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:

20 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:

3,752,985

1.32%

3,744,061

1.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,628,986

1.28%

1,996,732

0.70%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,381,971

2.60%

5,740,793

2.02%

(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

74,878

1.3736 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

63,370

1.3722 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,050

1.3737 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,688

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,157

1.3759 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,728

1.3811 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,301

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,404

1.3712 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,115

1.3746 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,052

1.3738 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,710

1.3673 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,335

1.3769 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,184

1.3832 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,588

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,200

1.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,076

1.3607 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,109

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,900

1.3789 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,860

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,852

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

893

1.3787 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

319

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53,338

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,487

1.3726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,049

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,745

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,945

1.3730 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,093

1.3723 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,279

1.3746 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,140

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,691

1.3757 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,592

1.3832 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

974

1.3743 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

945

1.3799 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

930

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

888

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

739

1.3718 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

504

1.3771 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.3731 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

7,356

1.3746 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

739

1.3718 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,773

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,724

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,487

1.3726 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

709

1.3743 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,279

1.3746 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,691

1.3757 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,952

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

504

1.3771 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

945

1.3799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,710

1.3673 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,118

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,818

1.3725 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29

1.3736 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,050

1.3737 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,052

1.3738 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,077

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,024

1.3743 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,115

1.3746 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,417

1.3758 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,157

1.3759 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

320

1.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,386

1.3762 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,237

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,731

1.3772 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

319

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,693

1.3797 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

187

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,035

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

974

1.3742 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,258

1.3745 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,355

1.3721 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,599

1.3764 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,103

1.3771 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,930

1.3807 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:

21 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213