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:

19 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:

3,680,949

1.29%

3,860,506

1.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,725,676

1.31%

1,921,639

0.68%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,406,625

2.61%

5,782,145

2.03%

(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

174,888

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

102,318

1.4068 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51,411

1.4058 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,982

1.4033 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,039

1.4041 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,358

1.4102 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,931

1.4062 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,670

1.4092 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,666

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,891

1.4067 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,942

1.4007 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,889

1.4035 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,692

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,300

1.4036 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,079

1.4032 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,683

1.4105 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,766

1.4095 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,955

1.4001 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,404

1.3989 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,144

1.3990 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,782

1.3977 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,759

1.4120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,630

1.4080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

672

1.4020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

458

1.4096 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

272

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

120,855

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87,679

1.4046 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,069

1.4041 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,502

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,862

1.4047 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,037

1.4026 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,205

1.4049 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,835

1.4092 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,219

1.4104 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,149

1.4023 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,173

1.4003 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,314

1.4038 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,723

1.4133 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,846

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,150

1.4036 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,153

1.4034 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,955

1.4001 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,308

1.3963 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,025

1.3996 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,011

1.4079 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,259

1.4010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,994

1.4029 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,696

1.4067 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,334

1.4052 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,800

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,755

1.4059 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,533

1.3997 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

815

1.4080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

1.4050 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

8,153

1.3997 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23

1.4030 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

293

1.4032 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,314

1.4038 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,069

1.4041 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,015

1.4046 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,864

1.4047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

1.4049 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

384

1.4052 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,791

1.4059 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54,920

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

121

1.4061 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,272

1.4068 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,070

1.4069 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,723

1.4133 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,065

1.4020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,427

1.4033 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,889

1.4035 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,786

1.4037 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

909

1.4043 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,822

1.4047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,377

1.4048 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,239

1.4054 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,741

1.4055 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

78,403

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,931

1.4062 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,616

1.4066 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,905

1.4068 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64,997

1.4069 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,988

1.4086 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

458

1.4096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,358

1.4102 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

553

1.4104 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,683

1.4105 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,759

1.4120 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,184

1.3971 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

47,873

1.3981 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,463

1.4052 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,692

1.4058 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,219

1.4104 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,181

1.4030 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,427

1.4034 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

22,318

1.4042 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:

20 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213