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:

02 Apr 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:

2,607,973

0.90%

2,229,303

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,040,859

0.70%

1,261,207

0.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,648,832

1.60%

3,490,510

1.20%

(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

615,365

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

185,293

1.1940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,900

1.1841 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,922

1.1803 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,563

1.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,887

1.1802 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,195

1.1960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,357

1.1780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,726

1.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,557

1.1920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,527

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

992

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

890

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

650

1.1959 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

492

1.1820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

482

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

331

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

285

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

273

1.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

261

1.1840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

1.1690 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95,479

1.1942 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69,247

1.1940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,611

1.1877 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,736

1.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,151

1.1815 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,563

1.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,778

1.1792 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,944

1.1750 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,092

1.1706 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,824

1.1701 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,494

1.1712 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,274

1.1883 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,438

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,186

1.1684 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,211

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,557

1.1920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,527

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,294

1.1780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,279

1.1751 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

992

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

922

1.1960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

890

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

492

1.1820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

482

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

285

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

273

1.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

261

1.1840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15

1.1777 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

1.1900 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

Increasing Long

4,886

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,186

1.1684 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,701

1.1694 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,494

1.1712 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,123

1.1737 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,944

1.1750 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,151

1.1815 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,023

1.1819 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,736

1.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,034

1.1881 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,580

1.1901 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,065

1.1940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,800

1.1671 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

614,813

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

485

1.1735 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,208

1.1739 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,573

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,437

1.1747 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,206

1.1754 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,726

1.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,179

1.1803 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,170

1.1813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

599

1.1838 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,522

1.1940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,092

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,998

1.1757 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

954

1.1643 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,258

1.1933 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,619

1.1934 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 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213