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:

25 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:

2,451,845

0.84%

3,120,527

1.07%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,945,075

1.01%

1,173,468

0.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,396,920

1.85%

4,293,995

1.47%

(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

158,626

1.1731 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

152,706

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,430

1.1744 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,178

1.1673 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,516

1.1713 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,161

1.1706 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,467

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,571

1.1789 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,892

1.1705 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,782

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,270

1.1780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

933

1.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

925

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

908

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

606

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

534

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

65,991

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,407

1.1712 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,167

1.1761 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,891

1.1792 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,203

1.1795 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,467

1.1720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,504

1.1730 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,928

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,193

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,095

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

933

1.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

908

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

606

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

534

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

261

1.1780 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

7,946

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,108

1.1682 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,947

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,167

1.1761 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,891

1.1792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

200

1.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,403

1.1532 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,242

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

635

1.1670 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

317

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,892

1.1704 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,161

1.1706 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,718

1.1727 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,713

1.1743 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,430

1.1744 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,571

1.1789 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,918

1.1708 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,860

1.1719 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

339

1.1740 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,976

1.1696 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,430

1.1719 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

678

1.1740 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:

26 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213