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:

31 Mar 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:

2,593,578

0.90%

2,687,950

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,505,577

0.86%

1,238,311

0.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,099,155

1.76%

3,926,261

1.36%

(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

116,178

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,184

1.1635 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,767

1.1647 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,426

1.1615 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,156

1.1646 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,672

1.1639 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,821

1.1664 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,770

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,246

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,511

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,289

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

791

1.1579 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

538

1.1628 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

488

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

243

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

132

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

51,848

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,965

1.1624 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,165

1.1657 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,191

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,279

1.1643 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,655

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,157

1.1651 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,953

1.1668 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,699

1.1616 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,358

1.1604 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,444

1.1568 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,730

1.1607 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,216

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,289

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

488

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

296

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

243

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34

1.1680 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

4,444

1.1568 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,311

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,358

1.1604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,135

1.1606 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,082

1.1612 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,699

1.1616 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,868

1.1623 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,097

1.1627 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,157

1.1651 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,165

1.1657 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,953

1.1668 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

743

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

61,193

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,652

1.1604 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

538

1.1628 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

937

1.1637 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,441

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

1.1641 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,156

1.1646 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,767

1.1647 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,374

1.1610 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,442

1.1615 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:

01 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213