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:

06 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:

3,182,169

1.12%

2,049,241

0.72%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,911,528

0.67%

1,772,658

0.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,093,697

1.79%

3,821,899

1.34%

(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

235,975

1.4138 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

107,773

1.3986 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

67,073

1.3989 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,356

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,320

1.4246 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,599

1.4291 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,161

1.4284 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,109

1.3791 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,739

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,476

1.3862 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,356

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,380

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,156

1.4157 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,186

1.4100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,971

1.3945 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,528

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,736

1.3868 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,472

1.3914 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,997

1.3850 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,577

1.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,297

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,015

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,967

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,839

1.4099 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,191

1.3859 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

962

1.4236 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

886

1.3882 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

860

1.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

859

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

785

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

82,235

1.4131 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

68,699

1.4083 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,852

1.4088 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,031

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,745

1.3983 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,152

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,625

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,194

1.3946 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,109

1.4160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,844

1.4237 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,240

1.3992 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,965

1.3991 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,094

1.4046 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,391

1.4017 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,370

1.4039 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,422

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,093

1.4113 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,048

1.4102 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,788

1.3976 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,217

1.4085 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,056

1.4020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,550

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,191

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

775

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

775

1.4291 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

648

1.3990 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

435

1.4043 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

232

1.4100 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

9,795

1.4013 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,742

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,498

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,519

1.3983 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,240

1.3991 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,391

1.4017 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,370

1.4039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

68,699

1.4083 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,852

1.4088 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

82,235

1.4131 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,109

1.4160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,595

1.4280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,422

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

666

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,440

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,438

1.3828 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,895

1.3897 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,356

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,365

1.4070 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,158

1.4082 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,186

1.4100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,275

1.4101 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

110,245

1.4127 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

123,365

1.4149 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,492

1.4152 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,320

1.4246 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

335

1.4260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,161

1.4284 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,717

1.3997 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,894

1.4038 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,206

1.4085 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,550

1.4378 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

42,141

1.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,142

1.3813 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

35,856

1.3886 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:

07 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213