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:

26 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:

4,737,017

1.67%

3,611,410

1.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,531,641

1.24%

2,982,242

1.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,268,658

2.91%

6,593,652

2.32%

(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

120,116

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

77,525

1.4132 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,032

1.4155 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,447

1.4151 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,385

1.4138 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,395

1.4137 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.4048 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,585

1.4086 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,625

1.4145 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,104

1.4180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,071

1.4202 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,791

1.4161 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,046

1.4156 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,892

1.4063 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,396

1.4125 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,152

1.4114 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,856

1.4134 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,909

1.4188 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

1.4030 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

841

1.4160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

834

1.4120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

500

1.4124 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

457

1.4136 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

406

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

404

1.4144 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

101

1.4067 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,625

1.4138 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,347

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,185

1.4147 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,380

1.4150 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,255

1.4144 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,686

1.4131 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,088

1.4121 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,321

1.4169 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,275

1.4214 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,257

1.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,725

1.4130 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,435

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,207

1.4030 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

600

1.4039 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

400

1.4127 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

283

1.4196 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52

1.4160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

1.4080 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

17

1.3840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

600

1.4039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,061

1.4112 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

400

1.4127 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,530

1.4130 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,802

1.4138 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,382

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,584

1.4147 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,757

1.4148 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

159

1.4149 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,946

1.4165 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,257

1.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,275

1.4214 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,000

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,892

1.4063 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,585

1.4086 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,152

1.4114 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

1.4124 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,396

1.4125 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,118

1.4129 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,323

1.4136 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96,081

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

812

1.4142 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,800

1.4143 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,625

1.4145 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,450

1.4146 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,421

1.4151 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

56,032

1.4155 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,046

1.4156 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,257

1.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,814

1.4203 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,510

1.4138 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

526

1.4139 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,007

1.4046 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,125

1.4141 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,246

1.4154 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,104

1.4180 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:

27 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213