903

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

137

1.3801 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,401

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9

1.3677 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,345

1.3681 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,785

1.3732 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,750

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,679

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,485

1.3717 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)

Exercise

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:

08 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213