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:

30 Mar 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:

2,577,329

0.89%

2,669,199

0.92%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,486,571

0.86%

1,222,062

0.42%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,063,900

1.75%

3,891,261

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

62,912

1.1388 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,723

1.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

41,983

1.1155 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,631

1.1175 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,911

1.1180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,378

1.1203 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,189

1.1165 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,158

1.1183 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,236

1.1201 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,045

1.1166 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,541

1.1189 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,211

1.1240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,206

1.1168 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,122

1.1131 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

1.1102 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,739

1.1140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,657

1.1300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,548

1.1160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

686

1.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

629

1.1360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

546

1.1260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

460

1.1280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

287

1.1420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

276

1.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

254

1.1320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

193

1.1220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

161

1.1060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

161

1.1120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

146,686

1.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,818

1.1193 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,614

1.1280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,122

1.1309 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,033

1.1161 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,759

1.1332 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,336

1.1328 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,739

1.1140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,657

1.1300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,548

1.1160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,021

1.1180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

686

1.1200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

629

1.1360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

546

1.1260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

287

1.1420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

276

1.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

254

1.1320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

193

1.1220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

180

1.1240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161

1.1120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

161

1.1060 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

21,818

1.1193 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,431

1.1230 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,868

1.1253 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

369

1.1261 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,154

1.1280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,759

1.1332 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,967

1.1336 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,236

1.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

205

1.1080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

195

1.1162 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,189

1.1165 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

516

1.1169 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,839

1.1180 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,158

1.1182 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,541

1.1189 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,239

1.1191 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,023

1.1198 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,378

1.1203 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,031

1.1205 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,927

1.1245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,049

1.1400 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,547

1.1246 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,749

1.1034 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

23,982

1.1230 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:

31 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213