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:

05 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:

3,202,597

1.13%

2,331,512

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,166,547

0.76%

1,765,417

0.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,369,144

1.89%

4,096,929

1.44%

(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

236,293

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

228,841

1.4017 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

156,535

1.4009 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

155,632

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,792

1.3691 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,186

1.3685 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,338

1.3882 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,697

1.3879 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,463

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,181

1.4013 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,515

1.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,836

1.3792 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,452

1.3936 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,866

1.4012 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,494

1.4008 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,285

1.3945 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,824

1.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,597

1.3679 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,868

1.3971 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,468

1.3951 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,215

1.3789 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,560

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,488

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,418

1.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,973

1.3984 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,677

1.3989 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

1.3950 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

1.3903 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

931

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

866

1.3935 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

548

1.3983 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80

1.4032 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249,989

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

231,469

1.4019 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206,497

1.3954 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

109,847

1.3907 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80,581

1.3891 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

77,370

1.3783 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73,242

1.4049 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,179

1.4100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,285

1.4093 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,200

1.3675 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,175

1.3772 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,524

1.4035 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,242

1.3958 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,427

1.3801 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,360

1.3722 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,873

1.3851 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,932

1.3787 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,824

1.4017 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,651

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,647

1.3969 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,936

1.3415 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,652

1.4004 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,638

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

1.4006 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,150

1.3840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24

1.3000 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

9,796

1.3914 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,689

1.3707 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,360

1.3722 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,175

1.3772 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,932

1.3787 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,650

1.3835 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,873

1.3850 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80,581

1.3891 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

109,847

1.3907 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,242

1.3958 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,647

1.3969 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

73,242

1.4049 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,218

1.4059 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

155,600

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,285

1.4093 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,179

1.4100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31

1.4119 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,418

1.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,186

1.3685 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,792

1.3691 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,727

1.3817 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,553

1.3839 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,307

1.3846 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,189

1.3892 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,926

1.3901 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,931

1.3917 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,468

1.3951 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,967

1.3955 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

658

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,736

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,866

1.4012 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

228,841

1.4017 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

80

1.4032 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,574

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

29,407

1.3769 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,451

1.3799 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

21,465

1.4015 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

32,981

1.4015 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:

06 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213