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:

22 Apr 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:

3,102,982

1.08%

1,721,508

0.60%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,535,158

0.53%

1,763,540

0.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,638,140

1.61%

3,485,048

1.21%

(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

57,975

1.2210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,888

1.2211 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,517

1.2217 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,171

1.2260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,418

1.2239 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,462

1.2240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,972

1.2220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,695

1.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,978

1.2241 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,808

1.2280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,476

1.2245 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,860

1.2190 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

1.2243 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

542

1.2107 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15

1.2146 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

214,393

1.2220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,254

1.2196 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,553

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

26,917

1.2222 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,390

1.2253 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,263

1.2216 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,500

1.2153 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,142

1.2223 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.2224 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

500

1.2193 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

405

1.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69

1.2240 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 Short

39,553

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

875

1.2182 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,628

1.2190 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,250

1.2197 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,376

1.2199 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,873

1.2212 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,549

1.2215 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,757

1.2219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,063

1.2220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,142

1.2223 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

1.2224 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,109

1.2228 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186

1.2120 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

1.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

1.2148 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,984

1.2182 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,870

1.2184 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,860

1.2190 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,829

1.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

698

1.2202 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,502

1.2208 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,836

1.2219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,335

1.2220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,978

1.2241 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,476

1.2245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,220

1.2260 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

135,636

1.2219 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

564

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,921

1.2233 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:

23 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213